Grants and advice
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DTI's Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP), funded by the government,
provides grants for microgeneration technologies to householders, community organisations, schools, the public and not for profit sector and private businesses.
Microgeneration is the stand-alone generation of low carbon heat and/or electricity which could be through solar photovoltaics, wind power, or heat pumps for example. Grants totalling £10.5 million will be available to householders and community organisations for microgeneration technology.
A further £18 million will be made available to public, not for profit and private sector organisations for medium and large scale microgeneration projects. |
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 The Renewable
Energy Investment Club enables community renewable energy developments
by helping to issue shares to community members. This lets local
people to have a financial stake in solar, wind, tidal, hydro or
biomass projects. Here is their
list of grants and awards. |
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 The Energy Saving Trust's Community
Heating fund helps you get one central source of heat to supply
to multiple buildings, be they homes, schools, hospitals or offices.
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 The Centre for
Alternative Technology offers information, courses, advice and
publications on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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REAL Cymru Renewable Energy Advice Line phone line: 0845 330 4940
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Switch to renewable electricity for your home or workplace
- it's easy and cost-effective.
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More information
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Bro Ddyfi Community Renewables
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Community renewables
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Reports on local and community ownership of wind projects: 2001
[Word doc: 96kB]; and 2004 [Word doc: 260kB], and
an article on the social aspects of community wind power.
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Lessons learned on community consultation from the community wind farm project at Awel amen Tawe
in South Wales: summary
page and PDF [file size 1.1MB]
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Wood as a fuel
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Report: Using Wood as a Fuel: web page [150kB] or Word
document [5.9Mb].
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Report: The Silviculture, Nutrition & Economics
of Short Rotation Willow Coppice in the Uplands of Mid-Wales [PDF 141kB]
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Other links
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Page
of Scottish Assembly reports and resources on community renewable
energy projects for most technologies
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Interactive map of UK renewable energy locations
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Community Renewable Energy Services
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Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company
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Community Renewables Initiative:
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Siôn Thomas, farmer, and Carno wind farm. Once operational Amgeni will provide vital funding for Windfall - the Mid Wales Community Energy Trust, which is managed by Mid Wales Energy Agency.
Windfall collects a proportion of the revenue from green energy generation projects in Mid Wales and redistributes it among local communities. The money is offered as grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to communities, householders, farmers, schools and businesses. |
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A list of ecodyfi's renewable energy projects
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Other renewable energy links
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