renewablejohn
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Really annoys me when auctioneers mislead the public with there headline description. If you look at the description of the pellet press it is only rated at 0.5 tonne capacity which is a big difference to 2.5 -3,0 tonne.
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Your a braver man than me. I would be using an experienced cutter the nearest I will get will be from the safety of the excavator.
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Unfortunately a large proportion of my woodland grant scheme trees are ash and they do look pretty sick. Should I just inform the forestry commission and grub them out but then what do you replace them with.
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I would hope not as it is very dangerous with upto 75% windblown.
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Yes I have been looking for woodland within 25 mile radius of my farm which makes it easier to comply with the RHI sustainable rules.
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Short length wood extraction
renewablejohn replied to JamesWood's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I use 4 post stackable metal skillets originally from the car industry. Lifted with forwarding crane onto trailer then stacked back at the farm using fork lift. When you come to saw up skillet becomes log deck on fork lift. -
Anyone know how easy it is to get an untouched woodland classified as (RHI) sustainable and what sort of management plan would be needed. Have the ability to acquire 15 acres of land probably half being felling sized weeds the other half suitable for planting.
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Big logs wanted West Lancs, Southport,Liverpool areas
renewablejohn replied to wisewood's topic in Firewood forum
Got a big chestnut ready for coming down as soon as the tree surgeon can find a saw big enough to cut it. Tree is in Bolton already taken 3 forwarding trailer loads with just the stem to dismantle. Might be worth your while having a look and if any good advise how you want it cutting. -
Well were now on the approved list let the red tape begin.
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Have mentioned in the past my father died at the age of 50 due to sawdust in the lungs mainly from Lignum Vitae. Be very careful and wear a good quality mask. I also wear engineers glasses to protect the eyes and muffs for the ears.
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For my Kesla its a 3k option.
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Insurance who is trustworthy and will pay out.
renewablejohn replied to Mortimer Firewood's topic in General chat
Ripped me off to the tune of 15k. Never again -
The SPM type flywheel machines make excellent briquettes but they sell for crazy money. My hydraulic machine produces acceptable briquettes but quality wise will always be at the low end of the market.
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Looking at there web site most of the equipment appears to be chinese so I would be concerned about quality. I have one of the chinese pellet presses only real use is as a paper weight. The Italian machine looks like my briquette press which is made by Comafer and produces briquettes but the quality is very poor and that includes using a hammer mill to reduce chip size.
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I dont know about being worth a bomb but it is certainly a bomb site with probably 75% windblown. Just cannot see at the moment how it will be economic to harvest as I need to cover minimum £400 per day just to break even.
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ok now cleared
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For those not familiar with what the government are doing. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/304388/Biomass_Sustainability_Requirements_-_Info_Sheet.pdf
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In that case buy yourself a diesel heater and use the diesel direct. To get woodchip dry enough to briquette it needs to be less than 12% MC and you will probably still have to put it through a hammer mill to get it fine enough so that the briquettes hold together. Commercially they reckon equivalent of 15% of woodchip heat is used to dry the chip which if your paying in diesel will be very expensive.
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Its totally clear. If you dont burn compliant wood then you wont get paid your RHI. If you do burn non compliant wood and are caught then any RHI payments already made could be clawed back.
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Have a look at this dryer on the farming forum Storing & drying woodchips | The Farming Forum "Smoking" well steam actually
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250 ton of hard wood cord Hastings area
renewablejohn replied to MarieJames's topic in Firewood forum
I think someone does not understand the RHI rules and is trying to jump on a RHI bandwagon. If you look at the feedstock for most RHI or power generation installations it is woodchip or wood pellets. Yes the price of RHI certified woodchip will go up and you can expect a premium over non certified woodchip. Be interested to find out what Stobarts are paying for RHI certified woodchip I doubt whether its much more than £10 per tonne. -
Its in America's interest to reduce Europes energy from Russia as Europe is already awash with cheap American coal and export of LNG (gas) and biomass is being ramped up.
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Very little to do with Russia its been coming for a while but the fine detail is only now being resolved. Legal and sustainable forest source requirements for woodfuel — Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (CPET)
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In the short term the biomass for power stations will be mainly from Canada as the majority of there woodlands are already certified as sustainable. In the long term Canada may be less of an option as the targets are reduced making the long distance transport costs prohibitive.
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It will produce a 2 tier market. Woodlands certified as sustainable able to supply RHI and the power stations with very high prices due to supply and demand. Woodlands not certified will add to the timber from tree surgery to create an overall glut. I can still see a market for non sustainable hardwood but non sustainable softwood prices will fall though the floor.
