Wood Pelletization
In the wood pelletization process, raw wood is compacted into a homogeneous product with higher energy density and lower moisture content and made into uniformly sized cylindrical shapes, facilitating transportation, handling,…
Alliance: new findings show wood pellet manufacturing threatening rural south
The rapidly expanding wood pellet industry, bolstered by massive government subsidies in Europe, as well as economic development subsidies here in the U.S. has been touted as a boon for…
Major incident at Cheshire wood plant
A “major” incident has been declared at a wood products plant in Cheshire following an explosion. The premises of WTL International Ltd in Bosley near Macclesfield is the centre of…
Oak Pellets in flames- chopped firewood background
Pellet price in Germany in July 6% lower than last year
In July, German ENplus A1 quality wood pellets have become cheaper by 1.8% over June and approximately 6% cheaper than in July 2014. According to the German Energy Wood and…
Firefighters soak smoldering wood fuel pellets at two Brunswick port warehouses that burned Saturday
Firefighters from the Waynesville Volunteer Fire Department in Brantley County spray down the huge pile of wood fuel pellets that was exposed when two warehouses burned Saturday afternoon at the…
Wood pellets and briquettes
What are wood pellets? Wood pellets are made from dry sawdust compressed under high pressure and extruded through a die. They may include a low level of added binder, such…
Burning Wood Pellets. Wood pellets are a type of wood fuel.
Why choose biomass/wood pellets?
Environmentally friendly The main appeal of wood and biomass pellets is its carbon neutrality. Living plants take in carbon dioxide and expel oxygen. After the plant dies, this carbon dioxide…
An introduction to pellets
What are pellets? Pellet fuel is a renewable, clean-burning and cost stable home heating alternative of increasing importance throughout the world. It is a biomass product made of renewable substances—generally…
About Wood Pellets
Wood pellets are used by approximately one million homes in the United Sates to fuel primary or secondary heating appliances. They are purchased primarily in a forty pound bag but…