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Woodfuel East
Burning wood for heat is a truly sustainable source of renewable energy. This is an exciting time for woodfuel in the East of England with a new regional initiative – Woodfuel East.

Woodfuel East will help woodland owners, woodland managers, agents and consultants, contractors, boiler installers and woodfuel users.

Woodfuel East aims to use locally sourced wood from existing undermanaged woodland to provide heat in small to medium sized boilers. Using this resource sensitively by thinning or coppicing will not only provide woodland owners with diversified income streams but also importantly reduce our carbon footprint and improve the woodland for future generations.

Woodfuel East will support the supply chain “from forest to fire” by:

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EEDA DEFRA Forrestry Commission East of England Rural Development European Union
Woodfuel East is supported under the Rural Development Programme for England by EEDA, Defra and the EU

Latest information

10/05/2010 Find Firewood or Woodfuel Suppliers

Woodfuel East has a searchable directory of local woodfuel suppliers here:

09/05/2010 Woodchips

Woodfuel East aims to encourage the use woodchips in modern boilers, with around 80% efficiency. ...

09/05/2010 Firewood/Logs

Used in an open fire logs can give off 20% of the available heat. Logs used in stoves give off 40...