Here in he UK lots of people either burn wood or have the potential to burn wood to heat their homes. As oil and gas prices rise I expect the demand for wood to increase and if the laws of economics apply then the price will start to rise. This will be a great shame. What would be worse is if the price for biomass starts to rise just because oil and gas prices are rising - a quick buck to be earnt.

Interestingly unlike gas and oil that so many people heat their homes with wood is easy to store and transport. There are many sources from old pallets to logs in bags at the local DIY store. Will we see more sources of supply coming to the market. Will we once again see smoke rising from the chimneys of houses across Britain?

I would welcome peoples’ views on this.