renewablejohn
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Thats the big difference between drying for burning on a fire and kiln drying sufficient to kill pests and diseases for import into the country. All my solar kiln logs are below 20% MC but none quite rightly would be allowed to be exported to Australia as there not heat treated.
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Complete waste of time. China does not recognise patents and actively encourages companies to infringe patent rights as a means of encouraging business to set up operations in China. By the time you go through the courts arguing your case the 20 years will be up. As for posting your designs on forums to stop others patenting from experience these does not work as the US patent office is far less rigourous and will accept patents without a great deal of research of previous patents. I have now stopped posting my projects on the internet as I was fed up of US patents being raised on my ideas 6 months later.
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Well if you want to get RHI from your Glen Farrow boiler then you have just shot yourself in the foot as its not approved for RHI purposes for burning rubbish round processor and sawdust. What it is approved to burn is good quality logs at ridiculously low moisture content just the sort you want to sell to your customers.
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A quick table of temperatures to illustrate. http://www.thermapure.com/pdf/dr_burge_paper.pdf I would suggest for imports 140C maintained for 3 hours would need to be the bare minimum and I doubt any logs imported have seen temperatures anything like that. The worrying part is some spores require heat of 75C to germinate which is the top end of the heat scale for these water based drying systems.
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The problem is the definition of kilning. I would suggest all these systems based on hot water are not really kilning but drying systems which give very little protection against bugs and diseases. We should follow the Australian method of high temperature kilns for a set minimum length of time at the end of which you can call it "heat treated".
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Forestry buildings in woodland
renewablejohn replied to hawk eye's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Just a photo of the mezzanine floor in the hay rick nefore putting in the hay bales. Tank at the end is diesel tank holding upto 5000 ltrs. Tractors etc stored under mezzanine floor.
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Really do like this company for any sort of fenceing materials.
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Forwarding trailer/crane and splitter hiring out rates?
renewablejohn replied to cessna's topic in Large equipment
I charge £250 per day for hire of MB Trac with 9t forwarding trailer and operator. Would not consider hiring without operator as it so easy to abuse kit in woodland. -
Here is a typical Spec sheet http://www.uk.remeha.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Professional_Site_UK/Technical_Specifications/Generic_Wood_Chip_Specification.pdf I have some customers who have G30 spec but with fines removed as it is better for their gasifiers.
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What is this legal requirement that you have to be trained to use a chain saw. I thought the problem was any tom dick or harry can legally use a chain saw without training.
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Could always go for a new timber tractor complete with winch "SUPER" SENTINEL Timber Tractor - PRESTON SERVICES
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Any one made a temporary shed with scaffolding?
renewablejohn replied to cessna's topic in Large equipment
I have always used commercial pallet racking. First building was my hay rick with storage area for tractor and equipment underneath and hayloft above. Started out as temporary building but 12 years later its still standing and being used. -
Under Ofgem rules micro chp is under 2kwe https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/89098/fitpaymentratetableforpublication1october2014nonpvtariffs.pdf
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Thats ok the system I am looking at is 5 kwe with peak 10 kwe or multiples of that. Prices are still being sorted so will let you know when I know
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What is your electric requirement ie peak load in kw.
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Is it to fit into the government micro chp scheme if so it will only be 1kwe.
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What size will it be in terms of kwe and kwt
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I assumed Forestry was the guy advertising on arbtalk with the banner at the top of the page. Does not bother me whether it is or is not.
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Part of the BSL supplier register for approved RHI supply includes carbon calcs for both transport and drying. I would hope that kiln drying and import from Latvia is above the carbon threshold otherwise the whole system becomes a mockery.
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Never said it was a high quality press being Italian what do you expect. We bought the machine to produce firelighters which it does very well, to be able to produce briquettes was an added bonus.
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Wanted 1749 Arbtalkers with a grand
renewablejohn replied to renewablejohn's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Do you know whether its an 11kv line or a 33kv line. The only power line I can find is up to Dounray and its to big to get a grid connection. -
Now the bridge is open you will find it hard to find a ferry.
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If I have timber that size I would rather stick it through the rack saw for planking and the slab wood through the processor for logs.
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Wanted 1749 Arbtalkers with a grand
renewablejohn replied to renewablejohn's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Do you know if the power lines go anywhere near the site. Have been having difficulty trying to establish how easy it would be to connect the site into the grid. -
Used to be a merlin engine in one of the tractor pulling rigs when I was young dont know whether its still on the circuit but it did sound great.
