Are you a homeowner with an indoor boiler system looking for insurance? Are you an insurance agent, broker or underwriter trying to understand the technical […]

A buffer tank, sometimes called an accumulator tank or thermal storage tank, should ALWAYS be used with a firewood or wood pellet boiler. All of […]

So you’re tired of the high cost of propane, electricity or fuel oil and you’re looking for a more affordable solution.  Wood pellets offer a […]

If you’re looking into purchasing an indoor firewood boiler system, your first question is going to be: how much will it cost?  Anyone using firewood […]

Wood gasification in a small firewood boiler refers to the process of converting wood or wood pellets into a combustible gas (syngas) within the confines […]

Wood pellets are made through a manufacturing process that involves compressing dry wood fibers, typically sawdust or wood shavings, into small cylindrical pellets. This process […]

Biomass is considered carbon neutral because the carbon dioxide (CO2) released when it is burned for energy is roughly equivalent to the amount of CO2 […]

Bulk wood pellet heating for automatic wood pellet boilers as well as pellet stoves offers some advantages in cost and ease of use. It’s not for everyone at the moment but for consumers who have a large heat load, there is cost savings and convenience to be found with bulk delivery.

You have a home, workshop or office building and you’d like to get away from oil heating and move to cheaper and renewable wood options. How much heat do you need? What size of boiler will provide you with enough heat?

Wood comes in many forms, species, sizes and origins. Let’s simplify the discussion to just the three wood mainstays: wood chips, wood pellets and logwood (firewood). My other resource posts will detail considerations for each fuel type but for now, let’s consider them broadly.