Grants can provide a very helpful way to reduce the relatively high up front costs of installing a wood burning stove or boiler.

A grant for the installation of pellet stoves (up to £600) and boilers (up to £1,500) is available through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme – click here for more information.

For a database of further grants available for the installation of renewable energy technologies click here (Energy Savings Trust).

Also in the UK wood combustion equipment qualifies for Enhanced Capital Allowances and a number of UK suppliers of pellet equipment have registered with the Inland Revenue so that customers can benefit from this allowance.

The government is currently developing new ways of providing financial support so people can make more substantial energy saving and renewable energy improvements to their homes through mechanisms that allow costs to be more than offset by energy bill savings. Click here for further information.