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Rokwood Training course 2 – Dartington Hall 28 September 2015
Interested in growing woody energy crops to provide fuel for local heat supply or your own use? Then this free one-day workshop is for you. Location: Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL Date: Monday 28 September 2015 (10 am – 3.30 pm) Lunch provided This workshop will focus on the use of woody energy crops grown […]
Beuchte Energy Village
A district heating system was established in the small village of Beuchte in 2008. The heat is produced in two 250 kW furnaces using woodchips which are produced from local SRP poplar by a local farmer. The first SRPs were established in 2009. Today more than 30 hectares of SRP are grown within a 10km radius of the village. Currently, […]
Umberleigh Barton Farm
Umberleigh Barton Farm is a working mixed farm situated in North Devon. The owners of the farm business have installed a biomass boiler to supply space and water heating to the various buildings on site. As a result the farm is no longer dependent on the fluctuating costs of heating oil. The Umberleigh Barton Farm complex consists of six residential […]
Rokwood best practice case study booklet now online!
We are delighted to be able to announce that the Rokwood book of best practice case studies is now available. This includes 40 SRP case studies from across Europe on all aspects of production processing and use. This provides a wealth of information and insight from people and organisations that have been there and done […]
RHI Sustainability Criteria – what miscanthus and straw users need to know
Things are about to get a bit more complicated for Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) paticipants that are using miscanthus and straw in their biomass boilers. From 5th October 2015 new sustainability guidelines will need to be met by anyone benefiting from the RHI scheme and the suppliers of the biomass fuels that are being used. […]
Interested in growing woody energy crops? Attend the Rokwood training course
Interested in growing woody energy crops to provide fuel for local heat supply or your own use? Then this free one-day workshop is for you. Location: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester DT2 8PY Date: Wednesday 6 May 2015 (10 am – 3.30 pm) Lunch provided This free workshop will focus on the use of woody energy […]
Get the Latest News on Short Rotation Plantations – Rokwood Newsletter #2
Rokwood training workshops Training workshop 1 Location: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester DT2 8PY Date: Wednesday 6th May 2015 Cost: £FREE including lunch This workshop will focus on the use of woody energy crops grown as short rotation plantations (SRPs) to provide fuel for heating large estates and large off gas properties. There will be presentations by Mike Pearson, […]
Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) willow self supply at Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary
This case study provides details of how to properly grow and use short rotation coppice (SRC) woodchip in a medium scale district heating scheme. Gurteen Agricultural College grows 30 hectares of SRC and dries the woodchip produced before it is used to fuel 2 x 300 kilowatt biomass boilers. This project has followed best practice […]
Biomass & Energy Crops V Conference: Announcement & Call For Papers
Venue: Brussels (venue to be confirmed) Date: 20-22 October 2015 Deadline for abstracts: 8 May 2015 For more information and booking: Click here This conference will build on the four previous biomass and energy crops conferences hosted by the Association of Applied Biology (AAB) that focussed on developing a greater understanding of the potential of biomass and energy crops. […]