Carbon Dioxide Savings
How much CO2 will a biomass project save?
The chart below shows the comparable level of government recognised CO2 emissions from different fuel sources.
A small primary school with heat demand of around 200,000kWh per annum (200 MWh) switching from oil fired heating to biomass heating will therefore save around 50 tonnes of CO2 per annum.
What about the Carbon released in the production of wood fuel?
This is a question we are frequently asked. It is true that the production and delivery of wood fuel will require energy to be used and that there will be an associated level of CO2 emissions. However, this is equally true of the production and delivery of fossil fuels. Research undertaken by the Carbon Trust shows that when the embedded energy associated with the production and delivery of different fuels is taken into account the overall carbon savings from converting to biomass from oil, gas or LPG are substantially increased. We have written a detailed white paper with the relevant facts and figures on this subject which can be accessed here.
