How are pellets made?
Wood pellets are a high-quality form of fuel. They are small, cylindrical pellets made from recycled wood waste, such as wood shavings and sawdust. They are shredded, hammer milled and then compressed under high pressure and wood’s natural glue (lignin) acts as a binding agent to hold the pellets together.
Benefits of EcoPellets Pellet Fuel
- 100% natural wood sawdust
- Very low moisture (as low as 6.9%)
- Very high heating value (up to 20.2 MJ/kg – dry basis)
- CO2 – neutral
- No chemical binders or additives
- Extended burn time
- Environmentally friendly & renewable energy source
How much fuel will I use?
We get asked this question all the time and it is hard to answer because everyone’s needs are different. EcoPellets Tasmania supplies pellet fuel to its customer base and records purchase data, we know that the average consumption over a 12 month period is just less than 1 tonne (2016 it was 922kgs per customer). We also know that some customers only purchased a very small amount and others much more.
Pellet usage patterns have not changed over the years for those who use a pellet heater as their only heat source however we have seen an overall reduction in pellet fuel because many of our customers use a pellet heater to complement a heat pump.