LogPro - FREE Biomass Firewood Kiln

[Lancer]

very impressed with the idea. can you confirm how many M3 of space in each stillage?

[Duffryn]

very impressed with the idea. can you confirm how many M3 of space in each stillage?

 

Sure the final size is still TBC but the prototypes are 2.6m3 level filled which when over filled should give close to 80% fill on the kiln space

[FJMatt]

just read this,

New biomass regulations will link reporting to payments for farmers - 07/01/2014 - Farmers Weekly

would this affect the burning waste wood in the boiler?

[Duffryn]

just read this,

New biomass regulations will link reporting to payments for farmers - 07/01/2014 - Farmers Weekly

would this affect the burning waste wood in the boiler?

 

Potentially but we would need to wait until details of the regulations are provided to comment in more detail. As nearly all woodland is felled under licence and the licence is provided on the basis of a replanting at least one tree for every one felled then this should not cause a problem.

[PremiumWood]

Hi Duffryn, I have been following this thread for some time now. I must admit the idea does sound really good, as you say real solution to a real problem. However I have some doubts re the numbers you claim. Is there anybody already using the logpro kiln, so we could chat about kiln usage and numbers in practice rather than theoretical calculations?

Dan

[Duffryn]

Hi Duffryn, I have been following this thread for some time now. I must admit the idea does sound really good, as you say real solution to a real problem. However I have some doubts re the numbers you claim. Is there anybody already using the logpro kiln, so we could chat about kiln usage and numbers in practice rather than theoretical calculations?

Dan

 

Hi,

 

We have a demo unit in Brecon and our first kilns roll out to customers at the end of this month. I am sure they will post on this forum.

 

To put your mind at rest our contract provides a performance guarantee where you can reject the kiln if in the first four weeks of use it does not deliver what we say. As you would expect this guarantee is conditional on the customer using the kiln as stipulated ( i.e no more than 80% density of load in mesh stillages, IBC crates or other similar container that permits airflow, using 20% m/c fuel and the boiler being re fuel'd twice a day). Contact one of the team at LogPro and they will happily send you a draft contract to look at or you can wait until February and speak to LogPro customers.

 

I hope this helps ?

[PremiumWood]

Hi,

 

We have a demo unit in Brecon and our first kilns roll out to customers at the end of this month. I am sure they will post on this forum.

 

To put your mind at rest our contract provides a performance guarantee where you can reject the kiln if in the first four weeks of use it does not deliver what we say. As you would expect this guarantee is conditional on the customer using the kiln as stipulated ( i.e no more than 80% density of load in mesh stillages, IBC crates or other similar container that permits airflow, using 20% m/c fuel and the boiler being re fuel'd twice a day). Contact one of the team at LogPro and they will happily send you a draft contract to look at or you can wait until February and speak to LogPro customers.

 

I hope this helps ?

thank you for the response, looking forward to hearing feedback from the first users. one more question, does the wood need to be uk sourced in order to claim RHI?

[Duffryn]

thank you for the response, looking forward to hearing feedback from the first users. one more question, does the wood need to be uk sourced in order to claim RHI?

 

No, currently the requirements for the fuel are " mixed wood" that is is not contaminated ( an example of contaminated wood would be chipboard). You need to keep a record of the fuel used each day and where it was sourced from with backup support where relevant eg invoices. We provide a simple on line system to do this.

[ben_inthewoods]

Paying out RHI cash to European firewood producers would be one of the quickest ways to end the scheme. Imagine the daily mail getting hold of that one!

 

The USP for these kinds is to reduce imported with bark firewood.

Edited January 13, 2014 by ben_inthewoods

[PremiumWood]

I thought they're for promoting sustainable energy resources, didn't realize import was such a major issue.