Discover Wood Fuel
Wood is not only the world’s most familiar and ancient fuel – it’s also the world’s most surprising form of modern green energy.
Everyone loves the ambience of a log fire but so far, only a few have discovered the amazing range of wood fuel options available today.
So what are you waiting for? This site will guide you through the options related to wood fuel and help you identify the way forward that is just right for you. Whether you are a householder looking for seasoned logs in South West of England or a business looking for a large scale industrial heating solution, we can help you find the answers.
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BIOMASS TOOLS
Join the Woodshed community to share experience, gain knowledge and network with people and groups with similar interests.
Visit the WoodshedThe Site Assessment training is an online interactive training package that will teach you the basics of biomass wood fuel systems.
Site Assessment TrainingFuel Standards
Thanks to the latest technological developments, you can now use wood fuel in a whole range of ways, taking simplicity to a new level. The latest wood fuel boilers are clean and easy to use, often not even needing to be fed as the process can be automated.
What's more, the cost savings from using wood fuel are a real eye-opener. Running costs for a wood fuel system are usually around 25% less than a fossil fuel system. So householders can expect to make savings of around £500 a year and businesses can easily make savings running into the tens of thousands, if they use wood fuel.
Installations
The markers on the map above show the number of biomass installations in the South West. We have conducted several case studies on a selection of installations which you can view by selecting the relevant marker.
Installation
Installation with Case Study
Having difficulty finding a local supplier? To make it as easy as possible for you, we have created a database of suppliers covering South West of England.
Find a supplierThroughout the year, we are staging a series of illuminating events about wood fuel and bioheat right across the South West of England. Find one near you.
Find an EventThere is a wealth of information available on our site to help you find out more about wood fuel. We've documents, downloads and useful links aplenty.
Find a ResourceLatest News
Training Skills for Renewable Energy Conference
by regensw on February 15, 2010
This free conference is targeted at anyone interested in or working in the bioenergy/renewable energy sector The aim of this conference is to provide attendees with an overview of the current and potential future role of bioenergy in the South West and in particular, Somerset. It will focus on identifying current and future education and training
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) – RegenSW Feedback
by regensw on February 15, 2010
Following of the government’s announcements on the Feed in Tariff and our online question and answer session (to read the debate, visit http://ow.ly/14aLF), the team at Regen SW has scoured the reports and pulled out the key points for you (below). There are still some unanswered questions on the Feed in Tariff, which we will be
Renewable Heat Incentive – Warming up the Market: Meet DECC and influence the consultation
by regensw on February 4, 2010
When: 16 March 2010, Bristol Click here to Book Now Feed into the Renewable Heat Incentive consultation Regen SW, in partnership with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), is running a high profile national conference on DECC’s imminent consultation on introducing a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) in April 2011. The event will bring together around 150
