Wood-burning boiler launched in UK market

Article date : 08/08/2010

A biomass boiler has been launched for the first time on the UK market, it is reported.

According to Which?, the wood-burning appliance can be added to central heating systems in order to provide hot water and heating for properties.

Euroheat is the first company to launch such an appliance - which uses wood as fuel, rather than the traditional gas or oil - and the TDA Termodual range of biomass boilers from SHT-Austria is able to burn either pellets or logs.

Such appliances are considered a greener option than traditional gas boilers as the wood can by purchased from a sustainable source.

Which? boilers expert Lizzy Ruffles said that biomass is considered carbon-neutral, as the emissions it produces from burning wood is around the equivalent of that the trees absorb while growing.

"If you're not connected to the mains gas network, a wood heating system could be a good option for central heating and hot water if you don't want to use electric storage heaters or an oil-powered boiler," she explained.

Written by Tony Harrison

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