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Biomass boiler
A biomass boiler burns wood chips, logs, or wood pellets, which are collectively referred to as biomass. A biomass boiler replaces a high-efficiency gas boiler, resulting in lower CO2 emissions. However, there are three requirements that a home must meet in order to determine whether a biomass boiler is suitable for your home. Additional information about heating costs and a number of tips about biomass boilers can be found here. Read here to find out if you are eligible for subsidies.
Pallet stove
Even heating your home can be done in a sustainable way. This is possible because your home is heated with wood pellets instead of natural gas. Pellets are wood granules, and a single pellet stove heats approximately one room. However, opinions about pellet stoves and biomass boilers are divided. Here you can find further information about this.
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Sustainable heating
A heat pump is also an option for heating your home in a sustainable way. A heat pump (partially) replaces the central heating boiler. Unlike a central heating boiler, a heat pump uses outside air, groundwater, or the earth as a heat source. There are both advantages and disadvantages to a heat pump, which you can here here.
Heat pumps reduce CO2 emissions by 50%. There are different types of heat pumps, which also vary in price. Although it is difficult to calculate the prices of heat pumps, there is an indication . Further clear and comprehensive information about heat pumps can be found here here.
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Natural gas-free from 2024
Because natural gas is a fossil fuel, CO2 is released when it is burned, and its supply is not infinite. During the Paris Climate Agreement, agreements were made to reduce CO2 emissions. As a result, the Municipality of Amsterdam has decided to be natural gas-free by 2040. This means that your home must also be natural gas-free.
Follow here the 5 steps to achieving a natural gas-free home. Apartments and/or terraced houses can also be easily converted in 3 steps natural gas-free in just 3 steps. The Municipality of Amsterdam offers apply for subsidies to make your home natural gas-free. Living without natural gas may seem like a big step for some, but it's not as difficult as it seems. Here you can read more about natural gas-free living.