What is a wood pellet?
A wood pellet is a source of a stored, green renewable energy produced from wood waste. Pacific BioEnergy uses residual sawmill fibre, namely green sawdust and dry planer mill shavings, and compresses it into cylindrical shaped pellets that are of uniform size, moisture content (3-5%), density (600-650 kilograms per cubic metre), and most importantly, energy content thereby creating a standardized “fluid” heating fuel. The pellet product can be easily managed, free flowing, and is virtually dust-free.
Wood Pellet fuel is made from 100% natural wood sawdust which is waste from sawmills in the United States and Canada. The basic process to manufacture this product is fairly simple. The clean waste sawdust is first pulverized to a uniform size and then dried to a specific moisture level. It is then forced through a press under very high pressure to produce the pellet that you use in your stove or fireplace insert. Since there are no artificial additives or binders used in this process, it is efficient and clean fuel. Pellets are biomass materials, that is, products of commonly grown plants and trees. And since pellets are made from what is otherwise a “waste” product – the sawdust – wood pellet fuel is environmentally responsible.
This fuel is made from the same kind of clean sawdust that is used for pet bedding. The sawdust is heated and compressed into hard pellets and should be dust free. No binders and glues are added. If any water gets into the pellets, they fall apart very quickly so suppliers take great care to keep them dry.
