A multi-million pound scheme to help communities become more energy efficient and ease the financial impact of rising energy costs has being launched by the Big Lottery Fund.
BIG’s award of £10.1 million to renewable energy specialists Building Research Establishment (BRE), will enable communities and schools across England to reduce their carbon footprint.
BRE will manage the Community Sustainable Energy grant scheme to help local organisations tackle pivotal environmental issues by becoming more energy efficient.
Through the Community Sustainable Energy programme, groups can apply for grants to install small-scale energy efficient technology such as wind turbines or solar panels on sites including village halls, visitor centres or schools. Funding to improve building insulation will also be offered.
Coupled with those objectives is the drive to inform and raise public awareness of climate change and how altering building methods and adopting energy efficient practices can reduce it. Development grants are also available to help organisations research new technologies that will benefit them most.
Visit www.communitysustainable.org.uk for more information. |
