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 Calculating pellet consumption: how many pellets does a house need – and how do I plan storage? The first question of every pellet newcomer: how much do I actually need? The second: where is it all supposed to go? Both can be answered with two rules of thumb and a little mental arithmetic – here... Storage & practice Wood pellets Sep 16, 2026
3NRG GmbH Heating costs compared: what does a kilowatt hour of heat from pellets, briquettes, wood, gas and oil cost? Prices per bag, per tonne, per stacked cubic metre, per litre – fuels are hard to compare as long as everyone calculates in their own unit. The only currency that counts is the kilowatt hour of heat .... Storage & practice Wood briquettes Wood pellets Sep 11, 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
Kathrin Böttcher 1 pallet of wood briquettes equals how much firewood? How to convert The evening turns cool, the fire crackles in the fireplace, and the only question is: will the supply last through the winter? Anyone who has heated with logs so far and is now thinking about wood bri... Firewood Wood briquettes Sep 1, 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 Hard coal or wood briquettes: calorific value, cost, emissions and future compared They sit side by side on the shelf: the bag of hard coal and the pack of wood briquettes. Both promise long-lasting embers, both are heavy, both cost roughly the same. Which is the better choice? The ... Coal & alternatives Wood briquettes Aug 22, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Lighting wood briquettes properly: get more heat from every briquette It gets dark early outside, the wood stove is running inside, and the room has that calm only a crackling fire creates. For this evening to succeed, one thing matters above all: how the fire gets goin... Storage & practice Wood briquettes Aug 21, 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 Storing wood pellets properly: how to keep the quality A full pellet store feels good. The heating season can come, the house stays warm. But that feeling only lasts as long as the pellets stay as dry and clean as on the day of delivery. Wood pellets are ... Storage & practice Wood pellets Aug 10, 2026
