LOCAL renewable energy installation company Access Renewables has been selected by Middlesbrough Environment City and Middlesbrough Council to provide solar photovoltaic systems to  seven domestic properties as part of the Eco-Easterside project.
The project, funded by the Low Carbon Communities Challenge, aims to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from housing stock and public buildings in the Easterside area of Middlesbrough. One of the ways of doing so includes the installation of renewable energy systems such as Solar PV.
Access Renewables will be installing solar photovoltaic systems into seven  properties in the coming months, which will provide electricity generated from the sun. Any excess will also be fed into the National Grid.
Sean Collier, Business Development Manager at Access Renewables said: “We are delighted to be working with Middlesbrough Environment City and Middlesbrough Council on this pioneering project which is happening right on our doorstep. We’ll be making a positive difference to local residents and the local community as a whole through carbon reductions.â€
In recent weeks the North East was announced as a poor performing region in terms of the number of renewable energy systems being installed – but Access Renewables are confident that the region is improving. Sean Collier comments “The project in Middlesbrough is just one of many we are working on in the region, so I’m sure the region will soon be benefiting from more installations. We feel that the region is behind others because of poor awareness and a myth that systems don’t work as well in the colder North East. This is complete nonsense – and any professional installer will be happy to demonstrate just how effective renewables are in the North East.â€
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Middlesbrough’s Deputy Mayor, Councillor David Budd, is also a ward councillor for Easterside. He said: “We’re delighted that a local Tees Valley company will be installing this renewable energy equipment. Easterside is pioneering some imaginative ways to cut carbon emissions, such as these solar photovoltaic systems, and we anticipate more will be coming onstream in 2011.”
Work is expected to begin on the Solar PV installations in Middlesbrough by the end of the year.
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