Rising heating costs are a concern for many housing cooperatives. Energy efficiency can be improved both through everyday routines, such as lowering the temperature in common areas or reducing water consumption, and through other methods. Updating an old heating system to a new one is one of them. A renewed heating system in a housing cooperative is more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than an old system. By updating the housing cooperative's heating system to a cost-effective alternative, residents save money on heating costs in the long term.
Changing the heating system in a housing cooperative is a significant investment that should be carefully considered. Kardonar Bioenergy Solutions' experts help find a solution that suits your housing cooperative's specific needs.
There are also environmentally friendly heating options available for housing cooperatives
Many housing cooperatives want to reduce heating costs, but also lower their carbon footprint and support sustainable development. Therefore, more and more are choosing an environmentally friendly option, such as pellets, wood chips, or solar energy.
Solar energy is a completely emission-free form of heating
With solar collectors, heat can be produced for heating properties and domestic hot water. The installation requires a larger initial investment as well as sufficient roof space, but after the initial investment, the operating costs for solar collectors are almost free.
However, Finland's climate poses its own challenges for solar energy production. By combining solar collectors with another form of heating, such as pellets or wood chips, an efficient and environmentally friendly hybrid system can be created. This ensures that the heating system works flawlessly even during cloudy days and winter months.
Housing cooperatives can also choose solar collectors as part of the heating system, provided that the installation requirements are met. Contact the professionals for more information on the matter.
Pellets are a renewable energy source with low emissions
Pellet heating is based on the combustion of compressed wood chips, i.e., pellets. Pellets, which have a high calorific value, release very few small particles into the air compared to, among other things, wood burning. Therefore, it is also very pleasant to use. Pellets are burned in a pellet boiler, the installation of which requires a certain amount of space. Space must also be set aside for pellet storage.
Pellet boilers are very easy to use because they work almost automatically after installation. The boiler automatically maintains the appropriate temperature, and when the boiler's temperature drops, pellets are fed from the hopper to the burner, so the burner ignites and begins to heat the property.
Pellets are an efficient, environmentally friendly, and affordable form of heating because pellets are made from renewable raw materials such as wood chips and sawdust. Thanks to their domestic nature, transport does not require long distances and therefore burdens neither the environment nor the wallet. In addition, maintenance costs for pellet heating are kept moderate, as basic boiler maintenance tasks, such as removing ash and sweeping, should be carried out approximately every two months.
Wood chips are best suited for heating larger properties
Wood chip heating is particularly suitable for heating larger properties. Wood chips are obtained as a by-product of forestry, and their use is both environmentally friendly and economical. Burning wood chips is efficient and provides low emissions.
Wood chip storage and feeding systems can easily be dimensioned even for large properties. When heating large spaces, however, a wood chip-fired heating system requires its own separate wood chip heating container/center. With a wood chip heating container, however, significant cost savings can be achieved compared to, for example, electric heating.
A hybrid system is an excellent choice for a housing cooperative
Hybrid systems, which combine multiple heating forms, can be an excellent solution for housing cooperatives. For example, a combination of solar energy and pellet heating can offer both an environmentally friendly and cost-effective solution. Solar energy covers a large part of the heating demand during the summer, while pellets can serve as the main heat source in winter. This reduces the use of fossil fuels and optimizes costs.
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Ask us to participate as early as the planning stage
Kardonar Bioenergy Solutions' experts are happy to help with all questions regarding changes to heating forms in housing cooperatives. By involving us as early as the planning stage, we can take into account even the smallest relevant factors when choosing a heating form. Contact us!