Biomass boiler leads renewable energy trend
A UK youth hostel has installed a biomass
boiler after receiving a green cash grant.
A total of £180,000 from the Lake District National Park Authority's Sustainable Development Fund was shared out across 20 projects in the area.
Eskdale's YHA hostel got the biggest single grant of £24,000 which has been used to install the eco-friendly heating system.
A biomass
boiler fuelled by woodchips was recently unveiled in Sussex, providing heating and hot water for 27 homes, a barn, community hall and sculpture studio in Hoathly Hill Community.
As the popular manufacturer
Baxi has highlighted, switching to an alternative heating method such as a biomass
boiler can reduce annual carbon emissions and cut fuel costs significantly.
"Our reason for change was a philosophical one. Everyone here is concerned about the environment and we knew our existing fuel sources were not helpful to the environment," said Marion Briggs, coordinator of the Sussex project.
A total of 1.5km of pipes was laid on the 22-acre Hoathly Community site to carry hot water to each of the properties.
It was part-funded by EDF Energy, a supporter of new technologies such as biomass
boilers, ground source heat
pumps and micro hydropower generators.
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