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Biomass fuels and supply
Posted by Gordon Traill on 9th March 2009 at 10:10 am
Biomass fuels encompass a wide variety of products but, not surprisingly, most come from wood. Clean wood is a wonderful fuel, producing up to 5.5kWh per kg dry matter (dm). Wood pellets produce slightly less, at 4.7 to 5kWh per kg. Most suppliers guarantee moisture content to be less than 10 p…
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Wood fuel supply website launched
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 3rd July 2009 at 9:32 am
Finding a wood fuel supplier just got easier – as long as you live in the south west of England – with the launch of the South West Woodshed website. Aimed at both the domestic and the business market it has information about the different types of wood fuel available, and a search function to h…
Posted in: Biomass
Whole house approach to energy efficiency needed
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 12th October 2009 at 4:32 pm
Government must make a major shift in policy to transform the energy efficiency of our residential housing stock according to the Committee on Climate Change's first annual report. A whole house, street by street approach in which households are offered an energy audit, with a follow up pac…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
Potential for energy bill savings are huge
Posted by Linn Rafferty on 16th December 2009 at 9:32 am
If new boilers were installed in all homes sold in a year, where recommended in the energy performance certificate, it would lead to total cash savings of almost £80 million on energy bills. On the same day last week that the Chancellor announced the boiler scrappage scheme in his pre-budget rep…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
Is there enough wood in the UK for biomass?
Posted by Jon Edge on 24th August 2010 at 5:02 pm
As the market for biomass boilers grows in the UK, there is concern that the wood supply will not be able to meet this demand, now and in the future. There are many factors that affect the answer to this question, but the short answer is yes, there is enough wood for a local UK biomass industry. …
Posted in: Biomass
Using an air source heat pump with an existing heating system: 5 key things to consider
Posted by John W Lightfoot on 15th August 2011 at 9:24 am
I’ve tried below to give an overview of whether you could consider using your existing heating system without going into too much technical hype! (Hope I’ve succeeded – let me know!). The guidance below will give you some pointers as to whether it is worth considering, but of course your l…
Posted in: Heat pumps
How SAP ratings are used to measure the annual efficiency of a biomass boiler
Posted by HETAS on 23rd September 2011 at 10:15 am
Q: I understand that biomass boilers come with SAP ratings to measure annual efficiency. Please can you explain what an SAP rating is and how effective it is as a measure of efficiency. A: What is SAP? Standard Assessment Procedure (more commonly known as SAP), is a home energy rating that i…
Posted in: Biomass
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