Forest Engineering Group Autumn Symposium Sept 2009 Presentation by Fergus Tickell Managing Director Northern Energy Developments Ltd

Potential Energy Sources from Forest Land – Growing Renewables

Forest Related Renewables Wind Hydro Biomass

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

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

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

Achnabreck, Lochgilphead

Achnabreck (cont.) Site Characteristics  FC owned  Preferred planning status in Local Plan  Connected to hectares of forest by forest road  Environmental brownfield site  Potential to develop adjacent heat demand

Achnabreck (cont.) Proposed Project Details  Technology – combustion  (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

What Now? Consistent policy and support mechanisms Grid access Development of mature multi-scale markets Development of supply chains Silvicultural rejuvenation R&D