Initial
assessment tool (xls 565kB): This tool allows you to
make an initial economic assessment of a proposed biomass plant
based on site information.
Decision support
tool: This design tool helps you to assess the optimum
size of biomass boiler and heat storage and the control strategy
for a proposed biomass system
Fuel supply
map: a searchable database of biomass fuel
suppliers.
Guides
End user
guide: the Carbon Trust has published a guide for
potential users of biomass heating equipment covering details of
the technology and advice on procurement and operation.
Health
and safety guide published by the Combustion
Engineering Association
Template documents
Template documents to help guide the development of your biomass
heating system. These resources have been prepared with input from
some of the UK's leading experts in biomass heating technology.
They are provided for general guidance purposes only. The Carbon
Trust recommends, and these resources assume, that prospective
users will take advice on their specific needs and circumstances
from professionals in the field, including not only technical
consultants and installers, but legal, planning and others as
required.
Template request for
proposal (RFP) sheets (pdf, 110kb)
Guidance to help ensure that site developers request appropriate
information from prospective installers/suppliers
Template contracts*
Template
contract for Supply of Biomass Fuel (doc,
88kb)
Guidance
Notes for Biomass Supply (pdf, 64kb)
Template contract for
Supply of Heat Energy (doc, 84.5kb)
Guidance Notes
for Supply of Heat (pdf, 64kb)
Template
Operation and Maintenance Agreement (doc,
158.5kb)
Guidance Notes for
Operation and Maintenance Agreement (pdf,
47kb)
Template Services
Agreement (doc, 159.5kb)
Guidance Notes for
Services Agreement (pdf, 47kb)
*Contracts - legal disclaimer
For the avoidance of doubt, these documents are in a non-binding,
recommended form. Their intention is to be used as a starting point
for negotiation only. Individual parties are free to depart from
their terms and should always satisfy themselves of the regulatory
and commercial implications of their use. If any user has concerns
or queries about the form of this document we recommend that the
user seek independent legal advice. The Carbon Trust accepts no
liability for any loss, direct or otherwise, arising from the use
of all or any part of these documents.
Biomass boiler case studies
Sewstern sawmill
Fonthill primary
school
BSW sawmill
Lochaber Leisure
Centre
National
Botanic Garden of Wales
Oncoland
Plockton school
This guidance was produced through the Carbon Trust Biomass Heat
Accelerator project.