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Solar thermal system for sale

May 11, 2012

We have a Gasokol tecSol 2 Vertical Panel solar thermal System for sale – brand new – 4 square metre on roof, flat plate collector panels – complete with circuStar pump unit, control unit, temperature sensors and expansion vessel.  This system is surplus to requirements and needs to go to a good home.  Gasokol are a [...]

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New build or retrofit?

October 27, 2011
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Whether you are building a new house or looking to replace an existing oil or gas boiler – we have fitted our boilers into all kinds of places. A good sized utility room is ideal for the Ökofen, but equally a garage or a shed can be just as good, and even if it is [...]

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Storing Your Wood Pellets

May 20, 2011
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If you chose an Ökofen boiler it comes with a bulk fuel store made from steel reinforced fabric on a sustainable wooden frame, into which the delivery lorry blows the pellets. This style of store has a number of advantages… Namely, it acts as its own dust filter when the pellets are delivered; it can [...]

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Biomass Fuel: All About Wood Pellets

May 18, 2011
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It never ceases to amaze me that my home can be heated by a handful of continuous burning wood pellets! Super compressed sawdust is all that they are – with the natural lignin in the wood acting as a glue to stick them together. Because they are small and uniform in size (6mm diameter and [...]

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Wood Chip Biomass Fuels and Storage

May 18, 2011
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A factor with wood chips which needs careful consideration is your storage capacity. There are three important questions you will need to ask yourself before committing yourself to choosing this type of biofuel for your biomass heating system. How much space do you have for a store? How much energy will that store contain? and [...]

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Biomass Fuel: All about Wood Chips

May 16, 2011
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Yes, as the name implies, these are chips of wood! They are the cheapest form of biomass fuel suitable for large-scale automation.

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Greening your home with biomass heating

May 5, 2011
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A huge part of your home’s carbon footprint comes from the energy used to heat it. The average home can reduce its carbon footprint by 6 tonnes when switching from oil to wood pellets. And if you are keen to maximise your carbon savings then biomass is the right option. Converting from gas to biomass [...]

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Wood Chips vs Wood Pellets – What’s the cost?

May 5, 2011
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On the face of it, looking at price per tonne, wood chips appear to win hands down. A tonne of wood chip at 30% moisture content will set you back £80-£90, while a tonne of wood pellets will be around £195 per tonne. However, a tonne of wood pellets contains more energy than a tonne [...]

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