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Practical guides on heating, hot water and fuels: how to choose and what to look for.

Pellet specifications and quality standards

In the vast majority of European countries, there are few or no laws that determine the quality of wood pellets. It is common phenomenon, and the quality regulations of pellets are covered by the legislation that generally governs biomass. Currently only a few European states, such as Austria, Sweden, Italy  and Germany have official standardsexclusively for compressed biomass (such as pellets). For this reason, some of these standards (especially ÖNORM M1735 and DIN plus) enjoy widespread acceptance at a pan-European level, that is, beyond the states their origin. &n..

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Everything you need to know about firewood

Because fireplaces and wood stoves are expected to sigh and this year also because the smog is not there anyway save, it would be good to learn the basics, if only to achieve the best possible performance and less noise.   The problem with firewood mainly concerns those who do not have it energy fireplace or stove that can burn pellets and is users of conventional fireplaces.   The main advice given by the experts has to do with it choice of wood but also with the way of storage, factors that are directly related to calorific value and energy efficiency, given that in a conventional ..

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Pellets: the basics

Pellet (aggregates) is a fuel consisting of wood, free from all moisture, pressed into small cylinders without no added adhesives. The calorific efficiency of the pellets it amounts to 4500 kcal/kg Pellets are a new fuel that answers the demand for clean and cheap energy. The heating solution with pellets gives the possibility to we have an economy in the heating of the house of the order of 50% - 70% Pellets belong to the category of renewable energy sources and can be produced from wood processing residues and agricultural crops as well as from the cultivation of energy plants. It is in co..

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