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How to:

• Strengthen communities

• Support (or create) local business

• Improve woodland management

• Increase fuel security

Development and opportunities for biomass

as a renewable energy resource

Presentation available on the Northwoods website – www.northwoods.org.uk/presentations

OR

• 10 years old

• Supports tree, timber, biomass

• Projects;

• bioeNErgy

• BEn

• NULogs

• Training

• Why biomass?

• How to get it working in T&G

Tarset 2050

Tarset 2050

• Local employment

• Better retention

• More resilient

Tarset 2050

• Local product

• Local employment

• Less ‘leakage’

Tarset 2050

• Less transport

• Sustainable source

• Low carbon

• Better woodlands

The ideal scenario

2020

The current situation

How we get there

Analysis

Opportunity

What do we know?

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UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, 2009

http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/publications/lc_trans_plan/lc_trans_plan.aspx

A big step 01

UK Renewable Energy Strategy, 2009

A big step 02

UK Renewable Energy Strategy, 2009

A big step 03

Supply Curve for Renewable Heat, 2009www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/policy/renewable_heat/incentive/supply_curve/supply_curve.aspx

A big step 03

Supply Curve for Renewable Heat, 2009www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/policy/renewable_heat/incentive/supply_curve/supply_curve.aspx

The ideal scenario

2020

The current situation

How we get there

Analysis

Opportunity

Tarset and

Greystead

• Largely forested/woodland

• Ageing population

• Employment an issue

Biomass

• Why biomass?

• How to get it working in T&G

The value chain

FuelGrowing Harvesting Storage

Processing Transport Delivery

Relevant questions

• What parts of the value chain do you

want to capture?

• What capacity do you need?

• What assistance is there?

Value chain components

Growing

Land/forestryManagement skills

Value chain components

Harvesting

Motor manualMechanicalSkilled workforce

Value chain components

Storage

Land/forestryCovered area

Value chain components

Processing

ChipperLog splitter

Value chain components

Transport

Fuel-dependent

Value chain components

Delivery

‘Standard’ tipper truckSpecialised delivery

What capacity is needed?

• Skilled operators

• Market awareness

• Business support

• A good product

What assistance is there?

• bioeNErgy

• NULogs

• Business Link

• Leader

• CAN

• bioeNErgy

Capital for woodfuel investments

(including forestry access etc)

Staff member:

Jennifer Hewitson

www.northwoods.org.uk/bioenergy

• NULogs• Technical and marketing support for

firewood suppliers and woodland

owners

• Map of suppliers

Staff member:

John Farquhar

www.northwoods.org.uk/nulogs

• Business Link

Generic business support and

some capital

0845 600 9 006

• Leader

Bioenergy is one of the main

strands to support

So is micro-enterprise

Tom Burston: 01669 622063

www.nuleader.eu

Community Action Northumberland

Can help community projects with

funding applications

Contact Melanie Hall

Tel: 01434 607871

www.ca-north.org.uk

Funding guides:

National park

funding@nnpa.org.ukwww.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/fundingguide

Northumberland Councilwww.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=318

(bottom right of page)

What assistance is there?

David Clubb

Northwoods Director

www.northwoods.org.uk

Tel: 01670 513292