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Wood Fuel Supply Chain

Wood Fuel Supply Chain. Robin Almond RTS. Who are RTS?. Timber Harvesting & Marketing Quarter of a million tonnes of timber per year Woodland Management Wood Fuel Supply - 15,000+ Tonnes Specified and controlled moisture content Contracting Consultancy Contracting. Overview.

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Wood Fuel Supply Chain

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  1. Wood Fuel Supply Chain Robin Almond RTS

  2. Who are RTS? • Timber Harvesting & Marketing • Quarter of a million tonnes of timber per year • Woodland Management • Wood Fuel • Supply - 15,000+ Tonnes • Specified and controlled moisture content • Contracting • Consultancy • Contracting

  3. Overview • What Forms the Supply Chain • Sustainability of Woodfuel • Practical Issues for Installers

  4. The Supply Chain Standing Tree Harvesting Select Suitable Material Extraction Conditioning AirDrying Haulage Chipping Processing Quality Control Movement Further Conditioning Force drying Haulage Point of Delivery

  5. Felling

  6. Conditioning

  7. Processing

  8. Quality Control

  9. Delivery

  10. Completing the Circle

  11. Sustainability • Sustained Supply or Sustainable Supply? • Controlled Wood • Certified Wood • UKWAS • FSC • PEFC

  12. Practical Issues • Type of Available Fuel • Delivery method • Access • Cost • Usage • Timing

  13. Take Home Points • Establish specification of available fuel and delivery method BEFORE specifying a boiler! • Continuity of the wood fuel supply chain is well established. • Local fuel supply networks will develop with size of demand

  14. Wood Fuel Heating Robin Almond RTS Ltd 01764 652 858 www.rts.ltd.uk

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