What does a woodchip system look like? Will it make our building look like a saw mill or factory?
With careful attention to design, the woodchip system will blend in with the building. Biomass heating facilities are similar in their functional parts to those that run on conventional fuels. All require fuel storage capability, a means of moving the fuel from the storage bin to the boiler, a boiler to burn the fuel and extract the useable heat from combustion, and a connection to a chimney to disperse the combustion gases. With woody biomass systems, the boilers are larger and the fuel handling equipment takes up extra space, therefore may require a larger area. Biomass systems also call for a taller stack (chimney) than an oil or gas system.
