FAQ's

What are green dragon briquettes?
Green Dragon is a new and unique farm-grown sustainable solid fuel, suitable for use on all wood burning appliances, open fires & stoves. It’s easy to light and burns three times longer than wood, giving off twice the heat.

What are they made from?
Green dragon briquettes are made from 100% rapemeal. Rapemeal is the solid co-product left over after the rapeseed is crushed to express the rapeseed oil.

Do they contain any additives?
Green dragon briquettes are 100% rapemeal. We leave a small amount of the oil in the rapemeal to act as the binding agent. This is what gives the briquettes their polished appearance.

What can you burn them on?
Green dragon briquettes can be burnt on any solid fuel burning appliance. This includes open fires, wood burning and multi-fuel stoves.

How long do they burn for?
A single 1.25 kg Green Dragon Briquette will burn for up to 1.5 hours, the equivalent of 3 kiln-dried logs. This longer burn time means that you’ll have to tend to your fire less often!

Do they smell?
Green Dragon Briquettes burn with a very slight, uniquely ‘nutty’ odour. However most customers cannot smell anything when they burn green dragon briquettes.

Do they burn with a flame?
Green Dragon Briquettes burn with a flame just as a fire with logs or coal would.

Will they soot up my chimney?
Green Dragon Briquettes will not soot up your chimney. Soot forms when damp wood doesn’t burn properly. Un-burnt fibrous material then travels up your chimney with the flue gas and sticks to the walls of the chimney. Green Dragon Briquettes are made up of seed husks, containing very little fibrous material and so do not produce soot.

How much heat do they give out?
The energy content of green dragon briquettes has been measured as 22-24 MJ/kg. This puts them between wood (10-15 MJ/kg) and low-grade coal (26 MJ/kg) and means that you need to put much less than wood on the fire to get the same heat out.

Where can I buy them from?
Green Dragon Briquettes are available online and from a growing number of garden centres and farm shops around the UK. For your nearest supplier, please check our distributors list. If you can’t find a local supplier, please contact us directly on 01623 861 693 for further assistance.

Can I buy them in bulk?
Yes – please contact us on 01623 861 693 to discuss bulk purchases and delivery.

Can I store them outside?
Green Dragon Briquettes need to be stored in a dry place, such as a garage or shed. They will expand and fall apart if they get wet. Fortunately, because they are so compact and full of energy, you will need much less space than a conventional log store!

How much ash do they produce?
The ash content of our briquettes is approximately 5% by weight. This means that each briquette will produce roughly the same amount of ash that the equivalent number of logs would produce. This ash is a fine white powder that also makes a great fertiliser.

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Phoenix Fuels Limited, New Farm, Mansfield Road, Redhill, Nottingham, NG5 8PB, UK.
Telephone: 0115 9660801 Email: enquiries@greendragonfuel.co.uk