Wood Pellets price ????
- Thread starter Nuffy29
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woodworm
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- Location
- Thetford Norfolk
Its a funny ole game Nuffy.
God knows why but few ever want to tell others what they are paying for wood pellets. Its like its a major secret.
They'll discus the price of wheat, barley, straw and sugar beet, but wood pellets, they're a top secret commodity.
God knows why but few ever want to tell others what they are paying for wood pellets. Its like its a major secret.
They'll discus the price of wheat, barley, straw and sugar beet, but wood pellets, they're a top secret commodity.
Iron150
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- Location
- Conwy, north wales
What quantity are we talking about? We paid 205 p/t but for only 6t
roadrunner13
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Out of curiosity how many kw's of usable /RHI would that give you?
- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
4200 kw approx
roadrunner13
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- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
if your paying £850/tonne it would be,more like 4 to 5p/kw
roadrunner13
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4.8p!!
Not so bad but still loads, even if RHI IS 8.9p
Convenient though
Not so bad but still loads, even if RHI IS 8.9p
Convenient though
roadrunner13
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Or straw at £15 
roadrunner13
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Perhaps but to me there is come thing fundamentally wrong about using food as a heat source
I used to be of the same opinion.
But with grain prices on their arse again I have changed my position. The more land that feeds digesters and burners and pellet plants the better. We are in a commodity cycle and although it would mean a slight shortage at the top of the market, it would put a base in the market
roadrunner13
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I agree with you from a commercial perspective but I still struggle with a moral one.
It still baffles me why farmers with access to straw are / have still going down the wood chip / pellet route when they have no or very little timber available to them.
Bean / OSR straw burns well and has little value to the soil.
Still getting late in the day for these discussion as its all but over
It still baffles me why farmers with access to straw are / have still going down the wood chip / pellet route when they have no or very little timber available to them.
Bean / OSR straw burns well and has little value to the soil.
Still getting late in the day for these discussion as its all but over
- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
straw requires a baler, leading , barns . handling into the boiler, its dirtier fuel with more acidic combustion
pellets get blown into the bin - done
Im a farmer not an eco warrior or heat supplier. I just want a simple reliable heat source. (and some idiot burnt my dutch barn down about 10 year ago).
I
pellets get blown into the bin - done
Im a farmer not an eco warrior or heat supplier. I just want a simple reliable heat source. (and some idiot burnt my dutch barn down about 10 year ago).
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roadrunner13
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I can't disagree, they need more time for sure, it depends what you want from them ultimately.
Most farms have a loader, contractors are cheap and quick, over 20 years sheds are not expensive and most farms have someone who lives on site who can load them, if they get cheap heat they are happy to do it!
Their install costs are certainly no more but fuel costs are considerably less, 4.5p vs 0.5p / kWh.
Lastly fuel certainty, unless you make your own pellets, you are at the mercy of the market which is not dissimilar to the Tanker's hose.
Like all things, some things work for some better than others. This year I think we have made more from the straw than we have from the grain!
Most farms have a loader, contractors are cheap and quick, over 20 years sheds are not expensive and most farms have someone who lives on site who can load them, if they get cheap heat they are happy to do it!
Their install costs are certainly no more but fuel costs are considerably less, 4.5p vs 0.5p / kWh.
Lastly fuel certainty, unless you make your own pellets, you are at the mercy of the market which is not dissimilar to the Tanker's hose.
Like all things, some things work for some better than others. This year I think we have made more from the straw than we have from the grain!
- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
I may have gone for straw boiler if I had not been a tenant farmer, placing shipping containers and bulk bins between existing broiler sheds didn't involve taking more land space.
Barns and a bigger straw boiler would have. Similar with chip, chip would probably have involved a separate bigger boiler in its own shed with a substantial chip store.
Burning grains isnt as simple as it seems clinker and acid flue gas present problems, not the fit and forget style I'm wanting.
Still pellet prices have drop considerably recently, so Im still happy with my set up. My old fuel LPG has dropped to historically low price levels but lets see what winter prices are.
Barns and a bigger straw boiler would have. Similar with chip, chip would probably have involved a separate bigger boiler in its own shed with a substantial chip store.
Burning grains isnt as simple as it seems clinker and acid flue gas present problems, not the fit and forget style I'm wanting.
Still pellet prices have drop considerably recently, so Im still happy with my set up. My old fuel LPG has dropped to historically low price levels but lets see what winter prices are.
roadrunner13
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Fully agree.
RHI is a long term game. If you only have the tenancy then it's not worth it.
RHI is a long term game. If you only have the tenancy then it's not worth it.
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
Until wood pellet prices go above £250 per tonne then my pellet machine will stay mothballed.