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DTI Low Carbon Buildings Programme - Phase 2

DTI Low Carbon Buildings Programme - Phase 2

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Welcome to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 - Extended (LCBP2E)

Grants for the installation of microgeneration technologies are available to public sector buildings (including schools, hospitals, housing associations and local authorities) and charitable bodies.

Following the Budget announcement on 22 April an additional £45 million has been allocated to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP).

LCBP Phase Two has received an additional £35 million of funding. This is extremely good news and means that we can continue to support schools, communities and other organisations to install microgeneration technology.

This sees the current programme deadline for grants to be made and installations to be completed extend from 1 July 2009 until April 2011, up to the introduction of Feed-in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive.
£5 million of the £45 million has already been allocated to solar PV funding under Phase Two to deal with the majority of PV applications in the pipeline and we have made a further allocation of £9 million to meet demand.

 

From 1 July 2009

  • The extended programme will continue to provide grant funding to charitable organisations, community groups and the public sector.
  • The upper limit for heat technologies has been raised to 300kW.
  • Organisations may apply for up to 50% of the cost of installing approved technologies up to a maximum of £200,000 (though maximum grant levels may depend on the nature of the organisation).
  • There will be a £9 million pot for solar PV.
  • All other technologies will benefit from the remaining £21 million.

The programme is now open to all products and installer companies registered on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). In terms of the additional products this also includes Solar Keymark for solar thermal collectors, and the Environmental Technology List (ETA part of the Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme) for biomass boilers and heat pumps rated above 45kW and up to 300kW thermal.

For further information on products, please refer to:
http://www.microgenerationcertification.org/
www.eca.gov.uk/etl/find
www.estif.org/solarkeymark/productsandcertificates.php

New applications

Applications for Biomass boilers, air and water sourced heat pumps, hydro and wind turbines can be processed now.

If you are planning to apply Photovoltaic, Ground Source Heat Pump and Solar Thermal projects, please note the following:

  • There has been a greatly increased application rate over the last few months has meant that applications for Photovoltaic, Ground Source Heat Pump and Solar Thermal projects have been placed on a waiting list. These projects will be processed first before any new applications for these technologies can be assessed. This is in line with our approach to allocate grants on a "first come, first served" basis.
  • Your application must be complete (i.e. we can assess the application without having to ask for further details) and the applicant does not want to change any of the project details. This will allow us to process it successfully.

Please click here to see a flow diagram for applications on the waiting list

We are currently finalising the applications made up to the 30th June and will be contacting any projects remaining on the waiting list as soon as possible in order for them to choose their options. Unfortunately due to the volume of applications we are currently unable to advice on estimated times to process applications. We would therefore very much appreciate your patience in this matter. Please revisit this page for updated information.

Please note that this scheme ends on 30th April 2011. Applications for power generation (electricity) can only be accepted up to March 2010 when Feed-in Tariffs will be introduced. Heating only applications can be made up to April 2011 but applicants should take into account that projects must be completed before this date.

Details of all aspects of the Phase 2 grant application process, suppliers, installers and technologies are available on this website. Application statistics and other information are currently being added and will be made available as soon as possible.

Private householders should refer to Phase 1 for information on grants available to them.

LCBP Phase 2 extended is managed by BRE. If you have any queries that are not answered on this website, please call 08704 23 23 13 or email info@lcbpphase2.org.uk 

LCBP Phase 2 is part of the UK Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF), a joint DECC/Defra fund to bring forward the demonstration and deployment of low carbon energy and energy efficiency technologies. Further information about the ETF is available from their respective websites DECC or Defra.

Details of the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme 

Last site update: 30th June 2009