Our work - Timber and Bioenergy

As well as providing a place for wildlife and recreation, woods can provide tangible and renewable products. These in turn can generate employment and help the local economy. We are exploring ways to make the most from our wooden forest resource whether it be a piece of fine furniture or a fuel.

Wood as a fuel is seeing a renaissance with increasing fossil fuel prices and the launch of the Renewable Heat Incentive or RHI. The Renewable Heat Incentive provides an index linked income stream for 20 years for installing and using a modern, clean burning, biomass boiler.

More information on the government's Renewable Heat Incentive can be found at www.decc.gov.uk/rhi.

Or try our user-friendly calculator to find out what financial returns you might expect from installing a biomass boiler as opposed to using fossil fuel.