Swepco failure is a blow for charity
THE charity boss behind ambitious green energy plans said a simpler funding process would encourage more take-up of renewables.
The Daisy Chain Project had worked with installers AAG Swepco on £107,000 plans to build an eco energy hub at its Norton farm.
The project supports children with autism and their families and relies entirely on charitable donations.
The team was just 20 days away from hearing whether their triple funding bid had been successful when they heard AAG Swepco had been placed in administration.
A raft of renewable technologies, including a 12 metre wind turbine and 22kws of rooftop solar panels that was due to be installed by AAG Swepco, would not only wipe out the charity’s fuel bills but place around £3,000 a year back in the coffers as unused green energy was sold back to the grid.
Daisy Chain project manager Matt Simpson said: “The process of getting funding is incredibly technical. “We had to provide a lot of detail. We are very committed to renewable energy but we’re not technicians, we don’t have the knowledge.”
He added: “AAG Swepco was doing great things in renewables.
“We’ve got a week of unraveling to find out just how we progress from here.
“The project will happen, it has to - it’s due to provide the power for our £800,000 centre which is opening soon.”
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