The Benefits of Wood Pellet Heating
How are you planning to heat your home this winter? With the rising cost of energy across the UK, you may be looking for alternative cost-effective ways to keep yourself and your family warm. One option to consider, which is quickly becoming more popular, is wood pellet heating. Producing energy using a wood pellet central heating boiler or wood pellet stove comes with many benefits such as reducing your carbon footprint and reducing your energy bills.
What is Wood Pellet Heating?
A modern method of heating homes, wood pellet heating involves the process of burning wood pellets to extract energy and heat. The type of heat produced by this method can be compared to familiar energy sources such as gas, oil, or electric heating. Wood pellets are a renewable energy source, made up of a compressed form of wood biomass, and can be used in stoves and boilers for fuel, as an alternative to fossil fuels. When it comes to replacing the pellets within the heater, many wood pellet stoves have an automatic storage system that can control pellet flow, or you can load the pellets manually.
A Greener, Cost-Effective Solution
Perhaps the most enticing benefit of switching to wood pellet heating is that it’s a cost-effective solution. Generally, the price of wood pellets has stayed steady during a time when other energy sources have been soaring.
This is because wood pellets are composed of compressed lumber byproducts and leftover wood chips. As pellets do not rely on exogenous factors like fossil fuels, wood pellet heating remains economically competitive.
Many people are becoming increasingly conscious of ways to reduce their carbon footprint and help slow down the process of climate change. With this in mind, a switch to wood pellet heating will leave you safe in the knowledge that you are relying on an
environmentally friendly heating option. While fossil fuels such as natural gas and oil are limited in supply, wood pellets are a renewable resource. As pellets are mainly composed of leftover wood products, research has listed wood pellets as an unlimited resource
because the timber industry remains healthy as new trees are always being planted and growing.
A sustainable source of energy, burning wood pellets for heat results in far fewer carbon emissions than relying on fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide and particulate emissions from wood pellet heating are extremely low.
In fact, the carbon dioxide emitted from burning wood pellets is equal to the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the burning process, which is equal to the amount absorbed during the growth of trees.
Wood pellet heating is therefore a fantastic choice for those who want to make an environmentally conscious choice, especially as it’s a natural resource that poses a much smaller risk to both you and the environment.
What Are Some Other Benefits of Wood Pellet Heating?
More often than not, using wood pellets as your heating source supports your local economy as well as the wider industry. When people buy wood pellets, it ensures jobs for those who manufacture, package, sell and deliver wood pellets. For comfort and convenience, wood pellet heating is the way to go. As pellets are an unlimited resource, they’re typically easy to find and available to buy at any of our depots. You also won’t have to worry about the pellets making a mess as they don’t take up too much room and due to their small size, they store neatly in stacks and produce minimal ash. Wood pellets, unlike fossil fuels such as oil and gas, do not contain harmful odours, nor do they pose a significant fire risk if they are stored in a dry room. To make the process even more convenient, many wood pellet stoves come with an easy-to-load hopper that automatically controls the flow of pellets so you don’t have to worry about running out of supplies quickly.
Where Can I Find Wood Pellets?
A renewable resource, wood pellet supply is unlimited and can be easily found around the world. They are usually sold in large bags from the likes of homeware stores or garden centres. At Highland Industrial Supplies, we stock 10kg bags of Woodlets Heating Pellets. Woodlets is the UK's leading brand of super premium grade wood pellets and the only one to offer an Energy Guarantee of 4800 KWh per tonne. Woodlets are BSL (Biomass Suppliers List) registered and fully RHI compliant. The pellets are made from 100% UK-sourced sustainable timber. If you’d like to find out more or make a purchase, please contact us and we will be happy to help.