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Free Insulation for Homes
Ovesco can direct the public to local installers who provide FREE insulation for homes (subject to a technical survey and size limits on loft and cavity wall). Please call 0800 4589045 or email Ovesco for more information.
Keep Your House Warm - Get it Checked Out This Winter
A new winter home check service is available to help vulnerable people get advice and support to keep their homes warm. There is also an extra grant available for older people which could help to help fix those small things that need doing. The Winter Home Check Service is one of the first steps which the Council has put in place as part of a longer-term Warm Homes strategy. Full details here...
Barcombe Village & Lewes Win Energy Money
Barcombe Energy Group and Ovesco (Ouse Valley Energy Services Company) have won bids of approximately £80k for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF) to carry out household energy efficiency assessments, a renewable energy assessment, community-building energy assessments and a whole bunch of household retrofits. It's really exciting news for Barcombe and Lewes – we were just two of three communities within the South East to win this funding. Read more...
Government will appeal solar bid to save 1.5bn pounds
Channel 4 News - Wednesday 25 January 2012
The energy minister tells Channel 4 News he will appeal against the Court's decision not to allow the government to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes, as it will cost consumers £1.5bn.
Howard Johns of the Solar Trade Association told Channel 4 News: "The only way we are going to get energy prices stabilising is if we invest in green infrastructure so we're not spending more money on expensive imported fossil fuels. more...
FiT News
The latest news on the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for photovoltaic (PV) panels can be found at Solar Power Portal. The Court of Appeal met on the 13th of January to decide the fate of the UK solar industry...
Ovesco is waiting to hear whether it can go ahead with PV projects at Plumpton Village Hall and Priory School. We are also waiting for news on a potential community FIT for PV, but we won't hear about this until April. We'll keep you posted.
Funding Bid
Ovesco Ltd (General), the company that provides services for Ovesco Ltd (IPS), the community benefit organisation investing in renewable energy, has put in a bid for Energy Assessment Funding from the Department of Climate Change (DECC) for work on a project with Barcombe Parish Council and the Barcombe Energy Group. We're waiting to hear about our application and will update you when we know more.
Another Funding Bid
Ovesco Limited (IPS) has also put in a bid for DECC's Local Energy Assessment Funding to work on a project with OVESCO Ltd (General) on a feasibility study for renewable energy and energy efficiency in Mountfield Road in Lewes. Again, we're waiting to hear about our application and will keep you posted.
