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Biomass is now a proven and reliable technology, and there is plenty of local sustainably sourced timber available within Yorkshire and Humber to produce high grade woodfuel in the forms of logs, chip and pellet.
The information below is to help signpost you to information sources if you are a BUSINESS and you want to reduce your energy bills/cut carbon or you want to produce your own woodfuel.
The BIOMASS Energy Centreis a one stop shop able to provide information, advice and guidance to UK individuals and organisations - signposting to other specialised sources of advice as necessary - on a wide range of biomass fuels and conversion technologies. TheBIOMASS Energy Centre website should answer all the common questions about woodfuel such as:
Where do I buy woodfuel from?
How much does woodfuel cost compared to fossil fuels?
Why is woodfuel carbon lean?
What is the calorific value of wood pellets?
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive?
How much space will a tonne of woodchip need?
If you can’t find an answer to your question on the website you can use their information enquiry service:
Biomass Energy Centre
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4LH
Yorkshire and Humber “Green Pages” for Woodfuel!
The first directory of woodfuel has been published for Yorkshire & the Humber, the first of its kind in the UK, it provides anybody and everybody with an interest in wood as fuel with a comprehensive 'green pages' of the market.
Delivered in four section the directory covers; Appliance Suppliers & Installers, Fuel Retailers, Forestry Services, and Guidance and Consultancy bodies.
Are you thinking of installing a woodfuel boiler and need help with feasibility, finance etc?
CO2Sense
CO2Sense help businesses and public sector organisations to cut their costs, make money from renewable energy, and grow. CO2Sense offers advice and financial support to businesses who want to install a biomass boiler for heat or electricity generation.
Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust offer leases, loans and other financing options from £1,000 upwards with no maximum to all types of organisations. New, more efficient equipment should lower energy bills and with payments calculated so that they are offset by the anticipated energy savings, the financing option is designed to pay for itself. Woodfuel boilers are eligible for this finance.
The Carbon Trust also has a new business – Carbon Trust Implementation Services which helps UK companies reduce their energy costs and install greener, more efficient technology. It removes provides independent, objective evaluation of the most effective energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies for a company; a means of choosing trusted, accredited suppliers to carry out the work and helping customers to run competitive tenders for their projects. This unique service is funded by a flat rate commission from suppliers, meaning there is no cost to the company itself in obtaining this support.
For any enquiries about woodland management in the White Rose Forest area please contact