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Wood pellets have been around for over 40 years, however at the time they were not at all taken seriously as a power source. At that time oil and gas were cheap and abundant. Comparing biomass pellets to these energy sources was not favourable, as it would entail a completely new market of stoves and boilers, and some user maintenance was required. To the age group that used coal stoves and boilers only, wood pellets could be seen as a competition. However as gas heating came into the picture, it was ultra low upkeep and could heat the whole house from a small pack in the kitchen. Apart from a visit from the gas engineer occasionally, the owners would not even be aware of the system. Recently though the picture on gas has become less than appealing. Demand for gas and stores have over recent years become a grave issue. It basically comes down to that who has the gas, and the price they will release it for. Recently disagreements have occurred over this subject, and the supply of gas was halted. So the price of gas if very unbalanced, and in the long term due to restricted assets the price will only go up. There are therefore a compilation of reasons why to move away from gas as a residence heating fuel. And as you are more than aware there is also the matter of climate change and global warming. Gas is by-product of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, and therefore is itself a fossil fuel. Fossil fuels when burnt place additional carbon dioxide into air, this additional CO2 adds to the greenhouse outcome. There is therefore a global consensus to move away from fossil fuels, due to the unsafe effects of increasing carbon dioxide levels. Here is where a fuel from 40 years ago in the form of biomass pellets was looked at in a different manor. Wood pellets today are attracting curiosity from some very large companies, as a way to enter the green energy market.

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To obtain fuel from the wood pellets, they are clearly burnt, so why is burning biomass greener than burning fossil fuels? Well, to put it simply biomass is part of the current carbon cycle, so burning wood does not place added carbon into the air. However burning efficiency is still very imperative, with poor incineration of wood, poisonous gases and particulates are made which are forms of air greenhouse gasses.

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This is where using wood pellets is far enhanced than simply burning wood logs. Due to the high mass of the pellets a much higher burning temperature is achieved. A higher burning heat means less ash is produced, more heat is generated and smoke and particulates is kept to an absolute minimum.

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