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News Release from: Forestry Commission
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Team on 29 October 2003
How Wood Provides Warm Glow For School
Forestry Minister, Ben Bradshaw, was today shown how a new 'green' heating system being installed by Nottinghamshire County Council is going to provide warmth for the children and the staff.
Forestry Minister, Ben Bradshaw, was today shown how a new 'green' heating system being installed by Nottinghamshire County Council is going to provide warmth for the children and the staff of a school in Forest Town, near Mansfield, this winter The wood fuelled boiler, the largest single site installation of its type in the UK, will be ready to go in the next few weeks
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Mr Bradshaw said: "This project, and others like it, constitutes a giant step forward in the modern use of wood as a fuel.
As an energy resource, woodfuel has so much potential to green the business and domestic environments, whether in schools, leisure centres, factories or in our homes.
It is a competitive, and very exciting, alternative to fossil fuels.
"It also takes forward the Government's commitment to using renewable energy, and can provide a real contribution to stabilising carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere.
I am delighted that Nottinghamshire County Council are leading the way in this area.
Congratulations to all who have been involved in this and their other projects." The development of the use of woodfuel in Nottinghamshire is being supported by a partnership including Government Office East Midlands, East Midlands Development Agency, the Forestry Commission and Greenwood Community Forest.
Wood as a fuel is carbon neutral over its life cycle.
The carbon dioxide released by burning wood has been absorbed from the atmosphere during its growth.
The replanting of new trees and the healthy growth of existing woodland reabsorbs the carbon dioxide released during burning.
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