"The
Biomass Energy Centre
is a small technical advisory service based within
Forest Research. We
have been providing impartial generic advice on biomass
installations and fuel supply for a number of years now. This has
been well received, and we've been getting a lot of positive
feedback from both our customers and industry partners, who value
our impartiality and broad range of expertise.
"We are now extending our service.
"In response to a number of requests for more detailed
site-based recommendations, we are now able to provide a new range
of services including:
- Pre-Feasibility and feasibility studies -technical and
financial assessments of biomass boiler and district heating
- Evaluating annual fuel needs and likely costs.
- Woodfuel assessments and plans showing how much fuel can be
produced from woodland or energy crops.
- Planning self-supply wood fuel management systems (as well as
integration of fuel supply and existing woodland management
plans).
"While there are many successful wood heating and self-supply
wood heating schemes across the UK, each project is unique and
there are a number of pitfalls and problems ranging from over-sized
or under-sized boilers to the wrong type of boiler for the job and
inappropriate wood handling systems that waste time and money.
"We provide objective advice based on the
experience of hundreds of wood fired boiler
systems. All the information we provide is
completely impartial. We are far more concerned with
getting a good installation than trying to sell you a particular
technology, fuel type, or make of boiler. We are not
affiliated with any fuel supplier, boiler installer or
manufacturer.
"
Contact us if you are
considering installing a woodfuel system, or producing woodfuel,
and also to pass on our details to any of your contacts who you
feel may be interested.
"For more information or a free quotation, either
email us or call us on
01420 526197 for an informal chat about your
requirements."
See the BEC
Consultancy flyer