forest engineering group autumn symposium sept 2009 presentation by fergus tickell managing director...
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Forest Engineering Group
Autumn SymposiumSept 2009Presentation by Fergus Tickell
Managing Director
Northern Energy Developments Ltd
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Potential Energy Sources from Forest Land – Growing
Renewables
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Forest Related Renewables
Wind Hydro Biomass
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Policy Context
Environment Climate change Electricity generation
targets Heat production Transport
Forestry Scottish Forestry
Strategy Existing and growing
resource Local utilisation Improved resource
efficiency Woodland expansion
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Policy Context (cont.)
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
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Project Development Strategic Context
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
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Achnabreck, Lochgilphead
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Achnabreck, Lochgilphead
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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
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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
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What Now?
Consistent policy and support mechanisms Grid access Development of mature multi-scale markets Development of supply chains Silvicultural rejuvenation R&D