Why buy Smokeless Fuels? - Smokeless Fuel Guide

A new era for solid fuel Created with the environment in mind Lower Carbon emissions Longer fire life One of the most carbon efficient manufactured smokeless solid fuels available CPL’s Smokeless fuels

A real fire can make a huge impact in your home. But it needn’t make a huge impact on the environment.
A new era for solid fuel. For many a real fire has always been the heart of the home. The heat, the unmistakable glow, the flickering flame, all of these makes a fire the cosy centrepiece of any room. And today, more and more people are rediscovering the joy of a real fire, whether it’s by opening up existing fires and chimneys, or investing in the new generation of room-heater. Of course, curling up in front of the fire is nothing new. We’ve been warming ourselves in front of the hearth for hundreds of years. What’s changed is the fuel we use to feed our fires. Many are now choosing to use the latest smokeless fuels to supplement wood. For some people its because technological advances have made smokeless fuels more efficient and cost-effective than ever. Others are using smokeless because they realise that everyone’s contribution to improving the environment, however small, is a step in the right direction. Better for the air and better for you? And according to medical research, solid fuels can have a beneficial effect on your health too. Families who use solid fuels are less likely to suffer from hay fever, asthma and eczema because the use of a chimney draws fresh air through the house and removes ‘polluted’ air; thus creating a better ventilated home. [back to top]
The burning question: Coal or Smokeless fuels?
Created with the environment in mind Without doubt, smokeless fuels are kinder to the environment than coal. Indeed, as their name suggests, a concern for the environment is right at their heart. Smokeless fuels were developed to create smoke free areas across the UK and improve air quality in the urban environment. Smoke emissions for CPL’s Smokeless fuels are a fraction of these from coal (which is usually around 20%). [back to top] Lower Carbon emissions These days it’s not just smoke that’s an issue, it’s carbon dioxide. Our smokeless fuels have lower carbon dioxide emissions than house coal. A coal fire can create up to 20% more carbon dioxide than a fire that uses a CPL smokeless fuel. [back to top] Longer fire life Our smokeless fuels give out a consistently higher heat and can last as much as 40% longer than coal. As a result, industry figures* show that, although coal may appear cheaper, it costs about the same to heat an average-sized room with CPL’s smokeless fuel as it costs with coal. So that’s less work refuelling the fire for you, for around the same sort of cost. And of course it's kinder to the environment. *figures from independent analysis from Salkent and Sunderland. [back to top]
The CPL difference - It’ll give you a warm feeling on the inside, too.
CPL Smokeless fuels – One of the most carbon efficient manufactured smokeless solid fuels available. CPL’s smokeless fuels use more naturally growing matter than those of our competitors. Our smokeless fuels are held firmly together using a natural binder made from molasses – a sugar cane by-product that absorbs carbon dioxide as it grows. This makes it one of the most environmentally friendly manufactured smokeless solid fuels available, with a reduced carbon footprint. So you can feel good about burning solid fuel. [back to top] CPL. At the forefront of smokeless fuel production As the UK’s leading manufacture of smokeless fuels, CPL carries out extensive ongoing research and development to ensure continual improvement in the performance of our fuels. [back to top] A range of products to suit your appliance Whether you’re heating a single room or a complete house with an open fire, multifuel stove or roomheater, or even fuelling a cooker, CPL has the right smokeless fuel for your needs. Each providing as much heat and as little waste and impact on the environment as possible. [back to top]

CPL’s Smokeless fuels
Homefire - The market leading smokeless fuel for open fires and multi-fuel stoves.
	Acknowledged as the best smokeless fuel, Homefire generates a lot of heat and leaves behind very little ash. It combines all the traditional qualities of a real fire with its attractive flame-picture and it is also slow burning and easy to control. Click to view further product details and to buy online
Homefire ovals - The Cost effective smokeless fuel for open files and multi-fuel stove.
	A cost effective, clean burning smokeless fuel that will pack together tightly in your fire to give maximum heat, minimum waste and a long burn. Click to view further product details and to buy online
Phurnacite - A hard, compact and slow burning smokeless fuel for cookers, stoves and room heaters.
	The most popular smokeless fuel in the country. A hard, compact and efficient briquette with excellent heat output, and an extremely long steady burn. Click to view further product details and to buy online
Taybrite - An all-purpose smokeless fuel for room heaters, boilers and multi-fuel stoves.
	The all-purpose economy smokeless fuel combining high efficiency with low cost. The fuel will burn at a steady heat for long periods – even overnight. Click to view further product details and to buy online
ECOAL - The NEW Eco friendly smokeless fuel, manufactured with 30% renewable materials and up to 25% less CO2 than house coal. For use in open fires and multi-fuel stoves.
	The brand new Eco-fuel made from 30% renewable materials, and up to 25% less CO² than housecoal. This is the most environmentally friendly smokeless fuel available today. And there is no sacrifice in terms of performance as Ecoal is comparable to as our best smokeless fuels, burning for longer and retaining a much higher heat than housecoal. Click to view further product details and to buy online
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Why buy smokeless

A real fire can make a huge impact in your home. But it needn’t make a huge impact on the environment.

A new era for solid fuel.

Better for the air and better for you?

The burning question: Coal or Smokeless fuels?

Created with the environment in mind

Lower Carbon emissions

Longer fire life

The CPL difference - It’ll give you a warm feeling on the inside, too.

CPL Smokeless fuels – One of the most carbon efficient manufactured smokeless solid fuels available.

CPL. At the forefront of smokeless fuel production

A range of products to suit your appliance

CPL’s Smokeless fuels

Homefire - The market leading smokeless fuel for open fires and multi-fuel stoves.

Homefire ovals - The Cost effective smokeless fuel for open files and multi-fuel stove.

Phurnacite - A hard, compact and slow burning smokeless fuel for cookers, stoves and room heaters.

Taybrite - An all-purpose smokeless fuel for room heaters, boilers and multi-fuel stoves.

ECOAL - The NEW Eco friendly smokeless fuel, manufactured with 30% renewable materials and up to 25% less CO2 than house coal. For use in open fires and multi-fuel stoves.