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Energy efficiency in community facilities

If you want to lower the carbon consumption/fuel bills of a community building that you are connected to, then the following  is a useful guide to identifying areas that need improving.

Energy Efficiency in Community Buildings

Community funding

From time to time there is funding to help local organisations lower carbon emissions and become involved in energy or low carbon related projects.

Funding for Energy Efficiency in Community Buildings

Other community funding and grants can be found on the Community Energy England website. Funding opportunities include:

Community renewable energy projects – Energy Co-operatives

Community renewable energy projects raise capital by issuing shares to potential investors from their local community. The resulting profits from the sale of the energy to the grid/Feed in Tariff are then shared between the landowners, shareholders, with the remainder put into local community benefit projects.

Example Community Renewable Energy Project

Wey Valley Solar Schools is an example of such a community project. In 2011, they started with 238kW of solar panels across 6 state secondary schools in Surrey. Now, they have a generation capacity of just under 590kW over 10 schools, and have installed panels on St Paul’s Church in 2020.

An active renewable energy co-operative is Energy4All who often have details of new community energy schemes ready to be released.

Benefits of Solar Energy

Renewable Energy

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Energy Saving

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Easy Installation

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Energy Solution

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Technical Support

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Solar Maintenance

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Is your home suitable?

There are several criteria needed for a home to suit a biomass boiler:

  • Your property is not listed building or in a conservation area. To check contact your local council’s planning department.
  • Your property does not sit within a smoke control zones.
  • Check that you have a large enough space to store fuel, allow deliveries, and feed the boiler.
  • Check you have a local fuel supplier.
  • Make sure the biomass heating system is sized correctly to the room that it will be placed.
  • Check that you have enough room for a flue, which meets the regulations for a wood-burning appliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

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