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Posted: February 02, 2023
Read more »It’s not only the energy crisis that is creating unprecedented demand for log-burners: clean-burn technology, app-based controls and new designs fuelled by alternatives to wood are also transforming possibilities.
According to the Stove Industry Alliance, seasoned logs are now the least expensive domestic heating fuel, costing 74% less per kWh than electric and 21% less than gas. The Nottingham Energy Partnership has also found that using a modern Ecodesign wood-burning stove costs 29% less to run than an air-source heat pump.
Leaps and bounds in stove technology are also fuelling demand, but how clean are they, given the concerns about particulate levels? The current generation of wood-burning stoves are so much more efficient, consuming less fuel to generate more heat, and they are much cleaner.
The key move in this area has been the introduction of E
