Switching to cleaner fuel
Sarah Jack, project manager for the installation, said: 'Staff and volunteers at Barrington Court are working hard to reduce their energy consumption and use of fossil fuels. It has been a privilege to help them realise their ambitions to switch to cleaner and renewable fuel.'
The mansion’s two oil powered boilers, aged 20 and 28 years, have been replaced with biomass boilers that will be powered on locally and sustainably-sourced wood pellets. The cleaner energy system will provide hot water and heat to the Court House as well as the restaurant, offices, residential flats and holiday cottage at Strode House.
Beautiful and healthy environment
Sarah added: 'It was always going to be a challenge installing two boilers and their flues into a beautiful and historic setting such as Barrington Court but we are all pleased with the outcome. Coaxing the aged and complex plumbing in the mansions to accept the newcomers has turned out to be one of the biggest hurdles and it was a great day for us all when we said goodbye to the old oil boilers.'
Mike Hudson, our renewable energy investment programme director, said: 'The work at Barrington Court is an example of what support from the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is enabling us to do.
'Schemes like these help to create a healthier, more beautiful environment and support the local economy as well as national energy and climate change ambitions.'