Ignite: Woodfuel Quality Standards

12/11/2015

Event Details

This one day course introduces woodfuel suppliers and users to the full range of standards and quality assurance schemes in use in the supply chain and how to produce and specify the correct type of fuel.  It looks at how to ensure your woodfuel is compliant with the Timber Standard for Heat and Electricity covering the legal and sustainability criteria and the requirements of the Biomass Suppliers List.  The course also looks at how woodfuel properties can affect compliance with standards, how to specify and test fuel, and match fuel specifications to combustion systems. The training provides an introduction to BS EN solid biofuels standards that have been adopted in the UK and reviews the various woodfuel quality assurance schemes and what relevance these may have to your business.  The course involves a practical sampling demonstration at a working woodfuel supply depot and attendees will also receive a copy of our Woodfuel Quality Standards Handbook and a Lantra Awards certificate of attendance.

The full course content can be accessed here.

Cost: Courses cost £168.00* (inc VAT) per person which includes Lantra Awards certification fees, handbooks and catering on the day.  Funding may be available to help reduce the cost of courses.  Please contact the office for more details.
* Members of the Wood Heat Association and the Confor Woodfuel Suppliers Group can take advantage of a 10% discount on course fees – just let us know at time of booking.

For further information or to book a place on this course, please contact Erica Spencer by telephone on 0845 226 2890 or by e-mail – erica.spencer@ruraldevelopment.org.uk.