Reply #7: No - seasoned firewood is in short supply [View All]

again, reading comprehension

There are plenty of Maine produced wood pellets...

Grand Opening held Friday for Corinth Wood Pellets

http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=147864&zoneid=500

CORINTH — Corinth Wood Pellets, the largest single pellet manufacturing plant in the United States, held its grand opening Friday.

After 16 months of planning and preparation, owner Ken Eldridge said he’s ready to start next week producing an estimated 140,000 tons of wood pellets per year that will be sold both domestically and overseas.

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The second phase of the project is expected to be completed by the end of the year, and additional lines will allow the company to produce more than 300,000 tons of pellets a year.

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Maine's first wood pellet plant to begin operations next year

http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2006/10/28/maines_first_wood_pellet_plant_to_begin_operations_next_year/

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"All of the money will now stay in the state of Maine. All of the jobs will be in Maine," Linkletter said. "I cant think of any reason for anyone to object."

The new plant would dry and compress sawmill residue, forest thinnings, corn and grasses into pellets that can be used to heat homes, schools and businesses.

Rybarczyk explained that the pellets burn at 90 percent efficiency, compared with 70 percent for oil, but that the "biggest advantage is this will all come from Maine."

The new facility, he said, will require 200,000 tons of raw materials a year and will be able to produce enough pellets to heat 33,000 homes, displacing approximately 13 million gallons of fuel oil.

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...and more to come...

Old Town pulp mill running, more jobs promised

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Red Shield Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ed Paslawski touted several projects planned in addition to the pulp operation, and said that in the next 12 months, his company intends to make $100 million in capital investment in the site.

A Red Shield subsidiary also is developing four wood pellet lines and a commercial scale pellet cogeneration plant.

Products produced by the University of Maine advanced engineered wood composites facility additionally are slated to be commercially manufactured at the site.

"The potential sales for that are international," Paslawski said.

http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=150615&zoneid=500

...and *green* unseasoned firewood (that no one wants). FYI - seasoned firewood orders must be placed far in advance of the winter heating season. A simple concept far beyond the comprehension of anyone from New Jersey....