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Biomass Energy Supply Framework National Seminar

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) presents a significant financial opportunity for public sector bodies and housing associations  to reduce their heating spend and profit from the use and production of renewable heat. Scottish Procurement's national framework for Biomass (renewable heat) has been developed to heat public sector buildings across Scotland and will assist local authorities, registered social landlords (inc housing associations registered as social landlords  under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001), police, fire and the third sector in realising the opportunities presented by the RHI.

Forestry Commission Scotland and the Scottish Regional Woodfuel Forums, in association with Scottish Procurement and the Woodfuel Suppliers group, arranged this free Biomass Energy Supply Framework Seminar, of relevance to both potential end users of biomass (wood fuel) covered under Scottish Procurement's national framework and suppliers of wood fuel/biomass energy and highlighted the significant opportunities associated with the RHI and Scottish Procurement's biomass procurement framework.

Presentations from the event can be downloaded below:

Scottish Procurement: 
Promotion of Scottish Procurement Framework Part 1 (Graeme Cook)
Scottish Procurement Framework Part 2 (Ann Hoyland)

Graeme Cook, Scottish Procurement:
Opportunities for partnership working in the woodfuel supply chain

Cameron Maxwell, FCS:
Policy update

Helen Bentley-Fox, Woodsure:
Quality assurance in the woodfuel supply chain

Nick Gough, RTS Woodfuel Ltd:
The Scottish woodfuel supply chain

Bill Watson, Angus Biofuels:
Biomass skills training

Ken Brady, Energy Savings Trust:
Financing woodfuel (biomass) projects

Stuart Reid, HWEnergy:
Biomass Energy Supply Contracts (ESCOs)

Bill Watson, Angus Biofuels:
Successful planning & installation of biomass (woodfuel) installations

Chris Sagar, Natural Power:
How to make an effective application for the RHI

Ian Lingard, Angus Council:
Case studies: Public sector biomass projects

Eddie Boyd, Highland Council:
Using Woodfuel in Highland Council Buildings