Annex A
Existing Sustainable Energy Capital Grants Programmes
for Demonstration and Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies
— Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Demonstration
programme—three year, £15 million capital grant programme
announced in December 2005 (part of HFCCAT). The programme aims
to support the demonstration of fuel cell systems for both transport
and stationary power applications, and the demonstration of hydrogen
energy systems for transport applications. These technologies
hold promise for electricity generation and transport.
— Off shore wind—£99 million
capital grant programme. The programme provides support for early
deployment support for proven technologies.
— Bioenergy Capital Grants Scheme—three
year, £30 million DBERR, £36 million Big Lottery funded
capital grant programme launched in 2003. The programme aims to
support demonstration and deployment of biomass electricity, heat
and CHP. A five year extension to the scheme is being funded by
Defra to support biomass heat and CHP projects in the industrial,
commercial and community sectors. It will be worth some £10-15
million in England over the two financial years to 31 March 2008.
— Marine Renewable Deployment Fund—a
three year £50 million capital grant and revenue stream programme
launched in 2005. The programme aims to support demonstration
projects through a combined approach to support. The UK has good
marine resource and has the potential to be a world leader in
this technology area.
— Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase
1—three year, £36 million capital grant programme launched
in April 2006. The programme aims to support the deployment of
microgeneration technologies to homeowners, public sector and
industry, while promoting a more holistic approach to energy conservation.
— Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase
2—two year, £50 million capital grant programme announced
in Budget in April 2006. The programme aims to support the deployment
of microgeneration technologies to public sector developments
whilst actively driving down costs through the use of a framework
agreement.
Defra is currently consulting on how the third
phase of the Energy Efficiency Commitment (renamed the Carbon
Emissions Reduction Target) should include microgeneration and
renewable energy generation technologies among those measures
which the programme supports. This phase will run from 2008-11;
and is intended to produce lifetime savings of 42 million tonnes
of carbon (MtC).
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