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Forest Engineering Group Autumn Symposium Sept 2009

Forest Engineering Group Autumn Symposium Sept 2009. Presentation by Fergus Tickell Managing Director Northern Energy Developments Ltd. Potential Energy Sources from Forest Land – Growing Renewables. Forest Related Renewables. Wind Hydro Biomass. Environment Climate change

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Forest Engineering Group Autumn Symposium Sept 2009

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  1. Forest Engineering GroupAutumn SymposiumSept 2009 Presentation by Fergus Tickell Managing Director Northern Energy Developments Ltd

  2. Potential Energy Sources from Forest Land – Growing Renewables

  3. Forest Related Renewables • Wind • Hydro • Biomass

  4. Environment Climate change Electricity generation targets Heat production Transport Forestry Scottish Forestry Strategy Existing and growing resource Local utilisation Improved resource efficiency Woodland expansion Policy Context

  5. Sustainable Development Employment Business development Local add value Renewable Energy Renewables Obligation Banding for biomass Feed in Tariffs Renewable Heat Incentive Distributed power Base load supply Policy Context (cont.)

  6. Location Close to the resource Distant from existing markets Off gas so local heat market Scale Matched to sustainable local timber supply Creation of robust supply chains Grid connection to distribution network ‘Off the shelf’ equipment Project Development Strategic Context

  7. Achnabreck, Lochgilphead

  8. Achnabreck, Lochgilphead

  9. Achnabreck (cont.) • Site Characteristics • FC owned • Preferred planning status in Local Plan • Connected to 20000 hectares of forest by forest road • Environmental brownfield site • Potential to develop adjacent heat demand

  10. Achnabreck (cont.) • Proposed Project Details • Technology – combustion • 60000 (wet) tonnes per year sourced from radius of 50km from site • Woodfuel made up of material not suitable for existing markets, SRW, other sources of clean wood • 5MW electrical capacity – 45000MWh per year • Establish wood refinery to energise local heat market

  11. What Now? • Consistent policy and support mechanisms • Grid access • Development of mature multi-scale markets • Development of supply chains • Silvicultural rejuvenation • R&D

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