News and Events

NPS has been awarded the Sole Agency for the world renound Binder Boiler for Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Established over 25 years ago, Binder are rated as one of Austria's leading companies and now maunfacture over 200 woodfuel boiler systems a year at their 11 hectare research and fabrication facility in Austria. Widely regarded as one of the finest woodfuel boilers in production, Binder have installed over 3,000 units across the globe.

NPS can provide a full maintenance and 24/7 back up service and fuel supply on completion of installation of the boiler. Contact our technical manager Steve Butler for a free Binder Quotation.

We are delighted to announce that NPS are on board as biomass fuel supplier to the new IKEA store in Dublin.

IKEA Dublin features a complete range of well designed, functional, home furnishing products available at affordable prices. You will find everything under the one roof in order to transform your home into the most importane place in the world. IKEA is also family friendly and offer free supervised children's play area Smaland, a Children's IKEA Dept and other play areas throughout the store.

The NPS Team wish IKEA all the best with their fantastic new store.

NPS has commenced fuel supply to Johnson and Johnson, Ringaskiddy, Cork.
J&J's new wood chip boilers are up and running and NPS have made their first delivery of wood chip to Ringaskiddy. The wood chip meets with J&J's moisture content requirements and the wood chip is supplied from controlled or certified wood. This means that the wood comes from responsibly managed forests which have an environmental ethos at their core. NPS will also remove the ash residue from the boilers which will be used as fertiliser for our Willow plantation in Dungourney.

NPS launch own brand wood pellets Natural Flame.
Ever wonder where to buy your pellets? Well NPS in association with Connolly's Red Mills are launching Natural Flame, NPS's own brand wood pellets. With 400 outlets nationwide you will be spoiled for choice. Contact Connolly's Red Mills for outlet locations. Tel : 059-9775800.

NPS launch 24/7 Boiler Helpline.
All NPS boiler owners now have the benefit of a 24 hour helpline where a technician is on hand to answer questions and organise an on-site visit if required. We are also providing maintenance contracts. With NPS you can enjoy a full and professional back up system.

NPS- Sourcing Wood Pulp
NPS are currently sourcing wood pulp (preferably dry) with a view to purchasing a regular supply. If you are a supplier, please contact Kathryn at our offices who will discuss the details with you.

Coolmore stud reduces carbon footprint.
Natural Power Supply has fitted an energy cabin at the world-renowned Coolmore Stud, a hub which will allow a house on the estate to be heated using wood chips and solar panels.It is one of the latest green initiatives at Coolmore, an extensive stud farm in county Tipperary which lies on some of Ireland’s very best land. The business is internationally recognised as the ‘Home of Champions’.
Coolmore already features an extensive bio-filtering waste water system through the use of willows. Willow consumes all the waste water at Coolmore as part of its natural growth cycle – a process which is an effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly way of treating a waste product and one which does not allow the produce to re-enter the human food chain.

€200 million to be spent on Energy R&D.
Energy Forum 2008 - the first of its kind in Ireland has set the issues of energy security and climate change at the heart of Government policy and prioritisation.

NPS awarded Level 2 Green Dragon.
NPS have advanced to level 2 of the Green Dragon Environmental Standard. The five levels within the Green Dragon incorporates the key elements of planning, taking action, checking progress and reviewing achievements to realise continual environmental improvement.

Minister announces new renewable energy grant scheme.
Energy Minister Eamon Ryan has announced that businesses, schools and hospitals can now receive grants for the installation of biomass-fuelled and anaerobic digestion Combined Heat and Power Units. €11 million has been allocated for the CHP grants and it is expected that €8 million of this will taken up by biomass

NPS welcome Bio energy Scheme 2008.
Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Mary Wallace has announced the second phase of the Bio energy Scheme offering establishment grants to farmers to plant willow and miscanthus for bio energy. The scheme will support the planting of up to 1,600 hectares of miscanthus and willow by providing up to 50% of the establishment cost subject to a maximum grant of €1,450 per hectare.

NPS launch wood fuel depots in Cork and Wicklow.
In late 2007, NPS established two new depots. Based in Ballynoe, Co. Cork, Dairy farmers and agri-service providers, Edward and Linda O’Keeffe, are among the latest farm families to team up with NPS to promote a cleaner, greener environment through the use of wood fuel.
Former dairy farmer John Webb has just opened an NPS wood chip depot at Cooldross Farm, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow. From his extensive farm base located just off the M50, Mr. Webb will chip wood and distribute the fuel which will power the NPS boilers in businesses or large, one-off houses across Wicklow and South Dublin.

NPS sign wood chip supply contract with HSE.
NPS has commence delivering wood chip to St. Brigid's Hospital Ballinasloe following the recent installation of two 80kW KWB multifire boilers.

Diageo receive award from Chambers Ireland for 'Best Environment Based Project by a Multinational Corporation'.
NPS willow plantation in Kilkenny is used as a bio-filtration site for brewery waste products from Diageo. A submission from Diageo incorporating this willow plantation has been awarded a Chambers Ireland award.

Recent Installations by NPS
Ballyfin National School, Co Laois - 60 kw KWB USVD
St Bridget's Hospital, Ballinasloe - 2 x 80 kw KWB USVD
Blackhall Nursing Home, Balbriggan - 2 x 150 kw KWB TDS

NPS successfully chips Kilkenny and Louth willow plantations.
Willow dried successfully on the headland has been chipped using a Jenz chipper and the material is available as wood fuel.

NPS plants 100 acres of willow under the Bioenergy Grant Scheme
NPS successfully planted 100 acres of 8 different varieties willow for farmers this spring.

NPS signs Wood Supply contract with Department of Agriculture.
NPS signed a contract with Department of Agriculture in Johnstown Castle Estate to fuel the new Biomass boiler. NPS is delighted with the opportunity to supply wood-fuel in the form of wood chip to this new boiler in the Johnstown Castle Estate in Wexford. NPS will be sourcing its wood locally to ensure that the fuel supply adheres to its locally produced, locally consumed policy.