Alva Surveyors Ltd.
14-17 Metropolitan Business Park. Preston New Road.
Blackpool. FY3 9LT.
Telephone: 01253 446 935
07:06:am, Sunday, September 05, 2010
Alva Surveyors - Renewable Energy For Agriculture.
There are grants available for agriculture and farms towards the cost of installing: Wind Turbines, Wood Fuel Heating (Biomass), Ground Source Heat Pumps, Solar Power (Thermal Hot Water & Photovoltics), Small Scale Hydro, Air Source Heat Pumps. To be eligible to receive a Low Carbon Buildings Programme Grant you must use a Certified Installer and a Certified Product. Alva Surveyors will be happy to advise you on grants and technical details.
The following (Combined Heat & Power) technologies will also qualify for funding once accredited installers and products become available.
* Renewable CHP * MicroCHP * Fuel cells
|
Technology |
Maximum Amount of Grant |
Grant Offer Validity Period |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Thermal Hot Water | Overall maximum of £400 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower | 3 months for existing buildings. 6 months for buildings under construction. |
| Ground Source Heat Pumps | Overall maximum of £1,200 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower | 6 months for existing buildings. 6 months for buildings under construction. |
| Air Source Heat Pumps | Overall maximum of £900 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower | 6 months for existing buildings. 6 months for buildings under construction. |
| Automated Wood Pellet-Fed Room Heaters/Stoves | Overall maximum of £600 or 20% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower | 6 months for existing buildings. 6 months for buildings under construction. |
| Wood Fuelled Boiler Systems | Overall maximum of £1,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower | 6 months for existing buildings. 6 months for buildings under construction. |
| Solar Photovalic | Maximum of £2,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 50% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower | 4 months for existing buildings. 6 months for buildings under construction. |
| Wind Turbines | Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower | 4 months for existing buildings. 6 months for buildings under construction. |
| Small Scale Hydro | Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower | 12 months for existing buildings. 12 months for buildings under construction. |
Please note: There is a £2,500 grant cap per household. Householders can apply for grants for more than one technology, but the funding will be limited up to a maximum of £2,500 per household, depending on technologies involved, and to one grant per technology type.
Alva Surveyors Ltd.
14-17 Metropolitan Business Park. Preston New Road.
Blackpool. FY3 9LT.
Telephone: 01253 446 935
Alva Group Agricultural Energy
The Department if Energy & Climate Change (DECC) low carbon buildings programme provides grants for farmhouses.
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 contact Alva Surveyors for more information about these grants.
Applications for a grant are welcome from private individuals who own their own home or farmhouse and reside in properties located within England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland (excluding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).
Alva Surveyors are working with our associates to lower carbon emissions and to help consumers find alternative energy sources.
Agricultural Renewables
Funding for householders is set at 30% of the installed cost up to £4,000.
If you live in Scotland you can choose to apply for an Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant or a low carbon buildings programme grant. However, you cannot have a grant from both programmes for one technology.
Contact Alva Surveyors for more information about grants for renewable energy, to arrange a survey or to discuss how we can help you to reduce your energy bills.
We can arrange a survey to see which type of renewable technology is right for you, or advise you on a mix of technology, such as PV panels and wind power.
