The Carbon Trust and Siemens have launched a new scheme to provide UK professional services businesses, including dentists, with green equipment finance. This major new scheme will boost green growth and unlock business investment in the low carbon economy.

Analysis from the Carbon Trust and Siemens has shown that the estimated market for energy-efficient equipment finance over the next three years in the Professional Services sector is £270 million.

Enabling investment in such technologies as low energy lighting, energy-efficient motors, low carbon air conditioning or biomass heating, the new dedicated green finance scheme will enable professional services businesses to invest in equipment which not only saves energy costs, but may also help improve productivity.

Any business is able to apply for new green growth finance from the scheme, which is designed to match monthly payments with the equivalent savings from lower energy consumption. The Carbon Trust will apply its expertise in carbon saving from energy-efficient technologies to provide a reliable and trusted assessment of the carbon, energy and cost savings of any application for finance. Siemens Financial Services Ltd in the UK (SFS UK) provides the financial backing and manages the provision of funding.

Any business wishing to apply to the scheme for energy-efficient equipment finance, or any equipment supplier wishing to offer the scheme to its customers, can visit: http://www.energyefficiencyfinancing.co.uk.