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Energy from waste. Pellet fuel is made of waste products, such as pallets and manufacturing excess. It is a practical way to utilize biomass materials from sustainable forest initiatives, especially for commercial applications Other Biomass products. Cornstalks, straw, wastepaper and even animal waste can be converted into pellets. (From the Pellet Fuels Institute.) |
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All natural fuel. Once compressed and dried, pellets hold their form with natural lignin, which means no glue or binders are required. Cleaner burn. Pellet fuel has proven to provide the cleanest burn of any solid fuel. Pellet stoves exhaust an average of 1.2 particulate grams per hour – well below the United States EPA woodburning limit of 7.5 grams. This is because the combustion air can be easily regulated, which optimizes the burn efficiency, and because of pellet’s low moisture content. (From the Pellet Fuels Insititute.) |
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Wood pellets are more efficient fuel than cordwood. Pellets have five to 10 percent moisture content in comparison to 30 to 60 percent for cordwood and woodchips. This means pellets are a more efficient fuel. Higher Btu content than cordwood. Wood pellets have a Btu output content of 350,000 per cub. Ft. of fuel, versus 70,000 to 90,000 for cordwood or wood chips. This means pellets produce more heat. (From the Pellets Fuels Insititute.) |
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Wood Pellets burn cleaner and leaner than conventional wood stoves, and are much easier to clean, each 40 lb bag leaves 3 ounces of ash! Pellets are typically made from scrap saw dust. The have a low moisture content. According to a study in New Zealand, wood pellets produce 92% less particulate emissions than cord wood. |
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By using wood pellets you reduce your carbon foot print by 4 tons of CO2 emissions. |
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