British homeowners will receive grants to install environmentally friendly heating technology as part of a new Government scheme.
A Department of Energy and Climate Change plan called the renewable heat initiative will see homes fitted with meters to measure the amount of heating they have produced from sustainable fuel sources.
The ‘green heating’ scheme will offer cash incentives to households and businesses to use responsible heating as part of more than £4billion of government investment.
'Green heating': The Government hopes to encourage Britons to use 'sustainable' heating sources like solar thermal panels.
It is hoped the plans could halve the heating bills of householders and large firms as well as reducing the amount of carbon emissions from heating.
Greg Barker, the energy and climate change minister, said the grants offered to individual homeowners would be calculated on a case-by-case basis and that the new scheme will inspire Britons to seek alternative energy sources.
More meters will be introduced as sustainable heating technology – such as solar thermal panels and heat pumps which can draw warmth from the ground or exterior air – becomes more widely available.
"People are becoming much more focused on the need to be more energy independent," Mr Barker added.
It was reported earlier this week that the Government is considering offering homeowners stamp duty incentives to retrofit their homes as part of the Coalition’s Green Deal energy platform.
Building Today magazine claimed that the forthcoming Budget will propose tax breaks for buildings fitted with environmentally friendly features like double glazing and insulation.
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Monday, 14 March 2011
Homes to be fitted with green energy meters
The meters will be used to underpin a green heating subsidy scheme which will see more than £4 billion invested by the Government by the end of the decade.
Householders, businesses and public buildings are to be offered cash incentives to install environmentally friendly technology under an initiative known as the Renewable Heat Incentive.
In return they will receive a grant based on the amount of heat which is produced from the alternative source.
Heat accounts for 47 per cent of Britain’s CO2 emissions and it is estimated this scheme could halve bills paid by householders and businesses.
Initially the meters will be fitted on larger buildings, while individual home owners’ grants will be calculated according to the quantity of heat which they will have been deemed to have generated from alternative sources.
Greg Barker, the minister responsible for the project said “Measuring how much heat you have saved is rather harder to measure on a domestic scale,”
The meters will be installed in individual houses as the renewable technology develops and it becomes easier to measure how much green heat is used by single households.
A variety of sources have been earmarked as potential sources of “sustainable’' heat.
They include solar thermal panels, which could be fitted to a roof and used to heat water. Homes could also install heat pumps, capable of drawing warmth from the ground or air outside the house. These pumps can also be reversed in the summer, to dissipate heat and cool a home.
Larger buildings including blocks of flats and housing developments old use biomass boilers. About the size of a large fridge, they generate heat by burning woodchips and pellets.
Biomethane could be produced to heat homes from a number of sources, including landfill sites, sewage treatment plants and animal slurry.
With oil prices soaring on the world markets, pressure is mounting on Britain to find alternative sources of energy.
The initiative by the Department for Energy and Climate Change is similar to that by the Department for Transport which is offering subsidies of up to £5,000 for anyone buying an electric plug-in car.
“People are becoming much more focused on the need to be more energy independent,” Mr Barker added.
Ultimately the Government hopes that the bulk of homes will be generating their heat from sustainable sources, enabling British businesses to generate technology which could be sold to other countries.
The initiative was welcomed by Gaynor Hartnell. chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association.
"Britain had been falling behind its targets and swift action has been needed to address this. It’s a novel approach being pioneered in the UK and hopefully we will be setting an example to other countries."
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care.
"Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government incentive schemes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Householders, businesses and public buildings are to be offered cash incentives to install environmentally friendly technology under an initiative known as the Renewable Heat Incentive.
In return they will receive a grant based on the amount of heat which is produced from the alternative source.
Heat accounts for 47 per cent of Britain’s CO2 emissions and it is estimated this scheme could halve bills paid by householders and businesses.
Initially the meters will be fitted on larger buildings, while individual home owners’ grants will be calculated according to the quantity of heat which they will have been deemed to have generated from alternative sources.
Greg Barker, the minister responsible for the project said “Measuring how much heat you have saved is rather harder to measure on a domestic scale,”
The meters will be installed in individual houses as the renewable technology develops and it becomes easier to measure how much green heat is used by single households.
A variety of sources have been earmarked as potential sources of “sustainable’' heat.
They include solar thermal panels, which could be fitted to a roof and used to heat water. Homes could also install heat pumps, capable of drawing warmth from the ground or air outside the house. These pumps can also be reversed in the summer, to dissipate heat and cool a home.
Larger buildings including blocks of flats and housing developments old use biomass boilers. About the size of a large fridge, they generate heat by burning woodchips and pellets.
Biomethane could be produced to heat homes from a number of sources, including landfill sites, sewage treatment plants and animal slurry.
With oil prices soaring on the world markets, pressure is mounting on Britain to find alternative sources of energy.
The initiative by the Department for Energy and Climate Change is similar to that by the Department for Transport which is offering subsidies of up to £5,000 for anyone buying an electric plug-in car.
“People are becoming much more focused on the need to be more energy independent,” Mr Barker added.
Ultimately the Government hopes that the bulk of homes will be generating their heat from sustainable sources, enabling British businesses to generate technology which could be sold to other countries.
The initiative was welcomed by Gaynor Hartnell. chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association.
"Britain had been falling behind its targets and swift action has been needed to address this. It’s a novel approach being pioneered in the UK and hopefully we will be setting an example to other countries."
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care.
"Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government incentive schemes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
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