Renewable Energy Installer December/January 2014 | Page 9

New book casts fresh light on bio-energy The UK can meet up to 20 percent of its energy needs from bio-energy, claims a new book written by Stewart T Boyle T he Sleeping Giant Awakens has been penned by the senior associate of South East Wood Fuels to allow the author to illustrate the potential of bio-energy in the UK and dispel several myths surrounding the decarbonising effect of using such fuel. “Bio-energy has had its fair share of controversy over the past 18 months. If you believe some of the green NGOs then biofuels and biopower are worse than fossil fuels,” said Boyle. “Yet bio-energy offers 24-7/365 reliable power, heat and transport fuels and really innovative ways of using wastes, woodland residues and energy crops. So what is the true bio-energy story, what are the facts, and who and what lies behind the biofuels-biopower controversies?” The book calculates how many wood heating boilers and anaerobic digesters we as a nation could utilise, gives examples of bio-energy at work throughout the economy, as well as practical tips on how to use it. The author added: “If you want to know if we have enough wood and other bio-energy fuels in the UK, if bio-energy really does save carbon, and how to tap into the huge bio-energy potential then the book was written for you. As a former green activist, I’m not afraid to criticise NGOs either. I argue that we have ‘lost the plot’ on bio-energy and that, without bio-energy, it will be very diffi cult for UK renewables to meet their true potential.” To take advantage of a £2.00 REI reader discount offer for hard copy and digital versions, visit www.oneplanetmedia.co.uk/OPM-publications using discount code LW2013SGA1. 6XSSRUW)XQG Certification Body Reg. No. 6017 Reg. No. 7975 Reasons to join the Green Deal Revolution … ΎhƉ ƚŽ ƚŽŚĞůƉƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͗ x ƉƉƌĞŶƟĐĞƐŚŝƉ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘ x ,ŝŐŚĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘ x WůƵŵďŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƟŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞ ;Žƌ ŶŽƚ-ĨŽƌ-ƉƌŽĮƚ ͬ ŶŽŶ- ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ x KƚŚĞƌ WůƵŵďŝŶŐ Θ ,ĞĂƟŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͘ ΎdĞƌŵƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂƉƉůLJ͘ WůĞĂƐĞƐĞĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞĨŽƌŵŽƌĞĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͘ ǁǁǁ͘ďƉĞĐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ƵŬͬĐŚĂƌŝƚLJͬĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞ-ĨƵŶĚ Ϭϴϰϱ ϲϰϰ ϲϱϱϴ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJΛďƉĞĐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ƵŬ £10,000 LOAN AVAILABLE PER HOME 40+ ENERGY EFFICIENT MEASURES Heating Glazing Insulation Renewables Lighting Controls that can be installed under the Green Deal Apply now and take advantage of the growing opportunities Green Deal presents to your business. For more information click or call [email protected] 0843 290 3430 www.renewableenergyinstaller.co.uk | 9