{"id":"2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","language":"en","title":"Applications close for Scotland heat-network optimisation grant","summary":"A Scottish Government page update on 8 October said applications for the 2026–27 pilot grant had closed.","body":["The Scottish Government had opened a new 2026–27 grant strand for optimisation studies examining the efficiency and performance of existing heat networks. The gov.scot page was updated on 8 October to say the fund had closed for applications; it was first published on 11 September.","The pilot had a total budget of up to £200,000. It could cover 100% of eligible costs, up to £25,000 per project. Heat-network owners in Scotland, including public, private and third-sector organisations, were eligible to apply.","The stated application deadline was 5 p.m. on 7 October 2026, with projects due to finish by March 2027. The grant supported studies to identify inefficiencies in existing networks and assess remedies, including potential clean-heating options.","The update confirms that the application window closed; it does not report how many applications were received, which projects were selected or how much funding was paid. The announced budget and per-project cap therefore do not represent expenditure or completed network improvements."],"keyPoints":["Gov.scot said on 8 October that applications for the grant had closed.","The pilot budget was up to £200,000, with eligible costs capped at £25,000 per project.","The page does not state application totals, selected projects or payments made."],"sections":[],"text":"Applications close for Scotland heat-network optimisation grant\n\nA Scottish Government page update on 8 October said applications for the 2026–27 pilot grant had closed.\n\nGov.scot said on 8 October that applications for the grant had closed.\n\nThe pilot budget was up to £200,000, with eligible costs capped at £25,000 per project.\n\nThe page does not state application totals, selected projects or payments made.\n\nThe Scottish Government had opened a new 2026–27 grant strand for optimisation studies examining the efficiency and performance of existing heat networks. The gov.scot page was updated on 8 October to say the fund had closed for applications; it was first published on 11 September.\n\nThe pilot had a total budget of up to £200,000. It could cover 100% of eligible costs, up to £25,000 per project. Heat-network owners in Scotland, including public, private and third-sector organisations, were eligible to apply.\n\nThe stated application deadline was 5 p.m. on 7 October 2026, with projects due to finish by March 2027. The grant supported studies to identify inefficiencies in existing networks and assess remedies, including potential clean-heating options.\n\nThe update confirms that the application window closed; it does not report how many applications were received, which projects were selected or how much funding was paid. The announced budget and per-project cap therefore do not represent expenditure or completed network improvements.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["power","finance","statistics"],"eventDate":"2026-10-08","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-update","publishedAt":"2026-10-18T11:32:53Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-18T11:32:53Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-18T11:32:02Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-11","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-heat-network-fund-optimisation-study-grant-funding/","name":"Scottish Government (gov.scot)","licence":"Open Government Licence v3.0 (Crown copyright material; exceptions apply)","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","licenseUrl":"https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/","attribution":"© Crown copyright, Scottish Government; gov.scot content under OGL v3.0 except graphic assets and where otherwise stated. Page updated 8 October 2026 to note closure; first published 11 September 2026.","publishedAt":"2026-09-11"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct-add-north-scotland-heat-network-fund-closes"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["policy-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"event-location","countryCode":"GB","subdivisionCode":"GB-SCT"},{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"GB","subdivisionCode":"GB-SCT"}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","plan"],"measurementPeriod":null}}