We are considering a Wood Burning stove

I had no idea that having a wood-burning stove was such a green energy option until our friends had a stove fitted recently and said this was an environmental decision, though I didn’t really believe them until I checked.. We are considering fitting a wood-burning stove – as our friends now have one and we have seen that it is so much more attractive than their  fake coal gas fire and it also is so cosy and warm for the winter. If we source our fuel locally then this is a really green low-carbon energy option. We could fit a wood-burning stove to run the hot water system and heat a back boiler fitted behind it, or just have it to heat our living room. We have decided that we would have to go for a room-heating option which means that we do not have to light it all the time to power our central heating, but for those who have the room and money having a wood or wood chip or pellet burning stove to heat their water etc may be a much cheaper option than traditional fossil fuels given the sharp rise in energy prices. This I think would only be true if fuel can be bought in year or so lorry-load amounts and stored to season somewhere dry. We haven’t got such large storage space but could manage a fairish woodpile. Luckily we do have a chimney already in the room though I know that we would probably need to fit a liner and have the chimney checked – those without a chimney will still need to have a flue pipe fitted somewhere I believe.