Biomass Fuels:
- Biomass fuels are carbon neutral, therefore exempt from the Climate Change Levy, unlike fossil fuels.
- The long term future of biomass is guaranteed, unlike fossil fuels.
- Savings of up to 60% can be attained year on year using woodfuel rather than fossil fuel.
- The installation of biomass heating systems can be eligible for a grant, unlike fossil fuel systems.
- There is far less residue or ‘clinker' to remove, unlike solid fossil fuels.
Example of biomass fuels:
- Woods: Sawdust, Wood Chip, Chipped Waste, Wood Pellets
- Cereals: Miscanthus, Sunflower Cake, Sunflower Rapeseed, Waste Grain, etc.
- Straw burning boilers also accept: Rape Cake, Straw Pellets, Straw