From todays Portland, Maine paper:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/new-plant-would-ship-wood-pellets-to-europe_2011-10-25.html
http://www.pressherald.com/news/new-plant-would-ship-wood-pellets-to-europe_2011-10-25.html
SmokeyTheBear said:Yup, that is why I asked.
How are things at the mill?
ScotL said:Japan is exploring their options. I gave a tour to a group from Japan here at Maine Woods just last week - although pellets wasn't their only interest in visiting Maine. They were more interested in our forest management. Another gentleman from a factory in Japan contacted me back in August about pellet exporting. It's too far to ship from Maine. But, worldwide, bulk pellet usage is rapidly increasing. Not just in Japan.
Europe has been looking to import pellets for years. They can even use a more utility grade pellet, which reduces production costs a bit if a plant was interested in doing that. Europe has been using more pellets than they produce for quite some time. I haven't exported any yet myself but it hasn't been from a lack of trying on the European buyer's part.
They are pretty far ahead of us with their use of pellets. I haven't seen it myself but I've heard that some areas in Europe have central boilers that heat several homes and all the boilers are monitored from one location.
hossthehermit said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
j-takeman said:hossthehermit said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
Actually ScotL has been here since February, I have only been bugging him for a month or so(I want some of his softwoods to review). I did a little detective work and figured it out! He's been very pleasent to deal with(I think we call this buttering up a little?).
One of these days got to make a road trip to see his stash! Yes I drooled alot! :red:
j-takeman said:hossthehermit said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
Actually ScotL has been here since February, I have only been bugging him for a month or so(I want some of his softwoods to review). I did a little detective work and figured it out! He's been very pleasent to deal with(I think we call this buttering up a little?).
One of these days got to make a road trip to see his stash! Yes I drooled alot! :red:
sinnian said:j-takeman said:hossthehermit said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
Actually ScotL has been here since February, I have only been bugging him for a month or so(I want some of his softwoods to review). I did a little detective work and figured it out! He's been very pleasent to deal with(I think we call this buttering up a little?).
One of these days got to make a road trip to see his stash! Yes I drooled alot! :red:
I'll give you a few bags if we can find some place to meet in the middle sometime, if you don't make it up here.
From what I hear they use the same die-cutter from Vermont Wood Pellet which you gave very good reviews. So far so good for me, but it does seem that I get the same amount of ash from my boiler no matter what I burn (don't know if that is actually the case though).
j-takeman said:sinnian said:j-takeman said:hossthehermit said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
Actually ScotL has been here since February, I have only been bugging him for a month or so(I want some of his softwoods to review). I did a little detective work and figured it out! He's been very pleasent to deal with(I think we call this buttering up a little?).
One of these days got to make a road trip to see his stash! Yes I drooled alot! :red:
I'll give you a few bags if we can find some place to meet in the middle sometime, if you don't make it up here.
From what I hear they use the same die-cutter from Vermont Wood Pellet which you gave very good reviews. So far so good for me, but it does seem that I get the same amount of ash from my boiler no matter what I burn (don't know if that is actually the case though).
Thanks for the offer, Much appreciated, But thats a heck a lot of gas for my hog. I have a local guy I can buy them from. YA see the wife has cut off my pellet spending for a bit. I'll find a couple a bucks to get them, But got to wait till momma isn't looking! We will get some.
I can wait to try his softiez! I have heard rumors of less than 0.29% ash and ecellent heat! ;-) Might just give them Okies a run?
j-takeman said:sinnian said:j-takeman said:hossthehermit said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
Actually ScotL has been here since February, I have only been bugging him for a month or so(I want some of his softwoods to review). I did a little detective work and figured it out! He's been very pleasent to deal with(I think we call this buttering up a little?).
One of these days got to make a road trip to see his stash! Yes I drooled alot! :red:
I'll give you a few bags if we can find some place to meet in the middle sometime, if you don't make it up here.
From what I hear they use the same die-cutter from Vermont Wood Pellet which you gave very good reviews. So far so good for me, but it does seem that I get the same amount of ash from my boiler no matter what I burn (don't know if that is actually the case though).
Thanks for the offer, Much appreciated, But thats a heck a lot of gas for my hog. I have a local guy I can buy them from. YA see the wife has cut off my pellet spending for a bit. I'll find a couple a bucks to get them, But got to wait till momma isn't looking! We will get some.
I can wait to try his softiez! I have heard rumors of less than 0.29% ash and ecellent heat! ;-) Might just give them Okies a run?
sinnian said:j-takeman said:sinnian said:j-takeman said:hossthehermit said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
Actually ScotL has been here since February, I have only been bugging him for a month or so(I want some of his softwoods to review). I did a little detective work and figured it out! He's been very pleasent to deal with(I think we call this buttering up a little?).
One of these days got to make a road trip to see his stash! Yes I drooled alot! :red:
I'll give you a few bags if we can find some place to meet in the middle sometime, if you don't make it up here.
From what I hear they use the same die-cutter from Vermont Wood Pellet which you gave very good reviews. So far so good for me, but it does seem that I get the same amount of ash from my boiler no matter what I burn (don't know if that is actually the case though).
Thanks for the offer, Much appreciated, But thats a heck a lot of gas for my hog. I have a local guy I can buy them from. YA see the wife has cut off my pellet spending for a bit. I'll find a couple a bucks to get them, But got to wait till momma isn't looking! We will get some.
I can wait to try his softiez! I have heard rumors of less than 0.29% ash and ecellent heat! ;-) Might just give them Okies a run?
Be warned! They are dark like a hardwood ~ something with the process. I never understood why any pellet is dark, unless it had bark in it. Ever see a dark 2X4?
They do seem to burn on par with the Okies, and have a different kind of ash (my Okies' ash was very strange, and in fact STILL has not broken completely down on the lawn where it was spread last winter).
j-takeman said:sinnian said:j-takeman said:sinnian said:j-takeman said:hossthehermit" date="1319596190 said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
Actually ScotL has been here since February, I have only been bugging him for a month or so(I want some of his softwoods to review). I did a little detective work and figured it out! He's been very pleasent to deal with(I think we call this buttering up a little?).
One of these days got to make a road trip to see his stash! Yes I drooled alot! :red:
I'll give you a few bags if we can find some place to meet in the middle sometime, if you don't make it up here.
From what I hear they use the same die-cutter from Vermont Wood Pellet which you gave very good reviews. So far so good for me, but it does seem that I get the same amount of ash from my boiler no matter what I burn (don't know if that is actually the case though).
Thanks for the offer, Much appreciated, But thats a heck a lot of gas for my hog. I have a local guy I can buy them from. YA see the wife has cut off my pellet spending for a bit. I'll find a couple a bucks to get them, But got to wait till momma isn't looking! We will get some.
I can wait to try his softiez! I have heard rumors of less than 0.29% ash and ecellent heat! ;-) Might just give them Okies a run?
Be warned! They are dark like a hardwood ~ something with the process. I never understood why any pellet is dark, unless it had bark in it. Ever see a dark 2X4?
They do seem to burn on par with the Okies, and have a different kind of ash (my Okies' ash was very strange, and in fact STILL has not broken completely down on the lawn where it was spread last winter).
You can age the softwood fiber, Same as seasoning hardwood. It will get darker as it ages, Pretty sure its due to the suns UV rays. 2x4's aren't aged, They just send them to the kiln to dry them. So they will be the same color as the day they were cut.
How'd I do ScotL?
sinnian said:j-takeman said:sinnian said:j-takeman said:sinnian said:j-takeman" date="1319597157 said:hossthehermit" date="1319596190 said:Glad to see J talked you into coming on the board, Scott.
Actually ScotL has been here since February, I have only been bugging him for a month or so(I want some of his softwoods to review). I did a little detective work and figured it out! He's been very pleasent to deal with(I think we call this buttering up a little?).
One of these days got to make a road trip to see his stash! Yes I drooled alot! :red:
I'll give you a few bags if we can find some place to meet in the middle sometime, if you don't make it up here.
From what I hear they use the same die-cutter from Vermont Wood Pellet which you gave very good reviews. So far so good for me, but it does seem that I get the same amount of ash from my boiler no matter what I burn (don't know if that is actually the case though).
Thanks for the offer, Much appreciated, But thats a heck a lot of gas for my hog. I have a local guy I can buy them from. YA see the wife has cut off my pellet spending for a bit. I'll find a couple a bucks to get them, But got to wait till momma isn't looking! We will get some.
I can wait to try his softiez! I have heard rumors of less than 0.29% ash and ecellent heat! ;-) Might just give them Okies a run?
Be warned! They are dark like a hardwood ~ something with the process. I never understood why any pellet is dark, unless it had bark in it. Ever see a dark 2X4?
They do seem to burn on par with the Okies, and have a different kind of ash (my Okies' ash was very strange, and in fact STILL has not broken completely down on the lawn where it was spread last winter).
You can age the softwood fiber, Same as seasoning hardwood. It will get darker as it ages, Pretty sure its due to the suns UV rays. 2x4's aren't aged, They just send them to the kiln to dry them. So they will be the same color as the day they were cut.
How'd I do ScotL?
So other softwood fiber is not aged?
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Have to say that the pallets have the best protection on them out of any other pellets that I have got in the past. No top seam on the pellet 'bag', and instead of moisture absorbing cardboard on the bottom, they use a recycled plastic sheet ~ very impressed with it.
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