Wood Fuel Supply Chain Robin Almond RTS
Who are RTS? Timber Harvesting & Marketing Quarter of a million tonnes of timber per year Woodland Management Wood Fuel Supply - 15,000+ Tonnes Specified and controlled moisture content Contracting Consultancy Contracting
Overview What Forms the Supply Chain Sustainability of Woodfuel Practical Issues for Installers
Standing Tree Select Suitable Material Conditioning Processing Further Conditioning Point of Delivery Air Drying Force drying Harvesting Extraction Haulage Chipping Movement Quality Control The Supply Chain
Felling
Conditioning
Processing
Quality Control
Delivery
Completing the Circle
Sustainability Sustained Supply or Sustainable Supply? Controlled Wood Certified Wood UKWAS FSC PEFC
Practical Issues Type of Available Fuel Delivery method Access Cost Usage Timing
Take Home Points Establish specification of available fuel and delivery method BEFORE specifying a boiler! Continuity of the wood fuel supply chain is well established. Local fuel supply networks will develop with size of demand
Wood Fuel Heating Robin Almond RTS Ltd