Advantages of wood pellets
Sustainability
Compared to fossil fuels, pellets are more sustainable, more environmentally friendly and support the regional economy. The raw material comes from renewable sources - from forests, the areas of which are constantly growing in Austria.
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As they grow, the trees absorb as much COâ‚‚ as is released during combustion, and so the COâ‚‚ balance in the atmosphere remains constant without any harmful effects on the environment.
Even if the non-COâ‚‚-neutral transport of pellets is taken into account, the result is a COâ‚‚ reduction of over 95% compared to heating oil.
Cleanliness
The pellets have very low emissions. High-quality pellets, the electronic system of the heating system and the high temperature in the closed boiler room result in clean and user-friendly heating.
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In a pellet heating system in a large single-family home, around 1 kg of ash is produced per year, which is hardly noticeable in everyday life.
Comfort
1 ton of pressed fuel corresponds to the energy output of 4 m³ of dry wood and thus saves a lot of space at home.
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With a pellet central heating system, the wood pellets are fed fully automatically from the pellet store to the boiler. You also don't have to worry about ignition, control, boiler cleaning and ash removal - all of these processes are now fully automated.
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A slightly more compact version is pellet stoves, where the ash only needs to be removed once every 1-2 weeks, and a single filling with pellets can heat the house for 2-3 days.
