Keeping Felbrigg warm with homegrown fuel
The new boiler, which replaces five oil fired boilers and current electric heaters, now supplies renewable heat and hot water to the shop, kitchens, tea-room, offices, staff apartments and three holiday cottages on the Felbrigg Estate.
The project is part of a national renewable energy investment programme which saw the National Trust invest £30 million in renewable energy to heat and power more of its historic places. The programme was launched in 2015 to help deliver the Trust’s target to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, cut energy use by 20% and produce 50% of its energy from renewable sources on its land by 2020.
The new biomass boiler
The arrival of the biomass boiler at Felbrigg is saving the conservation charity around £11,000 a year in fuel costs, as well as creating an income of over £4,000 a year for 20 years from the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive that can now be used to fund a range of conservation projects.