What is....biomass?
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Biomass is the energy held in plant and animal matter which is released through burning.
The most common type of biomass fuel used in houses is wood, either as logs, pellets or chips. Although burning does release carbon dioxide, wood is a carbon neutral fuel as it only ever releases as much carbon when it burns as it soaked up when it was growing.
A biomass system usually consists of a wood fuelled boiler or free standing stoves. Stoves are useful if you want to heat individual rooms. If you are considering biomass, you will need to make sure that you have plenty room for the boilers or stoves as they tend to be bigger than conventional ones.
A fuel stockpile will also be needed so make sure you have room on your property to store it, and try to choose a local supplier to keep carbon emissions from transporting the fuel to a minimum!
A biomass heating system could also be a good option if you don't have access to natural gas at your property. Many people have also chosen to make the switch to biomass from oil or coal burning systems.
More detailed information on costs, planning issues and other aspects of biomass heating systems is available from the Energy Saving Trust
The Local Carbon Buildings Programme is no longer available as of 24 May 2010. If you have already applied to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme and are in receipt of a grant offer letter then your application will be honoured. If you applied before the programme closed then your application will still be processed and if your it passes the due diligence test then it will also be honoured.
Government hopes to introduce a Renewable Heat Incentive in April 2011 which could see you paid for the heat you produce.
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