New Build Heat Standard

Wood burners and peat

Bioenergy heating systems like wood burners, and peat-burning systems can:

• be installed in all new homes and buildings
• continue to be used in existing buildings being converted and captured by this Standard

Bioenergy definition

Bioenergy is a collective term for fuels used to generate energy which are produced from plants and other organic material. For the purpose of the NBHS, bioenergy includes both biofuels and biomass – these include systems using wood, vegetable oils and biogas.

Some systems using bioenergy are also be able to use fossil fuels. If the intended use of a system is with bioenergy, then this would be permitted.