Bioenergy is the oldest source of renewable energy known to mankind. There is a range of options in terms of biomass fuel type, including:
Biomass has a number of critical features as a source of energy:
We select the furnaces that will run on the widest variety of biomass fuels. However, we use mainly woodchips with a low water content to improve our efficiency (from 15% to 55% wt). Our woodchips are carefully analysed in a test laboratory to ensure their quality. Sustainable Heating has secured its supply chain and built its own wood chipping facilities.
- Wood chips
- Wood pellets
- Wood shavings/residues
- Energy crops (e.g. miscanthus, willow)
- Empty fruit bunches (EFB), e.g. shell fibre from oil palm production
- Refuse-derived fuel (RFD) from municipal, industrial, or agricultural waste
Biomass has a number of critical features as a source of energy:
- it is carbon neutral, in that the carbon produced by combustion is naturally balanced out by the carbon captured during photosynthesis thereby creating a closed carbon cycle
- it is completely sustainable, in that fresh fuel supply can be generated quickly from local agricultural/forestry activity
- it is flexible, in that it can be used as a fuel for heat, power, and transport purposes
- it is reliable, it that it can be stored and used on demand unlike wind
We select the furnaces that will run on the widest variety of biomass fuels. However, we use mainly woodchips with a low water content to improve our efficiency (from 15% to 55% wt). Our woodchips are carefully analysed in a test laboratory to ensure their quality. Sustainable Heating has secured its supply chain and built its own wood chipping facilities.
Carbon Cycle vs Fossil Fuel
