[Stoves] Whitfield Home & Garden Biochar Pellet Stove PDF

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Jock

 

I am interested to know how the economics of the pellet stoves that produce
a char byproduct compare economically with natural gas. It is noted in the
article that the sales of pellet stoves have fallen off largely because of
cheaper natural gas, a situation which may change soon.

 

If NG is the fuel of economic choice, I am wondering how the economics look
for biomass pellets (burned whole) and for biomass which does not burn all
the available carbon (which contains about 2/3 of the energy in the pellet
when loaded).

 

If about ½ the carbon is remaining as char (yielding 25% char) there is a
33% fuel cost penalty for the same amount of energy.

 

It sounds as if you may have the numbers to go with these solutions. If it
looks good, then people using the char like greenhouses may find the grass
pellet option attractive (as is the case in Ontario at the moment for
switchgrass pellets).

 

Thanks
Crispin

 

 

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Bob et al:

 

I hope you will find this of interest.  Please feel free to share.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Regards,

 

Jock

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