What is fuel Explain the future of firewood as a source of fuel
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Answer:
material that is burned to produce heat or power
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Explanation:
Woodfuel is now an integral part of the UK government’s energy policy and they have set a target to achieve 15% of all energy from renewables by 2020. In its ‘National Renewable Energy Action Plan’ the government sets out plans to bring an additional 2 million tonnes of woodfuel into energy markets in England alone. At current bulk cordwood prices this would generate an additional £100m of revenue to the market and many times that figure when processed as firewood, kindling or woodchip.
firewood market is growing rapidly, largely due to demand for modern log stoves. According to the Stove Alliance Industry (SIA) more than 200,000 UK home owners installed wood burning stoves last year alone, showing a 20% year-on-year growth. They say a wood burning stove is 77% cheaper to run than an equivalent output electric fire, 29% cheaper than gas, 43% cheaper than oil and 50% less than LPG. Furthermore, firewood has many times lower CO2 emissions than oil, gas or coal-fuel created electricity. These cost comparisons will of course change over time as demand increases and supply varies, but woodfuel seems likely to be able to hold its own long into the future as a viable green and cost effective energy source.