Wood Energy Centre

enercity wood fuel centre opened

On 27 November 2007 Stadtwerke Hannover AG (enercity) opened the new wood fuel centre at its Stöcken power station, part-funded by Concerto/act2. Around 70 guests from business and politics celebrated the opening of the wood fuel sales centre and toured the log splitting and wood chip plant, and the kiln for firewood grown on the site, dried by district heat from the neighbouring power station.

The wood comes from Stadtwerke's own plantations in the nearby Fuhrberger Holz, guaranteeing supplies from the Hannover region. Wood pellets are also made from sawdust and shavings from local sawmills. In total, around 30,000 tonnes of wood fuels will be sold to private customers each year, avoiding up to 80,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions.

Customers can either collect small quantities themselves or have larger quantities delivered. The ‘Infocenter' on site also offers advice on wood-burning stoves and possible grants towards the purchase of wood-fuelled heating plants.

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