Wight Heat Briquettes are made from 100% clean wood waste, nothing added.
Typical calorific values of biomass vs fuel |
Fuel |
Moisture |
kWh /kg |
kcal /kg |
Weight kg/m3 |
kg = 1liter fuel |
| Briquettes | 20% | 4,9 | 4,214 | 660 | 2,03 |
| Forest wood chip dry | 40% | 2,89 | 2,511 | 240 | 3,44 |
| Forest wood chip fresh | 55% | 2 | 1,72 | 310 | 4,98 |
| Miscanthus | 10% | 4,4 | 3,78 | 140 | 2,26 |
| Rapeseed | 9% | 6,83 | 5,87 | 700 | 1,46 |
| Sawdust | 6% | 4,2 | 3,629 | 160 | 2,36 |
| Wheat Straw | 15% | 4 | 3,44 | 100 | 2,49 |
| Wood chip | 20% | 4,22 | 3,629 | 175 | 2,36 |
| Wood granulate | 8% | 4,44 | 3,81 | 600 | 2,24 |
| Woodlogs ash | 45% | 2,61 | 2,245 | 650 | 3,81 |
| Woodlogs ash dry | 20% | 4,08 | 3,509 | 400 | 2,44 |
| Coal | 10% | 7 | 6,02 | 750 | 1,36 |
| Fuel gasoil | 11,8 | 11,2 | 840 | 0,84 | |
| Natural gas | 10,83> | 9,314< | 0 | 0 | |
Energy data for selected agricultural by-products. Source Biofuels b2b. |
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Calorific values of fuel |
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Fuel |
Energy density by mass GJ/tonne |
Energy density by mass kWh/kg |
Bulk density kg/m3 |
Energy density by volume MJ/m3 |
Energy density by volume kWh/m3 |
Wood chips (30% MC) |
12.6 |
3.5 |
250 |
3,200 |
880 |
Log wood (stacked - air dry: 20% MC) |
14.7 |
4.1 |
350-500 |
5,200-7,400 |
1,400-2,000 |
Wood (solid - oven dry) |
19 |
5.3 |
400-600 |
7,600-11,400 |
2,100-3,200 |
Wood pellets |
17-18 |
4.7-5.0 |
600-700 |
10,800-12,600 |
3,000-3,500 |
Miscanthus (bale - 25% MC) |
13 |
3.6 |
140-180 |
1,800-2,300 |
500-650 |
House coal |
27-31 |
7.5-8.6 |
850 |
25,500-25,400 |
7,100-7,300 |
Anthracite |
33 |
9.2 |
1,100 |
36,300 |
10,100 |
Heating oil |
42.5 |
11.8 |
845 |
36,000 |
10,000 |
Natural gas (NTP) |
54 |
15 |
0.7 |
39.0 |
10.8 |
LPG |
49.7 |
13.8 |
510 |
25,300 |
7,000 |
10kg bags Delivery to Isle of
Wight only. |