Sustainability in Moretonhampstead

Community Wood Fuel Heating System Study


Round wood          Willow      Scrap

 

To see the project summary click here

To view an extract of the grant application and for more detail on the project click here

For information on the Moretonhampstead Action Group for Sustainability and how to get their booklet on renewable energy and energy efficiency click here

On Saturday March 24th we had a Bio Mass Day to present the following:

  • The results of the feasibility study
  • The plans and how it will work
  • Opportunity to discuss getting involved
  • How you could benefit from the scheme

The event took place as planned on 24th March, click here for more details

Feasibility Study in the Community:

Responses for  Participation in Study

Start of Study

Completion of Study

Community Event to discuss results, see plans and how it will work

 

15th  Feb

 

17th Feb

 

10th March

 

24th March (venue to be confirmed)

 

PelletWe are pleLa Petite Boilerased to announce that Forest Fuels conducted the study on the supply chain and Vollmer Engineering  conducted the feasibility study in the community.

These boiler  shown left are similar systems used elsewhere and do not represent what the boiler in Moretonhampstead could look like.




Useful links:

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generate-your-own-energy/Wood-fuelled-heating

http://www.moretonhampstead.com/community-sites/mags

http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/portal/page?_pageid=73,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

www.forestfuels.co.uk

www.vollmer-engineering.co.uk

http://www.cse.org.uk/

The scope and timescale of any installations will depend on the results of the study.

The project is funded by The Energy Savings Trust Local Energy Assessment Fund.

On 21 June, John Willis (Chair of MDT) attended the national conference of the LEAF programme in London. Click here http://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesest/7487015432/ to see a picture of him and other community representatives with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Greg Barker)

 

Sustainability in Moretonhampstead