Aberdeenshire’s large timber resource makes the region ideally placed to exploit the biomass energy sector, according to a new report.
A draft strategy document produced by Aberdeenshire Council, which details the area’s possible contribution to Britain’s renewable energy needs, says the extensive timber stocks mean forest residues could be used to generate heat, electricity or bio-diesel.
It says the north-east of Scotland has huge potential to develop the sector, in terms of generating energy and providing manufacturing, research and development opportunities for new technologies.
But the document, to be discussed at area committee meetings during the next few weeks, warns that embracing a renewable energy generation requires a change in the way people think about energy.
Communities throughout Aberdeenshire are already battling against a number of proposed wind farm developments.
