Over recent months there have been a number different reports regarding the sustainability of biomass, the most negative coming from the Chatham House report ‘Woody biomass for power and heat: Impacts on Global Climate (23rd Feb 2017). In response to this report, the International Energy Agency and over 125 academic signatories from around the world […]
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So, you’re claiming the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), purchasing wood pellets for your boiler or stove. You have consulted The Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) haven’t you? As part of your RHI accreditation you are required to purchase your wood pellets from a supplier listed on the Biomass Suppliers List. The BSL is a list of […]
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One of the by-products of heating your home with wood pellets is the contents of the ash draw. So what can you do with the ash? Wood pellet ash is great for gardeners as it is a good source of lime and potassium and many other trace elements and can be used to enrich your […]
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Our mission is to do a better job at looking after the atmosphere than the energy industry has done to date. The atmosphere is a critical, shared resource and we will all need to come to terms with the fact that we live in a closed system. If we make the atmosphere unusable, we all […]
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The question as to whether wood pellets are a sustainable source of heat and power is often raised and one we would like to address here and now. By evaluating the entire wood pellet production process in stages it is possible to allocate the associated carbon emissions, starting at the beginning with harvest. Today in […]
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