To the question "Why choose pellets?", there is only one answer: "Because it is efficient, environmentally friendly and convenient!"
Pellet heating is based on an advanced combustion technique that assumes that the amount of fuel and other parameters are adjusted to ensure ideal combustion.
The high quality of the pellet itself allows combustion with controlled and extremely low emissions. This quality is regulated by precise standards that outline limits for fine parts, calorific value, ash content and water content.
It should also not be forgotten that since it is a wood fuel, pellets have a neutral emission cycle, meaning that during its combustion the same amount of carbon dioxide is emitted as previously taken from the plant before cutting. In other words, the combustion of wood and pellets in particular is considered carbon-neutral.
Modern pellet heating systems meet the requirements of theFederal Ordinance against Air Pollution (OIAt).
Pellets also pay off because of the stability of their price. Compared with other fuels, such as heating oil and natural gas, the price of pellets is considerably more stable. The graph below shows the prices of electricity, heating oil, natural gas and pellets expressed in cents per kWh and shows that the price of pellets is always between 6 and 9 cents per kWh.
Only seasonal fluctuations are recorded. In fact, pellets are more expensive during the winter due to higher demand.
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Data source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Graphic: © proPellet.ch