NIE'S Smart solar hot water scheme will provide a grant towards the cost of installing a system in which solar pipes capture the heat of the sun to heat water on the farm.

The grant scheme specifications are:

Less than 300 Litres of hot water on farm- £900 or a maximum of 25% is available for a system which provides up to 300 Litres of hot water on farm.

More than 300 Litres of hot water on farm- £1,100 or a maximum of 25% for a system providing over 300 Litres of hot water on farm.

     Terms and Conditions

• Potential applicants should be aware of the fact that funding will be based on a strictly first-come, first served basis
• NIE also specify that the scheme is only applicable to new installations.
• All consents and permissions need to be in place before an appliction is made
• Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accredited installers and products must be used.
• In addition, the qualifying farm must be located in Northern Ireland

Grant Application Forms

Further information is available from Delta Hamilition at NIE on telephone 02890685058

Grant Applications available by logging onto  

http://www.nie-yourenergy.co.uk/renewablegrants.php#farmswh

To Obtain a Quote or recieve further information about solar panels for your farm

To obtain a quote please contact the warrenpoint office on telephone 02841753031 or email info@nutechrenewables.com

 Case Study

To see how Thermomax solar panels can save money on your farm, please view the following case study by clicking here

To see the advice for Dairy Farmers from the Carbon Trust Click Here