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Lewes Renewables

Lewes District Council's renewable grants scheme aims to combat climate change, improve energy efficiency, and promote the adoption of renewable technologies. Get financial support for small wind turbines, solar water heating systems, ground source heat pumps, biomass boilers, and more.

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Lewes Renewables

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  1. Lewes Renewables Matthew Bird Sustainability and Energy Officer Lewes District Council

  2. “Climate Change is not an environmental issue. It is the issue!”Tony Turner, Carbon Sense. The Context • Kyoto Protocol • Energy White Paper • Home Energy Conservation Act • Regional Targets • Nottingham Declaration • LDC Energy Policy • Climate Change Strategy • Community Leadership

  3. Impacts of Global Warming More adverse than beneficial impacts on biological and socioeconomic systems are projected.

  4. Past and Future Climate Impacts in the South- East Winter rainfall will be 30-35% higher Summer rainfall will be 50-65% lower Higher insurance costs. Higher Flooding risks and storm surges. 10 Warmest years have occurred in the last 14 Floods of 2000 2003 Air pollution highs

  5. Why a Renewable Grants Scheme? • Climate Change • Hard to Treat Homes • Primer for Renewable Technologies • Security of supply • Heat and Sun

  6. Scheme Design • £25,000 per year. • To cover a range of renewables excluding PV. • Flexibility of design. • Quality Installers. • Easy to use. • Integrated with Insulation schemes. Keep Warm in Winter

  7. Lewes Renewables Grants are in addition to those already available from Clear Skies. TechnologyGrant available • Small Wind Turbines £200 per kW • Solar Water Heating Systems £400 each • Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP’s)£800 each • Biomass fired boilers £400 each • Pellet stoves or room-heaters £300 each • Wood burning stoves (not available for mixed fuel appliances) £100 each / £200 for Clean Air Act approved appliances

  8. Promotion • Advertising - District Link, press, radio etc. • Roadshows - Farmer’s Markets, outdoor events, bolting onto anything that is going on. • Climate change issues. • Installer self generation. • Imagination!

  9. The Future - problems and possibilities • ?? Wobbly, resources, planners! • Match-funding - trying to engage utilities. • Working with developers. • Rural, solid wall insulation. • New technologies, e.g. Windsave. • Clear government direction - future of Clear-Skies? • Fossil fuel prices. • Nuclear?

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