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Wood - a sustainable solid fuel

Wood is the most important re-growable and therefore sustainable commodity that is available from nature. Unlike other fuels, wood can be produced with very little energy.

Most of the European forests are managed following the principles of new cultivation, meaning that the trees that are harvested are replaced in equal numbers. The principle develops a healthy forest and fully sustainable biomass programme.

By using wood in modern boilers and stoves, the emission of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as the harmful air pollutants SO2 and NOX can be considerably reduced.

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Ecological Circulation

Wood is a storage vessel for the sun’s energy, together with water and carbon dioxide. Therefore, whilst the tree is growing, it filters out and uses the carbon dioxide it needs from the air, releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. Whether the tree is burnt or at times lies decomposing in the forest, the level of carbon dioxide it then emits is equal to the level of carbon dioxide that was absorbed in the first place. A closed circle of carbon dioxide movement has taken place; this means that the principle of biomass wood is ‘CARBON NEUTRAL’

Wood Pellets

Wood is a way to cosy warmth whilst being incredibly environmentally friendly. Wood pellets are a clean natural fuel produced out of waste wood, woodchip and shavings. Under high pressure this wood mass is pressed into little pellets. As wood contains its own binder, artificial agents usually are unnecessary. With moisture content as low as 8%, there will be minimal ash deposits and with heat outputs of up to 5 kW per kilo of wood pellets, the concept of wood pellets as a renewable fuel is superb. Regular control of source material ensures a high quality of fuel is produced.

Storage facilities can be smaller for pellets than other fuels such as logs and coal. It has been proven in the past that renewable energy supplies have a tendency to fall in price, whilst fossil fuels tend to rise.

Biomatic + 20 and 30

Biomatic+ 20/30 the new generation pellet boiler is equipped with a 20/30 kW built-in pellet burner. A pellet burner has many
similarities with an oil burner. The difference
is that heating with solid fuel produces ash
that must be regularly removed to prevent
loss of efficiency or impairment of burner performance. The boiler is designed to
meet highest requirements as to operational reliability, convenience,and safety.

Biomatic+ 20/30 belongs to the most effi cient state-of-the art pellet boilers in today’s marketplace. Optimal combustion efficiency and good insulation allows for a high coefficient of performance while emissions to the environment are kept at a low level.

The boiler has automatic ignition but can always be ignited manually, if required. It has two ignition programs depending on whether the burner is started from the OFF
position or from operating mode. Operation of the boiler and its feed system are fully automated and are regulated in three steps by the built-in control system. In the burn pot, pellets are mixed with air to the ideal proportion to ensure complete combustion in a cost eff ective manner.
Biomatic+ 20/30 are equipped with an oversized ash box to facilitate maintenance work. Sweeping is mainly done from the soot-hatch on top of the boiler but also through the rebox door after the burner is pulled out. Biomatic+ 20/30 consists of a combustion chamber with flue pipes enclosed by a jacket holding 140/142 litres of water. Heat generated by the burner is transferred to the boiler water via the combustion chamber and the flue pipes.

Heat for the radiator system is transferred via a 4-way shunt valve. In the shunt valve the boiler water is mixed with return water from the radiators so that a constant, correct temperature can be maintained in the radiators in relation to the outdoor temperature. This is a means to achieve better heating economy.

The shunt valve can be regulated either manually or
automatically with a regulating device (optional).