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The Old Corn Dryer
Girls School Lane
Butterwick
Boston Lincs PE22 0HZ
Girls School Lane
Butterwick
Boston Lincs PE22 0HZ
Biomass is produced from organic materials, either directly from plants or indirectly from industrial, commercial or agricultural products. It is often called ‘bio fuel’ or ‘bio energy’. It doesn’t include fossil fuels that have taken millions of years to be created. There two main ways of using biomass to heat a domestic property.
Biomass heating
1. Stand alone stoves providing space heating for a single room. These can be fuelled by logs or pellets, but only pellets are suitable for automatic feed. Generally output is 5-7kw and some models can be fitted with a back boiler to provide water heating.
2. Boilers connected to central heating and hot water systems. These are suitable for pellets, logs or chips and are generally larger than 15kw in output.
There are many domestic log wood chip and wood pellet burning central boilers available
Log boilers must be loaded by hand and may be unsuitable for some situations. Automatic pellet and wood chip systems can be more expensive. Many boilers will dual fire both wood chips and pellets, although the wood chip boilers need larger hoppers to provide the same time interval between refuelling.
Log boilers must be loaded by hand and may be unsuitable for some situations. Automatic pellet and wood chip systems can be more expensive. Many boilers will dual fire both wood chips and pellets, although the wood chip boilers need larger hoppers to provide the same time interval between refuelling.
Cost savings compared to oil?
The volatility of oil prices make it difficult to keep track. However, if you buy pellets in bulk you can save up to a staggering 55% compared to oil. Bagged pellets are more expensive but still considerably cheaper than oil. One key attraction of pellet fuel is the price is relatively stable and unlike oil the supply is not finite.
The volatility of oil prices make it difficult to keep track. However, if you buy pellets in bulk you can save up to a staggering 55% compared to oil. Bagged pellets are more expensive but still considerably cheaper than oil. One key attraction of pellet fuel is the price is relatively stable and unlike oil the supply is not finite.
