Renewable Heritage  The £250,000 Renewable Heritage Project brought together the environmental charity Changeworks, Lister Housing Co-operative, Edinburgh World Heritage and the City of Edinburgh Council, to install solar water heating panels in seven Georgian tenements in the heart of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site.
The project provides a model for others living in historic homes to generate their own free, clean energy.
The solar panels provide over 50% of the annual hot water requirement of the residents, even for those living at basement level, thanks to these innovative installations.
The environmental charity Changeworks has produced a guide to installing all types of micro-renewable technology on older and historic buildings.
The solar panels were made to measure by AES Solar Systems, Scotland’s only solar panel manufacturer, based in Forres, and installed by local firm Glendevon Energy.
The project was funded by eaga Charitable Trust, Edinburgh World Heritage, Lister Housing Co-operative, the ScottishPower Energy People Trust, and the UK Government’s Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 fund.
Renewable Heritage Project report...Read more (pdf 7MB)
Changeworks has now produced a guide to installing all types of micro-renewable technology on older and historic buildings based on the findings of the project...Read more
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