On the Bright Side: Open House Set for Pellet Project

March 7, 2009

An article about the three-year pilot Delaware County Grass Bio-Energy Project appears in the March 7th edition of The Daily Star and discusses Enviro Energy’s important contribution.

“…Kiraly said the local project became possible when Bob and May Miller of Franklin, owners of EnviroEnergy LLC in Wells Bridge, purchased equipment to make grass pellets.

The Millers have been purchasing hay from Delaware and Otsego County farmers in a 40-mile radius. They then grind and pelletize it, selling it by the bag to homeowners who primarily used wood pellets in their pellet stoves….”

To read the full article, please click here.

We at Enviro Energy are very pleased to be a part of such an exciting program, and we will continue to keep everyone updated as it progresses.

Posted by EEFamily | Filed Under News 

Comments

2 Responses to “On the Bright Side: Open House Set for Pellet Project”

  1. Mac Donald Holmes on May 2nd, 2009 10:57 am

    We have two woodmaster stoves on our farm, plus 65 acres of hayland and about 10 acres of brush to clear . We are in Cobleskill. Will wood and grass pellets mix in a stove of this type.?I was thinking of building a bed of coals with hardwood and then adding pellets by the bag over the wood. The woodmasters have a round fire box. Do you think it is fiscally sound to deliver hay from this distance for pelleting ?. We have a flatbed trailer, so can do our own hauling.

    Congratulations on your innovation. I hope the plant is working out well for you.
    Sincerely,
    Mac Holmes

  2. EEFamily on May 7th, 2009 4:23 pm

    Thank you for your good wishes.

    We are taking, from your comments, that your Woodmaster stoves are made to burn chunk wood. If this is so, they probably have a grate that pellets would sift right through. A stove made to burn pellets lets the pellets dribble into the fire pot as needed. If you would care to give us a call with a better description of your stoves we might be of more help.

    Only you can decide whether it would be a benefit to you to deliver this far. It would depend on your gas mileage and size of load, as well as your harvesting costs. We had deliveries from about 40 miles last fall. Remember we are not looking for hay that is suitable for farm animals. We need late cut “stuff “.

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