£4.4m energy efficiency boost for Scottish councils - including Glasgow and Edinburgh

GLASGOW, Scotland - Nov. 13, 2017 - PRLog -- Businesses, public buildings and community projects in Glasgow and Edinburgh are among those looking forward to energy efficiency upgrades thanks to £4.4 million of funding from the Scottish Government.

Fifteen councils from across Scotland will benefit from funding from Scotland's Energy Efficiency Programme (SEEP) – the scheme created to deliver innovative ways to reduce emissions and improve the energy efficiency of the Scotland's homes and buildings in the commercial, public and industrial sectors.

Successful projects include the installation of two large scale ground source pumps providing renewable heat to the Winter Garden at Saughton Park in Edinburgh.

Earlier seep funding saw £9.1m awarded to 11 local authorities for Phase 1 pilot projects set to finish this December 2017.

Phase 2 projects relating to commercial EPC Glasgow include:

·         A pilot project providing small businesses with energy efficiency advice and loans

·         Energy efficiency and renewable heat improvements at Toryglen Community Centre

·         Energy demand reduction utilising building energy management systems at the Glasgow Life building.

·         The development of a Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy

Projects relating to commercial EPC Edinburgh include:

·         Energy retrofit and low carbon heating at the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust Sir Basil Spence Building.

·         Energy demand pilots in public buildings such as The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Bus Station and the Museum of Edinburgh.

·         The installation of a large scale ground source Heat Pumps to provide renewable heat at Saughton Park

·         Energy efficiency and renewable heat upgrades in Duncan Place Community Centre.

·         The development of a Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy

Scottish energy efficiency expert and commercial EPC specialist Raj Chall of Scottish Energy Services responded to the news.

He said:

"These grants show the wide variety of commercial and public buildings which can benefit from innovative energy efficiency enhancements, and the even wider and widening variety of cutting edge innovations which are available.

"In my experience many businesses don't appreciate quite how much they can benefit from energy saving measures and what steps they need to take to comply with regulations like the recently-introduced section 63 legislation. These projects are a great way showcasing just what can be achieved." Visit us at http://www.scottishenergyservices.co.uk/