September 2024 Outlook for individual wood-burning appliances: The French market example Growth and performance of the park, lower consumption and improved air quality The number of individual wood-burning appliances has been rising since 1992. Most of this...
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September 2024 Outlook for individual wood-burning appliances: The French market example Growth and performance of the park, lower consumption and improved air quality The number of individual wood-burning appliances has been rising since 1992. Most of this growth has taken place over the last 10 years [1]. In 2021 and 2022, almost 550 000 units have been sold [1]. At the same time, the existing stock of old (pre-2000) wood heating systems is being replaced with incentives from the government (renovation bonus, energy saving certificate, etc.) and local authorities (wood fund). These measures, combined with the introduction of better dried quality fuel, have led to a significant reduction in average consumption per appliance, resulting in more rational use of the resource by the domestic wood energy sector. In addition, between 1990 and 2022, individual wood heating contributed to the reduction in emissions of fine particles (PM2.5) in the residential and tertiary sector (- 59% [2]). F
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