Yarde Farm is a 350 acre beef and arable enterprise based on the Killerton National Trust Estate in Devon. With the farmland including over 200 acres of flood plain in permanent pasture, a Higher Level Stewardship has been introduced to help manage a wide range of challenges.
Biomass Boiler at Yarde Farm
The farmer was keen to use his wood fuel supply to reduce heating costs and to be self sufficient. The installation needed to be compliant with Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) eligibility criteria.
A single 100kW Guntamatic Powerchip biomass boiler and mini district heating scheme replaced the oil boilers. The buildings were linked using insulated underground pipe.
The boiler was installed in a barn located 100 metres from the other buildings in the scheme. The boiler’s fuel store has been constructed to enable wood to be chipped directly into the fuel store or loaded by a handler.
Wood grown on site is contract chipped into fuel store and the system provides heating to 16th Century listed cob farm house, workshops and food processing unit as well as hot water to farm buildings in mini district heating scheme.
Biomass boiler at beef and arable enterprise Yarde Farm
Wood grown on site is contract chipped into fuel store and the system provides heating to 16th Century listed cob farm house, workshops and food processing unit as well as hot water to farm buildings in mini district heating scheme.
Biomass Boiler at Yarde Farm
The Result
- Fuel Cost Saving; 50-80% (wood chips).
- CO2 Reduced; Up to 96% or 44 tonnes compared to heating oil.
- RHI Income; The RHI payments and the fuel cost savings ensure the project will be both environmentally and financially rewarding.
Fuel Consumption; 37 tonnes of wood chips, per annum. (based on 100kW boiler, in a similar application)
Fuel Cost Saving; (Source; Biomass Energy Centre) Wood chips; 80% (Farm utilises their own wood fuel).
CO2 Saving; (Source; Biomass Energy Centre) Up to 98% or 44 tonnes vs heating oil.
RHI Payments; A project of this size would gain an average of £11,300 every
year for 20 years, index linked to inflation.
Installed Cost; £73,000
Payback Period; 4-5 years (combining RHI income & fuel cost saving).
(*Financial information not specific to this project – figures are based on an average of several typical projects of this size. Current information on RHI payments for guidance only, not to be considered a guarantee. )
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