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  • ‘Plastic is not waste, it’s a valuable raw material’

    Ineos’ plant in Grangemouth has been accused of adding to plastic waste on local beaches, which the firm denies. UK Director of UK energy firm Ineos Tom Crotty was speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme as the company announced a $2bn (£1.6bn) investment in Saudi Arabia. As the international tide of opinion is moving against […]

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  • Biomass heat works NOW!

    The British Government is committed to decarbonise the UK economy. Today, 32 per cent of our electrical energy comes from renewables, whereas only 7.7 per cent of our heat energy is currently generated by renewables. Biomass heat works now – and there’s no time to lose. The UK needs to accelerate the decarbonisation of heat […]

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  • Wood Heat Association responds to Committee on Climate Change Net Zero report

    The Committee on Climate Change has published its report recommending that the Government sets a net zero emission target by 2050. In particular it highlights the importance of setting strong ambitions to totally decarbonise heat by 2050. Heat accounts for around a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonising heat will only be achieved […]

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  • 2019 is looking really good for biomass…

    The Government’s Clean Air Strategy launched in January threatened to devalue the reputation of the biomass industry.  Questions raised about how ‘green’ biomass really is came to the forefront of discussion. But 2019 is looking good for biomass. In February, the Renewable Energy Association announced that rather than wait for the Government’s long overdue Bioenergy […]

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  • Find the best wood pellets right here…

    The Best Wood Pellets are right here… The best wood pellets – Woodlets burn cleanly, produce more heat and less ash than poorer quality wood pellets. Inferior pellets could make your boiler run less efficiently and cause ‘sooting up’ and clinkers (lumps or modules). These choke your boiler causing it to stall and will mean […]

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  • Wood pellet analysis report – November 2018

    What to look for in a wood pellet analysis report. Every month, Knight Energy Services analyse Woodlets and give us an independent quality report testing against global standards. As usual, the report shows that our Ash Content and the Mechanical Durability are top-quality. We pride ourselves on consistent pellet production. As we have consistently demonstrated, […]

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