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Thames Steamers Limited operates the magnificent 1883 steam launch 'Alaska'. 'Alaska' is licensed to carry up to 36 passengers and is the ideal venue for corporate and private events, product promotions and photo shoots along the River Thames between Oxford and Teddington.

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Alaska’s boiler can be fired with coal, but for environmental reasons, since spring 2008 it has been fired  with high density wood briquettes made from recycled waste wood shavings and sawdust from a timber machining plant in Croydon operated by S.L. Hardwoods. All the wood used to make the fuel is harvested from approved sustainable sources. This makes Alaska's operation sustainable and carbon neutral and saves approximately 15 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in a typical year. Secondary burning of combustion gases achieved by the introduction of air across the top of the firebox increases efficiency by up to a third and reduces smoke and other emissions. Click on ‘Videos’ to view a video article on 'Alaska' and wood waste briquettes from the BBC programme 'Working Lunch'