Renewable Heating – Biomass Boilers for Care Homes

Decarbonising is to the forefront of many businesses and with energy costs ever-rising. There has never been a better time to switch to renewable heating. The Government of Ireland have a support scheme for businesses where they get paid for the renewable heat they produce. This is available to all businesses who switch from fossil fuels to biomass (wood chip or wood pellet). Energy requirements in a nursing home or care home are often very high, to satisfy the home’s demand for space heating and hot water for cooking, laundry and bathing. Reliable and cost-efficient, wood chip and wood pellet boilers are the ideal solution to reducing your heating costs. Woodco has worked with a number of care homes in Ireland and the UK, installing fully-integrated systems for maximum control and efficiency.

Many nursing & care homes will be eligible for the Government Support Scheme for Renewable Heat, or SSRH. This scheme will allow you to dramatically reduce your heating bills for 15 years, simply by switching from oil or gas to more sustainable biofuel.

Our extensive range of Biomass Boiler systems have a solution for every project, no matter how big or small.

Sustainable biomass is an established renewable fuel resource. It provides heat cheaper than most fossil fuels. It is most commonly available as wood chips or wood pellets. Biomass originates from organic material from forestry and agriculture (such as trees and plants). It can also come from wastes and residues of biological origin, and from biodegradable fractions of waste. Common sources of biomass in Ireland are pulpwood, brash and sawdust. Sustainable biomass must meet sustainability criteria to ensure that it saves large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions when compared alongside fossil fuel alternatives. While also avoiding negative impacts on land use, food security, water resources, biodiversity and livelihoods. These criteria are set out by the EU in its Recast Renewable Energy Directive (RED) of 2018.