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| Installer training
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| HETAS Solid Biomass Installer Training Course
The course provides background information to enable the engineer to carry out feasibility studies, professionally advise the client, consider fuel type and storage options as well as design systems and installations to suit the varying site circumstances. | |
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| Wood fuel for domestic heating, Installers courses etc.
Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth Continuing programme of short courses. See here for course details and booking information.
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| Woodfuel training
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| Firewood Production and Supply
15th September - Coalbrookdale, Telford Aimed at existing and fledgling firewood businesses, the Firewood Production and Supply course will provide producers with the latest information on production and supply techniques and best practice from the UK and abroad, helping them to create a firewood industry for the 21st century.
Cost: £75 with LandSkills funding, £150 without. | |
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| Woodfuel Quality Standards
16th September - Coalbrookdale, Telford The Woodfuel Quality Standards course is designed to give wood-fuel suppliers and large scale end users a better understanding of the various standards and regulations applied to solid biofuels. It includes practical sessions on sampling and measurement.
Cost: £75 with LandSkills funding, £150 without. | |
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| Wood Fuelled Heating Systems training seminars
Buyers September 16th - Guildford, Surrey
October 7th - Nr Newbury, Berkshire
October 14th - October 14th - Flimwell, East SussexSellers September 28th - Lower Basildon, Berkshire
October 6th - Lyndhurst, Hampshire
October 12th - Nr Ashford, KentFollowing study tours to Austria and Finland, and technical site visits in the UK, Woodheat Solutions and Forestry Commission England are offering FREE training seminars highlighting the lessons learnt and technical knowledge gained. Follow link above for booking details. | |
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| Ignite Wood Fuel Training
Ignite is the UK's only programme of accredited woodfuel supply chain training. Developed by Rural Development Initiatives Ltd. since 2004, Ignite courses are held in regions across the UK, delivered by RDI in conjunction with a variety of organisations. Ignite courses are designed specifically for those involved in the woodfuel supply chain including contractors, managers, owners and advisors.
Courses include:
- The Woodfuel Supply Chain - three days
- The Urban Woodfuel Supply Chain two days
- Energy Crops two days
- Woodfuel for Rural Estates one day
- Woodfuel Quality Standards one day
- Managing Woodlands for Woodfuel Production one day
- Site Assessment for Specifiers (Architects, Energy Managers etc.) two days
- Other Renewable Energy Technologies (ground heat, solar etc.) for Woodfuel Operatives - one day
See www.ruraldevelopment.org.uk for more information or the events page for course dates. | |
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| South West Woodfuel Events
A series of one-day events will provide attendees with a mix of practical boiler/fuel demonstrations and an opportunity to listen to speakers with direct experience of working in the biomass industry. They are aimed at any individual either already working within the woodfuel supply chain or planning to do so. Follow the link above for current event information.
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| Wood Energy Supply Systems Training (WESST)
The WESST pilot project aims to develop and transfer innovative, relevant, e-learning to improve the skills and competence of people, particularly rural communities, at a disadvantage in the European labour market. The project will equip potential wood fuel suppliers with the skills necessary for them to move confidently into the developing renewable energy market. | |
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| Woodland Management for Biomass
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| Continuing Professional Development Courses
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| Other courses and training
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| Energy Research Training Course
Four year PhD studentships at Sheffield University as part of their E-Futures Doctoral Training Course (DTC) Energy Research.
Industrial student research placements are sought within industry so if you are a company who might be able to offer an energy research project then please contact Dr Neil Lowrie. | |
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| 5-Day International Biogas Training Course with Excursion
20th - 24th September 2010 - Stuttgart, Germany This training course provides profound basic knowledge about the process of biogas formation, the principles of designing biogas plants, applied technology and safety aspects. The focus of the training course is to combine practical experience with theoretical knowledge. | |
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|  Other biomass events
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| Expert seminar "Planning and Biomass"
14th September 2010 - The Sage, Gateshead The seminar is addressed to the planning, sustainability and energy officers, consultants and other professionals involved or interested in planning of biomass projects. It provides an expert overview of issues involved in the planning process of a bioenergy project and gives a practical advice on how to address them with confidence. | |
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