Found this very interesting about the popularity and price effectiveness of Corn Furnace(bio fuels).
Bio - Fuel / Corn Furnace
"With the increase in price of heating fuel prices in recent years many homeowners are searching for an alternative to the more common natural gas and oil burning furnace to reduce their utility costs. Corn or Bio-Fuel furnaces have gained a great deal of noteriety for not only reducing heating costs but for doing so using a renewable energy source that pays dividends to the enviornment.
Corn furnaces burn corn or other bio-fuels such as soybeans. Bio-Fuels burn very cleanly without leaving the chimney build-up common to wood burning stoves which is a potential fire hazard. The furnaces burn dry shelled corn that is free of debris like cobs and stalks." -- Corn Furnace Fuel
Burning Shelled Corn as Fuel
"Burning shelled corn as a fuel can be a feasible way of dealing with the high prices of more conventional fuels such as fuel oil, propane, natural gas, coal, and firewood. Utilizing corn as a fuel does not compete with the food supply needed for nourishment throughout the world. While it is recognized that malnutrition is a serious global problem, the world is not experiencing a food production problem. Instead the world faces political challenges associated with providing infrastructure systems for food distribution and storage." -- Burning Shelled Corn
Locating a Supplier of Shelled Corn
"Do not purchase a corn-burning stove or boiler without first identifying a reliable supplier of shelled corn. To find suppliers of shelled corn, contact the feed and seed stores in your area as well as any feed mills and grain elevators. The Extension Office in your county or the land-grant university in your state may also be able to identify suppliers of shelled corn. Generally, it will be cheaper to buy the corn directly from a farmer than from a feed mill or elevator." -- Locating Shelled Corn Supplier
Overview of our 100,000 BTU corn furnace
"The 100,000 BTU America's Heat Furnace system is accompanied by a (14) fourteen bushel capacity or approximately 780 pound storage bin. The system has a 81% to 83% efficiency rating. The furnace is thermostatically controlled for precise temperature control. When the thermostat calls for heat, fuel is delivered to the burner chamber via a dual auger feed system. The auger pitch, auger dimensions, and auger motors are engineered to deliver fuel at a rate of 100,000 BTU's per hour, which equates to approximately twelve pounds of fuel per hour. When the system is in the low fire mode or when the thermostat is satisfied, the system delivers approximately 2 pounds of fuel per hour." -- Fireplace Insert or Free Standing Corn Furnace
Posted on December 07, 2005 02:12 |
Heating / Cooling
