Air Quality Archives

Breathe Easy ; The ultra-clean standard

This article describes the emissions from our Ramsey pellet stove, using the data from the February 2025 NAEI (National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory) update and the latest DEFRA emission factors. In 2026, the conversation around domestic burning has shifted. It’s no longer about "wood vs. gas," but about "high-tech vs. old-tech." The data is clear:...

Why Wood Pellet Stoves Are Eco-Friendly and Better for the Environment

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Wood pellet stoves are an eco-friendly and sustainable home heating solution. Here are some of the main reasons why wood pellet stoves are better for the environment compared to traditional wood burning and multi-fuel stoves. Renewable Fuel Source Wood pellets are made from compressed sawdust and wood residues like bark and chips from sawmills. This...

Why The Guardian is misguided to want to ban wood burning stoves

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Lots of things in life are potentially harmful and dangerous, for example; parachuting, mountaineering, pot-holing, scuba–diving and driving cars, but now it seems that the innocuous wood burning stove or wooden stove burner needs to be added to the list. There is increasing discussion about a potential ban on wood burning stoves in the UK...

Research highlights how log burning stoves triple harmful indoor air pollution

Air Quality

The use of wood as a heating fuel provides CO2 reduction benefits when compared to fossil fuels. This is due to wood being a renewable fuel. But despite wood heating being recognised as part of the solution to reducing the worlds use of fossil fuels and thus reducing greenhouse gases; burning wood in the form...

Research highlights the air-quality benefits of Wood Pellet Stoves.

Air Quality

Research from Leeds University has highlighted the air quality benefits of wood pellet stoves.

PRESS RELEASE: Invention helps to reduce air pollution from wood burning stoves

Air Quality

A Welsh engineer from Cardiff has invented a new type of domestic wood burning stove to help combat climate change and also help the government meet its new clean air strategy.

The Clean Air Act – A modern solution

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Following the recent Clean Air Strategy released earlier this month, calls are also being made for the Clean Air Act to update and modernise its current laws after 25 years. The Clean Air Act was introduced by the Welsh Government to combat pollution, however there are calls for more changes in the domestic fuel burning…