As we fast approach the heating season, it is important to ensure that you are ready for what the weather throws at us. Here are 6 simple steps to ensure that your wood pellet heating system is ready for winter: 1...
Posted: 22 September, 2017
Date: Thursday 5 October 2017 Time: 9am start Venue: Woodsure/HETAS in Tewkesbury. If you would like to register for this course please visit http://www.gre.ac.uk/engsci/research/groups/wolfsoncentre/coupro/sc/UKPC or reply to this email with the delegate name/s. Course fees remain at £200 per person, which includes all course materials and refreshments...
Posted: 6 September, 2017
As you know by now, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology has received approval through the UK Pellet Council to deliver an ENplus® approved half-day course specifically for drivers delivering biomass pellets. It is also suitable for those requiring Quality Management training. Course fees remain at £200 per person...
Posted: 20 July, 2017
Our AGM & Conference took place on 12th June 2017 held at Keele University’s Sustainability Hub, itself heated by a 60kW wood pellet boiler using ENplus® wood pellets...
Posted: 23 June, 2017
The SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub is made up of a group of some of the key bioenergy academics in the UK...
Posted: 5 April, 2017
Dr Matthew Goodwin has been appointed to the role of Standards Manager for the UKPC. Matt was the MD of Purple Energy from 2006 to 2016, and a former director of the Wood Heat Association. With his extensive experience of designing and installing biomass heating systems, and a PhD in Climate Change Geology, he comes highly qualified and experienced for the role...
Posted: 28 March, 2017
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have produced their first ever collaborative report. It is called “Perspectives for the Energy Transition: Investment Needs for a Low-Carbon Energy Transition”...
Posted: 27 March, 2017
2017 Tour of the UK We will be arranging more courses in Spring around the UK once the weather warms up and pellet delivery slows down. Please let me know if you are looking to attend or send new recruits and/or if you are able to host a course...
Posted: 14 March, 2017
The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology has received approval through the UK Pellet Council to deliver an ENplus® approved half-day course specifically for drivers delivering biomass pellets. Course fees are £200 per person. Refreshments will be provided by the UK Pellet Council. Certificates of attendance will be provided for your files...
Posted: 16 February, 2016
The UK Pellet Council has created a new training film on good design for wood pellet handling. It will help both installers and consumers to know how to handle and store pellet, and it's part of a coordinated effort to raise the standards of design of wood pellet heating systems...
Posted: 28 May, 2015