Tag: Renewable Energy
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Apsley Farm’s Biodigester
Author: Deborah du Val de Beaulieu. Apsley is a 1050 acre farming operation in the Bourne Valley. In 2011 we decided to invest in a biodigester and farm for energy using anaerobic digestion. 40 farms supply us with break crops which supports a healthy crop rotation on ours and other local farms. We produce 4 products:…
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What about a wood pellet boiler?
Our visionary plumber put the question to us in 2011 when we started serious renovation of our property in St Mary Bourne. Having been almost lifelong rural dwellers we had always relied on oil. We looked at air and ground source heat pumps as an option (mindful even then of being a good citizen of the…