One obvious reason for this is that even when you account for emis-
sions of fossil carbon dioxide in planting, harvesting, processing and
transporting the biomass fuel, replacing fossil fuel with wood fuel
will typically reduce net CO
2
emissions by over 90%.
What’s more, you can combine the use of a biomass boiler eas-
ily with other environmentally friendly heat sources. For example,
when using a wood burning boiler, you can also take advantage
of solar energy, a cost and emission- free way to supplement your
household’s energy supply. Or you can install a NIBE air/water heat
pump which extracts energy from the outside air and simply up-
grades it to provide heat and domestic hot water for your home.
A third point to consider is that boilers, like every manufactured
item contains what we call ‘embedded energy’. That is, the energy
required to make the product and transport it from the factory to
the site where it will be used. By continually improving its own proc-
esses, NIBE seeks to minimise the amount of embedded energy in
its products; to build and transport them in the most environmen-
tally friendly way.
Heating your house with a renewable
energy source is the proven best
option for the environment.
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Working towards a zero carbon future
The drive to reduce energy consumption and the impact its
use has on the environment is crucial and increasingly im-
portant to us all. Why not take a step closer towards a zero
carbon future and fuel your boiler with another renewable
energy source such as wind power or hydro energy?
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