Starting a Community Woodfuel Initiative - Biomass Funding 28th November 2009 Ian Cowe Biomass Development Officer Forestry Commission Scotland Aberdeenshire Council Scottish Enterprise

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 2 Angus Biofuels, Padanaram, Angus

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 3 Cloud House Café, Stow, Galashiels

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 4 Dalfling Farm, Inverurie

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 5 Lakeland Smolts, Cairndow

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 6 Regional Biomass Advice Network

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 7 Why use Biomass? The Benefits Ongoing Fuel Costs Lower than all Alternatives Carbon Emission and Pollution Reductions Fuel Security Efficiency Equivalent to Alternatives Rural Benefits - Employment - Economic Land Management CNP has abundant wood resource

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 8 Comparative Prices

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 9 Why use Biomass? The Benefits Ongoing Fuel Costs Lower than all Alternatives Carbon Emission and Pollution Reductions Fuel Security Efficiency Equivalent to Alternatives Rural Benefits - Employment - Economic Land Management CNP has abundant wood resource

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 10 Biomass Funding Options Main Sources of Funding  CaRES - Community and Renewable Energy Scheme formerly Scottish Communities and Householders Renewables Initiative  Scotland Rural Development Programme  LEADER  Loans  Grants from Industry  Tax Relief

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 11 Biomass Funding Options - Aims Aims of Funding Support: A reduction in CO2 emissions A reduction in reliance on imported energy by making communities more self sufficient on meeting their own energy needs An increase in renewable energy capacity in Scotland A reduction in energy bills Added value for communities: increase skills base for local trades, a stronger partnership within communities delivering wider social and economic

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 12 Biomass Funding Options - Community Group Community/Not for Profit Groups, Charity Options Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CaRES) Formerly SCHRI Communities can apply for Technical grants of up to £15,000. Capital grants of up to £150,000 for capital expenditure on installing renewable technology. Funding for : renewable energy plant for electricity and/or heat (including automated woodfuel systems) feasibility studies or community consultation support for an organisation’s staff to develop a proposal capacity building (renewable energy awareness raising, training and skills development)

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 13 Biomass Funding Options  What is Supported?  Purchase and installation of biomass technology  Automated wood fuel boilers/Gasifiers  Control Unit  Ancillary Equipment - Accumulator tanks etc.  Construction or development of infrastructure  Boiler house/Fuel Store  Access  Commissioning Costs

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 14 Biomass Funding Options Scotland Rural Development Programme - SRDP Rural communities and small scale business* - Non-Land Based  Renewable technology up to 250kw is eligible.  Grant rate up to 50% of costs for biomass technology, i.e boilers, boiler house and control equipment.  *Small businesses must be a rural micro-enterprise.  Less than 10 employees  Less than €2 million turnover  In community of fewer than 3000 people

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 15 Biomass Funding Options - Community Group Community/Not for Profit Groups, Charity Options LEADER (for community groups) Through SRDP, LEADER is aimed at promoting economic and community development within rural areas. Funding is available for installation of renewables technology, including biomass. Community Grants - Private Funding E.ON SOURCE Fund The SOURCE Fund offers grants of up to £20,000 to community groups and not for profit organisations who wish to consider and implement sustainable energy projects. Scottish Power Green Energy Trust The Scottish Power Green Energy Trust supports small scale community based environmental and educational renewable energy projects up to £25,000. They generally require that projects meet both these criteria.

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 16 Biomass Funding Options Other Incentives Interest Free Loans Energy Saving Scotland – Administered by Energy Saving Trust Energy Saving Scotland allows businesses to borrow between £1,000 and £100,000 interest-free and repayable up to 8 years and would be used to help your business to reduce its energy consumption, saving both money and CO2. Very similar to the Carbon Trust Energy Efficiency Loans Scheme. Business Tax Reductions Enhanced Capital Allowances Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) enable a business to claim 100% first-year capital allowances on their spending on qualifying plant and machinery - i.e some boiler equipment and CHP units.

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 17 Biomass Funding Options - Community Group

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 18 Biomass Funding Options - Domestic Domestic Energy Saving Scotland - Home Renewables 30% of Installation Cost upto £4,000 5 Energy Saving Scotland Advice Centres in Scotland Free Home Energy Advice and Audit Contact your local Energy Saving Scotland Advice Centre on **NEW** Interest Free Home Loans £500-£10,000 Repaid over 8 years Energy Efficiency Renewables Installations Replacing Inefficient Boilers BERR – Low Carbon Building Programme Householders can apply for grants of up to £2,500 per property towards the cost of installing a certified product, this scheme has been extended for applications until June 2010 or as long as funds are available, which ever is sooner.

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 19 Future Support Renewable Heat Incentive ongoing payment for renewable heat production expected to apply to heat at all scales - households, communities or industry wide range of technologies available across GB expected to be banded e.g size, technology Initial consultation start of 2010 Expected to be in place by April

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 20 Where to get Advice Energy Saving Scotland Advice Centres - Energy Saving Trust Energy Saving Scotland Loans Energy Saving Scotland - Home Renewables Community Energy Scotland CaRES Forestry Commission Scotland SRDP SBHS Leader

28-Nov-2009Ian Cowe - Biomass Development Officer 21 Further Information Ian Cowe - Use Wood Fuel - usewoodfuel.co.uk Biomass Energy Centre - biomassenergycentre.org.uk Forestry Commission - forestry.gov.uk Forest Research - forestresearch.gov.uk Energy Saving Trust - energysavingtrust.org.uk SRDP - scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Rural/SRDP CaRES - communityenergyscotland.org.uk/