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Charity or community energy consumers

Woodfuel is a cost-effective, secure, low-carbon and efficient energy solution, particularly in off-gas grid areas. The greatest environmental and cost benefits come from burning locally-sourced woodfuel.

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Wood fuel heating systems (15 to 500kW)

Automated pellet or wood chip boilers and log boilers can help charity or community energy consumers cut fuel bills and carbon emissions. Here are some examples, giving costs and savings:

Wood fuel boilers also run district heating schemes, such as:

Booklets to download

The Carbon Trust has produced useful booklets on biomass (including woodfuel) that you can download from their website:

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