Might work in the U.K., but good luck getting the rural French to ditch wood burners unless La France is going to pick up the tab for fitting heat pumps on cheap electric tarifs in every home.
Going back to the U.K., how are they going to generate the electricity needed? Rubbing unicorns together?
Well its pretty obvious they are not good for us if youāve lived with a wood stove! Especially if you have a chest infection you can really feel it - and asthmatics canāt live with themā¦Even the modern double combustion ones are not brilliant.
Which double combustion ones, yet to finish my survey of PM 2.5 and PM1.0
I will be using mine for a bit longer then switching to a TV screen of wood burning open fire for comfort whilst using a heat pump for actual warmth.
well, itās coldā¦ so Iāve lit a fire.
Yes, thereās some smoke leaving the chimney, while itās first warming the flueā¦ then there will be no smoke, just lovely warmth.
Hundreds (didnāt count) of published scientific papers they referenced in their resources, lots of which they have links to so you can download and read???
āThe wood-burning appliance industry works very hard to convince everyone that buying new wood stoves or simply burning the ārightā kind of wood will solve our wood smoke pollution problems. But thatās a lot like promoting filtered cigarettes as a healthier way to smoke. No amount of wood smoke is healthy to breathe, just as no amount of tobacco smoke is healthy.ā
Itās not ideal, but then burning wood is nearly as old as humankind itself, and weāve managed to survive countless thousands of years thanks to it. Everything has an ecological ācostā, even so called āgreenā energy and renewables, and if youāre worried about health, you could either avoid it, or just take sensible measures in what you burn, and where the smoke goes.
In France, thereās far too many people reliant on wood, I donāt see the fundamental human right to use it, going away any time soon. If they did, what would be next? A tax or license for growing your own veg, using only GMO regulated seeds from some big agricultural biotech company!
Much the same as the best woodburners but statements like "All woodburners " when they have only tested a sample is not that representative.
Pellets use a bit of oil to lubricate them out of the press machine.
Also reports from the USA should be treated with suspicion as Drax energy burn and strip hundreds of acres whilst trying to look green. The big oil and coal industries are very powerful and dont want anyone making their own power or heat.
I am glad to see such a comprehensive resource on this subject which I know is a very sensitive one in France because of its huge reliance on wood as a fuel. It is a shame that the site is not more transparent, with not a single individual named as behind it, as it gives those who find its content inconvenient an out when arguing against it. I get the impression it is based in the US and so perhaps the authors are worried about personal attacks by climate change denialists.