Energy Projects

We are investigating the viability of using Isle of Man wood-fuel from DAFF plantations to heat some Government buildings, for example Schools, Swimming Pools and Sheltered Housing.

Heat from wood fuel, burned in special biomass boilers, is environmentally friendly and carbon neutral because the plantations are managed and are replanted so there is always more trees to replace those harvested.

The graph on the right shows the relative prices of Isle of Man fuels, as at April 2007. Wood Heating is a very cost-effective source of energy.

The photos on this page all related to a study visit to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in Yorkshire. We were investigating their award winning wood fuel project and learning from their experience.

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Downloadable Documents
BioRegional TreeStation, Case Study (2051 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Woodchip supply in London Borough uses tree surgery waste
Isle of Man Fuel Prices as of Summer 2007 (25 kb) Format:Microsoft Excel Isle of Man Fuel Prices as of Summer 2007
Yorkshire Woodfuel Report (468 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File woodchip production and use in Yorkshire
Worcester County Hall Woodchip Boiler -Case Study (1052 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Case Study of a large woodchip boiler for large public sector building
Woodfuel Meets the Challenge - Forestry Commission (1499 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Woodfuel as a viable fuel source, best practice guidance
Exmoor Wood Fuel Report 2004 (574 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Resource assessment of woodchip on Exmoor from conifer and broadleaf woodland, hedgerows and sawmill by-products.
Woodchip Specification chart (122 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Austrian woodchip performance specification
Barnsley Council, Award Winning Biomass Project (1485 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File woodchip use in Barnsley Council buildings

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