Tag Archives: biomass

Zero Carbon Britain 2030

Posted on June 22, 2010 by philip

This is the latest report from The Centre for Alternative Technology’s Zero Carbon Britain project. I have purchased a copy for our library which members are welcome to borrow, otherwise you can download it for free here: ZCB2030 It is a weighty tome, running to almost 400 pages, but it will only take you a [...]

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A Toolkit for Assessing the Feasibility of Retrofitting Biomass Fired District Heating

Posted on June 21, 2010 by philip

Thanks to funding from Community Energy Scotland and our consultants, On-Site Generation Ltd, we  now have a toolkit for any size of community to use for an initial assessment of whether the retrofitting of biomass fired district heating is likely to be feasible in your particular situation. The toolkit is in three parts, an initial Introduction to [...]

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Woodchip fired District Heating Study

Posted on February 17, 2010 by philip

We are delighted to have had confirmation from Community Energy Scotland of funding for a feasibility study into retrofitting a woodchip fired district heating system into the 15 properties at Hallhill Steading. We have now appointed On-Site Generation as consultants to undertake this study.  The study will also assess the viability of setting up a [...]

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