The UK imports thousands of tonnes of coal, oil and gas every year. At the same time, thousands of tonnes of woodwaste is buried in landfill sites. Schemes to heat manufacturing facilities with waste wood mean that we are able to reduce the import of fossil fuels, decrease the amount of perfectly good wood that we waste, while at the same time, making the best use of our resources.
On-site use of waste woods minimises lorry journeys, which alone have a detrimental effect on the environment. This increasing self-sufficiency, where woodwaste producers can eliminate landfill tax charges, transport costs and reduce energy bills, achieves quick paybacks on the equipment installed.
Global warming is finally forcing governments to act to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases created by the burning of fossil fuels. The UK government has introduced the climate change levy, which is effectively a tax on the burning of fossil fuels. However, wood thermal energy is a renewable resource with zero carbon emissions and is not subject to the climate change levy.
Talbott’s Heating Ltd, which manufactures wood combustion systems, has already carried out 3,500 installations. The systems, which burn fuels at very high temperatures, are used extensively in the timber processing and furniture manufacturing industries in many countries. A broad product range is available with outputs of hot air, hot water, steam or electricity. Silos, dischargers and shredders are also available, with the latest development being bunker storage systems which can be fitted directly underneath or remotely to dust extraction systems.
Talbott’s range is amongst the cleanest-burning biomass and woodwaste combustion systems available worldwide, meeting all current and anticipated environmental regulations.
Companies in the near future will be forced to adopt energy policies that take account of emerging legislation, and biomass/wood thermal energy is an excellent, practical solution.
