Biomass Boilers Are Now Highly Automated Heating Systems

Biomass is simply a term to reference any organic material that can be used as a fuel, and as such biomass boilers have been around for over centuries. The first were batch log boilers, however there were also developments to make large boilers where whole bales made from wheat straw of barley straw could be used. These boilers as you would expect we very large and very expensive, however to heat a large farm with oil is also very expensive, therefore they can make economical sense. However these early biomass boilers never really received mass market appeal due to the lack of automation and the work involved to run them, much of this is down to the biomass fuel its self.

Biomass Boilers And The Quality Of The Fuel Used In Them

Wood logs and straw bales are not ideal sources of fuel, they are bulky, have various moisture contents and the density of the material is not as high as it could be. These factors all effect how well the fuel burns, the heat generated and the amount of smoke generated. However which these fuels it is also practically impossible to create an automated system that feeds its self with the fuel. Automation means more time, and time is money. Therefore this is where biomass boilers designed to burn pellets would provide that automation for consumers. Therefore they appeal to consumers more. They can save you money and only require slightly more time of operate than a gas or oil based heating system. Also the pellet fuel can be made from wood or straw.

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Biomass Boilers And The Ability To Burn All Fuel Pellets

we support the use of wood pellets, however we encourage the use of a wider range of fuel pellets. A biomass boiler by nature should be able to burn a range of biomass resources not just wood. There are some systems out there that are flexible enough to deal with a range of biomass materials, and these systems provide the best value. There are also biomass boilers designed to work from wood chips, and some consumers think that this maybe more suitable for them. They wish to produce their own chip, however they are often not aware of several crucial points. The chips need to be a standard size or they will get blocked in the feed system, this means after chipping they are usually ran over a sizing screen. Secondly you can only use dry chip to generate the heat the boiler is rated for. Many people try and use fresh chip in their biomass boilers.

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