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Biomass Fuels

Wood pellets – clean, automatic

Wood chip – clean, automatic, large storage area required. Suitable for larger systems

Logs – Manual loading to hopper, not automatic lighting, large storage area required

Biomass Boilers & Room Heaters

Biomass boilers and room heaters burn wood pellets, or wood chips, or logs, and some will run off more than one of these fuels.

Whilst biomass heating systems have been around for a very long time, modern systems are clean and efficient.

wood pellets
   
guntamatic wood pellet burner Sustainable and Clean 

 Wood is a renewable resource: the amount of carbon emitted as it burns is equivalent to the amount of carbon which was absorbed as the tree grew. Additionally, wood pellets are normally manufactured from sawmill waste which could otherwise become a landfill problem, so producing pellets is doubly advantageous from an environmental perspective. It is most cost effective when a local fuel source is used, which results in local investment and employment and also minimises transport miles to your home.
   

Convenient and Surprisingly Cheap

Greenthinking offer a range of biomass systems from room heaters, to boiler systems which run your central heating and heat your hot water. Boiler systems range from 8kW (27,000 BTU), suitable for a small energy efficient house, to boilers capable of heating offices, business premises or schools. Wood pellet and wood chip boilers are fully automated and so are every bit as convenient as oil or gas heating systems. Pellets can be delivered in bags for smaller systems, or in bulk for large systems. Because of the high efficiency of modern systems removal of ash is infrequent compared to older biomass systems.

Log boilers require more attention to load the logs each day and they will not light automatically. But if you have a supply of logs, and the energy and time to load them, it can be a very low cost way of providing your heating.

biomass pellet stove
okofen wood pellet boiler

Greenthinking Service

Greenthinking can guide you through the requirements (e.g. space required for fuel storage), suitable fuels available in your area and the range of suitable products on the market to meet your needs and budget. Once you have chosen your product Greenthinking can arrange for installation and commissioning of your biomass system.

 

For more information on small scale biomass see the energy saving trust factsheet here

Grants

For details of current government grants for renewable energy systems please click here