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ETA Biomass Containers Craned Onto Site

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Pete

This is the view inside one of our new ETA Hack 200 biomass boiler containers. This is one of three destined for The Homme — EC Drummond’s home farm at Ross On Wye. The containers are built at our new … Continue reading →

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The poultry industry’s steady changeover to running on biomass boilers

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Pete

More and more poultry houses are changing over to running on biomass boilers as the year rolls on. Several growers I have spoken to lately are saying the big buyers of poultry, such as Asda, Morrisons, Tesco, etc., are likely … Continue reading →

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Energy Crops Scheme

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Pete

The Energy Crops Scheme (ECS) is part of the Rural Development Programme for England. It runs until the end of 2013, as does the RDP itself. The scheme provides a 50%  grant towards all eligible costs. Further reading and guidance … Continue reading →

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Final touches at Axbridge

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Pete

All the cladding is now finished and the sheds are looking very smart. In the photo above you can see the extension we built onto the end of the poultry house to form a fuel store to the right and … Continue reading →

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On the move

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Pete

We are refining and improving our procedures to optimise our productivity. These biomass pods are meeting us on site Monday morning — the majority of the boilerhouse work has already been done in the workshop, so our time under the … Continue reading →

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Fuel oil thefts on the increase

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Pete

Had a phonecall from one of several hotels that have shown interest in having pellet boilers fitted to replace their old oil fired boilers. They had all their heating oil stolen over the weekend. Over £3000 worth. Apparently the thieves … Continue reading →

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Burning chicken litter

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Pete

Some boiler manufacturers allow you to burn chicken litter as a fuel. ETA does not. It is corrosive and the moisture level can be very high, so it’s not something you want going through the machine if you can avoid … Continue reading →

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Fuel Security

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Pete

One of the questions we get asked the most is, “Yeah, but what’s the price of wood/pellets going to be in five years’ time?” It’s a valid question and, even though initial trends suggest prices will remain stable, of course … Continue reading →

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Seven Days

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Pete

I checked-in with the farm manager, Lester James, on day seven of the new crop. In sheds one and two the old Priva heaters were firing, extract fans were running, air was fumy, humidity was high, it was noisy in … Continue reading →

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RHI Raised

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Pete

Perhaps unbelievably, the government has raised the RHI from 1st April 2012, so it’s even more of a no-brainer for businesses that use a lot of heat to switch over to using biomass boilers. The rate has gone from £79/Mw to … Continue reading →

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