Heating with wood, it's cheaper

At 3.7 cents per kWh (kilowatt hour) for wood logs and 5.25 cents per kWh for pelleted wood, wood is the most economical energy. Against 7.3 cents for natural gas, 10.02 cents for heating oil, 13.64 cents for electricity and 13.66 cents for propane.

Heating with wood, it's environmentally friendly

When it burns , the wood releases into the air only the carbon dioxide it has absorbed during its growth . Its impact is therefore neutral and its use would divide CO2 emissions by 6 compared to gas and by 12 compared to fuel oil .

On the other hand, a recent Canadian study proves that wood rejects fine particles harmful to health, to which ADEME (Environment and Energy Management Agency), which promotes wood heating since 2000. , replies that the devices bearing the label "Green Flame" provide security at the same time as energy and environmental performance. We are therefore vigilant about the presence of this label when we buy a wood heater.

Different woods for several types of combustions

Logs account for about 98% of consumption . There is no question of burning any gasoline in your fireplace, stove or boiler: the performance and performance of the heaters depend on the characteristics of the fuel.

- Hard hardwoods (oak, beech, ash, hornbeam, walnut, fruit ...) for domestic heating (except the chestnut which explodes when burning).
- Soft hardwoods and softwoods (spruce, fir, pine, larch, poplar, willow ...), cheaper, burn faster so book for the start of a fire. They must not exceed 5% of the firewood.

The rest of the consumption is provided by other wood products:
- Shredded wood briquettes : obtained by shredding branches, they measure from 2 to 5 cm in length.
- Granules (or pellets): obtained by compression of sawdust without any binding agent or other additive. They are in the form of small cylinders 6 to 10 mm in diameter and 10 to 50 mm in length, depending on the uses (stove or boiler).
- We forget all that is reclaimed wood (waxed parquet boards, varnished chair legs ...) that release toxic gases.