Wood Chip and Wood Pellet Boilers

Woodchip and wood pellets are a form of bioenergy and are used to fuel boilers. The woodchips or woodpellets are burned in the boiler to provide heat for space, hot water or process heating.  Bioenergy covers the biodegradable portion of products and residues from agriculture, forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable portion of industrial and municipal waste. It also includes crops specifically grown for energy use. Modern wood chip or pellet boilers are highly efficient, clean burning and totally automatic. Pellets can be purchased in bagged or bulk form. For bulk purchases, a dry covered storage area is required. Bulk prices are more competitive than those for bags. Wood chips are generally sourced locally.

 

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COFORD Information Notes

Coford, the National Council for Forest Research & Development (www.coford.ie) has published a number of useful publications for wood fuel systems  Any queries on the information provided in these publications should be directed to www.woodenergy.ie.

Wood Chip

It is recommended that applicants for grant support as well as designers and installers of wood chip boilers refer to the following COFORD publications before proceeding with the design and installation of a wood chip boiler system. 

Wood Chip Supply

This information note is based on COFORD funded research on wood chip supply in Ireland (ForestEnergy 2006 & ForestEnergy 2007) and the preliminary outcomes of the work – refer to Matching boiler choice to fuel supply (.doc).

Wood Chip Delivery and Storage

Delivery and storage information note – refer to Delivery and storage of wood chip fuel (.pdf).

Wood Chip Ordering and Receiving

Ordering and receiving information note – refer to Ordering and receiving wood chip fuel (.pdf).

Wood Chip Quality

Quality wood chip information note – refer to Quality wood chip fuel (.pdf).

Wood Pellet

It is recommended that applicants for grant support as well as designers and installers of wood pellet boilers refer to the following COFORD publications before proceeding with the design and installation of a wood pellet boiler system. 

Wood Pellet Quality

Quality wood pellet information note – refer to Simple ways to check wood pellet quality(.pdf).

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