Log kiln/biomass log dryer

[renewablejohn]

Not wanting to bang the drum for solar but the RHI is actually significantly better for solar than biomass.

 

Commercial RHI Tariff Table 2014 - Green Business Watch UK

[Woodworks]

Not wanting to bang the drum for solar but the RHI is actually significantly better for solar than biomass.

 

Commercial RHI Tariff Table 2014 - Green Business Watch UK

 

So are you getting the RHI just for the solar of a polytunnel or have you added a large bank of ST tubes?

[Tom D]

A local guy i do a bit of business with has a kiln for drying logs in he is making some serious money out the rhi and charging £160 a cube £30 more than seasoned. Its something i really want to work towards but 100k investment is serious money plus if you want to carry 2000 tonne of timber its 90 k plus haulage 20k plus all the associated costs like yard for an operation of this scale in a prominent position is 200k so your in to 450 k mega money to find.

i got a40ft insulated container i am planning on turning in to a kiln still in the planning stages

 

Thats £45-50p a log! If I could get that round here I'd pack the tree work in and just do logs. I get £50-60 a cube..

[renewablejohn]

So are you getting the RHI just for the solar of a polytunnel or have you added a large bank of ST tubes?

 

Container with ST tubes. Still use the original solar kilns for storage of dry timber and to finish off timber if its been a cloudy week.

[Woodworks]

Container with ST tubes. Still use the original solar kilns for storage of dry timber and to finish off timber if its been a cloudy week.

 

Like the sound of that John

 

No precious wood wasted in the process. How much ST is needed for a 40ft container (insulated I presume)

[renewablejohn]

Like the sound of that John

 

No precious wood wasted in the process. How much ST is needed for a 40ft container (insulated I presume)

 

Dont know on 40ft but 20ft high cube needs min of 10 x 30 tube although 15 x 30 tube would be better.

[Joy Yeomans]

What are St tubes. I know nothing about kilns. Joy

[renewablejohn]

What are St tubes. I know nothing about kilns. Joy

 

Joy

 

Solar Thermal Tubes

 

Similar to the ones below

 

30 Tube 58mm Solar Panel with Black Manifold

 

http://www.solardry.com.au/solardry/solar-timber-kiln-10m.htm

Edited September 25, 2014 by renewablejohn

[arboriculturist]

dont know on 40ft but 20ft high cube needs min of 10 x 30 tube although 15 x 30 tube would be better.

 

what sort of costs are involved with your setup? Thanks

[renewablejohn]

what sort of costs are involved with your setup? Thanks

 

approx 15k depending on how cheap you can get a "new" high cube to satisfy ofgem

Edited September 25, 2014 by renewablejohn