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Renewable GrantsGrants for micro renewables in Northern Ireland. In addition, NIE also provides additional support for some technologies. Click on the links below to find out more information: Note: The Plug in the Sun scheme has closed. DTI Low Carbon Buildings ProgrammeGrants totalling £10.5 million are available to house holders and community organisations under the DTI Low Carbon Building Programme. The Low Carbon Building Programme will fund a range of micro generation technologies including:
For more information and details on how to apply visit www.lowcarbonbuildings.co.uk/ Phase 2 grants are open to public sector not-for-profit organisations Grants available from NIEWind turbines for schools LCBP Phase 2 Top-up.Wind turbines for schools LCBP Phase 2 Top-up has been developed to assist schools in Northern Ireland with installing turbines. The Energy Managers in the Education & Library Boards have been asked by many schools in their area if there is any funding programmes for the installation of wind turbines. Wind energy is one of the most cost effective options for generating electricity in a school and the turbine can also be used as an educational tool. Each installation would have an output display panel to show electricity generated and CO2 savings. This data could also feed into the Switched on Schools website. Schools would also be able to sell their export, if any, and their ROCs through the NIE Energy Generation Tariff. 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. Smart funding will be up to £5,000, or £1,000 per kWp, whichever is lower, for each wind turbine installed. Ursula Toman, Energy Saving Trust advice centre, is managing the scheme on NIE’s behalf. Please contact her at 028 9026 5996 for further details and an application form. Limited Offer. NIE Community Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 Top-up.NIE Community LCBP Phase 2 Top-up is to encourage community groups in Northern Ireland to apply for Low Carbon Buildings Programme Funding. LCBP grant levels vary for PV, Solar Water Heating, Wind and Biomass, so NIE will top-up the grant to an overall 65% of the installed cost. Grants PV - 50% LCBP + 15% NIE, or £900 per kWp, whichever is lower. Please note all NIE Top-up grants will be capped at £5,000 for each technology. Applicants receiving funding for the same renewable project from any other NIE programme will not be funded through the NIE Community LCBP Phase 2 Top-up. Ursula Toman, Energy Saving Trust advice centre, is managing the scheme on NIE's behalf. Please contact her at 028 9026 5996 for further details and an application form. NIE PV Top Up GrantIt has been agreed that NIE will top up the Low Carbon Buildings grant for Photovoltaics (PV). The government PV grant is currently £2,000 per kW installed (up to a maximum of £2,500 per property). NIE will now top this up with an additional 15% (or £900 per kWp, whichever is less, capped at £4,500). The process of how this will work is outlined below. LCBP
Help with Hydro - Small Scale Hydro ProgrammeThis programme is to help encourage the development of small-scale hydro schemes. The introduction of ROCs now has the potential to improve the commerciality of this technology. Support is offered to help develop micro hydro in the form of:
The grant is only available to hydro schemes in Northern Ireland, and is only for new schemes - it will not be paid retrospectively. Grants must be claimed within 12 months of a grant offer being made by NIE. Payment of the grant will be made on the commissioning of the system. A letter of grant offer will be provided to eligible participants in the meantime. Please click here for application guidelines. This is a limited offer and is available on a 'first come, first served basis'. You can download the application form by clicking here. Domestic Combined Heat and Power (d-CHP)As part of a trial we have installed over 30 d-CHP units within the natural gas area. The households participating range from terrace to small semi-detached and small detached properties and includes owner-occupier, Housing Executive and Housing Association homes. The WhisperGen units installed are manufactured in New Zealand and as well as providing domestic heating in the form of hot water and space heating, also generate up to 1kW of electricity. This will contribute towards the household’s electricity demand resulting in reduced electricity bills for the customer. As part of the trial some of the households have monitoring equipment installed alongside the d-CHP unit, collecting data to help with future d-CHP projects. To apply to take part in the d-CHP programme please complete and return an enquiry form. Someone from NIE Energy will then be in touch with you to discuss the programme further. This is a limited offer and is available on a 'first come, first served' basis.
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