Wood Fuelled Heating Systems
Are the business, environmental and
cost issues of woodfuel of interest to you?
Following study tours to Austria and Finland, and technical site visits in the UK, we offered FREE training seminars highlighting the lessons learnt and technical knowledge gained.
Training covered:
- The Wood Fuel Resource – how much is available?
- Modern day conversion of wood to heat
- Woodfuel processing techniques
- How you can benefit from Wood Fuel Standards
- How to develop suitable business models
Buyers:
Sept 16th - Guildford, Surrey
Oct 7th - Nr Newbury, Berkshire
Oct 14th - Flimwell, East Sussex
Sellers:
Sept 28th - Lower Basildon, Berkshire
Oct 6th - Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Oct 12th - Nr Ashford, Kent
Presentations will soon be available from The Woodheat Solutions Website
Website – www.woodheatsolutions.eu and www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk
18 - 20 September 2009 - Weald Woodfair - Woodfuel -Fuel for the Future? - Workshop
The counties of the south east are the most wooded in England and have historically
provided fuel for homes and industry. In a world where we need to explore a range
of alternatives to fossil fuels wood offers several benefits:
- Wood is carbon efficient - growing trees absorb carbon, when we burn wood
we release that carbon, which is then re-absorbed as new trees grow; - As long as woodlands are sustainably managed, woodfuel is a renewable
source of energy; - In substituting for fossil fuels we help mitigate climate change;
- Sensitively managed woods provide a more diverse habitat for our native plants
and animals; and - it can be sourced locally, creating and supporting jobs.
A series of short presentations were given at this event and some of these can be found below:
Keeping your customer happy PDF(2.80Mb) - Julian Morgan Jones
Planning and regulations relating to biomass installations PDF(1.33Mb) - Tom Vosper
Woodfuel Grants in the South East of England PDF(2.97Mb) - Gillian Alker and Jane Hull
11th February 2009 - Woodfuel in the South East (WISE) - Stakeholders Workshop
Defra Innovation Centre, 5th Floor Northgate House
Speakers included key national policy-makers and regional woodfuel users and suppliers. Case studies
from within and outside of region were presented and a panel discussion allowed attendees and panel
members to discuss the future of woodfuel in the South East.
Invited guests include:
• Regional government representatives
• Representatives from Local Authorities, NHS and HM Prison Service within the region
• Biomass boiler and CHP suppliers and installers
• Energy and building services consultants
• Regulators such as planning officers and Environment Agency officers
• Woodfuel suppliers
• Renewable energy agencies
• Land owner representatives
• Regional representatives of AONBs and other conservation groups
For details of the case studies and presentations please use this WISE Presentations link.
Woodfuel Strategy for England
The Forestry Commission’s Woodfuel Strategy for England, has been launched by the Biodiversity Minister Barry Gardiner. The aim of the Strategy is to bring an additional two million tonnes (Mt) of wood into the market, annually, by 2020 saving 400,000 tonnes of carbon every year – the equivalent of 3.6 million barrels of crude oil and enough to supply 250,000 homes with energy. To achieve this target we will be focusing our efforts on the potential wood resource available in the 60% of English woodlands that are currently under-managed.
19th March 2007 - Launch of "An analysis of accessible natural greenspace provision in the South East" - A study produced for the South East AONB's Woodlands Programme, into the provision of accessible natural greenspace in the South East.
Rising Opportunities, Olympic Challenges - a workshop for the forestry and timber industry - took place on the 12th December 2006 at the Savill Gardens Visitors Centre, Windsor. For more details on the event and presentations go to Rising Opportunities, Olympic Challenges
Seeing the Wood for the Trees Conference - took place on the 23rd February 2006 at Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking. For more details on the event and presentations go to Regional Forestry and Woodlands Conference
