Biomass heating system

In fully automated systems chipped or ground up biomass is fed to the boiler via conveyors at a managed rate.

The storage requirements are much smaller for pellet-fired systems because of their condensed nature, which also helps cut down costs.

[4] In terms of efficiencies advanced pellet boilers can exceed other forms of biomass because of the more stable fuel characteristics.

Advanced pellet boilers can even work in condensing mode and cool down combustion gases to 30-40°C, instead of 120°C before sent into the flue.

Biomass heating provides markets for lower value wood, which enables healthy and profitable forest management.

Combustion of biomass creates air pollutants and adds significant quantities of carbon to the atmosphere that may not be returned to the soil for many decades.

[9] Using biomass as a fuel produces air pollution in the form of carbon monoxide, NOx (nitrogen oxides), VOCs (volatile organic compounds), particulates and other pollutants, in some cases at levels above those from traditional fuel sources such as coal or natural gas.

[10][11] Black carbon – a pollutant created by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels, and biomass – is possibly the second largest contributor to global warming.

[14] Modern biomass burning appliances dramatically reduce harmful emissions with advanced technology such as oxygen trim systems.

When a tree's carbon is released into the atmosphere in a single pulse, it contributes to climate change much more than woodland timber rotting slowly over decades.

Efforts to develop this potential may have the effect of regenerating mismanaged croplands and be a cog in the wheel of a decentralized, multi-dimensional renewable energy industry.

In other areas of the world, inefficient and polluting means to generate heat from biomass coupled with poor forest practices have significantly added to environmental degradation.