Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding is available for research and development on energy extraction from recycling plastic.

The BEIS Energy Entrepreneurs Fund recently ran a funding call to which such technologies could apply if they could demonstrate that they boosted the UK’s energy security, lowered carbon emissions, or improved energy efficiency. Other Government programmes for which such technologies could be eligible include those operated by Innovate UK including the Energy Catalyst and the “Open” Innovation call. Innovate UK typically run two calls a year under these programmes.

An example of a company currently supported by Government who recycles end of life plastics into heavy fuel oil and other high value products is Recycling Technologies, based in Swindon.