Environment

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Global warming is widely believed to be accelerated by increasing levels of atmospheric CO2. Wood and bio-fuels score very well on the environmental front as they return carbon to the atmosphere that was taken out only a few years before. Coal, gas and oil (fossil fuels) are releasing carbon into the atmosphere that was trapped and stored hundreds of millions of years ago.

Caring for the environment means using our resources with as little waste as possible. Furthermore it means using fuels with low CO2 emissions.

  1. Less use less fuel through better insulation, improved controls and user education.
  2. Use high efficiency appliances.
  3. Use fuel with low CO2 rating.

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Fuel

Emissions Kg of CO2 per kWh

Wood Logs
0.008
Wood Chips
0.009
Wood Pellets
0.028
Multi-fuel (typical mix)
0.206
Natural Gas
0.198
LPG
0.245
Heating Oil
0.274
House Coal
0.301
Anthracite
0.318
Manufactured Smokeless Fuel
0.347
Electricity
0.517
CO2 per KwH input (Source: Domestic Heating Compliance Guide, NBS, 2006 and UK Government Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP 2009) methodology.
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