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Woodfuel: sustainable, clean, green heat

The use of woodfuel to produce renewable heat is growing rapidly across Scotland, as people realise the financial and environmental benefits of this natural fuel source.

Become a wood fuel user

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What type of user are you?

Woodfuel is suitable for a wide range of large and small-scale uses.
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Financial incentives

Streams of funding and incentives are available for installation.
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Managing an installation

How to do the groundwork for a successful installation.
What are the main types of woodfuel?

Become a wood fuel supplier

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Setting up a business

Your key considerations include wood fuel quality and local demand.
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Grants and incentives

Funding is available for equipment and forest management.
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Register as a supplier

Get listed in Scotland’s wood fuel suppliers directory.
What's the market demand for woodfuel?

Designed to help overcome financial barriers to wood fuel installation, the Renewable Heat Incentive promises to revolutionise the wood fuel sector. It will provide a valuable revenue stream for renewable heat producers.

25 November 2011

RHI Launched

DECC formally announced this morning that the revised regulations for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for industrial, commercial, public sector and not-for-profit and community installations were approved by both houses of parliament last week and the scheme opens for applications from Monday 28 November 2011

Take part in the Woodfuel Training Requirements survey.

Closing date Friday 27th Jan

SAC Consulting and Rural Development Initiatives have just started a wood fuel training project, focussing on designing and developing woodfuel training courses that importantly suit the forestry and woodfuel supply sector, and are attempting to survey as many individuals involved in forestry and wood fuel supply from across the UK as possible to find out about training completed and any training considered beneficial in the future.

To take part in the survey click here

These local meetings of wood fuel users and suppliers are a valuable opportunity to learn about the wood fuel sector and get new business contacts.

Forums are open to all and membership is free.

Find out who's supplying logs, wood chips or pellets in your local area.