Advanced Liquid Air Energy Storage: A fresh approach to Climate Change Agreement targets

The UK’s latest Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme is open for applications, offering energy-intensive businesses a discount on energy bills in return for meeting energy and carbon reduction targets.  

Under the scheme, eligible businesses receive a reduced Climate Change Levy (CCL) rate - a tax added to energy bills. With targets set to run from 2026 to 2030, the government estimates it to be worth around £1.9bn in CCL reduced rates over the six years of the scheme. It’s also a fresh opportunity for manufacturers to improve bottom-line performance through energy efficiency.

What’s new in the 2026 CCA scheme?

The updated CCA scheme retains much of the framework that’s been familiar to participants over the last decade but introduces a new set of energy and carbon reduction targets and an extended timeline. Sectors already covered by the scheme can apply for new agreements, and businesses that missed out last time have a chance to get involved.

Participating companies will need to show measurable energy or carbon savings in their operations - and that’s where strategic technology investments come in.

PRISMA: Compressed air energy storage for industrial users

The CCA scheme is now decades old, and if your business has been a participating for a while, you may be looking for energy-saving measures beyond the “low hanging fruit”.

One energy efficiency opportunity that remains untapped for many lies in how compressed air is produced and stored. It is one of the most energy-intensive areas in manufacturing and represents as much as 30% of a site’s total electricity bill!

We developed our patented, award-winning PRISMA technology in response to this challenge. PRISMA is a high-efficiency Advanced Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) system designed to optimise compressed air performance.

PRISMA charges up using cheaper off-peak electricity, creating a store of cold liquid air that can then be discharged to provide hours' worth of compressed air, allowing energy hungry air compressors to be turned off, during times of peak expensive electricity.

PRISMA has been shown to deliver 30% energy savings and hours of back-up energy storage, as well as significantly reducing CO2 emissions.

Find out more

With the CCA scheme due to start in 2026, this is the perfect time to review your energy efficiency roadmap. Whether you're new to the scheme or a returning participant, integrating advanced technologies like PRISMA can give you a strategic edge.

Get in touch with the Innovatium team on info@innovatium.co.uk to find out how PRISMA can support your CCA compliance. We’ll conduct a free site audit, talk you through our case studies and whether PRISMA is right for you.