Can a wood burning boiler reduce carbon emission, if so where can you source a boiler?

Answer 1

I do not see how they can reduce emissions even when fitted with a filter on the flue.
Can it be a good thing to use wood that takes many years to grow and is under resourced?

In terms of efficeincy Wood burning boilers are not a good role model and they would probably be hard pushed to heat an average house and the hot water at the same time when
there is a peak demand. You would probably be better with a combination fuel boiler


http://www.energy-crops.com/Wood-fuel-Resources/Boiler-installer-links.aspx

http://www.nef.org.uk/logpile/woodfuel/documents/tradestove.pdf

Answer 2

My theory is that wood omits carbon when burning. Wood has less energy stored in it than coal for example, so you have to burn more wood to get the same heat as burning coal. In other words you would be causing a similar amount of pollution.

A plus point is that wood does not require much energy to source, where as mining coal, or drilling for oil does, causing emmissions before you even burn the stuff. Picking up driftwood from the beach doesn't cause emmissions. Well OK, it does , as you are breathing out co2.

Regarding the previous answer to your question ; my father had a large wood burner which also heated the water for a central heating system. Problems heating a house ? Well actually he had problems with overheating the residents of his house. Believe me , the whole house was roasting from the heat produced from one stove.

By the way, I burn wood in a small solid fuel stove. Best look up a local retailer on the internet. There are plenty of them, and easy to find.

Answer 3

It won't reduce carbon emissions, but the ash and smoke is cleaner than coal. Coal ash is toxic, wood ash is acidic but can be recycled.
Its only really effective if you own land and plant trees to use yourself, or can get waste chips or sawdust from untreated timber.
Treated timber is extremely toxic when burned, it produces dioxins.
Wood can remove carbon if the smoke is treated, and if the ash is buried, for example in an empty oil well.
Just google for 'wood burning boiler' and you'll get a list of companies.

Answer 4

South West Wood Fuels are a not for profit organisation setup to promote the use of wood as a fuel. There is a great deal of information on our website regarding wood fuel, boilers and carbon footprint at:
http://www.swwf.info
We do not sell boilers and have any sales motive - but we do provide a list of suppliers for boilers, flues, fuel suppliers (mainly in the Westcountry) etc on our page here
http://www.swwf.info/hardwareandinstallers.htm
There is also a very useful boiler sizing worksheet and technology selector chart to help you size your boiler and give you an idea of what technology suits your property best before you "jump in". There is also information on grants available if required.

Answer 5

i can vouch for wood boilers. i had an outside wood boiler. you only put wood in once a day, sometimes not that much. it will burn anything you put in it. i heated my house, my hot water, and my garage, and if the neighbor was any closer, i could have heated his home. you do NOT run out of hot water. [domestic that is] oh, good for a hot tub too. as for saving the forest, there is a lot of wood going to waste if not used. also with an outside boiler, you dont worry about chimney fitrs. just let er burn.

Answer 6

of course we need to protect the forest but the quest was no doubt referring to sawn wood from fallen trees and i would guess it does reduce carbon emission and i would correct what someone said about heating a house//it does it admirably if its on at all times and if you have an expensive wood burner it will still be hot when you get up in the morning and what you initially spend on the expensive burner you recoup that over and over against utilities charges

Answer 7

There were so many woodworking plans with this collection and you will not believe this but there are over thousands plans in the one package deal. Go here https://tr.im/GBSWQ
This is really something to find that many all together. For someone like me who is just really starting to get involved with woodworking this was like letting me loose in a candy store and telling me I could have anything I wanted. That was my dream when I was a kid.

Answer 8

wood is always a good and economic way to heat and cook'
Aga Rayburn stoves is one also the scandinavians are well into the wod burners i had one years ago we heated several rooms from ours plus all the cooking and we always had boiling water to make tea and coffee,

Answer 9

Try an internet search

Answer 10

We need to conserve trees not burn them.