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Commenting on the announcement today of the funding for the Low Carbon Building programme by the Government, the Micropower Council gave a cautious welcome. Dave Sowden, Chief Executive said, “We welcome the Government have finally clarified the funding levels for this programme which we have been calling for, for some time. Whilst the size of the funding represents a sizeable drop, it does remove the significant uncertainty the industry has experienced for the last few months. This has made it difficult for the industry to plan its activities and invest accordingly. This reinforces the need for longer targets to be set for the microgeneration industry so we don’t run into similar situation in the future”. There are other positive measures, which are emerging which will support microgeneration. These include two Private Members Bills due for Second Reading next week and the Governments’ microgeneration strategy due to report by the end of the year. For further information please contact Jane Vaus, 020 7924 0795 077480 10447 or jane.vaus@micropower.co.uk NOTES The announcement by the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks will be made at the launch of the Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College today. The press release can be found at www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/dti/ The two Private Members Bills are: Mark Lazarowicz’s, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill - The purpose of this bill is to make a provision for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, alleviating fuel poverty, promoting microgeneration and the introduction of a renewable heat obligation. Alan Whitehead’s, Management of Energy in Buildings - The purpose of this bill is to extend energy efficiency in domestic buildings through the reporting of progress towards targets and through facilitating the development and installation of microgeneration, or by using external power in a sustainable way. For more information about the MPs visit: |
