There are nearly two million old stoves in Norway, despite the fact that it has been illegal to sell such furnaces since 1998. Old stoves pollute much, while only utilizes about 40 percent of the energy in the wood.
In comparison retrieves modern stoves out around 80 percent of the energy in the wood, in addition to pollute much less.
– There is no alternative to fuelwood in Norway. More than 10 percent of residential heating in Norway comes from fuelwood. On cold days would mains collapse without the effective heat fuelwood provides. The aim is that burning wood must be made with 100 percent new, clean-burning stoves, says, says Chairman of Norwegian Heat, Merethe S. Halvorsrød.
She believes there must several measures needed to replace the old stoves and asks therefore the authorities to consider a ban on burning in old stoves unless multiple switches to clean burning stoves so that airborne dust is reduced.
She notes that the City of Oslo from end gives up 6.000 million for old furnaces replaced and that Germany introduces gradual ban on firing in old stoves. The association believes the government must provide financial support to replace the ovens.
– The decline in ovnssalget recent years shows that people need a push to get started. Since the new stoves produce twice as much energy as they age, this is also an Energy efficiency, in addition to a pollution measures, says chairman Halvorsrød.
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