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Bristol Series – Investigating Fires Involving Biomass Boilers

  • Principal Associate
  • 23.11.2023
  • Principal Associate

Biomass is the use of organic matter as a fuel, used since people first burnt wood to cook food and keep warm. More recently, it has been part of a drive for using renewable energy sources to fuel our homes and businesses, rather than fossil fuels.

Hawkins has investigated many fires associated with biomass boilers, but over the past few years there has been a noticeable increase in instructions of fires relating to their use.

In this webinar, Camilla discusses what biomass boilers are, how they work, and how they can cause fires.

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