Ecological Benefits of Firepellets

Other than fossil fuels, Wood Pellets burn Carbon Neutral. This means that the combustion of wood releases exactly the amount of CO2 that has been absorbed by the tree during its period of growth. (a closed circle) With the combustion of fossil fuels, we release carbon dioxide to our atmosphere that has been stored since millions of years under the earth surface. Doing this leads towards the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere, known as a major factor of the global warming. Replacing a natural gas heating system of a one family home by a wood pellet heating system saves as many as 2.5 metric tons per year of additional CO2 emissions! Compared to fuel oil burning systems savings are even 5 tons.

Wood pellets help to avoid an increase of the greenhouse effect and thereby protect nature.

Burning Wood pellets also reduces the output of MOX that is held responsible for acid rain. Acid rain is blamed worldwide for the destruction of forests. Heating with wood pellets helps saving our own forests!

Wood pellets are safe to handle and can be transported without the hazards of fossil fuels. Leakages, spills, fires, explosions and contamination have happened while drilling, refining or transporting oil or gas in tankers and pipelines. Wood pellets are clean and safe to handle and haul.

Economical Benefits of Firepellets

Local communities benefit with the new regional employment possibilities offered by this type of fuel. New jobs are becoming available in numerous domains i.e. commerce, service, industrial production, transport, forestry and agriculture. Wood pellets are made locally and therefore add to the valuation of the regional structures.

The sustainable forestry in our own country is supported because native resources are processed.

Wood pellets are produced by local companies. So they are independent from imported energies and the world markets of oil and gas. Compared to the energy output, the relative energy input for the production of wood pellets represents only 1.2% to 2.7%. If a drying process is required, depending on the condition of the raw material, the figures can reach up to 16.2% but the energy for the drying process can be gained by burning wood pellets.

The prices for wood pellets will remain independent from the development of the raw oil prices. With the increasing demand of fossil energy from China and the declining resources, fossil energy will become more and more expensive. The prices for wood pellets however remain stable with a major part of the production cost representing local labor. Wood pellets are proudly made in the USA with our own renewable Biomass Products!

Wood pellets consist in a regional renewable energy which will always remain available and which allows us to gain more independence from oil exporting countries. Forests will benefit of cleaning and reduction of the fuel for wildfires.

With the skyrocketing prices for fossil energy, your savings on heating costs with Pellet Fuel will grow same as fast!

Here below is a sample comparison of different seasonal energy costs for an average one family home as of the January 2006 average market prices.

The chart does not include the considerable additional savings with Solar Panel Combination and Solar Energy is plentiful and for free!