In this thesis we have determined water content of the wood chips according to delivered consignment. Based on that we have calculated calorific value and density of the fill with each sample. We have analyzed 19 samples of which water content varied between 12,2 % and 46,4 %. These large differences are due to the storage of logs or wood chips that were already made. This indicates the importance of storing wood chips properly to get better quality only because it affects the heating value. By using the formula, we have calculated the calorific value of the chips. Prior to this it was necessary that we dried one sample in order to get a dry substance which was important for correct calculation. The density of the fill was calculated by a formula, to know how much a cubic meter of wood chips weights when containing that certain amount of water content. We also described a price comparison between fuel oil and natural gas where we followed the same amount of heat produced. Overall analysis of using different energy sources indicates that in the present case heating with wood chips makes the most sense.
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