Lovat Arms is a landmark Victorian hotel, refurbished to a high
standard with 29 modern bedrooms.
As part of the upgrade, the hotel has switched to renewable
energy, with an environmentally-friendly wood fuel boiler providing
the central heating and hot water. This modern and efficient system
uses locally-supplied wood chips and has substantially reduced
heating costs.
The supplier tips the wood chips into a purpose built 10 tonne
underground fuel store. Delivery is quick and efficient with
minimal disturbance at the site.
The woodfuel is fed directly from the pit to the boiler by a
series of augers.
Facts and figures
Note: figures are approximate
| Heating system |
| Boiler manufacturer/model |
Fröling Turbomatic |
| Fuel type |
Wood chips |
| Fuel specification |
Moisture content: <30% (M30) |
| Delivery, storage and handling |
Chips are tipped into a underground fuel store, and fed to the
boiler by a series of augers |
| Store capacity |
10 tonnes (115 m3) |
| Back-up/top-up system |
Accumulator tanks (2 x 1800 litres) |
| Fuel consumption and savings |
| Annual woodfuel use |
200 tonnes |
| Annual CO2 savings |
271 tonnes |
| Installation funding |
| Funding source |
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (Inverness & East
Highland), European Union Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and
Forestry Commission Scotland |