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Brecon Beacons green energy project in running for £1m
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
People behind a scheme aimed at cutting carbon emissions in the Brecon Beacons are waiting to find out if they have won first prize in a £1m competition.
The Green Valleys Project, involving 21 communities in the national park, is a finalist in the Big Green Challenge.
Ten micro hydroelectric systems have already been installed as part of the scheme and a further 50 sites have been indentified in the Beacons.
The result of the competition will be announced on Wednesday.
It aims to cut carbon emissions and promote sustainability, and the final is the culmination of a two-year programme to encourage community groups in the UK to do their bit for the environment.
Llangattock, one the 21 communities involved in the Green Valleys Project, scooped £140,000 in November after winning a challenge set by British Gas to cut energy consumption.
'Extremely excited'
The Big Green Challenge is run by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts (Nesta).
In 2008, 355 groups came forward with a range of ideas aimed at reducing CO2 emissions in their communities.
Nesta selected 100 of the most promising ideas and chose 10 finalists, which included the Green Valleys Project - the only one from Wales.
Grenville Ham, the founder of Green Valleys and an officer at Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, said: "We are extremely excited to hear the final decision that's due to be announced on Wednesday.
"This has been a huge leap of faith for all those hardworking and focussed communities that have supported us.
"The incredible team behind the Green Valleys has been put together almost as if it were fate to bring a dream into reality.
"In 2025 we hope the Green Valleys will realise its long-term ambition of the Brecon Beacons becoming carbon negative."
The winning entry will receive a share of the prize money worth £1m.
This story was featured on the BBC website.
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