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Funding available for:

Renewable/sustainable construction

Funding Source:

Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)

Eligible region:

East Midlands
Eastern
Eastern England
England
London
N.Ireland
North East
North West
Northern Ireland
Scotland
South East
South West
UK
Wales
West Midlands
West Yorkshire
Yorkshire/Humberside

Scheme type:

Any schemes
New
Refurbishment

Eligible Organisation type(s):

General public

Description:

Phase 1 of the Government's Low Carbon Buildings Programme provides grants to householders for the installation of micro renewable energy technologies. Phase 1 works towards raising awareness of the benefits of integrating microgeneration technologies with energy efficiency measures to create low carbon buildings.

Eligibility criteria:

For further information on eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit the Low Carbon Buildings Programme website.

Eligible expenditure:

Grants will only be given to technologies that have been certified and installed by certified installers. The following types of technologies can be funded:

• Solar thermal hot water.
• Ground source heat pumps.
• Air source heat pumps.
• Bio-energy.

Lists of certified products and installers can be found on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) website.

The Low Carbon Buildings Programme previously funded electricty generating technologies however as of the February 2010 this is no longer the case.

Availabilty time update:

No

Time scale:

The Government announced on April 1st 2009 that the householder stream (Phase 1) will be extended to June 2010 or as long as funds are available, whichever is sooner.

Applications by community and public sector organisations can be made through Phase 2 of the programme.

Streams 2A and 2B, for organisations and businesses, are now closed for new registrations.

Grant limit:

Householders can apply for grants of up to £2,500 per property towards the cost of installing a certified product by a certified installer.

Application procedure:

Please visit the website for further information.

Application deadline:

Grants are available on a rolling basis until June 2010.

Contact details:

0800 915 0990

Email:

info@lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk

Further information:

If you have an enquiry about Phase 1 of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, please call 0800 915 0990, email info@lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk or refer to their website.

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