Clearview South October 2013 - Issue 143 | Page 77

ENERGYEFFICIENCY

HELPING SMES BECOME MORE
ENERGY EFFICIENT
ReEnergise Finance, the independent and specialist financial services
provider has announced the launch of its own ‘intelligent’ finance
fund, ReEnergise SmartEnergy Finance. The fund is the first dedicated
commercial finance vehicle aimed solely at providing funding solutions
for SME businesses seeking to become more energy efficient.
ReEnergise SmartEnergy Finance (the ‘Fund’) will initially provide access
to up to £5 million capital, although there will be no upper limit to the size
of the Fund, for UK-based public and private sector SME organisations
seeking to undertake energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Adam Hewson, Director of ReEnergise Finance commented: “Businesses
are facing many challenges today. To remain competitive, most will be
continually reviewing their cost lines. Expenditure on energy has become
or is fast becoming a critical factor in overall business profitability. The

imperative is to reduce energy use (and therefore costs) and to consider how
energy efficiency and cheaper, sometimes subsidy-backed, renewable energy
generation can lower energy costs in the medium term.” Typically the Fund
will work with companies that want to fund projects valued at between
£25,000 and £250,000. This includes projects involving technologies such
as biomass, solar PV, solar hot water, wind turbines, anaerobic digestion
and ground/air-source heat pumps. In addition, the Fund will support
the financing of broader measures designed to improve energy efficiency
within a business including the upgrading of lighting, insulation, building
management and monitoring systems, voltage optimisation and upgrades
and efficiency improvements to process and manufacturing machinery.
www.reenergisefinance.com

First In Line With New A+ Energy Label
Innovative fabricator Whiteline is amongst
the first group of companies in the UK to
achieve the new A+ Window Energy Rating
(WER) being introduced by the BFRC.
The A+ rating is only awarded to windows
with energy Rating Index of +10 or more,
signifying the most energy efficient products
that consumers can buy. Highest efficiency
is a great opportunity for retailers to market
the very latest high-tech products, so their
customers can make real savings on their
energy bills and carbon footprint.
Whiteline’s A+11 c ertified 70mm window
uses the unique SlimSASH profile that is
exclusively available to their customers. The

full technical specification behind the great
performance includes 6 chamber SlimSASH
and frame, glazing flipper and a 28mm DGU
combining Diamant, Swiss V Spacer, Argon
and Planitherm Total Plus.
Director of Operations Peter Hand sums up
the potential. “For current and new Whiteline
customers alike, our attractive SlimSASH
styling and outstanding A+ energy efficiency
make a great winning combination. Top of the
range performance and certified energy savings
make a powerful story to boost your window
sales right away.”
www.whiteline.co.uk, 01323 723724

DECC DEFENDS ‘EXTREMELY
VALUABLE’ GREEN DEAL
The DECC has defended the Green Deal, which it claims is
“extremely valuable”.
Green Deal assessments are helping to make homes more efficient
despite limited take-up, according to new research published by the
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
DECC’s research purports that Green Deal assessments are effective
agents of change; according to the research, more than 80% of
households who have had a Green Deal assessment ‘have already, are
in the process of or intend to install at least one energy efficiency home
improvement.’
In addition, 56% of households have already installed at least one
measure recommended by the assessment, with a further 6% in the
process of installing a recommended measure.

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Those surveyed described the Green Deal process as a positive one,
with 78% noting that the assessment was ‘highly useful’; 72% saying
they would recommend one to friends and family.
But research confirms that high interest rates associated with the
scheme are hampering uptake. Only 24% of those who has a Green
Deal assessment and are planning to install measures indicated that they
intended to take out a Green Deal plan.
Commenting on the research results, energy and climate change
secretary Edward Davey said: “Green Deal assessments are proving to be
extremely valuable and are leading to householders investing in energy
saving measures.”
DECC surveyed 500 households who had a Green Deal assessment
between 1 April and 30 June 2013.

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