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Lukoil is cutting investments
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The German Institute for pelletizing
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The Guardian announced the achievement
On July 10, the British edition of The Guardian published ยป
The Thai company KPN entered
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The development of energy markets
The resonance effect from the North American energy boom, thanks ยป
The UK government stopped subsidizing
Last month, experts and world leaders repeatedly drew public ยป
The prospects of the Ukrainian
The National Plan of actions for renewable energy provides ยป
The prospects for commercial development
Today's world has reached a critical point in matters of energy ยป
The Persian Gulf countries modernize
This decision is related to the need to ensure reliable power ยป
Corn can be the driver of Ukrainian
According to experts, the bioenergy industry of Ukraine is capable ยป
Bioenergy of Ukraine
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Alternative energy proves viability,
Bloomberg New Energy Finance Agency (BNEF) has released a forecast ยป
What are wood pellets?
Wood pellets are compressed biofuel generally produced of sawdust. Wood pellets are a modern form of heating fuel which has more potential to reduce CO2 emissions. Wood pellets are cylindrical in shape, usually measure between 6-10mm in diameter and are 10-30mm long. Wood pellets moisture content is less than 10% that allows them to be burned with very high combustion efficiencies.Biomass (shaving) is milled onto fine sawdus and then fed into a pelletising machine (granulator) where it is compressed under immense pressure and extruded through a die. This process is accompained by lignin melting, contained in the biomass, which serves as a binding matergial forming the pellets as they dry. The glaze observed on the exterior of the pellets is also the result of lignin melting. The process of forming pellets is called extrusion. When pelleting sawdust raises its temperature to 90oC. When producing wood pellets no additives are used. After cooling the pellets are either bagged or loaded into container lorries for bulk distribution.
Wood pellets as biomass are basically used for residential heating and burned in high efficiency stoves, fireplaces, and central heating systems. There is very little ash from burning premium wood pellets.