Benefits of using wood pellets

Pellets have the following advantages over other types of wood fuel:-

• Less volume to transport and store due to higher energy density
• Fewer deliveries
• Consistent size and moisture content
• Versatility can be used in domestic stove and boilers
• Less ash and emissions
• Pellets are dry and can be stored without degrading
• Flow like a liquid and can be used in automatic machinery
• Easier to handle
• Easier to ignite
• Free flowing
• Can be used in automated pellet heating stoves and boilers
• High weight per cubic area, extremely cost-efficient to transport and store
• Clean to handle
• Low moisture content
• Made from finely ground material, less than 3mm
• Highly efficient combustion

Renewable fuels are fuels produced from renewable resources. Examples include: biofuels (e.g. Vegetable oil used as fuel, ethanol, methanol from biomass, or biodiesel) and Hydrogen fuel (when produced with renewable processes).

This is in contrast to non-renewable fuels such as natural gas, LPG (propane), petroleum and other fossil fuels and nuclear energy. Renewable fuels can include fuels that are synthesized from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. Renewable fuels have gained in popularity due to their sustainability, low contributions to the carbon cycle, and in some cases lower amounts of greenhouse gases.

The geo-political ramifications of these fuels are also of interest, particularly to industrialized economies which desire independence from Middle Eastern oil.