Two residential care homes and two primary schools in Bristol will benefit from new biomass boilers thanks to a £250,000 grant secured by Bristol City Council.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) awarded the money to the city council’s Energy Management Unit following their track record of successful renewable energy installations.
Bristol City Council has already installed three biomass boilers at Blaise Castle Nurseries, Netham Sports Pavillion and Florence Brown School. It has also helped with the development of a further nine at other schools around the city and one for the new Museum of Bristol, making it the largest cluster of biomass boilers in the South West.
Councillor Jon Rogers, cabinet member for transport and sustainability, said: “This is recognition by the government of Bristol’s commitment to combating climate change and creating a more sustainable place to live."
The new biomass boilers are likely to cost around £600,000 in total so the next step will be for the Energy Management team to obtain internal funding for the project. Planning permission may be required depending on the sites, and the work would then be put out to tender.
It is anticipated that the four boilers will be installed within the next two years. As much of the wood as possible will come from clean wood waste produced within the city.
