wood heating

Wood is a low carbon form of heating providing trees are replanted to replace those chopped down.

The carbon dioxide emitted when wood is burned is the same amount that was absorbed over the months and years that the plant was growing. The process is sustainable as long as new plants continue to grow in place of those used for fuel. There are some carbon emissions caused by the cultivation, manufacture and transportation of the fuel, but as long as the fuel is sourced locally, these are much lower than the emissions from fossil fuels.

Don't forget wood pellets and wood chips can also be burnt in specialised stoves.

New dedicated wood boilers are very efficient and should be eligible for the Renewable Heat Incentive, but this doesn’t apply to wood stoves, even if they have a back boiler. see https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/domestic-renewable-hea... and for non domestic https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/non-domestic-renewable...

Wood stoves should be treated with care to maximise efficiency and reduce emissions, never trun them right down over night so the wood smoulders, wood should be dry and burnt fairly fast. see http://www.lightfoot.org.uk/wood-stoves.html