HEATING
FIREBIRD OFFERS PRODUCTS WITH INCREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY, REDUCED EMISSIONS AND WHICH USE MORE RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUEL SOURCES…. Innovation in heating solutions
A s we all look towards savings on outgoings going into each winter, boiler efficiency is high on the list for consumers, installers and the industry as a whole. Firebird, manufacturer of high- performance heating solutions, has dedicated significant resources and invested heavily in developing products with increased fuel efficiency, reduced emissions and which use more renewable and sustainable fuel sources. Thanks to this drive towards innovation, Firebird now has the most efficient liquid fuel boilers on the market at 97.5% efficiency and NOx emissions as low as 60mg/ kWhr, half the EU limits. Research from The Sutherland Tables September 2022 findings shows that by upgrading from a standard efficiency boiler in a house built in the 1980s to a high-efficiency Firebird condensing boiler, there can be average savings of €1,300 per year on heating bills. As one recent Firebird Trustpilot reviewer stated, “My oil doesn’t go down as quickly and it gets hotter quicker.” These savings would help to alleviate
the current pressure on households and businesses which have seen home heating oil almost double in price. Plus, by using less oil, these boilers are much kinder to the environment, as well as to the bank balance. Firebird’s boilers are also fully compatible with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). A viable and sustainable drop-in replacement to kerosene, HVO is fossil-free and can reduce household emissions by up to 90%. Leading the charge in innovation, Firebird has trialled and tested HVO in Ireland and the UK to prove that it can be implemented almost immediately. The conversion requires little or no modification to existing home heating systems – no significant investment beyond a small conversion cost, (approx. €400) to upgrade to a Firebird by Elco HVO burner. Mark Doyle, General Manager with Firebird explained how the introduction of HVO for household and commercial boilers would be an instant game- changer for home heating. “There are 1.5 million or so homes with existing liquid fuel boilers in Ireland
with few other choices available for homeowners to adopt cleaner, greener heat solutions,” he stated. “HVO can work with any liquid fuel boiler and if used in homes, can potentially make them almost carbon neutral immediately. Our trials of HVO for home heating in Ireland have proven how household greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by 90% with CO 2 emissions decreasing by up to six tonnes annually, per home.” Mark Doyle added, “We at Firebird passionately believe that we all have a part to play to reduce carbon emissions and we believe HVO is not the future, it’s the ‘now’. Our responsibility to our customers and the environment is the key driver behind everything we do.” Firebird’s manufacturing site in Ireland and offices in England and Northern Ireland are already fuelled by HVO, and the benefits can be seen every day.
For more information, visit www.firebird.ie or email sales@firebird.ie
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