The suitability of wood pellet heating for domestic households: A review of literature

Harriet Thomson and Christine Liddell

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015, vol. 42, issue C, 1362-1369

Abstract: Due to increasing government support for renewable energy in combination with high fossil fuel prices and environmental concerns, demand for wood pellet heating is rising all over Europe. Despite the rapid growth in wood pellet heating, the suitability and usability of wood pellet boilers in domestic settings has received relatively little attention compared with either alternative renewable heating technologies or with commercial applications of biomass heating. This article brings together the fragmented literature on wood pellet heating, and the application of this heating type in domestic settings, with a particular focus on assessing the suitability of wood pellet heating for low-income households who are not connected to the natural gas network.

Keywords: Wood pellet heating; Biomass; Pellet boiler; Low-income; Domestic heating; Renewable heating (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.009

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