CO2Sense investment makes farm £28,000 better off

CO2Sense invested £34,000 in Carlshead Farm, near Wetherby, to fund a new biomass boiler system that heats the farm’s business centre and two farm houses. The system will use biomass fuel produced by the farm, meaning that the farm will save £13,000 on fuel costs each year. Carlshead will also earn around £15,000 each year from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). These payments from the government are guaranteed for twenty years. As well as making substantial financial savings, and an extra income for the farm, the boiler will cut carbon emissions by almost 400 tonnes each year.

Investments from CO2Sense do not have to be repaid until the development is generating an income. Then they are used to fund other renewable energy projects. CO2Sense can carry out feasibility studies and financial planning renewable energy projects, including biomass installations, as well as helping with grid connection and planning applications.