Here is Andrew Hunt pictured with the E Classic 3200 Outdoor Log-Burning Boiler, a biomass gasification boiler, which has just been installed at the TBS Eco Centre.  The “outdoor” bit means it doesn’t need a boiler house. It is designed to sit outside in all weathers.

It’s a modulating boiler, which means that the burning rate is automatically adjusted to meet the heat requirement which you set. It then maintains that temperature – a bit like cruise control on your car. Nifty! And it’s a biomassboiler, meaning it burns renewable fuels. Quite soon now it will be burning our old pallets and waste wood, providing heat for the wet central heating system.

“It’s an exciting development!” says Andrew. “It will pay for itself in just a few years, and will take us closer still to being a zero carbon depot. We hope to heat the entire shop area and offices on renewable energy. It shows our resolve to be a leader among environmentally-friendly companies.”

The savings we make, together with the government’s Renewable Heat Incentive for commercial premises, makes this a very attractive enterprise.

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The TBS Building Supplies depot in Daventry is about to go’ greener’ still, thanks to its new Eco Centre developed by Atmos. Hard on the heels of the wind turbine comes a biomass boiler, which will sit next to it.

Biomass is one of the next big things in sustainable energy. It refers to biological material from living, or recently living organisms.  One of the most obvious examples is wood from renewable forests, where new trees are planted to replace those cut down. Burning fuel like this means less fossil fuel (coal, oil, gas) is used up, so it’s a big gesture to the environment.

The boiler which TBS Eco Centre has chosen is an E Classic 3200 Outdoor Log-Burning Boiler. The “outdoor” bit means it doesn’t need a boiler house. It is designed to sit outside in all weathers.

It’s a modulating boiler, which means that the burning rate is automatically adjusted to meet the heat requirement which you set. It then maintains that temperature – a bit like cruise control on your car. Nifty!

Once it is installed, the boiler will burn our old pallets and waste wood. That cuts down on landfill, saves fossil fuel being consumed, and gives a zero carbon rating (wood is rated as a zero carbon fuel). It will be lit in September and run through the season until May, providing heat for the wet central heating system (it could also be used for dry heat through a ducted air system, but we haven’t got that).  So we hope to heat the entire shop are and offices on renewable energy. The savings we make, together with the government’s Renewable Heat Incentive for commercial premises, makes this a very attractive enterprise.

Meanwhile, until the boiler is installed, we’ve put Martin in it. Tickets, please!

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Central E Classic Wood Gasification Boiler (member of staff not supplied!)

This beautiful beast (the Central E Classic 3200 outdoor wood burning boiler, not the member of staff!) is the latest addition to the huge range of high efficiency renewable technology on display at our Eco Centre in Daventry.

Made in the USA where it is known as an outdoor wood gasification furnace, great for getting rid of all those old pallets round the yard!

Would you like to find out more? Why not call in to the Eco Centre show room to see it working? Or you can email: sales@atmos.co.uk or call us on: 01327 871 990

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TBS Atmos Eco Centre wind turbine: the vital electrical connections are waiting to be made inside the base of the wind turbine

TBS Atmos Eco Centre wind turbine: welcome forklift assistance from the on-site yardsman Nick Woods lifts the gearbox and generator into position

TBS Atmos Eco Centre wind turbine: the wind turbine now provides a very appropriate landmark for the new TBS Atmos Eco Centre!

TBS Atmos Eco Centre wind turbine: a great shot under the bonnet! With the top cover of the nacelle not in place you can easily see the generator and gearbox housing

TBS Atmos Eco Centre wind turbine: a rare view up the inside of the shaft of a wind turbine

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At last, under a cloudless blue sky, the TBS wind turbine went upwardly mobile.

First, the nacelle was fitted and the rotor arms attached.

Then, approx. 4 tons of 0.5 inch galvanised steel was hoisted by a hydraulic ram fixed to the base.

Hooray and up she rises…

… to the great interest of the office staff.

Job done! One wind turbine duly installed and ready for action.

Er, no, Wim – it’s a tur-BINE.

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Well, it’s taking longer than we thought. Fiddly stuff, really as levelling the wind turbine during the erection of the column is absolutely crucial. The hydraulic ram has to lift the column of the wind turbine on to its base, then a camera on the top sends back pictures of a good ol’ spirit level. The installers can adjust various balance settings until the bubble is in the middle of the vial – and then the column comes down again, for the rotor arms to be fitted.

Here are some photos of the progress:

Line up the sections

Raise and assemble

We have a howitzer…

…and it’s aiming at the office which planned it!

No, they’re aiming for Rugby!

And it’s up, ready for levelling. Little bubble, do your work!

Nice to see our new MD strolling nonchalantly by

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Wim de Ryk, Technical Manager of Atmos Heating Systems, has been behind this project to develop the new Eco Centre. “This project has taken us about 9 months,” he says. “We had to research the various options, the right type of turbine for our needs, and the costings. Then we had to go through the planning procedures. So it’s really exciting to see the turbine finally taking shape before our eyes.”

Wim, quietly confident of success: “Ik ben erg blij.”

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“Tiptoe through the window
By the window, that is where I’ll be
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me

Oh, tiptoe from the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
And tiptoe through the tulips with me ”

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The Evoco turbine awaits its day

If you’ve been to our Atmos TBS Daventry Depot lately, you may have noticed something new at the top of the slope. We’re having a wind turbine erected!

It’s all part of the new Eco Centre that is currently being set up, which will offer sales and advice on Green and alternative energies, renewables, etc. The wind turbine will be an impressive and integral fixture.

The Evoco wind turbine has a 15m tower and the rotor has three blades, with a total wingspan of 9.7m. It should generate up to 10 kW. The generated electricity will in part be used on site and in part be exported to the grid.

The massive footings take weeks to harden

Stage 1 of the process has happened already: 30 tons of concrete and steelwork sunk 1.5m into the ground, which needs about 3 weeks to harden. As with a tree, the roots determine whether it will stand up to the storms it must face. During this time, the inverters are being installed in the building, which will capture and process the energy.

If all goes to plan, Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th July will see the turbine go up on its foundation. So, if you’re in the area, come along and watch!

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Our high efficiency gas combi boilers, such as the InterCombi, still have a major part to play in carbon reduction for the UK and to prove the point, 43 InterCombi’s are due to go into the URS/Scott Wilson development, Waites Living Spaces. Half will use the innovative Communal Flue Systems that Atmos have successfully championed for several years!

The CFS enables the environmentally and economically sensible use of condensing gas boilers in high rise apartment blocks, taking the plume from all of the attached boilers up through a shared flue to an aesthetically pleasing large roof terminal. Atmos still leading the way!

Jan Walsma (PHD) - Managing Director for TBS Building Supplies Ltd, owners of Atmos

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