Links

Office of Government Procurement Sustainability website

Possible sources of loans

Charity Bank	www.charitybank.org
The Co-operative Bank	www.co-operativebank.co.uk
Triodos Bank	www.triodos.co.uk

Possible sources of match funding

Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP)	http://www.communitysustainable.org.uk/ CSEP will provide £8 million in grants to community-based organisations for the installation of microgeneration technologies and £1 million in grants for project development.
Schools in England: Advance of Formula Capital	www.teachernet.gov.uk/news/?id=1180
The Renewable Energy Centre	www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk/grants/
EDF Energy	www.edfenergy.com/greenpages/edf-energy/showPage.do?name=greenpages.greenfund.til
Business Link - Practical Advice for Business	www.business.gov.uk/

Some of the sources of match funidng used by applicants are as follows:
The Co-op Group Green Energy for Schools Programme; Heritage and National Lottery Funding; Regional Developments Agencies; local sustainable development funds; local fundraising; EU Objective 2

Other useful websites

DECC's low carbon UK information	decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/lc_uk/lc_uk.aspx
Community Renewables Initiative	www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape /CRI/index.asp
RESET Renewable Energy Sources Estimation Tool	www.cibse.org/reset
Carbon Trust	www.carbontrust.co.uk
Energy Saving Trust	www.est.org.uk Local Authority advice service: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/housingbuildings /localauthorities/information EST's Community Action for Energy: www.est.org.uk/cafe
Micropower Council	www.micropower.co.uk
Office of Government Procurement Sustainability website	www.ogc.gov.uk/cesp.asp
Centre for Alternative Technology	www.cat.org.uk/

_{Last site update: 1st July 2009}

DTI Low Carbon Buildings Programme - Phase 2

Links

Office of Government Procurement Sustainability website