Preparation prior to making pellets
Common materials for pelletization Wood Wood and its derivatives are the raw materials most widely used to create pellets. Forestry operations often establish pellet plants to make use of byproducts…
Other key components of pellet mill
Hopper The hopper is a container designed to receive feedstock and serve as a reservoir that maintains enough raw material for a sustainable flow throughout the pellet mill’s operation. The…
FutureMetrics rebuts wood pellet myths
In a recent report, FutureMetrics aims to debunk two common myths regarding the use of wood pellets as a substitution for coal: that they release more carbon dioxide during combustion,…
Capital Actions for Pellet Fuel
The uptick of pellet production has spurred discussion in the U.S. and abroad of the strategies needed to piece together a sustainable position for pellet fuel in both the power…
Biomass: Denmark April wood pellet imports dip to 5-month low
Denmark's imports of wood pellets fell to a five-month low of 213,806 mt in April, 6% lower than March but 20% higher than a year earlier, according to StatBank Denmark…
An introduction to the pellet mill (2)
Die and roller interaction The die and rollers interact to create a wedge of feed at the nip in the pellet mill. The three main forces in this process are:…
The wood pellet industry met at the ENplus conference in Munich
On June 12, the first ENplus conference was held in Munich, together with the 14th Pellets Industry Forum and parallel with Intersolar Europe. The German Pellet Institute (DEPI), which helped…
An introduction to the pellet mill (1)
The most effective machinery for making pellets is the pellet mill. Originally used to process animal feed, patents were registered for pellet mills in the United States as early as…
Biomass & wood pellet standards by country
A number of countries have established their own standards; however in Europe there is an attempt to consolidate the regulatory environment for biomass pellets under the European Committee for Standardization.…
Quality pellet characteristics
In the premium wood pellet market a “quality pellet” refers to a pellet with very low ash, for example, 0.3 percent. Some of the pellets produced will have higher ash…