3NRG GmbH Wood stove and heat pump: why wood is the perfect complement The heat pump is the heating system of the moment – and for three weeks a year its own worst enemy: when it is minus ten degrees outside, its efficiency drops, the electric heating element kicks in an... Firewood Stoves & technology Wood briquettes Sep 21, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Wood stoves and the German emission rules (BImSchV): which stoves are still allowed A crackling fire warming the room while the first frost creeps across the windows outside. For many homeowners, the wood stove is the heart of the home. And then you read about deadlines, limit values... Stoves & technology Subsidies & law Sep 16, 2026
3NRG GmbH Buying a wood stove: the checklist for output, approval and the right fuel A wood stove is a purchase for twenty years. All the more annoying if it is too big and overheats the room, too small for winter or does not suit the house. This checklist walks through the seven ques... Firewood Stoves & technology Wood briquettes Sep 6, 2026
3NRG GmbH Pellet stove or pellet boiler: what suits your home? "We want to heat with pellets" can mean two very different things: a stove in the living room that provides warmth and a flame in the evening – or a boiler in the cellar that supplies the whole house ... Stoves & technology Wood pellets Sep 1, 2026
3NRG GmbH Pellet boiler subsidies 2026: up to 80 percent grant – how it works A pellet boiler is the heating system that works most like the old oil heating – just with wood instead of oil. It replaces oil and gas boilers one for one, works with the existing radiators and meets... Stoves & technology Subsidies & law Wood pellets Aug 27, 2026
3NRG GmbH Solid fuels at a glance: pellets, briquettes, firewood, coal – which suits which stove? Anyone who heats with a stove has a choice – and that is exactly what makes it complicated. Pellets or briquettes? Beech or spruce? And what about the lignite and hard coal still on sale at the DIY st... Coal & alternatives Stoves & technology Wood pellets Aug 17, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Getting your fireplace and stove ready for winter: the heating season checklist The last mild evening still feels far away. But the first evening you go looking for warmth comes sooner than you think. And it is most enjoyable when fireplace and stove simply work. No smoke in the ... Storage & practice Stoves & technology Jul 3, 2026
