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14/06/2004
UK solar gets £2.2m grant boost
Energy Minister Stephen Timms today announced a further £2.2 million in funding awards for solar energy projects throughout the UK.
Twenty-four projects were chosen for funding at a grant cost of just over £2.2 million resulting in almost 650kWp being directly funded in this round. (Kilowatt peak (kWp) is the maximum power output on a sunny day. The average household uses 3,000-3,500 kW hours.) Projects were awarded to 11 regions and to nine different installers.
Housing associations, councils and schools and businesses are among those who will benefit from this funding round. The round supports medium to large (5-100kWp) scale solar electric power installations under the government's £25 million Major Photovoltaics (PV) Demonstration Programme.
Projects to be supported include a Children's Hospice in Guildford, a large housing development in Huddersfield, a cemetery in Nottingham and a school on the Isle of Wight.
Energy Minister Stephen Timms said: "This latest successful round is further proof of the growing appeal of solar power in the UK. To date this government has awarded £15 million worth of grants to various projects. The growth and development of the solar power industry will help take us a step closer to achieving our renewable energy target of 10% of electricity by 2010."
The Energy White Paper - Our energy future - creating a low carbon economy -published in February 2003, increased funding for renewable energy projects to £350 million over four years.
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Twenty-four projects were chosen for funding at a grant cost of just over £2.2 million resulting in almost 650kWp being directly funded in this round. (Kilowatt peak (kWp) is the maximum power output on a sunny day. The average household uses 3,000-3,500 kW hours.) Projects were awarded to 11 regions and to nine different installers.
Housing associations, councils and schools and businesses are among those who will benefit from this funding round. The round supports medium to large (5-100kWp) scale solar electric power installations under the government's £25 million Major Photovoltaics (PV) Demonstration Programme.
Projects to be supported include a Children's Hospice in Guildford, a large housing development in Huddersfield, a cemetery in Nottingham and a school on the Isle of Wight.
Energy Minister Stephen Timms said: "This latest successful round is further proof of the growing appeal of solar power in the UK. To date this government has awarded £15 million worth of grants to various projects. The growth and development of the solar power industry will help take us a step closer to achieving our renewable energy target of 10% of electricity by 2010."
The Energy White Paper - Our energy future - creating a low carbon economy -published in February 2003, increased funding for renewable energy projects to £350 million over four years.
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