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Mercia Energy Ltd (MEL)

We are  a renewable energy company based in the West Midlands that promotes and develops biomass heating systems and fuel supplies. The company was established in June 2003 as a response to the growing need for energy services in the biomass energy sector.  Mercia Energy Ltd is a commercial company that is committed to sustainable development principles and endeavors to achieve environmental and social objectives. MEL is solely owned by the founder directors Andrew Russell and Peter Young, with over 40 years’ combined experience in wood-fuel development and research.

Our Approach

Mercia Energy Ltd’s business objectives are to promote and develop a biomass energy sector that creates local jobs and opportunities and contributes to the national and regional objectives for carbon reduction. We work with local authorities, commercial developers and heat entrepreneurs to assess and develop the end use of wood-fuel heat. We work with farmers, woodland owners, waste recyclers and arboriculturists to develop fuel supplies.

MEL offers a range of European manufactured wood-chip and pellet boilers and fuel handling equipment from 15kW to 850kW capacity.

Installation

We install our own boilers and provide support in planning and system design.
planning and project design
installation
testing, commissioning and operator training

Energy service contracts
We offer customized energy service contracts covering fuel supply and maintenance.
operation and management
boiler servicing and repairs
wood-chip and wood pellet supply
fuel quality monitoring.

Feasibility Studies

We provide comprehensive support to help planners and specifiers determine costs and benefits of using biomass.

energy audits and annual heat loads
site assessment for biomass heating
comparative fuel cost analysis
payback estimates for new appliances and or fuel switching
energy and carbon emission savings
availability of grants and capital allowances.