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North East to host UK's first dedicated wood fuel expo

The UK’s first dedicated wood fuel expo, Ignition09, is to be held at The Sage Gateshead in March next year.

The event aims to provide networking opportunities for organisations involved in the supply chain and those interested in finding out more about how wood fuel can benefit their business.

Events planned for the expo include exhibitions, practical workshops and keynote lectures from leaders in the renewable fuels and heat supply industries. The expo will showcase installers, consultants and suppliers from across the UK and Europe with one of the leading installation companies in the UK, Wood Energy Ltd, already signed up to exhibit.

Ignition09 is hosted by NEWHeat, a not-for-profit initiative funded and backed by One NorthEast and Rural Development Initiatives, to provide impartial advice to businesses of the benefits of wood heat.

David Clubb, Project Director of NEWHeat, said: “As more and more businesses seek new methods of running ‘greener’ operations, the wealth of information available is also increasing at a rapid rate. We therefore identified a need to pool these resources and create a ‘one-stop shop’ to enable businesses to navigate their way around the wood heat process in a straightforward and simple fashion. The event should help dispel the myths surrounding wood heat and provide valuable information to anyone wishing to reduce their carbon emissions whilst making significant savings on longer term energy costs.”

Liz Smith, Assistant Regional Director CBI North East said: “Innovations in new and renewable energy - including projects like this - are vital in tackling climate change. The North East has expertise in energy and environmental sectors and the challenges of climate change bring with them new opportunities. Ignition 09 will place these opportunities firmly under the spotlight, meaning businesses can be more easily equipped with the knowledge and expertise to help cut their energy costs, along with their carbon emissions.”

For further information on the event see www.ignition09.co.uk.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .