Biomass Fuel Comparison


First of all, What is biomass fuel?
Simply explained, biomass is vegetation -- for example, trees, grasses, plant parts such as leaves, agricultural waste products, and ocean plants.
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Alternative Fuel Comparison
Biomass and renewable fuels provide amazing stored energy solutions. Obviously different biomass fuels will have different characteristics. The following information attempts to give you a tangible evaluation on the pros and cons of alternative biomass fuel choices when compared to each other and other common fuel types.

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Compare biomass heat to oil, Propane, Natural Gas and Electricity.
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Additional comparative information as well as all the information you need to perform your own cost comparison is available on this PDF document.

Fuel Value calculations and cost comparison (PDF)



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