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RD Energy Solutions is celebrating another successful year with two of its projects from 2008 being nominated for Green Energy Awards.

“This marks an excellent end to 2008 for RDES and is a welcome reward for all the hard work and effort that the team have put in” commented RDES Director Andrew Lyle.

Nominated for Best Renewable Project was Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Biomass Boiler. This 1.5MW biomass boiler system includes a 200m3 underground storage facility with fully automated feed mechanism and steam raising boiler. The biomass plant delivers 50% of the total heat demand to the hospital and saves over 2,375 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year. This flagship project is the first biomass boiler to be installed in an NHS hospital in Scotland and has helped pave the way for the further use of biomass boilers in the Scottish Public Sector. The boiler has reduced Dumfries and Galloway NHS carbon footprint by 20% and its maintenance and operation has created 15 sustainable jobs in the local area.

Nominated for Best Community Initiative was Here We Are - Our Power CIC. This is a bio-energy processing centre which produces woodfuel from local forests and delivers this to a number of biomass boilers installed in local industry, leisure services, district heating systems and the HQ of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority. This is the first community owned and operated biomass fuel supply company in the UK. Its creation has empowered the local community and provided environmental, economic and social benefit. It has proved the viability of community owned biomass fuel schemes and is inspirational to other groups who can learn about the role local sustainable energy can play to regenerate their own community.

RD Energy Solutions were appointed as lead consultant for the project, tasked with co-ordinating and managing a multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineers, and contractors. This landmark project is the largest steam biomass boiler installed in NHS Scotland (with approx 2,300 tonnes carbon dioxide offset per annum), and provides the base load heating requirements for the NHS Dumfries Royal Infirmary and will provide significant cost saving to the site.

The construction of the 1.5 MW Biomass boiler has commenced at the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, with the demolition of the old Incinerator house. RD Energy Solutions has been appointed as chief consultant for the project, to co-ordinate and manage a multi-disciplinary team of architechts, engineers, and builders. This landmark project is to be the largest steam biomass boiler installed in Scotland (with approx 2,300 tonnes CO2 offset p.a.), and shall provide the base load heating requirements for the NHS Dumfries Royal Infirmary.

The demolition works of the old incerator was completed over the last few weeks, with construction of the fuel store for the new boiler commencing in mid-November. Final comissioning of the project scheduled for March 08.