Help - How many tons of wood would an average log supplier get through in a year ?

[renewablejohn]

So how do you get RHI on this when the scheme rules specifically exclude it. I presume you have got written approval from ofgem for this.

[Duffryn]

Its a bonafide commercial use for biomass via a heated water system. All systems will be supplied with ofgem approval. The question to the forum is , based on the headline info above does this type of solution appeal to firewood producers ?

[renewablejohn]

Its a bonafide commercial use for biomass via a heated water system. All systems will be supplied with ofgem approval. The question to the forum is , based on the headline info above does this type of solution appeal to firewood producers ?

 

What sort of heating system is this. From your initial posting you mention kiln which to me means high temperature and quick throughput. Now your talking heated water system which to me suggests less than 90C.

[timjmac]

Hi,

Interested in your. Business model, just wondering how the drying system works ?

Tim:thumbup:

[Duffryn]

Until we launch this I hope you will understand I don't wish to give too much away about the heating system but full details will be provided on launch. The throughput will be as described further up the thread but all RHI income would be retained by ourselves in exchange for providing the kit. The key "high level" question here is on the basis outlined above will this be very attractive to firewood producers ?

[jacko 10]

hi i would also be interested to hear more about your system but im also not sure about how the water heating bit works have you used this to dry other products

[renewablejohn]

If you look on the bay you find similar equipment able to claim RHI but I have not found any as yet which has been approved by ofgem which is why i am sceptical.

 

Biomass Powered Firewood Kiln System - £25,000 additional income GUARANTEED! | eBay

 

Or it could just be an offer to good to be true

 

http://www.willowrivers.com/biofuel-RHI-SEIS.shtml

 

Or I might just be getting to wary in my old age

Edited October 11, 2013 by renewablejohn

[Duffryn]

Umm like you not sure about that particular system. But with respect that would not be the firewood processors problem, they get to use the system FOC, the RHI income or lack of it , cost of providing the system is for the provider.

 

Again what I am trying to establish is, given the headline figures I have quoted if the members feel this would work for them. IE cost of running £12.50 or less per kiln dried ton with a 40-50 ton a week throughput

[openspaceman]

So how do you get RHI on this when the scheme rules specifically exclude it. I presume you have got written approval from ofgem for this.

 

I wonder how it could be excluded if all the heat involved ended up being consumed in a bona fide consumer's premises.

 

Just consider how we use heat, we burn dry logs at temperatures of 1100C and use it to heat a space at 25C. There's lots of scope for doing something in between these temperatures.

 

When we built out frst dryer we looked to green house heating to take the waste heat but found no takers. I don't even know if the tomato growing enterprise which used the waste heat from a whiskey distillery is still in operation.

 

I still think a farmhouse with a large heat load could be heated by a drying business but in our case we needed to dump some 6MWh of heat for each 18 tonne batch dried from 60% to 25%

[FJMatt]

Umm like you not sure about that particular system. But with respect that would not be the firewood processors problem, they get to use the system FOC, the RHI income or lack of it , cost of providing the system is for the provider.

 

Again what I am trying to establish is, given the headline figures I have quoted if the members feel this would work for them. IE cost of running £12.50 or less per kiln dried ton with a 40-50 ton a week throughput

 

where abouts are you based ?