Interest in biomass boilers grows due to the rise in electricity and gas

The unstoppable increase in the price of gas and electricity is spurring the search for other forms of heating. In this context, biomass boilers are becoming established among consumers as a sustainable, efficient and cheaper alternative.

From AVEBIOM (Spanish Association for Energy Valorization of Biomass) they point out that there has been a significant increase in the sale of small equipment and the replacement of gas boilers with other biomass boilers in neighboring communities and in public buildings.

According to AVEBIOM, 14% of heating in Spain already uses biomass , a system that allows buildings to obtain the maximum energy rating.

An energy with stable prices
Both wood chips and pellets are very economical products, with very stable prices. Faced with the rise in price and the great volatility of the price of diesel and other fossil fuels in the last decade, the evolution of the price of these biofuels shows clear stability, varying only due to the evolution of the CPI.

Biomass has the advantage that it is a resource that can be produced based on demand . In addition, it is a local energy source that does not depend on third countries, reinforces energy independence and creates local employment. Forest chips and pellets are renewable energy sources that come from plant remains, pruning and forest management. If not used, many of these wastes and residues would require treatment for their elimination.

Other advantages of biomass
The operation of a heating and domestic hot water system using a biomass boiler is similar to that of natural gas and diesel. It consists of heating water to a high temperature and circulating it through a circuit, so that the radiators expel the heat contained in the water.

Compared to traditional firewood, wood chips and pellets allow the material to be burned in a much more efficient and complete way, making the most of its energy and generating a minimum amount of ash.

Regarding its sustainability, biomass is a carbon-neutral energy source because, although it generates CO2 at the time of combustion, it must be taken into account that it is plant mass that has absorbed carbon throughout its life and formation process.