Escalating fuel prices amidst an economic downturn has resulted in businesses turning to greener sustainable heating systems in a bid to reduce bills. Canons Brook Golf Club realised the positive changes biomass boilers make and since choosing Windhager’s BioWIN Excel model they are reaping the rewards.
Golf clubs are tasked with heating large areas such as changing rooms and reception halls. Gathering new members while retaining those already instated is increasingly becoming more competitive, meaning clubs must cut the cost of outgoings while still providing first class facilities. Windhager’s biomass boilers offer a greener alternative with a 90% efficiency rating while ensuring the comfort of the client’s business isn’t compromised.
After much research and calculation, with the current rate at 8.6p per unit and the boilers generating 120kW, it was found the club could generate £314,000 of clear income over 20 years after installation costs had been repaid.
“Moving from oil to biomass was a real no-brainer. The figures seem too good to be true but they’re not. The income expectations are fantastic and in terms of energy use, it allows us to plan how we heat the club, unlike oil or gas, which offer no additional benefits”.
Just Energy Solutions, the company contracted to fit the two 60kW biomass boilers, collaborated with Windhager to design an installation that would be in keeping with the listed buildings and allow easy access for deliveries of the wood pellets. With supply lines to the cascade boiler system being run underground and through high-level lofts there was no cause for more severe structural alterations, helping to keep disruption for the members to a minimum as this was a key priority for the club.
The Windhager BioWIN Excel increased the efficiency by 20% after replacing the existing system that operated at 70%. Wood pellets are a more efficient fuel, take up less space to store and produce carbon that is already in the carbon cycle, making it less harmful for the environment. The wood pellets themselves are sustainably sourced and in doing so reduces the Canon Brooks carbon footprint even further.
The attractiveness of such low maintenance requirements that the BioWIN Excel offers was another key factor in Canons Brook’s decision in choosing Windhager boilers, along with the staggering expenditure savings of £6,500 per year on fuel bills starting straight away.
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