Although the biomass industry has developed in the years since I installed my boiler, when it comes to the reasons why I chose biomass, many of the factors remain as true today as they were then. While the installation costs were expensive, running costs were going to be cheaper than they were with fossil fuels. Connecting to the gas mains wasn't an option, leaving oil, LPG and heat pumps as the only options. As I was also on a quest for a more renewable energy, fossil fuels were never an option.
But, even with hours of research, actually living with a new system usually brings up a series of moments when you think 'if only I'd known that'. Not necessarily because you would dramatically change what you had done, but because when you're armed with the right facts, you can usually make most things work or run a little better.
As the property wasn't connected to mains gas - instead relying on a very old oil-based heating system - I was keen to look at more renewable and eco-friendly options. After researching a number of options ranging from heat pumps through to biomass boilers, the latter eventually turned out to be the most cost-effective and tried and tested solution - at the time.
Installing a ground source heat pump was certainly feasible as there was enough land, but early calculations suggested it would be more expensive to install than biomass.
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