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Somerset venue profits from biomass heating |
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3 Jun 2015, 10:54 AM
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A venue with an associated vineyard in Somerset had previously been heated by an expensive to run and inefficient oil fired system. Now a new biomass boiler is proving its worth both in terms of cost cutting and carbon footprint.
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Aldwick Court Farm & Vineyard is located at the foot of the Mendip Hills. Enjoying stunning views of the surrounding countryside, the farm is an extremely popular venue for weddings, wine tasting tours and other special occasions.
It was necessary to provide heating and hot water to multiple areas of the farm including; farmhouse, visitor centre, function and event Rooms, offices and a flat in an affordable, eco-friendly and sustainable way.
With Eco Angus’ help the team of highly trained installers at Blake Ecotec designed and installed an environmentally friendly, high powered solution capable of providing heating and hot water across the entire site. A purpose built barn was constructed to house the Orlan Super 130kW Log Gasification Boiler, 10,000 litre Akvarterm accumulator tank and the 6 metre high, 300mm NOVA stainless steel flue.
The boiler's 130kW heat output and large loading capacity means it is capable of burning logs, with a moisture content of 15-20%, up to 100cm in length. The solution works at 91% efficiency and can burn for up to 12 hours continuously. This high efficiency means that, during the summer months, a single weekly load will ensure enough hot water is provided to every building on site.
This solution not only provides an eco-friendly and sustainable source of heat but also an incredibly financially rewarding investment. The new system is compliant with the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme and will receive payments over a 20 year period. They will receive RHI payments of 8.8p per kWh of heat generated by the system, a total of approximately £403,900 in Government Payments.
The log boiler solution will also deliver substantial net fuel cost savings of £258,636 across the 20 year scheme. In comparison with fossil fuels, this will save £4,000 in the first year, rising to £26,000 in the final year of the RHI scheme on fuel alone. Add this to the savings made on fuel and the project will gain approximately £662,500 in additional income over 20 years. The RHI payments and the fuel cost savings will see the initial outlay paid off in just over 1 year, before turning a profit for the remaining 19 years of the scheme.
Last, but certainly not least, Aldwick Court’s carbon footprint will be reduced. The Renewable Heat Solution will reduce the site's Carbon Footprint by an incredible 36 tonnes of CO2 per year, a 90% reduction.
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