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Why Install A Wood Stove?

Why Install A Wood Burning Stove? In fact, trees are arguably the ultimate in solar power since they not only store the sun's energy in a convenient and easy to use form that can be stored until needed, but they also absorb and lock away carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This process is not totally "carbon neutral" but it comes close and the maths produce a compelling argument in favor of using wood biofuel. When a tree dies or is cut down the carbon it has locked up is release back to the atmosphere - regardless of whether the wood is burned or left to rot naturally. But a live tree not only contains a significant amount of ...

Sustainable Energy

Sustainable Energy ition to do so, think about maybe upgrading your heating system to use a wood burner which not only adds aesthetic value to your home but is very significantly cheaper to run than any of the conventional alternatives plus environmentally sound as wood based biofuels are strictly carbon neutral - no excess carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere. In fact, don't just burn wood, use wood. Why for example install ugly metal garage doors that cost precious resources to manufacture and will someday pose a disposal problem when you could enjoy the natural beauty of wood garage doors instead? Reduce your energy usage by installing low power consumption appliances, eliminating ...

Wood Burners Past And Present

Wood Burners Past And Present They also represent a one way street where CO2 is concerned which does not mesh well the current trend towards a low-carbon society. With relentless cost and environmental pressures on fossil fuels, it's hard not to see a bright future for a heating technology based on a genuinely renewable and carbon neutral resource that basically converts sunlight and atmospheric CO2 into solid carbon and gaseous oxygen. In a very real sense, growing ...