Nationwide Factory and Business Facility CO2 Reduction Acceleration Project through Decarbonization Technologies, etc. (SHIFT Project): Support for Renovation to CO2-Reducing Systems — Third Round, First Deadline (FY2026)

September 15, 2026

Summary

This project supports businesses renovating to facilities and systems with lower energy-related CO2 emissions. It promotes proactive investment in energy conservation, renewable energy, and energy storage to reduce CO2 emissions across the entire value chain.

Key Information

Opening Status Open for Applications
Application Period Sep 11, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026
Max Subsidy Amount ¥500,000,000
Subsidy Rate 1/3 (maximum amount varies depending on the amount of CO2 emissions reduced)
Purpose Capital investment / energy conservation / renewable energy and energy storage
Eligible Expenses Machinery and equipment expenses / equipment purchase expenses / construction expenses
Eligible Applicants Educational corporations / social welfare corporations / medical corporations / incorporated administrative agencies / cooperatives, organizations, etc. / corporations / incorporated associations and foundations
Implementing Agency Association for Greenhouse Gas Auditing
Official Page https://www.gaj.or.jp/eie/shift/

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and the reduction targets for fiscal 2030, this project supports businesses that renovate their facilities and systems to those with lower energy-related CO2 emissions and promotes proactive investment in CO2 reduction, thereby seeking to reduce CO2 emissions throughout the entire value chain.