Renewable Energy

Grants available for renewable energy:

Government grants are available to help you install renewable energy in your home, community building, school or business.  For more information on the grants available visit the DTI's Low Carbon Building Programme (external), or call 0800 915 0990.  Grants for householders are now available.

The technologies funded in the programme include:

• Solar photovoltaics
• Solar water heating
• Wind turbines
• Small-scale hydro
• Ground / water / air source heat pumps
• Bio-energy

To ensure the grants are allocated to the most suitable buildings, that will not waste the energy that is produced, it is a requirement that some simple energy efficiency measures are undertaken. For further details of local energy efficiency schemes which may help you meet these requirements, visit our energy efficiency pages.

 

TV Energy

The Royal Borough works with TV Energy, a renewable energy agency based in the Thames Valley 'To promote, educate and deliver practical sustainable energy solutions to business, organisations, communities and individuals within the Thames Valley and beyond.

The Agency encourages the development of renewable energy locally, for more information visit TV Energy (external).

 

The Renewable Energy Centre

This is a useful source of information covering a whole range of renewable and sustainable technologies.  Sections range from the fight to eliminate fuel poverty to the latest developments in solar, wind turbines, waste water recycling and home energy efficiency.  To find out more visit The Renewable Energy Centre (external).

 

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