April 8, 2024 Switching to Biomass Heating

Why Switch from Oil Heating to Biomass Heating Now

There are many reasons to switch from Oil Heating to Biomass Heating, but a lot of people are still sceptical about moving over to biomass boilers.

This may be down to cost, not understanding biomass boilers properly or even just believing it’s not worth it.

But trust us when we say in the long run it’s definitely worth the change!

Reasons to Switch from Oil Heating to Biomass Heating.

Looking for clarity on reasons to switch to biomass heating? Here are a few reasons to switch today:

Save Money on heating

While the boiler and its installation may not be the cheapest of endeavours, in the long run you will save money, making the initial cost worth it.

The wood chips used in biomass boilers are considered the cheapest fuel, estimated at around 2.9p per kWh of heat generated, while heating oil is at 6p per kWh of heating.

Lowering Your Home’s Carbon Emissions

The biomass fuel used in the boilers is highly energy-dense, producing very few emissions and waste.

Making biomass heating an effective way of not only heating your home but also helping towards a zero-carbon future.

In fact, every 100kg of wood chips/pellets burned produces less than 700g of ash – which is less than a bag of sugar!

Renewable Energy Source

Biomass heating is a renewable energy source, it can grow almost anywhere as the fuel used in biomass boilers is sourced from sustainable forests.

Sourcing the fuel from sustainable forests means for every tree used for the fuel, more trees are replanted and grown.

Fossil Fuel and oil heating Prices are Increasing

Fossil fuel and oil heating prices are due to increase, this is mainly due to the increasing economic growth and increasing demand for oil and other fossil fuels.

Many countries already have introduced a carbon tax showing a clear growth path, means the usage of any carbon fuel (oil, gas, coal) will become more and more expansive in the future years as this puts a cost on each ton carbon and will let prices increase.

With this in mind, now may be a good time to switch to biomass heating.

It was going to save your home money regardless, but with fossil fuel prices due to increase it will save you even more going forward.

For more information on biomass boilers and how they may benefit your home or if you are looking to make the switch already get in touch today and take advantage of our free biomass boiler survey today.