29th January 2010: Renewable Energy Technical Officer

Grant up to half the cost of the chosen renewable technology. There is a maximum award of £25,000 but most projects receive around £10,000. ="http://Hi Sophie, Thanks for your email. It is something that I should be able to help you with as I am now acting chair of the Community Sustainable Energy Group! The county council is currently recruiting for a Rewnewable Energy Technical Officer who will be able to provide direct support to installation of renewable energy measures on community buildings, there will also be a fund to match fund installations. So this should be avaliable in the next 3 months or so. I will ask Pete West to keep details of this, so that he can forward it on to the new officer when they are in post and he can get in contact - if you have more specfic contact details that would be usefull. The feed-in tariff could also make installation of a scheme more viable and provide income for the community hall - I attach a briefing sheet from Bridport Renewable Energy Group on the tariff for individuals -there are some potential issues surrounding communmity buildings claiming it - so worth checking further when it actually comes into operation in April 2010. Unfortunately the Governments low carbon buildings programme has run out of money for Solar PV for community buildings however there are a few other routes you can go down. Contact your energy supplier and ask them to assist in the funding - particulary as you are a community group. Scottish power green trust is accepting applications Grant up to half the cost of the chosen renewable technology. There is a maximum award of £25,000 but most projects receive around £10,000. http://www.scottishpowergreentrust.co.uk/content/default.asp Sources of Grant Funding EDF Energy Green Fund - Exists to help non-profit organisations with a social purpose install renewable energy technology on their sites, when they otherwise would not be able to afford to do so. The fund will provide up to £30,000 towards installation of a renewable heat or electricity technology and its surrounding educational activity, which is expected to be matched from other sources. The EDF Energy Green Fund will also provide up to £5,000 towards feasibility studies in to the viability of renewable technologies on a site. The EDF Energy Green Fund awards money twice a year, with funding rounds closing on the 28th February and 31st August every year. Available in all England, Welsh and Scottish supply areas. For further information, application guidelines and an application form, go to www.edfenergy.com/greenfund Contact: EDF Energy Green team on freephone 0800 051 1905. E.mail: greenfund@edfenergy.com or Mark Thompson EDF Energy 329 Portland Road Hove East Sussex BN3 5SU. T: 07875 112113 E: mark.thompson@edfenergy.com E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund re-opened After securing funding for 2010, the E-ON Sustainable Energy Fund is now open to receive new applications. The deadlines in 2010 to receive new applications are Friday 2 April and Friday 8 October. The E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund has been developed to support community energy projects which either result in the production of energy from a sustainable source or which reduce the amount of energy used by a community organisation. The fund supports the development of efficient and sustainable energy measures for community organisations and is made up of two parts – a web resource and access to grant funding. The fund is available to community groups, charities and not for profit organisations across England, Scotland and Wales and they invite applications for grants of up to £20,000. Examples of the types of organisations that have been granted funds in the past include schools, local and national charities, and special education colleges. For more information visit their website: www.eon-uk.com/about/sustainableenergyfund.aspx or email: sustainableenergyfund@eon-uk.com Biffaward In Dorset Rachelle Smith of Dorset Community Action think can help with this some of this information Rachelle.Smith@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk Through their Landfill Communities fund Biffa award grants to projects that provide or improve community spaces, cultural facilities and places for outdoor recreation. For example a building that needs improvement in order to increase the range of services on offer to the local community. The main criteria are: • The project's site is within 10 miles of a Biffa operation • The project's site is also within 10 miles of a landfill site (owned by any company) The scheme provides between £5,000 and £50,000 but a third party funder(s) needs to provide 10 per cent of the grant you are applying for. http://www.biffa.co.uk Tel: 0870 036 1000 Email: grants@rswt.org Wessex Watermark Awards - Launched in 1993, in association with Wessex Water Plc, Wessex Watermark Awards have helped finance a considerable number of environmental projects in Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol, Dorset and parts of Hampshire and Gloucestershire. Originally the awards were restricted to water-based projects, but now they extend to any scheme, large or small, that is designed to directly benefit the environment . Grants are made quarterly and range from £100 to £1, 500. A Gold Watermark worth £2, 500 is awarded to one outstanding project. Contact Libby Symon on 020 7591 3111. Web: http://www.wessexwater.co.uk/watermark/index.aspx?id=303 ">http://www.scottishpowergreentrust.co.uk/content/default.asp