1. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 1 Matthew Woodcock Forestry Commission England www.woodheatsolutions.eu How experience from Austria and Finland is helping build the woodfuel market in south east England Making Woodlands Pay Conference 22 March 2011

2. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 2 Getting to know each other: How many of you use wood already? –Open fire? –Wood burning stove? Does anyone own a wood? Does anyone think cutting trees down is bad?

3. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 3 What I plan to cover: What is Woodheat Solutions Review the carbon cycle Woodland resource in SE England What was happening prior to WhS How is the woodfuel evolving in SE England Key lessons from WhS Exemplar woodfuel installations in SE England Woodfuel Standards What next?

4. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 4 What is Woodheat Solutions? AIM: Inspire investment in wood-based heat generation from under managed woodlands in England, Croatia and Slovenia drawing on the experience gained in Finland and Austria. TIMEFRAME: 1 October 2008 to 31 st March 2011 Project Partners: Croation Forest Extension Service Slovenian Forestry Institute Technical Research Centre of Finland Styrian Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry

5. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 5 Trees and the Carbon Cycle Harvested wood: Locks up CO 2 in buildings, furniture etc Releases CO 2 to atmosphere when burnt Substitutes for fossil fuel use Helps mitigate climate change Growing trees: Absorb CO 2 from the atmosphere Mitigate climate change

6. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 6 Kents Downs High Weald Chilterns Surrey Hills Cotswolds North Wessex Downs South Downs National Park Chichester Harbour Isle of Wight New Forest National Park Cranborne Chase and West Wilts Downs Woodlands Forestry Commission managed Woodlands Woodland area: > 270,000 hectares > 140,000 ha of ancient woodland > 35,000 ha managed by the Forestry Commission Woodland Resource in south east England

7. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 7 Comparison to rest of England RegionWoodland Area% Woodland Cover % of Englands total woodland South East270,00014.124.6 South West212,0008.919.3 East England139,0007.312.7 North East103,00012.09.4 West Midlands99,0007.69.0 North West96,0006.88.8 Yorkshire & the Humber 92,0006.08.4 East Midlands80,0005.17.3 London6,0003.90.5 TOTAL1,097,0008.4100

8. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 8 Major species in SE England: Oak Ash Birch Beech Sycamore Sweet chestnut Poplar > 44,000 ha (16%) > 26,000 ha (10%) > 25,000 ha (9%) > 23,000 ha (8%) > 5,900 ha (2%) > 18,000 ha (2%) > 1,900 ha (>1%) Scots pine > 23,000 ha (8%) Corsican pine> 6,000 ha (2%) Norway spruce> 5,000 ha (1.8%) Larch> 4,500 ha (1.7%) Douglas fir> 3,800 ha (1.4%) Note: this adds to just > 50% so lots of mixed woods! Total broadleaf> 219,000 ha (81%)Total conifer > 51,000 ha (<19%) Note: all figures drawn from NIWT (National Inventory of Woodland and Trees published in 2002. NIWT 2 will shortly be available to update these figures. Sweet chestnut coppice figures drawn from FC Bulletin 64 (published 1987) Existing production: From 35,000 ha (40% conifer/60% broadleaves) the FC is harvest about 160,000m3 per year (approx 80% conifer) Estimate similar amount is harvested from the other 235,000 ha (15% conifer/85% broadleaves). Of these woods less than a third (by area) are subject to a grant scheme or felling licence

9. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 9 Whats the potential? Traditional broadleaved trees like beech and oak can grow at 4m 3 per ha per year Conifers like Scots pine can grow at > 8m 3 per ha per year Traditional coppice species like sweet chestnut and ash can grow at > 6m 3 per ha per year

10. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 10 Potential for production: 270,000 ha All could grow at > 4m 3 per ha per year = > 1,000,000 m 3 per year Salvage harvest after ice storm in Sweden HALF THIS!

11. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 11 How much heat is this? 1 cubic metre of wood at 30% moisture content will provide > 2,000kWhrs heat So 500,000m 3 of wood could provide > 1,000,000,000 kWhrs An average home uses about 15,000kWhrs yr So in South East England we could heat > 60,000 homes

12. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 12 South East England Woodfuel Strategy suggested targets by County CountyWoodland Area (hectares) % Woodland cover FC holding (Hectares) % of woodland cover Non FC holding (hectares) Woodfuel Strategy target by % non FC woodland area (m 3 /yr) Woodfuel Strategy Suggested County Target (m 3 /yr) Berkshire18,30814.54442.417,86438,10335,000 Buckinghamshire17,5739.41,75310.015,82033,74333,000 Oxfordshire18,23576293.417,60637,55335,000 Surrey37,56422.41,5884.235,97676,73570,000 Hampshire66,93917.720,13630.146,80399,828105,000 Isle of Wight4,549121,14625.23,4037,2587,000 West Sussex37,50718.93,78910.133,71871,91970,000 East Sussex29,92416.72,6438.827,28158,18955,000 Kent39,48710.63,5409.035,94776,67390,000 270,08614.435,668234,418500,000

13. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 13 Lots of it undermanaged : Didcot Power Station

14. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 14 West Dean - Village scale heat:

15. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 15 West Dean

16. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 16 Great Higham Farm Converted to holiday accommodation and heat provided by woodfuelled district heating system On the farm Former buildings converted into holiday lets, swimming pool built and all linked to district heating system Boiler house located for ease of fuel delivery 350kW boiler with buffer tank to balance load and programmable computer control Fuel store located for ease of access; plenty of space adjacent to stack wood for drying and then chip directly into the hopper = minimises handling and maximises efficiency

17. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 17 Hoathly Hill Community Residential community of 27 homes and about 70 people Heating originally by Calor gas Set up their own woodfuelled district heating system in 2007 See their Blog: http://home.btconnect.com/hoathlyhill/hhr/blog.html

18. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 18 Lessons learnt by the community Invest in efficiency works first Invest in other renewables together e.g. electricity Beware of in-experienced M&E consultants Much cheaper for new build than retrofit Try to get more capital in up-front to reduce loan costs Insist on good post-commissioning support It will take a year bed-in, fine-tune and learn

19. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 19 WhS Project stages: 1.Project management 2.Engagement 3.Entrepreneurship – Finnish Study Tour 4.Promoting and applying standards – Austrian study tour and Roadmap 5.Technical training 6.Communications and Dissemination 7.Common Dissemination

20. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 20 Wood is a little like crude oil, it can be refined into different products, each of which suites a particular use – just like diesel or petrol Conventional logs Wood Chips Wood Pellets Woodfuel types:

21. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 21 Wood burning stoves:

22. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 22 Flint cottage – courtesy Thames Valley Energy

23. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 23 Hybrid solutions Wood fuel provides all hot water and space heating in winter A combination of wood fuel and solar thermal work in the spring and autumn Solar thermal provides all hot water in the summer

24. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 24 A good thermal store is critical Solar thermal generates a third of hot water needed (5.1 kWth) Multifuel stove/ back boiler generates remaining space heat needs to a maximum of 19.2kWth 4kWe immersion heaters provide frostating and emergency back up

25. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 25 Solar Voltaic PV generates 60 - 70% electricity needs (3.06kWp)

26. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 26 Batch Boilers: 30kW for 4 bed semi Installed for £7,000 Uses > 12 tonnes of wood per year

27. & sponsored by: Led by the 22 March 2011 27 Pellet Boilers: