Rising fuel costs, Government mandate to cease the combustion of brown coal briquettes and the desire to use a renewable energy source were the driving factors behind Andrew Bayley’s and Peter Hobson’s decision to purchase a bioenergy system. Source: Timberbiz written by Sohum Gandhi
Operating two separate farms in the Gippsland region of Victoria, both farmers simultaneously made the choice to move away from fossil fuels and use timber industry residues as their fuel source.
At what exact point the decision came into clarity is subject to speculation. It could have been on one of their sooty coal ash cleaning operations over the years or perhaps it was while their navigator was struggling with the sixth or seventh roundabout exit during their research tour on the back roads of southern France.
Regardless, it was big decision for these small businesses and it was made based on experience of the past and vision for the future.
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