Biomass News

We have just launched the all-new Guntamatic PRO range of biomass boiler heating systems onto the UK renewable heating marketplace! The Guntamatic PRO  is a range of versatile, high efficiency biomass boilers which run on ENPlus 1 or 2 wood pellets  or G30 and 50 wood chips.…

Well done to Team Treco for raising thousands of pounds for the Stroke Association at the Great West Run in Exeter yesterday! There are some sore feet, aching limbs and big smiles in the office today! See video footage of…

We have posted a few articles recently regarding the fact that 53% of our woodlands need to be managed. This needs to happen in order to encourage their development, to generate a greater amount of timber, a greater amount of wood fuel and…

We are getting a lot of enquiries about biomass boilers that can burn miscanthus, so we thought that some information about its benefits may be useful. Miscanthus is growing in popularity as a biomass fuel for use in some wood…

We’ve seen a rise in problems related to the use of poor quality wood chip and wood pellet fuel in our biomass boilers. Although Treco does not supply wood fuel, we know lots of people that do and thought that…

The right type and quality of wood fuel is fundamental to the successful, consistent and long term functioning of your biomass boiler. Fuel quality is the biggest cause of the issues our biomass customer support team are called out to…

Really? If we install too many biomass boilers, won’t we hit 'peak wood'? The answer is no, but this is an often raised question and one which needs looking into in more detail. The responsible use of our wood…

So wood fuel is dirty? The recent debate re-opened and ‘fuelled’ no doubt by the announcement that the Drax power station will convert three of its boilers to run on wood fuel, somewhat clouds the debate in a fog (or…

There are a number of considerations for designing the flue system for a biomass boiler installation. Our project management team will manage this for Treco customers, but some important considerations are listed below. We fit Twin Wall, Insulated stainless steel…

Asking the right questions will give some confidence that a provider is able to deliver a quality installation and in most cases it will be appropriate to get independent advice. Questions will vary from technology to technology but those outlined…