Environmentalists are also concerned at new subsidies for burning wood pellets in power stations.

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The lignin pellets, says KL, have 20% higher energy content (for the same weight) than wood pellets.

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Meanwhile, the life of old coal-fired power stations is being extended by subsidising them to burn wood pellets.

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The company plans to create storage facilities at the three ports for up to 100, 000 tonnes of wood pellets.

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Also, Traeger makes eight flavors of wood pellets, just like the hardwood chunks I buy for my smoker, apple, cherry, mesquite, oak, etc.

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The company has signed a deal with Drax Power Station to handle shipments of wood pellets into Immingham, Hull and Goole over a 15-year period.

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Same exact cooking method, except it burns wood pellets, fed automatically.

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He said he believed the use of alternative fuels like wood chip, wood pellets or cereals had "the potential to deliver a wide range of benefits".

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But the plan is dependent on the port, which is already the largest handler of wood pellets in Europe, finding an energy firm to partner the project.

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Because KL's process does not chemically alter the lignin with acids, it can be formed into pellets and burned in wood pellet stoves.

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The wood shavings padding their cage floors are sterilized, as are their food pellets.

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