Biomass boilers

Biomass Boilers Made Easy    
Biomass boilers generate heat through burning organic matter.  The heat can either be used directly for heating or to produce hot water or steam.  Production of steam is more often used commercially.  The most common fuel used in biomass boilers is wood, from forestry, wood processing, or from agricultural harvesting and processing.  Alternatively, it can be gained from high yield crops such as willow and poplar or straw, grown specifically for energy.

The technologies used to generate heat vary from the very basic - hand-fed fires which incorporate water heating, right through to complex and sophisticated industrial boilers.

Environmental Benefit
The vital difference between biomass and fossil fuels is one of time scale.  Biomass takes carbon out of the atmosphere while it is growing and returns it as it is burned.  If this is managed sustainably, biomass is harvested cyclically, as part of a constantly replenished crop. This means there is a closed carbon cycle, with no increase in carbon dioxide levels and a sustainable balance is maintained.  In addition, many biomass fuels generate lower levels of pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, which contributes to acid rain and using biomass residues for energy production prevents landfill and creation of methane. 

MCS Accreditation

W Churches & Son Ltd has been successfully assessed against the requirements of the Microgeneration Installation Standard MCS001 and is therefore approved to undertake the supply, design, installation, set to work, commissioning and handover of Solar Heating, Solar Photovoltaic and Heat Pump technologies.