Any grants available to add renewables to a home?

tracyk23

I inherited solar panels on moving house. I would love to extend them to include storage batteries. Maybe a domestic wind turbine - again with storage batteries.
Convert my wood burner into a a back boiler situation.
Am in Scotland - any financial assistance around?

mcn99

Assuming your not on any benefits, the only grants are interest free loans....BUT
 
I went down this route but just gave up, it just wasn't worth the hassle. Took over 4 months before I  just gave up.

I could have just got a low interest bank loan that was almost cheaper than their interest free loan.

You will need to have a current energy report that mentions solar improvements,  then you need to have a talk with them. But afterwards you need to pay a 75 admin fee plus a new energy report on your property.

https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/find-funding-grants-and-loans/

btw i would investigate wind turbines carefully, i looked at this and the performance was very poor for most domestic installations.