Sam Whatmore

The Wood Fuel Supply Chain

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1. Sam Whatmore Director, Forest Fuels Ltd
2. Wood fuel supply chain Sam Whatmore Founder & Director Forest Fuels
3. Forest Fuels Group • Premium Grade wood fuel suppliers • Wood chip and wood pellet • 12 years industry experience • 15 depots, 3 regionally-based Operations Managers • Local depots – local woodlands – local people • 300+ customers on contract • Strategic and site specific consultancy services
4. Supply chain - from tree to boiler • Feedstock types • Wood fuel production • Fuel storage and handling on site • Sustainability issues • What the supplier needs
5. The Available Resource
6. Feed Stock Sources - Roundwood
7. Producing quality woodchip
8. Harvesting Residues – uses / contamination
9. Producing Quality Woodchip
10. Arboricultural Arisings
11. Feedstock Sources – Sawmill Residues
12. Reclaimed Material
13. Feedstock Sources – Energy Crops
14. Feedstock Sources - Stacking
15. From Raw Material to Chipper Sam Whatmore – Wood Fuel Supply Chain
16. Feedstock Sources – Drying Conditions
17. Investment in Equipment
18. Producing quality woodchip
19. Fuel storage and handling on site
20. Cost Implications of Fuel Store Design High Capex Low Capex Low Opex High Opex •High volume fuel store •Below ground gravity delivery •Access for articulated lorries •Proximity to industrial wood waste recyclers •Low volume fuel store •Above ground/existing building •Lifted/blower delivery •Proximity to ‘produced’ fuel supply •Poor vehicular access
21. Specialist Delivery Methods
22. Specialist Delivery methods
23. Moving Floor Feed System (500KW+)
24. Hook bin delivery
25. Fuel delivery and storage Fast Auger Systems for Wood Chip • Fast filling for above ground stores • 30 m3 in about 30 min • Particularly suited for retrofit
26. Moving hot water rather than wood Below ground stores
28. Common Errors in Design Detail
32. Sustainability issues • RHI accreditation and sustainability • CPET regulations • BABSIG …what you need to do
33. Choosing your supplier • Reliability and experience • Security of timber supplies • Long term contracts • Localness • Quality assurance
34. What The Supplier Wants • Long term contracts • Ability to build stock and plan
35. What The Supplier Wants
36. Buying Woodfuel • Purchase by volume, weight or kWh ? • Long-term Contracts
37. Quality! Woodfuel is more than just the wood For it to really work… • Early engagement (it isn’t like oil or gas!) • Supplier needs clear understanding of customer’s requirements • Appropriate delivery timings • Fuel supplier who can problem solve • Good technical understanding of biomass • Other services - ash removal? O&M contracts?
38. Questions Questions? sam.whatmore@forestfuels.co.uk 01409 281977