Six Projects Across Ireland and Northern Ireland Secure Funding Under Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant

Six firms across the island of Ireland have been awarded support through the €20 million Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant, a cross-border initiative designed to help businesses integrate sustainable technologies and decarbonise industrial operations. The scheme forms part of the broader €30 million Shared Island Enterprise Scheme, delivered by InterTradeIreland, Invest Northern Ireland and Enterprise Ireland.

The Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant draws a total public allocation of €20 million, split equally between Ireland and Northern Ireland, and is expected to leverage more than €63.5 million in private sector investment to support clean technology and industrial decarbonisation projects.

Announcing the successful awards, Micheál Martin TD, Taoiseach, said:

“There is so much to be gained from island-wide cooperation in working to meet our common climate goals and the Government is pleased to support the Sustainability Capital Grants scheme with a total of €20m through our Shared Island Fund.”

Three companies in the Republic of Ireland have been approved for support:
• Aurivo, which will install a new technology to help decarbonise high-temperature processes in dairy processing.
• Ecocem, which will integrate recycled crushed glass with traditional materials to create a low-carbon cement product.
• Gannon Eco, which will scale up an industrial process to treat and recycle hazardous acid waste.

Three firms in Northern Ireland are among the successful recipients:
• O&S Doors, which will invest in renewable heat and energy.
• Capper Trading, which will develop a renewable energy hub.
• Cemcor, which will focus on the development of low-carbon cement technologies.

Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy, said:

“I welcome this milestone in the delivery of the successful Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant. The scheme supports the priorities in my economic vision of increasing productivity and decarbonising the economy by investing in innovation. The work that Invest NI, InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland are doing through this scheme is accelerating investment in a sector with huge economic potential across the island, helping us to develop a globally competitive and sustainable economy.”

The Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant reflects a sustained commitment to cross-border cooperation on environmental and economic objectives, aiming to support net-zero transitions, accelerate sustainable growth and build technological capacity across sectors.

More information on the individual projects and planned activities will be published in the new year as the schemes progress towards implementation