OGMORE CENTRE TRUST

Sundance Renewables completed a feasibility study for Ogmore Residential Centre to assess the viability of installing a renewable energy heating system.  The main purpose of this report was to provide sufficient information to support the recommendation that Ogmore Centre Trust move away from a fossil fuel heating and hot water supply infrastructure to a renewable source of fuel and energy supply.                             

The Ogmore Centre Trust has declared its intention to promote sustainability and energy efficiency as part of its overall environmental programme. The authors of this report regard it imperative to act responsibly now, for the sake of future generations. The continued consumption of fossil fuels has no part to play in a sustainable future. The future is with renewable sources of energy.

There are a number of options for the replacement of the existing fossil-fuel heating system with one based on renewable energy.  At the Ogmore Centre, a heating system based primarily on wood fuel appears most practical at present.   It is recommended that a system be installed which is capable of running on wood chip.  This will provide long-term flexibility and allow the cost of heating to be minimised in the future.  However, during the first heating season, it is recommended that the system should run on wood pellets, which will allow the wood chip infrastructure in Wales to be developed to allow best prices to be negotiated and maintenance-free operation in the future.

 We wish to acknowledge enthusiasm of Julie Phillips and Len Williams of the Ogmore Centre Trust’s Site Energy Review Team.