Case study: Nottingham wood fuel assessment
Client: Nottingham Energy Partnership
Based on BioRegional’s TreeStation concept (the first example of which was established in Croydon in 2001), this work addressed how wood residues could be collected, processed into quality woodfuel and then supplied for use in local biomass installations in the City of Nottingham.
Waste wood locally and nationally provides a potentially huge resource if it could be turned into fuel but there are significant difficulties in sorting out contaminated supplies. This study researched waste wood arisings from the city of Nottingham without an existing market, and estimated them to be approximately 19,000 tonnes per annum, currently disposed of at a cost of approximately £345,000. Of this, sources suitable for a TreeStation were estimated to be approximately 16,000 tonnes, with significant other potential sources identified.
This work developed 3 possible models for ownership and operation which were all commercially viable and offered multiple benefits for local economy, environment and society.
Date of completion: February 2009
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