Wood biomass fuels the way forward for heating homes

A WATERFORD-BASED alternative energy company is hoping the Government will practice what it preaches by heating all new public buildings using sustainable biomass fuel from Irish forests and wood industry by-products.

Based at Ballymountain in Ferrybank, Natural Power Supply (NPS) is involved in heating homes, offices, schools, hospitals and other buildings by burning processed wood chips in high-technology boilers.

The renewable fuel sources used offer considerable cost savings over oil and propane gas as well as being ring-fenced from international fuel price increases or supply problems.