The Green future of the Isle of Wight

Thanks to a £6,500 grant to the Isle of Wight Council, residents of the island could find their homes and workplaces being heated by sustainable bio-fuels.

The generous grant from the South-East Woodland & Timber Fund is to be spent on making an evaluation on how much fuel the island can produce from their own woodlands. The type of fuel that they are looking to make is called Biomass which contains logs, pellets and wood chips. The benefits are its renewability and that its carbon neutral making it environmentally friendly.

If successful the council hope to show the islanders that Biomass is a better, cheaper and friendlier option than other fuels. Councilor Tim Hunter-Henderson believes the grant will prove beneficial as "The grant will enable us to increase the number of carbon neutral biomass boilers on the Island."

As well as making the assessment the council plan to hold an open day so that the local residents can see the various fuel types and how they work as well as the Biomass boilers. A training day will also be made available for owners of woodland.

The Isle of Wight is also being host to a series of Future Energy days. Based in Freshwater and Newport, people are given the opportunity to swap their old lightbulbs new money saving ones. It is believed that people who use these new bulbs will save at more than £5 a year on their electricity bills. The events are ran over the next few weeks between 11am and 4pm by the Isle of Wight age concern team.


This article was written on behalf of Garden Isle Holidays, Isle of Wight Holidays and Isle of Wight Accommodation.

Source: ArticleTrader.com.