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Publish Date : 14-Jun-2012

Biomass Energy Co-operative, Bury based energy co-operative, has obtained its first contract to deploy a biomass boiler and viewing room at a church and social club in Ellesmere Port.

The biomass boiler will burn locally sourced wood shavings and pellets. This is expected to decrease the church’s CO2 emissions by over 580 tonnes in 20 years. The ash generated will be offered to horticulturalists as a part for composts.

“Modern biomass boilers are simple in principle. They are fully automated, require very little maintenance and use wood pellets, wood chips or energy crops to provide heat and hot water. We believe it is an exciting time for renewables; they have the potential to transform the way that business thinks about its heating. People are genuinely amazed at how much they can save and, with programmes like the Renewable Heat Incentive – similar to feed-in tariffs, a comparable scheme for electricity – it is expected that even more people will explore the installation of renewable heat equipment,” said Chris O’Connor, operations director at Biomass Energy Co-operative.

The Co-operative Enterprise Hub, which supported this project, has kept aside Ł1 million between 2012 and 2014, to expand the number of community-owned renewable energy projects. It is a free business support service offered by The Co-operative Group.

“The Co-operative is working to support and encourage co-operatively owned renewable energy projects – equipping more people with the tools to control, generate and benefit from renewable energy. We believe this support will lead to a step-change in people’s thinking about energy and, inspire others to take action - a catalyst for a clean energy revolution across the UK,” said Michael Fairclough, head of community and co-operative investment at The Co-operative.

Besides energy savings, the main aim of Biomass Energy Co-operative is to encourage a transition to a lower carbon economy even as contributing to wider environmental upgrades. It provides a free feasibility study service and deploys the latest heating systems to commercial buildings, residential homes, schools, community buildings and large domestic properties across the North West.

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