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The City & Guilds Textbook: Plumbing Book 1

Coal and coke solid fuels continue to be readily available all over the UK,
INDUSTRY TIP although many areas now forbid the use of these fuels because of the
environmental pollution they release. If solid fuel is to be used, then local
Access the Permitted
Development legislation authority advice should be sought.
at: www.legislation.gov. The use of biomass in rural and suburban areas is permitted under the Permitted
uk/uksi/2015/596/pdfs/ Development legislation, which came into force in 2008. However, some areas,
uksi_20150596_en.pdf especially suburban districts, may put restrictions on its use if they lie within

a smoke control zone. Outside of these zones, there are no major restrictions
other than a requirement not to emit ‘dark smoke’. In most cases, domestic
INDUSTRY TIP biomass does not fall into this category.

Biomass fuel sources are Proximity to dwelling
available the length and
breadth of the UK, with many The installation of fuel storage and its requirements with regard to the
companies supplying a wide proximity of the dwelling is covered elsewhere in this chapter (page 633).
variety of biomass pellets
and chips, as well as liquid SUMMARY
biofuels such as biodiesel.
A list of local biomass Fossil fuels, and more specifically coal and coal related products, have fallen
suppliers is available at: out of favour over recent years because of the damage fossil fuel combustion
www.hetas.co.uk
and the resulting CO is causing to the climate of Planet Earth. Yet, as far as the
2
‘home’ is concerned, natural gas continues to be the fuel of choice for home
heating and cooking. Similarly, natural gas still has the largest fuel usage in the
generation of electricity in the UK.
In both of these uses – electricity generation and home heating/cooking –
natural gas looks set to be the leading fuel for many years to come until a viable
renewable, cheaper and less polluting alternative becomes available.

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