Wednesday 16 June 2010, 09:30 am - 12:30 pm, Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise

 

This half-day workshop will provide guidelines and information on:
•    Units, conversion factors and formulae for wood for energy. Make sense of units such as: m3 solid, m3 loose volume, tonnes, GJ, kWh, and understand the importance of moisture and energy content in determining price and return on investment.
•    New CEN (European) standards for solid biofuels, particularly for non-industrial applications: wood chip, pellets, briquettes, firewood
•    New software will be demonstrated and provided that will answer questions such as:
-    What will my annual cost be for an alternative (bio)fuel compared to my present consumption of fossil fuel (coal, oil, electricity, peat).
-    How long a pay-back if I change to another fuel?
-    What are the costs of producing and delivering wood chips – depending on tree species, basic density, moisture content at different stages of the production process, ash content, harvesting and chipping costs, transport distance, storage period etc?

Registration fee is €30.00 per person. This includes a copy of the costings software, tea/coffee and handouts. The workshop is limited to 20 participants so prior registration is essential - contact Orla Cashen tel: 01 6072487, or email orla.cashen@agriculture.gov.ie