As soon as possible after each event has taken place, the
presentations will be made available below.
4th July 2012
Grampian Biomass Working Group meeting held at AD Heating's offices
in Fyvie.
Notes
from the meeting
The following presentations were given at the event:
Jim Booth, SAOS
Scoping Study
for Biomass in Combinable Crop Drying
Bob Yuill, SAOS
Grampian Farm
Woodlands Pilot
Ben Heathcoat Amory, Estover Energy
Proposed Biomass CHP plant for Stoneywood Paper Mill
(Presentation not available
12th Jan 2012:
A Special Meeting of the Grampian Biomass Working Group was
held to discuss the RHI
It was agreed at the meeting that the link to the
Woodfuel Training survey and the following
presentation should be made available.
Main speaker: Oliver Moor, Renewable Heat Incentive - Bioenergy
(Operations) Manager, ofgem:
RHI solid biomass presentation
27th March 2012
Forestry Commission Scotland, The Cairngorms National
Park Authority and The Crown Estate held a one-day workshop on
the 27th March 2012 at Tomintoul. The workshop provided
advice, discussion and practical demonstrations on managing small
woodlands for timber and woodfuel production.
Outcomes of the event:
- Improve your woodlands for better timber quality and increased
biodiversity
- Increase income to enable woodland management by reaching new
markets for wood as fuel
- Learn how to select appropriate markets for wood products
- Realise the potential to reduce heating costs and your carbon
footprint, and secure a sustainable fuel supply
The following presentations were given at the event:
Ian Cowe, Forestry Commission Scotland:
Description/location
of market and resource
Bob Stubbs:
Successful
cooperative management of small scale woodlands
Jim Birley, Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers:
Maximising the value of small scale woodlands
Duncan Ireland, Forestry Commission Technical Development:
Methods and
considerations of small scale harvesting