Details of the successful schemes for the second round of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency's (HCA) low carbon infrastructure initiative, totalling £8.80m, were announced today.

The initiative, a partnership with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Communities and Local Government (CLG), will provide funding for schemes across the country to benefit from new and existing low carbon energy plants by creating the infrastructure needed to link them up.

The successful bidders for the second round of the national housing and regeneration agency's initiative, are: Hackney, London; Greenwich, London; Rowner, Gosport; Hanham Hall, South Gloucestershire; Manton and Reynolds Towers, Birmingham; Wood End, Henley Green and Manor Farm (WEHM) estates, Coventry and Yarn Street, Aire Valley in Leeds.


Sir Bob Kerslake, Chief Executive of the HCA, said: "Together with nearly £12m we allocated to low carbon infrastructure schemes in July, this funding will help ensure that more people have access to energy that is both less harmful to the environment than traditional sources and lower cost for them.

"The range of projects we have been able to allocate money to shows there is a real appetite for this kind of infrastructure and the benefits it brings to communities and the industry as a whole. We look forward to using the lessons we learn from these innovative projects in our future work at the HCA, to help create and support sustainable places around the country."

Housing Minister John Healey said: "Homes account for a quarter of carbon emission so reducing this is a major part of our efforts to tackle climate change. By making all new homes zero carbon from 2016 we are already leading the way to a much greener housing stock, and lower energy bills for residents. But we also have to make existing homes greener, and this funding will help both new and existing developments to access clean energy sources."

(CD/BMcc)