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Sam Whatmore

Sam Whatmore

The Wood Fuel Supply Chain

Energy Now Expo 2013

February 21, 2013
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  1. 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
  2. Supply chain - from tree to boiler • Feedstock types

    • Wood fuel production • Fuel storage and handling on site • Sustainability issues • What the supplier needs
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Choosing your supplier • Reliability and experience • Security of

    timber supplies • Long term contracts • Localness • Quality assurance
  6. 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?