February 20 2009

Pioneering work to bring renewable energy installations to listed, multi occupancy buildings begins this week with the installation of solar panels on the roofs of seven B listed Georgian social housing tenements.

Pipe work will connect directly from the panels to all individual properties supplying some 50% of their annual hot water requirement.

The £200,000 Renewable Heritage project is being run in partnership with Changeworks, Lister Housing Co-operative, Edinburgh World Heritage, eaga Charitable Trust and The City of Edinburgh Council.

Jenny Lewis, Chair of Lister Housing Co-operative, is delighted, saying: "This project will help reduce our tenants' fuel consumption, save carbon and support Scottish jobs, without in any way jeopardising our B-listed Georgian tenements – it’s a win-win solution".

It is hoped that this work can serve as a model for others living in historic homes to generate their own clean energy without detracting from their heritage value.   

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