Low Carbon Devon Evaluates its success
21.02.24
Low Carbon Devon was a successful and impactful project which supported Devon enterprises to shift to a low carbon economy through accessing research, business support, events, workshops and internships at the University of Plymouth. Supported by an investment from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the £2.6m project took place from 2018-2023.
The project’s impact and achievements are:
- 4,500+ attendees for the 90+ events held
- 250+ small-medium sized enterprises reached
- 73 companies received 12+ hrs support
- 58 research collaborations received 40+ hr support
- 43 students/graduates worked in Devon SMEs
- 25 academics across the University collaborated with Devon SMEs
- 15 new low carbon products/services under development
- 5 research papers published to date
- 2 evidence summaries for policy makers
- 1 SKA Gold refurbished building
How is this helping Devon reach net-zero?
Action R5: Support immature industries with the potential to contribute to delivering a net-zero Devon.
Action R27: Provide a support service to businesses and organisations to help them decarbonise their operations and culture.
