Michael Brander, owner of Whittingehame Estate, wanted a more
environmentally sustainable and lower cost source of heating fuel
for newly renovated estate buildings. At the same time, the need to
bring 300 acres of woodlands back into good order, after 50 years
of neglect, presented a major financial burden. The possibility of
extracting low cost wood fuel for heating from woodlands on the
estate presented a valuable opportunity to make overall woodland
management economically viable. Installing wood-fuelled heating
systems, therefore, seemed the clear way forward, the Renewable
Heat Incentive(RHI) made wood fuel even more financially
attractive.
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