biomass thermal (BM), regards the use of pellets (BMP) and chips (BMCH) that are obtained from sustainable sourced wood as well as solid biomass materials (Navigant Consulting, 2014). Perea-Moreno et al. (2019) further distinguish the two biomass sources by revealing that pellets are made up of small cylinders of 10mm length and diameter 6mm to 12mm which are obtained through using binders to press biofuels. On the other hand, the researchers observe that variable-sized chips arise from crushing biomass either in the forest or in agriculture. In regards to the use of BMP and BMCH in energy production and water heating applications in residential buildings, decentralized or centralized biomass boilers are mostly used (Shah et al., 2018). The researchers highlight that the technology is highly advantageous due to its worldwide availability, minimal greenhouse gas emissions, and based on the fact that it is direct combustion which leads to waste conversion. However, the shortcoming is that its use often requires pre-treatment, thereby necessitating extra costs to utilize it (Perea-Moreno et al., 2019). Nevertheless, biomass has been widely adopted in different parts of the world as a renewable residential heating technology. For instance, in Mexico, Tauro et al. (2018) report that biomass pellets have the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by at least 18% in electricity generation