Our first Phase 2 grant aided (50%) project under the Low Carbon Building Programme is this 9.36KWp Solar Electric System for Calderdale Council’s new Market at Sowerby Bridge

A 5KWp solar Electric system for The University of Leeds on a new cycle shed at the front of the main office block

A 1.92KWp Solar Electric system and 5.4m2 solar hot water system for The University of Leeds

Phase 2 Low Carbon Building Programme

Attention! £50 million of grants available –   For Schools, Hospitals and All other Community Organisations                

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Applications for Phase 1 (domestic) grants were invited again from 29th May.

Grants are now limited to a maximum of £2500 for solar electric systems, wind turbines & small hydro, £400 for solar hot water systems, £600 for wood pellet fuel space heaters, £1500 for wood fuelled boilers, and £1200 for ground source heat pumps. The maximum grant allowed per household is now £2500.

There are no monthly caps, so the funds will be allocated until the money runs out – no new money is planned.

(For details please see www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk.)

Yorkshire & Humberside Microgeneration awards – April 2007

Two of EcoHeat’s projects honoured;

Blackshaw Head, Hebden Bridge solar hot water scheme – a community application by 10 households which EcoHeat installed in 2005 (Nominated).

Gibson Mill – National Trust property at Hardcastle Crags Hebden Bridge, a centre of excellence for Off Grid renewables, EcoHeat carried out the solar hot water system for warden’s cottage with a bespoke panel made to match the solar electric array.