Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 (LCBP2)
Grants of up to £1 million for the installation of microgeneration technologies are now available to charitable bodies and public sector organisations (including schools and hospitals, housing associations, and local authorities). There are various conditions which must be met including the use of Framework Suppliers. There are 7 suppliers which can be used, these are detailed on the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Website. Applicants can apply for multiple sites (up to 3 technologies at each) and must meet benchmark CO2 figures. Further information and application forms are available on the LCBP website or by calling 0800 915 0990.
Is my organisation eligible?The Low Carbon Buildings Programme has certain rules which must be adhered to in relation to government funding (state aid rules). Click here for more information.
NIE Housing Association LCBP Phase 2 top up
This Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 (LCBP Phase 2) top up has been developed to assist Housing Associations in Northern Ireland who are keen to make use of renewable energy. To access the LCBP Phase 2 funding, a Framework supplier and local installer must be used. Applicants receiving funding for the same renewable project from any other NIE programme will not be funded through the Housing Association top up. The application form for grants and the guidelines for support are available on the NIE website.
Wind turbines for schools LCBP Phase 2 Top-up
The top up has been developed to assist schools in Northern Ireland with installing turbines. The turbines would be sized at 5 or 6kW in order to qualify for funding under Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2. The Boards can also apply for funding through the Central Energy Efficiency Fund, or supply their own funding. Funding will be up to £5,000, or £1,000 per kWp, whichever is lower, for each wind turbine installed. See the NIE website for more details.
NIE Help With Hydro This programme is to help encourage the development of small-scale hydro schemes. NIE will fund a 1kWe upwards system at £500 per kWe, up to a maximum of £20,000, whichever is smaller. This grant is only available to hydro schemes in Northern Ireland, and it is only for new schemes – it will not be paid retrospectively. For more information see the NIE website.
Central Energy Efficiency Fund (Government Departments)
The Central Energy Efficiency Fund was established in 1993 to provide support for energy (and later carbon dioxide) saving measures which could not be financed from within Departmental budgets.
Bids are invited each autumn, for implementation the following financial year. Proposed projects must meet certain eligibility criteria, including minimum capital cost and reasonable payback. The Fund is open to all Northern Ireland Departments and their offshoots such as Health Trusts, Education and Library Boards, District Councils and Non Departmental Public Bodies. Applications are invited each autumn for projects to be undertaken in the following financial year. The fund will open again around September/October 2007. Please refer to the Public Sector Energy Campaign website which will be updated when the fund reopens.
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Projects will be considered for their potential in reducing energy consumption and / or carbon dioxide emissions from buildings occupied by NI public bodies.
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Projects will be evaluated on the basis of potential savings over the entire project life.
Capital costs less than £3500 will not considered.
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Projects are funded under several categories including the 6 main renewable technoloiges: wind, hydro, biomass, solar heat, photovoltaics and ground heat pumps.
The Green Energy Trust
The Green Energy Trust supports Not-for-Profit Organisations in the development of new renewable energy sources in the UK that will help to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and combat climate change. The aims and objectives of the Green Energy Trust are to assist in the creation of new renewable electricity sources, and promote education in the community regarding new renewable energy generation.
Projects are supported that advance renewable energy, i.e. result in the production of renewable electricity or heat, and support communities through education and public engagement. The Trust can provide up to 50% of the project costs, up to a maximum of £25,000. They support all kinds of renewable technologies, including, but not restricted to, small-scale hydro, wind power, biomass, landfill gas, solar energy and ground source heat pumps.The Trust meets three times a year to consider applications usually during the first week of April, September and December. Applications should be submitted seven weeks prior to the Trustees meeting.Potential projects must support communities through education and public involvement. For further information contact:
Scottish Power Green Energy Trust, Business and Community Relations, 3rd Floor, Main Building, Cathcart Business Park, Glasgow G44 4BE
Action Renewables has produced a guide to available grants for energy efficiency and renewable technology installation. Click here to download this guide.
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