News Stories

Meet the RDI Staff!

Always wondered who we all are?  Well now you can find out - we've added new section to the website introducing all of the RDI staff. 

There is a brief biog of each staff member and lovely photo!

Check out the page here.

Northwoods team grows again!

Congratulations to our colleague John Farquhar and his wife Sam, who just had a baby girl! Polly arrived in the early morning on 16 June 2009, bringing her parents and all of us lots of joy. Best wishes to a little star from entire RDI team!

Northwoods project director speaking at off-grid renewables event - Sunday 28th, Rothbury

David Clubb is giving an introduction to off-grid renewables as part of the Northumberland Renewable Energy Group's programme of workshops.

As someone who has lived and worked with off-grid renewables, David
is well-placed to kick off the workshop on renewables this Sunday. The
introduction will be followed by a talk by Sue Finch, who lives in a
remote area of Northumberland and gets all her energy from renewables.

RDI Shortlisted for the British Renewable Energy Awards!

At an awards ceremony at London’s Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel on 11th June, RDI were amongst the short listed nominees for the British Renewable Energy Awards. RDI were nominated in the ‘Pioneer’ category (sponsored by British Sugar) for their work in promoting woodfuel and supporting the supply chain through projects such as Ignite, NewHeat, Ignition09 and bioeNErgy.

Northwoods Annual Report 2008

Our North East regional Woodland Initiative - Northwoods - had a great year in 2008/2009, and we've decided to tell the world about it! You can read some details about what we got up to here.

And we're already looking forwad to the next year being even better!

Northwoods beats monthly record for training delivered

Have you received training yet from Northwoods? If so, you're in the
growing band which has benefitted from our grant-aided training
programme this year - take a look at the graph and see how our numbers
are growing!

Woodfuel Suppliers Survey

RDI Associates Ltd, working in association with Hudson Consulting Ltd, has been commissioned by Forestry Commission to undertake a woodfuel suppliers’ network scoping study.

With support from the Forestry Commission’s Regional Biomass Advice Network, the study will work with woodfuel suppliers across England, Wales and Scotland to identify the benefits and services they feel would be most useful to their business.

Northwoods has moved!

Still with a focus on the rural sector, but now with access to good public transport and amenities, based in the market town of Morpeth, the County Seat of Northumberland.

Click here for full contact details and a map.

We'll be having an open day soon to show existing and potential partners or customers around our new premises - keep checking the website for more details.

Wildfire 2009 - the UK's Wildfire Conference

On the 16th and 17th June, RDI will be organising the fourth UK wildfire conference in Lyndhurst in the New Forest.

After a couple of wet years it wouldn’t be unexpected if wildfire has slipped down the list of priorities.  But with climate change predicted to extend the long term trend towards hotter and drier summers, and the anticipated increase in fires that this would result in, wildfire experts in the UK are concerned that many areas could find themselves unprepared, with potentially catastrophic consequences.

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Angus Woodland and Forestry Framework

RDI has won a twelve month contract from Angus Council to produce their Local Woodland and Forestry Framework. With support from Forestry Commission Scotland, the Framework, which will be applicable to all of Angus, excluding that part of Angus which lies within the boundary of the Cairngorms National Park, will follow the principles of the Scottish Forestry Strategy and identify projects which will help to deliver community and sustainable economic development, biodiversity and climate change objectives.