The Seed and E-Face funds provide funding of 4m per year to support innovation, available to all business lines. Both funds are available to all types of businesses, including Seed Innov, which provides support from the earliest stages of Rd and proof-of-concept activities through to commercial launch. The purpose of Seed Innov is to cut the time-to-market for projects, while E-Face supports innovative low-carbon solutions by providing financial compensation to offset the cost difference between a conventional carbon dioxide-emitting solution and an alternative low-carbon solution.