Wood pellets are a high quality fuel. They are small cylindrical particles made from recycled wood waste, such as shavings and sawdust. They are chopped, hammered and compressed under high pressure, with the wood’s natural glue (lignin) acting as a binder to hold the particles together.
The particles are very dense and have a low moisture content (less than 10%), which allows them to burn with very high combustion efficiency. One ton of pellets is equivalent to about 4-5 tons of firewood, making it easy to handle and store.
Benefits of Wood Pellets
- Lower emissions compared to firewood.
- Good for the environment because they are made from recycled biomass.
- Handy 15kg bag for easy carrying and storage.
- Don’t chop wood.
- There was no fire.
- No debris, spiders or snakes.
- Minimum to smoke-free.
- Low ash.
- An asthma-friendly alternative to wood heating.
7 reasons to buy hardwood pellets from EcoPellets Tasmania
- High quality wood pellet fuel.
- Made in Australia.
- Hardwood pellets burn slower than softwood pellets.
- Hardwood pellets are reduced to only 1% ash.
- A wood pellet heater produces significantly less smoke and miss than an open fire.
- Made from Australian plantation waste wood.
- EcoPellets Tasmania has been producing pellets at Bell Bay since 2019.