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General information & associations |
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| Andy Reynolds | video on how to repair the wood pellet burning head of a central heating boiler, with our friend and author Andy |
| Andy Reynolds | and part 2 |
| Bioenergy Wiki | biomass on the Bioenergy Wiki website |
| Biomass Energy Centre | government information centre for the use of biomass energy in the UK |
| Carbon Trust (pdf) | biomass heating: a practical guide for potential users |
| Carbon Trust | tools and guidance to help develop and install biomass heating systems |
| Centre for Biomass Technology | Danish site with lots of technical information |
| Centre for Sustainable Energy (pdf) | guide to small-scale wood fuel (biomass) heating systems |
| Channel 4 | biomass boilers: a guide |
| European Biomass Industry Association | promoting the use of biomass as an energy source, and supporting biomass industries in Europe |
| IEA Bioenergy | seeking to increase the contribution of biomass to future global enery supply |
| SuperHomes | Are biomass boiler costs justified? |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | interesting article on the potential for biomass energy, distinguishing between beneficial and harmful sources of biomass |
| Wikipedia | entry for biomass |
| Wikipedia | entry for biomass heating system |
Debate on the sustainability of large-scale biomass projects |
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| As with most of our topics, large-scale production often causes more problems than it solves. Our leaning is towards small-scale biomass plants for heating and CHP fuelled by locally-grown biomass or waste from other industries. | |
| BiofuelWatch | a selection of reports, articles and letters critical of large-scale bioenergy projects |
| Dirtier Than Coal? (pdf) | RSPB, Greenpeace & FoE criticise the use of whole trees for biomass, plus government subsidies |
| EurActiv | article – biomass ‘insanity’ may threaten EU carbon targets |
| European Environment Agency | report – encouraging the substitution of fossil fuels with biomass irrespective of its source may result in higher carbon emission |
| Greenpeace | criticisms of the government’s sustainability standards for energy generation from biomass |
| The Guardian | article – the Renewable Energy Association publishes its letter to Greenpeace, FoE and the RSPB about their ‘misinformation’ on biomass projects |
| … and here | .. is the original letter |
| … and here | .. is the response from the RSPB in the Guardian |
| … and here | .. is a response from Friends of the Earth |
| The Guardian | Drax power station boss wants more govt. subsidies to convert fossil-fuelled power stations to biomass |
Woodfuel & energy crops |
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| Biomass Energy Centre | info on energy crops |
| Forestry Commission | woodfuel Q&A |
| Forestry Commission | all about woodfuel in the UK |
| Forestry Commission | lots of publications on woodfuel and biomass |
| Forest Research | modelling yields for short-rotation coppice of poplar & willow |
| Woodfuel Resource | study into the potentially-available woodfuel resource in Britain |
UK suppliers / installers of biomass boilers |
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| Renewable Energy Association | search for biomass boilers under ‘technology’ |
Suppliers of fuel for biomass boilers |
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| National Biofuel Supply Database | listing (with maps) of UK suppliers of logs, pellets, chips & briquettes |
