Grants Information - Rural
Low Carbon Buildings Programme
Householders
There are a very limited number of grants are available for householders and these are available through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme:
UK
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform's (BERR) low carbon buildings programme provides grants for householders.
Grants are available for microgeneration technologies including: solar photovoltaic, wind turbines, small scale hydro, solar water heating, heat pumps and bioenergy. The programme will also fund renewable CHP, micro CHP and fuel cells.
Please see the low carbon buildings programme website for more information.
Scotland
The Scottish Community Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI ) provides grants for properties in Scotland. This is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the Energy Saving Trust.
Grants are available for solar water heating, solar photovoltaics, solar thermal space heating, small scale wind and hydro systems, ground source heat pumps and biomass. Funding for householders is set at 30% of the installed cost up to £4,000.
If you live in Scotland you can choose to have a SCHRI or a low carbon buildings programme grant. However, you can only apply for one grant per technology from either of these programmes. You cannot have a grant from both programmes for one technology.
Please see the SCHRI website for more information or call the SCHRI Hotline on 0800 138 8858
Northern Ireland
The Environment and Renewable Energy Fund provides renewable energy grants for householders in Northern Ireland.
For more information about the technologies, please visit our technology section
Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust is an independent government funded company. Their mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy by working with organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop commercial low carbon technologies.
Carbon Trust Loans Run your business on renewable energy
Switching to a renewable energy source makes sound economic sense for your business.
Installing renewable equipment such as solar heating, a biomass boiler or a ground source heat pump can lower your operating costs. It is also an effective way to cut your carbon emissions.
Another benefit of using renewable energy is that it can improve your reputation as a socially responsible business. And upgrading to new equipment needn't be expensive.
The Carbon Trust offers interest free loans to small or medium sized businesses to help cover the cost. You can borrow from £5,000 to £100,000 - with the repayments based on the savings- you stand to make by using less energy.