Pellet heaters already break down if the pellets do not quite meet the standard size, if they are not properly coated with wax, or if there is too much dust... No. What you need is a wood chip heating system.
I don't want to, I'm getting a heat pump. But I was curious. I'm currently collecting pallets and within a radius of 50km quite a lot is accumulating...
I don't know if you guys have realized what's going on right now... (What follows is a purely subjective observation! I have no statistics!) In my circle of acquaintances, currently four people are installing a pellet boiler. My plumbing specialist only accepts new orders again from mid-2022 because he is installing so many pellet boilers. My solar installer! who previously was more active in solar thermal and wood stoves with water jackets, is now also installing pellets – and therefore cannot install any photovoltaic systems before February. I therefore expect a doubling of demand in Germany within the next two or three years. Maybe the bark beetle will help a little. But in 10 years the wood will be gone as well (and none will have regrown yet). At the latest then the pellet price will have doubled (plus inflation, which is picking up again) and right on time the chimney sweep will come and explain to you what you have to do within a year against your fine dust emissions... I wish it on no one. But at least I would currently have big concerns if I had to have pellets installed.
I have to say that I have similar concerns with a heat pump. There is no fuel as such, but all the electricity for all the new heat pumps also has to come from somewhere (and especially right then when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing). Let's see what the future brings... P.S. Anyone who wants to gasify pallets or firewood logs can use a pellet/log wood combination boiler.
It should start next week. I'm curious what Schulze will present (and how quickly she will be sued for it, because it's still not enough! ;-) ) And regarding electricity, heat, transport, the Fraunhofer Institute has already done some thinking. Summary: EVERYTHING with renewables: possible.
Right now, for example, an electric heater like the heat pump really pisses me off. It's 21 degrees in the house and we are freezing. You don't get that with [Pellet] or [Gas]. There you always have nice, quick heat in the house.
Well, luckily we have a wood stove, which I am firing up now :)