We understand biomass and wood fuel and how to deliver successful projects; this includes fuel for Power Stations, Commercial Boilers, and District Heating and individual homes.

Due to oil and gas price rises over the last three years, wood chip is a very cost-competitive fuel with the less processed forms such as logs and chips typically undercutting all other domestic fuels. The downside is that the equipment to burn them is usually considerably more expensive than that for fossil fuels. However, with the recent introduction of various grant schemes to help with these capital costs the scales are more balanced, particularly as the variable costs are lower and more predictable. Oil prices, in particular, are very volatile whereas wood fuel costs are stable and may be fixed in long-term contracts.

Wood is emerging as an important fuel as part of the Government's drive for increasing the proportion of our energy produced from sustainable biofuels.

Wood is carbon neutral and does not contribute to greenhouse gasses. Burning wood gives off carbon dioxide just like fossil fuels, but this is balanced by the carbon absorbed by the growing trees. Un-harvested wood will give off the same amount of carbon dioxide when it eventually decomposes as it would have done if burnt in a boiler.

Wood chips present no risk if accidentally released into the environment, unlike oil which is a serious pollutant and gas which can explode. There are no harmful by-products. The flue gas is smoke-free and the ash content of between 0.5% and 3% by volume (depending on material), is minimal. Unlike coal ash, wood ash is an excellent fertiliser and can be used in the garden or returned to the forest. Modern appliances burn very cleanly with minimal smoke.