Stories & Guides

Early ECOFUEL days: first firewood crates arriving in the Ballybane warehouse in 2014.
Janis VitolsNov 14, 2025
Eleven years ago, we opened our first cold warehouse with a notebook, a forklift, and a belief that firewood could be better. Since then, ECOFUEL™ has been shaped by seasons, mistakes, small wins, and the people who stood with us through every winter and summer. These are eleven lessons from an eleven-year journey, honest, hard-earned, and rooted in the values that brought us here.
10 Places Keeping the Fire Alive in 2025
Janis VitolsNov 07, 2025
From Finnish engineers to Kenyan makers and Japanese monks, the world still burns wood, just in different ways. 10 Places Keeping the Fire Alive in 2025 explores how firewood is being reinvented across cultures, from cleaner, smarter, and with more respect for the forests it comes from.
ECOFUEL™ team members volunteering at Hometree’s Avoca site in County Wicklow, July 2025 — part of the company’s 1% for the Planet commitment
Janis VitolsOct 31, 2025
This autumn, ECOFUEL™ celebrates two years as a certified 1% for the Planet member and the adoption of our fourth acre with Hometree’s Wild Atlantic Rainforest Project. A promise kept, rooted in action: better fires, stronger forests, and a growing movement of restoration across Ireland.
ECOFUEL™ team member holding kiln-dried hardwood logs in front of sustainable firewood packaging.
Janis VitolsOct 24, 2025
We all fall for it. The heavy bag, the low price, the promise of saving. But cheap firewood burns fast, smokes heavily, and leaves cold rooms behind. This is the firewood trap and how to escape it for good.
Ancient Samhain bonfire in rural Ireland
Janis VitolsOct 17, 2025
Long before carved pumpkins and party lights, people in Ireland gathered on windswept hills to mark the turning of the year.
Solid fuel regulations in Ireland 2025 update
Janis VitolsOct 10, 2025
In 2022, Ireland made a promise: cleaner air, stronger health, and fuels that respect the land they come from.
The delivery of Ecofuel EcoBriquettes to st Vincent de paul in galway in June 2025
Janis VitolsOct 03, 2025
This summer, Ecofuel partnered once again with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP)...
EcoBriquettes vs Pinikay Heat Logs: Which Should You Choose?
Janis VitolsSep 26, 2025
Every Fire Has a Character. Not every fire is the same.Some need quick heat and...