According to an announcement from the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NEASTA), Eigg is set to become the first green power island in Scotland.
Eigg islanders have made it to the finals in the NESTA UK Big Green Challenge and have won a £20,000 grant.
The purpose of the grant is to help islanders reduce carbon emissions on the islands to zero and also to fund a website to be called ‘Build Your Own Green Island.’
Eigg and nine other competition finalists are vying for a share in the £1 million in prizes.
All projects will be judged in the coming 12 months. Other finalists in the competition include London’s Back 2 Earth, Three Green Valleys in the Brecon Beacons and the Waste Oil Recycling in Prisons project in West Sussex.
The chairman of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, John Hutchison, said that the organisation was proud to be the only finalist from Scotland.
Hutchinson added: “Reducing Eigg’s CO2 emissions is vital to our sustainability, but we’re very much looking forward to monitoring and sharing what we’ve achieved with the rest of the country.
He continued: “The interest in the Big Green Challenge has been building since Eigg Electric brought 24-hour renewable power to our community. We expect it to increase further as our Big Green Challenge Year unfolds.”
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