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Affordable Heat Should Not Depend On Your Postcode

Rural homeowners to pay 50% more for heating than those in the city. On August 26th, 2026, Ofgem announced a…

UK Pellet Council Welcomes Launch of The Wood Fuel & Heating Association to Give Sector a Unified Voice in Policy Debates

The UK Pellet Council (UKPC) has welcomed the formation of the Wood Fuel & Heating Association (WFHA), a newly launched…

Why A One-Size-Fits-All Approach To Home Heating Will Fail Rural Off-Grid Families

In late July, the UK Government boosted the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grant from £7,500 to £9,000 for homes in…

Record Year for ENplus® as Certified Pellet Production Exceeds 14.5 million tonnes in 2025

After a year of stabilisation, the ENplus® certification scheme has confirmed a renewed growth in certified volumes, reaching over 14.5…

Support for Clean Cooking in Africa

As part of the initiatives for the 15th anniversary of ENplus®, the certification scheme and Bioenergy Europe have decided to support the Sustainable…

10 Benefits of ENplus® Certification

ENplus® is a globally recognised quality certification scheme for wood pellets. It brings many benefits to certified companies with some…

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UK Pellet Council Response to the Warm Homes Plan

The UK Pellet Council (UKPC) welcomes the government’s Warm Homes Plan, which promises significant investment in home energy efficiency and…

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Pellet Consumers Survey 2026

ENplus® conducts a survey every two years to collect feedback from end users. The most recent survey, conducted during December 2025…

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European Pellet Forum 2026: The European Pellet Industry Meets in Italy for the First Time

For the first time in its history, the European Pellet Forum is coming to Italy, choosing Verona as the venue…

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ENplus® Celebrates 15 Years of Setting the Global Standard for Wood Pellet Quality

ENplus®, the world’s leading certification scheme for wood pellet quality, has recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. Since its creation in…

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Fuel Poverty Awareness Day 2025: The Benefits of ENplus® Certified Wood Pellet Heating

The UK Pellet Council was delighted to support Fuel Poverty Awareness Day on 26th November alongside National Energy Action (NEA),…

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European Pellet Forum 2026

The 2026 European Pellet Forum will be held in Verona on 27th February within the framework of the four-day Progetto…

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ENplus® Has Published 2nd Editions of Standards ST 1001 & ST 1003

We would like to announce the release of the 2nd editions of the ENplus® ST 1001 and ENplus® ST 1003…

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The Rural Heat Gap Challenge

The 2025 Climate Change Committee (CCC) report to Parliament highlights the UK’s progress on emissions reduction, while also drawing attention…

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Market Surveillance Project Update

With the new heating season fast approaching, ENplus® Head Office has, once again, been conducting the Market Surveillance Project. This…

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One-Day Workshop on Safe Wood Pellet Storage

The Wood Pellet Association of Canada, FutureMetrics, and Ørsted are pleased to host a one-day workshop, Safe Wood Pellet Storage:…

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Why ENplus® Wood Pellets Deserve More Attention

As the UK Government pursues its Net Zero targets, energy security has never been more important. Volatile fossil fuel markets,…

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European Pellet Forum 2025

The third edition of the European Pellet Forum will take place in at the Mercure Hotel in Gdynia, Poland on…

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2024 Wood Heat Conference -16th & 17th October

The REA’s Wood Heat Conference is live and open for bookings. This two-day conference is taking place on 16th-17th October 2024 at…

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ENplus® is expected to certify more than 14.5 million tonnes of wood pellets in 2024

Over 13.6 million tonnes of ENplus® certified wood pellets were produced in 2023 with the production this year projected to…

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European Pellet Forum 2024

The second edition of the European Pellet Forum will take place in Nantes, France on May 28th 2024 followed by…

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End of the BSL ENplus® Suspension

As of 23rd November 2023, it is (again) a requirement for all wood pellets used in boilers the heat generated…

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Where is the British energy mix heading? Argus Biomass Conference 2023

One of the largest global biomass events, the 13th annual Argus Biomass Conference, took place over three days in late…

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Notice of end of BSL ENplus® suspension

The Government’s decision last year to temporarily suspend the need for large UK users to only use ENplus A1® standard…

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ENplus® projects further growth this year

Brussels: 25-4-2023: Despite the suspension of Russian and Belarusian companies and market fluctuations, ENplus® keeps the growth in certified production…

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UK wood pellet market open to new supply opportunities

The UKPC is now forging new partnerships with worldwide suppliers to plug an immediate pellet shortfall of 200,000t per annum…

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UK Pellet Council Statement: Russia/Ukraine crisis and changes to global supply chains

The UK Pellet Council, on behalf of the UK biomass (for heat) industry, has issued a statement in light of the Russia/Ukraine crisis. Read the full statement here…

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Upscaling the UK’s domestic wood pellet production sector

UK Pellet Council and Biomass Heat Works! teams hosted a delegation from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to fully demonstrate the UK’s domestic wood pellet production potential…

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