Wood chip Cost
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rusty
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- Location
- Buxton Derbyshire
My last load of G50 was £95/t. Someone else. Quoted me £31/m3 which I think would work out at over £120/t. My third quote came in late after I had already ordered at £68/t. When I quizzed them if it was G50 M25 spec he replied ' it's grade A wood chip' which I assume by the price difference ment it wasn't G50 spec.
d williams
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I'd say that it would be recycled if quoting grade a wood chip not virgin wood
Doing it for the kids
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Most chip that's virgin is I believe around the £100 mark.
Grade A and legit, fully traceable similar is closer to £30 around here.
Your boilervwould have to be set up to burn the cheaper option though I assume?
Pilgrimmick
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- Location
- Argyll
Up to now £100, from first of April £107.50.
smallholder99
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if cattle manure was dried out and possibly pelleted would it have any value as a biomass fuel
Daniel Larn
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I'd imagine so, but I don't think you'd be getting RHI certified boilers running on it.
What would be really interesting is seeing if you can find a way of claiming the RHI to do it though.
d williams
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To pellet any product you will need rhi to make it stack up financially
smallholder99
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so if i dried it slowly in a polytunnel without much cost would it have any value as an unpelleted loose material
Daniel Larn
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I'm not sure it would get down to a low enough moisture content without putting in some energy to dry it. In a polytunnel you would likely have to be blowing through a lot of air to keep it evaporating.
I think there could be sufficient energy in it to be used as fuel, especially with lots of straw.
Do a test and find a calorific value for it, see how well you can get it to burn in various states.
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
Of course the moisture content will get down low enough in a polytunnel. but for making pellets you would stiil need to put it through a hammer mill as pellets require more of a flour to pelletise. You would be far better producing briquettes that could be used in a chp plant. Its a standard product in Baltic countries.
smallholder99
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what make of chp plant runs on briquettes and is there equipment for mass producing briquettes
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
How many tonnes per day are you looking to use.
smallholder99
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when dried out ,over 200 ton a year or 50kg/hr for 12 hrs a day
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
Dont think you have enough material to make it worth your while.
smallholder99
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what price could i get per ton if i dried it out and made briquettes,would anyone on here be interested in it
Doing it for the kids
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just remember most folk with boilers claiming RHI wont be allowed to burn this.
Fowler VF
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- Location
- Herefordshire
This what we use to make 40mm by 20mm mini briquettes from dry sawdust:
http://www.ecokraft.com/en/383/pelletizing
pm or ring me on 07831 803173 for the UK agent details.
http://www.ecokraft.com/en/383/pelletizing
pm or ring me on 07831 803173 for the UK agent details.
Going to shred ,a load of old spud boxes , .they asure us ,they can take out ,metal with magnets
whatbis grade A chip worth be around 50 ton ,
any interest
whatbis grade A chip worth be around 50 ton ,
any interest