Renewable Technology Grants

Renewable technology grants for both domestic and commercial buildings are available from the Bureau of Economic and Regulatory Reform (BERR) through the Low Carbon Buildings Program (LCBP). This program is administered by the Energy Saving Trust (EST). The EST are the body you will deal with, with our support, throughout this process.

The LCBP is broken down into two phases. Phase 1 offers grants to domestic homeowners, Phase 2 grants are available to public sector buildings (including schools, hospitals, housing associations and local authorities) and charitable bodies.

The amount of money available for a grant depends on the type of technology you wish to install, summarised by the table below:

Technology	Maximum Amount of Grant
Solar photovoltaic	Maximum of £2,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 50% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Wind turbines	Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Small hydro	Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Solar thermal hot water	Overall maximum of £400 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Ground source heat pumps	Overall maximum of £1,200 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Automated wood pellet fed room heaters/stoves	Overall maximum of £600 or 20% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower