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Golden Coals – suppliers of the hottest Wood Briquettes in the UK

Wood briquettes or Heat Logs as they are often referred are made by compressing dry sawdust with shredded wood under intense pressure until the lignin [an organic substance that with cellulose forms the chief part of woody tissue] softens and binds the all the material together. With a low moisture content of typically less than 10%, the highly compressed material gives a high-volume energy density which is typically 3-4 times that of wooden chips.

Wood briquettes are a high energy eco-fuel that is perfect for use in a multifuel stove, log burner, open fire, or chiminea.

Wood briquettes are very clean to handle and store. Golden Coal wood briquettes are packaged into 15Kg bags and typically contain 40-50 wood briquettes per bag. The prices quoted in our online store are the prices you pay delivered free to your door*. Please refer to our deliveries page for details.

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What are the advantages of our Wood briquettes?

• It’s good for the chimney – low moisture fuel means fewer sweeps = greater cost saving
• They are clean and green producing a high calorie heat output
• CO2 emissions from wooden briquettes are much less than oil, log, coal or gas for the same amount of heat
• Wooden briquettes are a sustainable fuel as they are most often produced from wood which is growing in sustainable forests or recycled
• The price of wood briquettes is less than other forms of fuel such as heating oil
• The price of wooden briquettes is more stable than other forms of fuel such as heating oil or gas
• Wood briquettes are widely available with over 9 million tonnes produced annually in Europe
• The net carbon dioxide emissions from biomass are much lower than the emissions from fossil fuels if the resource is managed carefully.

What is Biomass?

• Biomass is a renewable energy source that is obtained from living or once living material including wood, grass, wheat or suitable waste materials.
• When burnt, biomass sources release CO2, equivalent to the amount that a plant would release when it dies and decomposes. Hence, the carbon released has a limited effect on the environment as it is a part of the natural carbon cycle. This is unlike fossil fuels which continually increase the carbon levels in the environment when burnt.
• Biomass for heating can take many forms but the main ones are likely to be wood chip or wood pellet.

Emissions from Biomass fuels

• Burning fossil fuels releases large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. It would take millions of years for this CO2 to be turned back into coal, oil or gas and therefore this not considered as renewable.
• One of the great advantages of using Biomass as your renewable heating source is the low CO2 emissions, which is significantly lower than traditional fossil fuels and even lower than ground or air source heat pumps.
• Because burning biomass releases only the same amount of CO2 into the atmosphere that would be released if the biomass was to die naturally and left to rot, it is considered part of the natural carbon cycle.
• The CO2 released is absorbed as new trees grow and therefore the overall release of CO2 is said to be zero. Of course there will be some CO2 released during the manufacture and transportation of biomass products however, this is generally very low if sourced locally.

We are always looking to expand our existing product range, if you have a biomass fuel which you think may be of interest, then please contact us.

Golden Coal Heat Logs are packaged in 15Kg bags and look great in a retail location and offer an attractive margin to resellers. Contact us today for more information.