administrator's blog

The British summer of 2012 has so far been a complete wash out with heavy rain and floods causing events such as the Badminton Horse Trials and the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park to be cancelled. Such unseasonal weather also poses a severe risk to our homes with one in every six houses in England (5.2 million properties) at risk of flooding.

Crops for Energy has produced the first holistic study looking at the potential contribution of woody energy crops to south west regional renewable energy targets, greenhouse gas reductions, economic development and wider environmental benefits.

The position paper and accompanying report suggests that planting energy crops, such as short rotation coppice and miscanthus on 3.5% of SW agricultural land (65,595 hectares) would contribute to a thriving bioenergy sector and provide the following benefits:

Do you want to:

• Grow your own and use your own woodfuel
• Find out the right crop for your land
• Find out the right boiler solution for you and your premises
• Maximise the benefits of the Renewable Heat Incentive

Then book yourself a place on the woodfuel self supply course.

The Energy Saving Trust has recently released results on the uptake of renewable heating technologies in domestic properties across the UK. The statistics show that the South West (SW) of England is the clear front runner when it comes to greening our homes.