Biomass is yet to become the mainstay for heating and hot water production across the UK, though it’s only a matter of time until the message clicks. The reason being that biomass is one of the few examples of an initiative and innovation where everybody comes out better off – including the environment as a whole. And after weighing up the multiple benefits brought by biomass, it’s hard to come up with any real argument for not considering a switch.

For example:

Cut Carbon Emissions

Burn a fossil fuel and not only do you release a ton of CO2 into the air, but you also burn a fuel that won’t be replaced for thousands of years. By contrast, when you burn biomass fuels you only release the same or lower levels of CO2 that the trees grown to produce the fuel augmented through absorption. Or in other words, you’re only putting back what you’ve already helped to remove in the first place!

Local Business Benefits

Biomass fuels can be grown, produced and sold from right here within the UK, meaning there’s no need to involve international vendors and suppliers. Not only is this great for putting money back into the local and national economies, but it also means minimum transportation and handling in the sourcing and delivery of fuels – lower costs and lower carbon emissions.

Unrivalled Efficiency

Other fuels may be efficient in their generating of heat, but nothing comes close to biomass. A good system using the best biomass fuels on the market will operate at a full 90% efficiency, which eclipses the performance of pretty much any and all conventional boilers across the board. Greater efficiency means less fuel is needed to generate the necessary heat, which in turn means more money in the pocket of the owner and less CO2 pumped into the atmosphere.

It’s Practically Free

Even in instances where no government grants are available, it’s more than likely that the annual operational savings made will over time augment the cost of the system several times over. Savings of hundreds of pounds every year quickly add up to a huge saving, though in most cases there will be some kind of initiative in place to greatly reduce the initial purchase, installation and setup costs of the system.

Business Benefits

The same also applies to businesses and commercial installations, which in many cases will be 100% covered by way of a governmental initiative and may even feature free maintenance, free biomass pellets and free setup in the first instance. If it’s in the best interests of everyone to get a biomass boiler installed, it’s more than likely there will be a scheme to help make it happen.

Full Automation

Aside from the periodic refilling of the pellet hopper, the best biomass systems on the market today are nearly 100% automated and maintenance-free. Most feature cutting-edge digital display panels and the simplest of user interfaces…often by remote control…which allow all settings to be customised as needed in accordance with day, time, season and so on.