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Wood pellets for heating system

Wood pellets for heating system

Wood pellets for heating system

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Having read the article "Pellets are taking off in Europe and starting to encroach elsewhere" located http://pelleta.com.ua I was deeply impressed
with the popularuty of wood pellets.

RE: Wood pellets for heating system

They have been in the USA for a number of years.  A pound of BTU's is a pound of BTU's.  When the price of gas or oil goes up - so does the cost of pellets.  Somebody has to cut down the tree and process it.

Not sure if they are much better than plain logs and pollute just as bad.  It is however - better automated - at least what I have seen.

RE: Wood pellets for heating system

I was under the impression that the pellets are made from waste sawdust from lumber mills.

Also, stove chow can be made from many waste materials that doesn't have a higher and better use. Trash, cherry pits, corn, wheat and sunflower seeds are mentioned in the Wikipedia article.

Granted, the price of grain is going up, too, and it would be more ethically used feeding people, but fuel flexibility has to be a good thing.
 

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