A round up of current opportunities from the North East & Yorkshire Net Zero Hub and support available.
Energy audit for a single building or site - The Hub is establishing a technical assistance framework; consultants on the framework will provide expertise across a range of areas on an as-needed basis. As part of its offer to the community energy sector across the North East and Yorkshire, the Hub is offering to majority fund specific technical support drawn from this framework. There is also an option for organisations to buy off the framework if their project is not prioritised for subsidised support.
During this round of bidding, community energy groups and Local Authorities working with community energy groups may bid for a consultant to complete an energy audit for a single building or site. Energy audits have been cited by community buildings/ community energy groups across the region as one of the pre-feasibility stages of development works that they require financial assistance in accessing. Energy audits would be provided on the basis of one audit per building/site to identify the most appropriate energy efficiency measures, energy generation technologies and ancillary requirements for that particular building/site. The Hub is looking to support community energy groups that are actively looking to address local energy needs and security with projects that deliver wider benefits for the community.
Community Energy Support - North East & Yorkshire Net Zero Hub (neynetzerohub.com) The current round of bidding to access technical assistance is open from Wednesday 2nd August until midnight on Sunday 3rd September.
£10m Community Energy Fund – The government announced last week a new £10m fund for local communities to develop clean energy projects. The fund is essentially the same as the Rural Community Energy Fund, except will be open to projects in urban locations too. The project hopes to kickstart projects like small scale wind farms, rooftop solar, battery storage, district and rural heat networks, EV charge points and fuel poverty alleviation schemes. The fund will launch in early Autumn, and will be managed by the Hubs.
Potential projects that can benefit are requested to get in touch with Lizzie Lunn, to get support on your application. Email: elizabeth.lunn@northoftyne-ca.gov.uk