Events
Past events
Supporting households to get green home finance retrofit
11:00-12:00, 30 April 2024
The Green Home Finance Accelerator (GHFA) awarded grant funding to 26 projects to develop innovative and compelling financial propositions for homeowners, private and public rental sector. During this discovery phase, projects developed their concepts through extensive market and consumer research. Join us in this webinar to hear their learnings on:
- The transformative potential of close community engagement and property-linked finance.
- Evolving trends in the behaviour homeowners exhibit when searching for energy-efficient homes.
- The role of carbon credits in lowering the cost of energy-efficient home upgrades.
- Utilising tools to prioritise retrofit initiatives across property portfolios or areas.
Helping customers finance green home retrofit: lessons for the supply chain
11:00-12:00, 19 March 2024
Innovative solutions from the Green Homes Finance Accelerator, supporting the adoption of low carbon technologies and retrofit in UK homes.
Watch the recording of this webinar, to hear what the projects learned about:
- Consumer perception on low carbon and energy efficiency measures with zero upfront costs.
- Key factors that influence consumer adoption of one stop shops for retrofit services.
- Retrofit and finance assessment tools to help homeowners make informed decisions.
- The challenges and opportunities of implementing energy and heat as a service models.
How finance providers can enable green home retrofit
11:00-12:00, 29 February 2024
Innovative finance solutions are needed to help homeowners who wish to make their properties more energy efficient and meet the upfront cost of work, with options ranging from insulation, low carbon heat and solar PV. The Green Home Finance Accelerator, awarded over £4.1 million in grant funding to 26 projects to develop innovative and compelling financial propositions for homeowners through its discovery phase. Watch the recording of this webinar, to hear what the projects learned about:
- Green mortgages and other innovative finance solutions
- Integration of finance options with retrofit services
- Integration of finance options and consumer advice
- Community engagement through credit unions
GHFA Pilot Phase Information Event 10:30 – 11.30, 23 August 2023
- Followed launch of the Pilot Phase grant competition
- Overview of the Pilot Phase
- Overview of the GHFA Pilot Phase application process and timelines
- Details of eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
- Q&A
(Please note, the GHFA Pilot Phase competition is only open to organisations who were involved in a GHFA Discovery Phase project).
Overcoming cost barriers to green home retrofit through innovative finance
10:30-12:00, 25 July 2023
Find out more about the breadth of financial innovation being supported via the GHFA and hear from some of the successful projects:
- ESaaS Solar and Battery Storage Product for the UK Market
- Decarbonising Homes with Lifetime Mortgages
- Leeds Low Carbon Accelerator
- Carbon-Offset Adjusted Loan Rate Settings for Financing Green Home
- Buy-to-let Green Finance Journeys
- Snugg Green Home Hub
- Empower OSS
The Green Home Finance Accelerator is being supported by PwC and the Carbon Trust.
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