Auchernack House currently depends on gas-fired boilers and oil-filled electric heaters — expensive, carbon-intensive, and increasingly difficult to justify for a community building committed to sustainability. A wet wood Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system from AJC Energy would replace that entirely, generating both heat and electricity from locally-sourced wood chip fuel.

The unit produces 80 kW of thermal output (640,000 kWh per year) for space heating and hot water, and 40 kW of electrical output (320,000 kWh per year) as base-load electricity for the building. Total annual energy output: 960,000 kWh — from a single skid-mounted unit housed within the existing facilities.

The Technology

The system burns biomass fuel chipped to G30–G50mm at 30–35% moisture content. It is supplied as a complete skid-mounted unit with feeding auger, and the price includes installation, commissioning, handover training, and six months of remote support after commissioning. AJC Energy provide a 12-month warranty from the date of commissioning.

Delivery lead time is 4–6 months from deposit and agreed layout. The unit is manufactured in Finland and shipped ExWorks under Incoterms 2020. Sustainable Planet is responsible for connecting it to the building's electrical and heating network and for providing a suitable housing space.

Funding the Installation

The quoted price is £129,000 ex-VAT, payable in three stages: 60% deposit, 30% on factory acceptance testing, and 10% fourteen days after commissioning. We are seeking grant funding, community investment, and donations to cover this cost and bring genuinely low-carbon heat and power to Auchernack House.