FARMERS in Pembrokeshire have launched a co-operative to produce, market and supply biofuels.<\/p>\n
Pembrokeshire Bio Energy will focus on supplying wood chips for automated heating of buildings such as hotels, swimming pools and large detached properties.<\/p>\n
A grant of 50% is now available from Objective One to owners wishing to install biomass boilers.<\/p>\n
Farmer Paul Ratcliffe, chairman of the steering group, has established a number of trial plots of miscanthus, willow coppice and reed canary grass, all of which are already being used as fuel crops in other parts of the UK.<\/p>\n
Feasibility studies commissioned by PBE have concluded that miscanthus, in particular, has excellent potential in Pembrokeshire.<\/p>\n
“We have spent a year setting up Pembrokeshire Bio Energy Ltd and we believe energy crops will have a major long- term future,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The new Welsh Assembly Government building in Cardiff will be heated by wood chips, which have the environmental benefits of being carbon dioxide neutral and providing protected habitats for wildlife.<\/p>\n
“They also provide a way of supporting farmers and woodland owners and keep money in the local economy.”<\/p>\n
He said PBE is a farmer owned co-operative which welcomes new members.<\/p>\n
The company is the fruit of an initiative that includes a broad cross section of Pembrokeshire organisations.<\/p>\n
They include the South and West Wales Machinery Ring, the farming unions, Pembrokeshire Young Farmers, the Pembrokeshire enterprise network Planed and the West Wales Eco Centre.<\/p>\n
Additional support has come from Pembrokeshire County Council, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park’s sustainable development fund and the Wales Co-operative Centre.<\/p>\n
Farmers can talk to representatives of PBE at the machinery ring stand at the Pembrokeshire County Show or call the renewable energy helpline at West Wales Eco Centre, 01239 821909.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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