Supply
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Supply |
- Customers are offered long term fuel supply contracts ranging between 3 and 10 years.
- Contracts guarantee regular fuel deliveries.
- In the unlikely event of any disruption of supply direct from Welsh Biofuels Ltd, customers are guaranteed that wood fuel will be outsourced from our European partners by us to ensure delivery of high quality fuel at no additional cost.
- Contracts guarantee regular fuel deliveries.
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- The long term future of oil cannot be guaranteed.
- The global oil markets are extremely unstable and as recent events have
proven are subject to serious disruption. A price increase normally occurs
as a result of these disruptions.
- By 2010 90% of all the oil in the UK will be imported.
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Price |
Price |
- Customers can choose a Tracker contract at a price that is 10% less than the price of oil or a Fixed contract for a specified period.
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- The price of heating oil is constantly changing and has been subject
to a 70% rise this year. Heating oil in the UK is amongst the
cheapest currently in Europe, but this is set to change over
the next 5 years to
bring us in line with the higher rate of tax currently
paid throughout Europe the price of heating oil is predicted
to be in line with Denmark
at over 60 pence per litre
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Maintenance |
Maintenance |
- Welsh Biofuels offers a 2 hour emergency call out.
- Equipment upgrades are offered as part of some maintenance contracts.
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- An oil boiler requires much more maintenance by qualified specialists
and in the long term will not be as cost effective.
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Sustainability
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Sustainability |
- Wood pellets are carbon neutral and as such are exempt from the Climate Change Levy.
- The long term future of wood fuel is assured.
- A saving of 15% of the total fuel costs will be made year on year if energy efficiency measures are implemented by utilising wood fuel heating. Wood fuel systems work differently to oil, the system turns down and not off. Therefore the building is kept at a constant temperature, this reduces the vast amount of energy required to heat the building back up to its set point.
- The wood fuel heating option supports the heritage and special environment
of developments, adding to the environmental credentials of facilities.
- Welsh Biofuels is not the only wood fuel supplier on the UK and the industry
is continually growing. Welsh Biofuels is currently part of
a 3 company consortium developing another pellet plant.
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- Oil is a fossil fuel.
- Oil does not have a long term future as a source of energy.
- Energy efficiency measures will not guarantee consistent annual savings as the price of oil rises.
- Many oil companies are looking towards sustainable forms of energy as part of their long term strategy for energy provision as oil resources deplete.
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Grants |
Grants |
- Welsh Biofuels is currently able to offer customers a 25% saving on the eligible costs of installing a wood pellet boiler and silo as part of the DTI’s commitment to wood fuel under the Bio-Energy Capital Grants Scheme. This grant offsets the capital costs of wood pellet boilers and silos making them similar in price to a fossil fuel installation.
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- No grants are available for oil installations.
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