There is a range in BTU values for different types of wood and grass biomass materials. On average grass might be around 8,000 BTU/lb, premium wood pellets around 8,400 BTU/lb, and corn grain around 10,000 BTU/lb.

Absolutely not. If both were available for the same price, wood pellets would be preferred as they will burn with less ash, making for easier cleanup of the stove. If the pellet stove industry continues to expand at its current rate, however, there will not be enough wood pellets to meet the market. This is the situation in parts of Europe and why wood pellets are currently being imported from North America to Europe (only economical due to subsidies).

Yes. Straw pellets are currently being used for horse bedding in some markets. Not only are they considered higher quality bedding than sawdust or shavings, but they can be less expensive. Any mature grass hay should make pellets suitable for bedding.

Wood is chipped, dried, and ground to a saw dust consistency. The pellet is formed by pressure and heat when forced through a pellet die. Only moisture is added. We do not add binders or glues.

Pellets are more suitable for the average size house as they do not require as much space for storage. present no pellets are manufactured in the UK so have to be transported from Europe which adds to CO2 emissions but there are moves a foot to start producing them in the UK. Wood chips are sourced in various locations in the UK and are more suited to large houses where the wood chip can be stored and kept dry.

Here are just a few: #1 you don’t have to chop wood! #2 they are much cheaper than propane #3 it’s easier to start a fire with pellets because they’re dryer than wood; #4 they don’t have bark or frozen ants on them #5 they are simple to use #6 they are sold nationwide #7 you won’t have an aching back from chopping wood and #8 pellets are better for the environment!

It is really a question of personal choice. If you use the wood pellets, you must ensure that they are made only from soft wood. It is also significant to make sure that your manufacturer does not use adhesive to form the pellet. Also verify that the wood used does not come from recycling and that your manufacturer is specializing in products for the animals and not for fueling stoves.

The ethanol made from one bushel of shelled corn can provide 197,000 to 225,120 Btus depending on the recovery rate.

We believe it makes sense to use American-made fuel products, especially given the daily increases in oil prices and our dependency on foreign countries for fuel. Pellets are extremely cost effective and are also better for the environment.

Yes, you can but it is not an economically viable thing to do at present given the availability of sawdust (and imported pellets) and the additional processing required.

Most likely not. Average pellet stoves with a standard burn pot are not designed to cope with high ash content. In general, corn stoves will have more potential to handle grass pellets because they are designed to deal with a somewhat messy residue. This is no guarantee that corn stoves will burn grass, corn stoves sometimes have difficulty dealing with corn.

We have the only site burning cool-season grass pellets in North America that we know of. REAP-Canada is burning switchgrass pellets in a Dell-Point Industries Europa stove. Switchgrass pellets are also being burned in Iowa in a Country Flame Technologies Harvester stove.

Not yet. The major advantage of boilers over stoves is that they provide hot water and central hot water heating. Commercially available pellet boilers are designed to burn wood pellets and possibly corn pellets. They have no means of dealing with high ash content. They can successfully burn grass pellets, but will generate a large clinker that would need to be removed from the burn chamber every 6 hours or so, in order for the boiler to continue functioning.

As of now, we do not have any economic comparisons of cool-season grass pellet systems with fossil fuels. REAP-Canada has made some comparisons of switchgrass with fossil fuels and estimated that switchgrass may be economically superior to all but natural gas. As the price of natural gas continues to climb, grass pellets will ultimately be cheaper than natural gas, if that has not already happened.

The pellet is made of a matrix fused with an active product. The ingredients are: cholesterol, cellulose, lactose, phosphates and stearates.

SofTrak greens stand alone in the synthetic turf industry as the most realistic in terms of appearance and performance. Dean Reinmuth, one of the worlds top rated golf instructors, says, "Our green is set up so we can hit shots from as far as 125 yards. I found SofTrak to be the most realistic green for receptiveness of golf shots and putting. Not only do I use it to instruct my students, I practice on it to improve my game.

The 4th generation of artificial grass pitches guarantees the same ball-surface, ball-player and player-surface behavior as natural grass pitches.

Heat conduction of wood is near zero, and with the correct glass and weather sealing, energy efficiency is excellent.

We search for sources of wood that meet our standards for wholesomeness and are careful to only process wood that is free of harmful chemicals and contaminants.