27 April 2009 10:43
E.ON launches Sustainable Energy Fund for green communities across UK
Leading energy company E.ON has launched a Sustainable Energy Fund for green-thinking community groups across the UK, offering grants and advice for sustainable improvement energy projects.
The fund replaces E.ON's SOURCE fund. Over the last couple of years SOURCE has helped many charities and community groups across England, Scotland and Wales lower their carbon footprint.
E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund is now open for new applications and is backed up by a dedicated web resource which provides top tips on energy efficiency and sustainability. The next deadline is June 12th 2009.
Tony Jenkin Jones, Community Relations Executive for E.ON, said: "We've seen a huge amount of interest from green community groups across the UK, interested in making their communal facilities more sustainable. So we're delighted to announce the launch of our Sustainable Energy Fund.
"Previous projects have ranged from a solar panelled water heater for a café at a monkey sanctuary, to a community swimming pool on Islay, Scotland, which uses waste heat from the nearby distillery for warmth - and everything in between!
"If you have a sustainable improvement project in mind which is educational and beneficial to all local groups, and you can show energy efficient steps that you've already taken, then get involved now and find out how we can help your green dream come true."
Lisa Chambers successfully applied for the fund for a new energy efficient heating system for Christie Hall in Peterborough. She said: "The new air source heat pump system in the Christie Hall has given us heating that is comfortable and efficient.
"The installation in the ceiling has greatly improved the internal appearance by removing the old, ugly wall heaters. Together with the fact that it is a greener heat that costs less, we really cannot lose! Our thanks go to E.ON for sponsoring this project."
E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund is backed up by the Sustainable Energy Fund web site which contains full details of how to apply for a grant. To access it go to www.eon-uk.com/sustainableenergyfund
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Notes to editors:
- E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating and distributing electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. We employ around 17,000 people in the UK and over 93,000 worldwide;
- We're one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 21 wind farms located from Cornwall to Northern Ireland. We own one of the UK's largest dedicated biomass power stations at Lockerbie. Combined, our renewable portfolio generates enough green energy to power the homes in a city the size of Manchester;
- We are investing £50 million in new technologies and approaches over the next 10 years, through the Energy Technologies Institute;
- Our green development portfolio could power over a million homes and displace the emission of almost two million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year by building new onshore and offshore wind farms, biomass power stations, and tidal stream and wave power schemes.
For more information contact:
Rebecca Bieniaszewska on 024 7618 3202