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Woodfuel provides a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel and has seen a remarkable uptake in Scotland over the last 10 years. As a ‘carbon lean’ fuel, it can deliver a significant reduction in carbon emissions. This case study gives information about the various forms of woodfuel with an assessment of the benefits of each.
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Woodland management and timber revenues can be augmented with the production and supply of woodfuel. This fuel can be sold, or consumed on site to reduce energy bills.
This sector study highlights five very different businesses where the use of woodfuel in the past few years has made a significant contribution.
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Tourism is one of Scotland's largest business sectors, providing direct employment for 200,000 people and generating visitor spending of more than £4 billion a year.
This sector study introduces five very different businesses in the Scottish hospitality industry, ranging from a small B&B to a large resort. All of them are contributing to the Scottish Government's aims of increasing renewable energy production and reducing CO2 emissions by using woodfuel systems, while also making substantial cost savings.
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This case study by ALIEnergy looks at the reasons why the Isle of Eriska Hotel, situated on its own island in Argyll, converted to woodfuel for heating the rooms and its swimming pool.
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The Cuilfail Hotel is a twelve bedroom hotel which was built in the Victorian era, and is situated close to the shores of Loch Melfort. With rising fuel costs and also a desire to reduce the environmental impact of the hotel’s heating system, the current owners replaced the old LPG boiler system with a new log fuelled boiler. This case study was prepared by ALIEnergy.
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The estate management team at the Drimsynie House Hotel in Lochgoilhead, identified energy usage as one of the potential cost savings for the business. Switching from oil fired boilers to renewable heat also reduces fossil fuel consumption, which is part of an overall environmental strategy for Drimsynie Estate. This case study was prepared by ALIEnergy.
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Albyn Housing Society Ltd was one of the first housing associations in Scotland to propose a sizeable woodfuel district heating system in a newly built housing estate.
This has resulted in a showcase development in Aviemore North, situated within the Cairngorms National Park, which has been operational since October 2006. The scheme provides lower, more
stable heating costs for its tenants and reduces carbon emissions while using sustainable woodfuel sources.
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Champfleurie Estate log supply business, established in 2005, sources local supplies of wood from thinnings, windblow, deadwood and tree surgery. The estate now has more than 2000 customers, an annual production of 350 tonnes of seasoned logs and four full time employees.
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Café and exhibition space located in an off-gas grid area. The new owners were looking for a sustainable, economical heating system for the previously unused and unheated building. Woodfuel was considered the most suitable option given the geographic location and interior space. The wood pellet boiler is now an attractive feature in the main café area and runs hot water and under floor heating.
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Using their own wood fuel supply to heat seven old stone buildings, has numerous advantages for the Gelston Castle Estate, not least considerable savings, a secure fuel supply and improved woodlands management. A wood fuel district heating system was designed and installed within the listed buildings, replacing problematic oil boilers and electric storage heaters.