Why Ökofen automatic wood pellet boiler systems?

The 10 years of experience we have at the Organic Energy company have taught us several things about the differences between an average renewable energy installation and a truly excellent one. Firstly, if a customer takes the step of investing in renewable energy, they want it to be genuinely carbon-neutral to make a real difference. But at the same time, they require the system to integrate seamlessly into their lives - a new clean energy technology is only ready for the market if it is as automatic and as hassle-free as the conventional 'dirty' energy system it replaces. Thirdly, people need reliability and dependability - in the real world, experimental or unproven renewable energy technologies will not work in the long term if they are temperamental or unreliable.

The search for a system which meets these requirements took us to Austria, leader of the biomass fuels market in Europe. The automated wood pellet heating systems offered by Organic Energy are produced by Ökofen, an Austrian manufacturer with fifteen years of research, design and development experience. All Ökofen wood pellet boiler systems are designed and built in-house at the Ökofen factory in Lembach, where prototypes are literally tested to destruction for 12 months before the design is even made public, at which time a further period of extensive domestic trials begins. Only after this is the product deemed ready for market - no wonder, then, that our Ökofen boiler systems are one of the most reliable domestic wood pellet heating technology anywhere in the world.

The Ökofen wood pellet boiler system is fully automated: not only does the system light itself automatically and feed fuel from the pellet store at precisely the right rate whatever the heating demand, but the boiler also cleans itself every day ensuring continued efficiency year after year. On top of this, consider that in most situations the pellet store will require refuelling only once or twice a year, and it becomes obvious that our Ökofen heating systems really are as automatic and convenient as an oil or LPG boiler.

Another major advantage of the Ökofen system is that this is a truly scalable biomass heating technology. Most other biomass boilers are capable of a certain degree of modulation to meet varying energy demands, but the Ökofen system is fully scalable - the smallest Ökofen PELLEMATIC boiler will run efficiently whilst producing as little as 2kW of output - small enough for even a super-insulated modern eco-home. At the other end of the scale, the largest Ökofen systems which utilise two boilers working in tandem can produce enough energy to heat a school, large office or industrial unit. And when combined with the Gasokol solar water heating technologies offered by Organic Energy, you can enjoy renewable heating and hot water all year round.