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New boiler 'will help uni save on bills'

The installation of a new biomass boiler at Bradford University could help the institution save up to £6,000 on heating bills per year, based on current gas prices.

According to the Telegraph & Argus, the new boiler - which will be installed by September 2008 - cost £327,000 and will replace a total of three gas-fired boilers on the property.

Rob Bradley, the university's energy officer, stated government carbon emissions targets set to come into place in 2010 influenced the purchase of the biomass boiler.

He added that the academic institution could cut its carbon emissions by up to 500 tonnes each year with the new device, which will be located at the back of the JB Priestley Library on the university campus.

Low carbon website Down With CO2 claimed that in households, a biomass boiler may represent a good source of carbon neutral heating and could help homeowners save between £300 and £350 on annual fuel bills.

The site also claimed a domestic biomass boiler could cut household carbon emissions by between six and seven tonnes each year.

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