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News Release from: Solarcentury | Subject: "Major Demonstration Programme" (MDP)
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 September 2004
More Government funding for solar
customers
Solarcentury welcomes the government's commitment to green energy demonstrated by another tranche of funding towards its aim of building a renewables industry to rival those in Germany and Japan.
Following the Prime Minister's visit to solarcentury, the government has confirmed its commitment to green energy with another tranche of funding towards its stated aim of building a renewables industry to rival those in Germany and Japan The newly appointed Energy Minister, Mike O'Brien said, "In future, energy generation will often be small scale and local
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We need to change the way we think about energy.
That starts at grass roots level - in our homes and communities" It is understood that the £6 million of extra funding will extend the current "Major Demonstration Programme" (MDP) until the summer of 2005 when the government is expected to announce a new grant programme.
Since the launch of MDP in April 2002, solarcentury has helped clients win funding for over 230 solar projects ranging from 1 - 158 kWp1.
Jeremy Leggett, solarcentury Chief Executive said, "This will leverage still more innovation by the UK PV industry and mean that yet more companies, local governments, and individuals experience the "seeing is believing" effect of PV on the roofs and facades of the nation.
We have every confidence that the new funding is just a step towards building PV into a key role in what the Prime Minister called the coming green industrial revolution and that further substantive market-building initiatives by government lie ahead.".
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