The National Trust is to invest £30 million investment in renewable energy to heat and power its properties- the organisation’s biggest-ever investment in renewables.
The news follows the successful completion of five renewable energy projects as part of a £3.5 million pilot launched with Good Energy in 2013.
The commitment to invest £30 million in renewable energy marks a milestone in the Trust reaching targets to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, cut energy usage by 20 per cent and source 50 per cent of energy from renewable sources on land it looks after by 2020.
The renewable energy programme could also help the Trust to save up to £4 million on energy costs each year. Electricity generated from some of the projects will be sold to the grid providing a source of income.
The organisation now plans to invest in more than 40 further projects which include:
- A 200kW lake source heating project on the Blickling Estate in Norfolk, which will remove two oil tanks and 25,572 litres a year of oil consumption with an estimated saving of 68 tonnes of CO2 per year
- Two biomass boilers at Upton House in Warwickshire to heat the mansion and other areas, saving an estimated 55 tonnes of CO2 per year
- A 250kW hydro scheme at Hayeswater in Cumbria where there is a legacy of hydropower from historic corn mills and water wheels – the project will also provide an income stream
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