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Rural Generation Chairman - FARMERS WEEKLY - Green Energy Farmer of the Year - Finalist  Read More
 
Rural Generation - Chairman consults in Ukraine on industrial plantations of willow .Read More     Photo
 
National Trust - Continue their conversion to Biomass Heating with Rural Generation Read More
 
November 2010 - Standard Brands launch TV add for new Zip 'Croi na Tine' firelog - Watch
 
October 2010 - Leading European environmental journalists visit Rural Generation’s unique holistic model. Delegation meets with Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Michelle Gildernew at Parliament Buildings, First Minister Rt. Hon Peter D. Robinson, MLA, and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP, MLA at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Loughgall, Co. Armagh. Read More. More
 
September 2010 - Rural Generation have signed a long term contract with Standard Brands to provide up to 5,000 tonnes of Willow chip per annum to the Standard Brands “Fire Log” making factory in Castlebellingham. Standard Brands are the market leaders in ignition products, owning such brands as Zip Fire lighters, Sunny Jim Fire lighters and of course the Zip fire Log. Standard Bands have invested in a state of the art assembly line for log production over the first half of this year, moving production of the log from Holland back to Ireland and using locally grown sustainable wood supply through willow. Standard Brands choose the willow route because they want to reduce the carbon foot print of their log, enhance the sustainability of the raw material and provide a guaranteed Irish product. Standard Brands and Rural Generation are joining together to offer Irish farmers a genuine business opportunity – growing and harvesting willow – Irelands native biomass fuel. As well as providing clean, sustainable, carbon neutral energy, short rotation coppice willow also provides genuine business opportunities for Irish farmers and their local partners. This is not only helping Ireland environmentally - but also creating and sustaining jobs during an increasingly challenging time. Rural Generation are offering Farmers a contact to purchase all their willow chip (Wet or Dry) over the long term. Farmers can expect to yield 20 wet tonne (10 dry tonnes) per hectare per annum. Rural Generation are also are also offering an incentive to the first farmers wishing to commence growing willow, as well as offering the security of demand, both as biomass fuel and use in the production of Croi na Tine, the Zip firelog which is the first log to be produced in Ireland and using Irish willow as a key ingredient. More
 
September 2010 - Rural Generation become the first wood chip supplier in Ireland to be awarded the quality certification by the National Standards Agency Ireland. Press Release
 
July 2010 - Rural Generation activities featured on RTE Nationwide. More
 
June 2010 - Rural Generation announces exclusive contract with world leading biomass boiler manufacturer. More
 
October 2009 - Rural Generation take further steps in Canada - proposals to turn waste water to Energy.
 
July 2009 - Rural Generation achieved MCS accreditation. This means that under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme - Phase 2, charities, schools and public sector buildings can access 50% grant funding for wood chip and pellet boiler installations up to 300kW if a MCS accredited installer is used. Rural Generation is one of very few MCS accredited installers in N.Ireland. More
 
Rural Generation - Member of Wood Fuel Quality Assurance Group
 
Rural Generation advise at the highest level
John Gilliland, Chairman of Rural Generation, was asked to be a contributor, to one of the first “Committee on Climate Change Newsletters” this month. This Newsletter is seen as authoritative reading within Whitehall, in policy matters for Climate Change. The newsletter is circulated to all Ministers and Government department monthly. John who is also Chairman of the Rural Climate Change committee takes time out in the article to explain the opportunities that exist for reducing emissions of Greenhouse Gases from agriculture. [see link]
 
Rural Generation are a Rushlight Award Winner (Waste Water Award) for furthering environmental technology and innovation in the fields of renewable energy, clean fuels, power generation, water, waste and pollution management. Jan 2009. Publication March 2009
 
Rural Generation reach another first and set the standards for others to follow by the development of a data sheet for its woodchip. This will give the consumer the confidence in knowing exactly what they are purchasing.
 
Government Estate Goes Green - Rural generation has won the contract to install biomass boilers into 3 government sites. These are Stormont KWB 100kW, Inishkeen House, Enniskillen KWB 100kW and Academy House, Ballymena 80 KW Energy Cabin. These installations are the first into the government estate and are intended as demonstration sites. All 3 sites will run on wood pellets. Rural Generation are working in conjunction with H&J Martin and Williams & Shaw on these projects. These projects are currently underway and will be completed by Feb 2009.
 
Castle Espie – Rural Generation have secured the contract to install a 180kW CABINfire wood pellet boiler in Castle Espie. Managed by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWF). Castle Espie is situated on Strangford Lough. The biomass boiler installation is planned to provide heat into their newly built information centre. Rural Generation are working with Scoffield & Son’s Ltd and Williams & Shaw on this project. Installation is planned early 2009.
 
Dale Farm - June 2008 saw Rural Generation beginning to recycle dairy waste water treatment sludges to local willow plantations for local wood energy consumers.
 
Linwoods Dairy/Bakery - April 2008 saw the comissioning of an automatic bio-filtration system irrigating effluent onto a 7.5ha willow plantation. - Case Study
 
Catalyst Renewables - Summer 2008 will see Rural Generation planting 650 acres of willow in Syracuse, up state New York. This is a first for a N.Ireland company. Our partnership with Catalyst will develop to offer heat and bioremediation solutions in the US during 2009.
 
KWB - Extends Product Range. April 2008 saw KWB extend their 'Power Fire' range to include 130Kw, 240Kw and 300Kw.
 
1st Cabinfire Chip Boiler in N. Ireland - January 2008 saw the installation at Omagh Leisure Centre of a 500kW wood chip boiler; the first of its kind in N.Ireland. This project was coordinated in conjunction with Renewable Building Technologies Ltd. Click here for more details.