Select Committee on Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Written Evidence


Annex A

EXISTING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CAPITAL GRANTS PROGRAMMES FOR DEMONSTRATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY 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. In England. Round 3 of the scheme was launched in December 2006 and around £14 million of grant support has been allocated so far. Defra hopes to launch further rounds in England over the next three years from 2008. Replaces paragraph from previous evidence.

January 2008


http://www.dius.gov.uk/publications/sciencebudget_statement.html
Allocations Publication—http://www.dius.gov.uk/publications/sciencebudget.html



 
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