Nice to see the flame in the Froling boiler
This morning and it was the familiar trek down to the stunning south-west of Wales and the National Trust residential and conservation centre at Stackpole. The 300kw wood chip system is now over a year old and Chris the area Ranger had invited me down to chat about the woodland and timber management for fuel. The near-by estate will probably supply most of the needs of the system (400M3 of chip per annum) But as they get to learn the ways of the boiler they also are getting a feeling for the woodland management which is needed. The trees mostly softwood come from very near-by but in sometimes difficult to access situations and as for storage for drying the timber Chris is not spoilt for choice. It was good to see that Chris had most of the solutions figured out and was bouncing ideas (it’s always good to have an accomplice!) There is an improved plan for storage, management and fuelling to drive that moisture content down in the timber
Mr Oliver and his 300kw Froling wood chip system. Biomass is quite a bit more hands on
Something i haven’t seen before. Chris took me out to see the cone splitter at work. Making the larger logs fit in the chipper. Simple and elegant. Cone screws in until the timber gives way.
On the way to Stackpole this morning. Slight flood at Crew Castle. There is a road under that water!
