There are two ways you can use wood-burners to heat your home:
* Stand-alone stoves to heat a room. These can be fuelled by logs or pellets but only pellets are suitable for automatic feed. Some models can be fitted with a back boiler to provide water heating.
* Boilers connected to central heating and hot water systems. These are suitable for pellets, logs or wood chips.
Grants of up to £1,500 are available from the government to help with the cost of installation and a specialist supplier will be able to advise you on how to obtain these grants.
Unlike other forms of renewable energy, biomass systems require you to pay for the fuel. Fuel costs generally depend on the distance from your supplier and whether you can buy in large quantities

