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Don’t fall foul of an RHI audit – get your biomass fuel records in order

Kevin Lindegaard 13 May 2020

Under the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) around 19,000 biomass boilers have been installed in Great Britain. Any Government scheme giving grants or rebates has a requirement for compliance and…

New Committee on Climate Change report urges increase in perennial energy crops and woodland cover

Kevin Lindegaard 28 January 2020

Last week the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) published a much heralded report called: Land use: Policies for a Net Zero UK. On the face of it it looks like…

Western Bioenergy Power Station in Port Talbot is seeking alternative biomass supplies such as arboricultural arisings and hedgerow chips

Kevin Lindegaard 8 November 2019

Western Bioenergy Fuels (WBEF) is a biomass power station based in Port Talbot, Wales. The WBEF plant requires 155,000 tonnes of biomass fuel per year. In the year 2017/18 fuel…

The Houses of Parliament fire of 1834 – A lesson from history

Kevin Lindegaard 16 October 2019

185 years ago today the old Houses of Parliament burnt down. Was it arson? Was it a terrorist act? A Gunpowder plot perhaps? Or even too much hot air created…

Eucalyptus price list now online

Kevin Lindegaard 6 February 2019

Do you want to plant Eucalyptus for biomass or timber production? Then look no further – our price list for plug plants is now online. We cater for all orders…

Make your own willow willow rods and cuttings? Please leave it to the experts

Kevin Lindegaard 17 January 2019

Once in a while a customer enquires whether they can use material that they have already planted to plant new areas. The answer is no. This is because that all…

I have seen the future of biomass willow and its name is RR09043

Kevin Lindegaard 27 September 2018

Back in 1974 music critic Jon Landau went to a concert and then wrote an influential article in which he claimed “I saw rock and roll’s future and its name…

Brexit – what are the implications on the UK bioenergy sector?

Kevin Lindegaard 13 September 2018

BREXIT will have a massive impact on many industries in the UK and biomass heating is no exception. In this blog I gaze into the crystal ball and try and…

Could timber shortage lead to boom time for energy crops?

Kevin Lindegaard 17 August 2018

Last year we reported on a Europe wide timber shortage and the reasons for this. This led to massive increases in the price of biomass fuels, particularly wood pellets. As…

Heat Wave, World Cup and Wimbledon – why on Earth should you be thinking about the winter and willows?

Kevin Lindegaard 2 July 2018

It’s scorchio at the moment – has been for two weeks and looks like staying that way for another fortnight at least. Then there are the distractions of the World…

Biomass Suppliers List – Getting sustainability accreditation for more unusual woody fuels

Kevin Lindegaard 13 April 2018

Around 95% of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) biomass projects use woodfuels (as opposed to non-wood fuels). Of these, a large majority comprise wood chip, wood pellets and logs that are…

Forests, bioenergy and climate change mitigation: are the worries justified?

Kevin Lindegaard 16 January 2018

Following the letter printed on the Crops for Energy website last week another group of 13 scientists have also signed an open letter on this subject. The letter is printed…

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