SEEN British company began the production of fuel pellets from wood waste
Thus, the management of the company hopes to reduce the level of fuel poverty through the use of alternative energy sources.
As a raw material for pellets Staffordshire Environmental Energy Networks (SEEN) company uses the treetops and wood waste generated during logging and wood processing. Thus the company's management hopes to not only protect the environment but also to improve people's lives by reducing financial costs. According to Brian Smith, one of the founders of the company, he is concerned about the planet for a long time and after long career in the field of water and energy, he decided to enter into alternative sources of energy. "I was thinking about the fact that we can produce energy from waste, thereby using them for heating for a long time. This can be a good type of the cooperation between the region's inhabitants and companies. Our main goal is to provide residents of the North Staffordshire opportunity to use fuel with a neutral competitive balance of carbon emissions. "
According to Mr. Smith, to date, the volume of production is about 100 tons of wood pellets a week, which in the future will be enough to supply two thousands of the households. Also company plans to create five new jobs within the next year.
Currently, Stoke-on-Trent city, where the enterprise is located, faced with the problem of so-called "fuel poverty", is a situation in which people have to spend on heating their homes for more than 10% of their income. In order to find solutions, management of the SEEN intends not only to produce solid biofuels, but also to work closely with local associations of the homeowners.
"We believe that we must not only give people the choice of energy source, but also to inform the local community and businesses that we care about the future generations." - Mr. Smith said.
At the moment, the company's management believes that within a radius of 20 miles around the city they have enough sources of raw materials, which would then be processed and used for heating.
The Staffordshire Environmental Energy Networks company was founded and managed by Brian Smith and Sean Adams, invested in the production of fuel pellets 100 thousand pounds of his own funds. Initially they planned to focus on the sale and installation of solid fuel boilers, but fuel shortages in the market, forced them to get re direct production of fuel pellets.
