Nature's Flame

Nature's Flame is the brand name of Solid Energy Renewable Fuels Ltd, an innovative biomass business that produces pellets from waste wood for burning in smokeless wood pellet fires to comply with the most stringent clean air standards.

Solid Energy Renewable Fuels Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd, a State Owned Enterprise and New Zealand's leading coal producer. Solid Energy's acquisition of Nature's Flame underlines its recognition that burning solid fuels - wood and coal - on domestic open fires and in older log burners is no longer acceptable in areas of New Zealand that suffer from poor air quality and supports moves to increase the use of renewable fuels.

Nature’s Flame currently operates two pellet mills within New Zealand, consisting of the flagship factory in Rolleston, near Christchurch, and a second mill in Rotorua. A third mill in Taupo is also being developed and is scheduled to start producing wood pellets by October 2009. This mill has been built with a rapid expansion plan in place which will see it become the largest wood pellet factory in the Southern Hemisphere when operating at full capacity, at the end of 2010.

Wood Pellet Fuel

Wood Pellet Fuel is a renewable, clean-burning and cost stable home heating fuel which has been used for decades throughout North America and Europe, and more recently in New Zealand and Australia. Wood pellet fuel for heating can also be found in such large-scale environments as schools and prisons. It is a biomass product made of renewable substances – generally recycled wood waste which has not been treated, and contains no additives.

Benefits of Wood Pellet Fuel

Convenience

• Clean and allergy-free. No dust or dirt is brought into the home with wood pellet fuel.
• Stored in less space. Four times more wood pellet fuel can be stored in a given space than standard firewood.
• Easy to use. Load once a day. Push button technology with a precisely regulated fuel feed automatically operates the wood pellet stove according to owner-determined settings.

Efficiency

More efficient fuel than fire wood. Wood pellets have five to 10 percent moisture content in comparison to 30 to 60 percent for firewood and woodchips. This means pellets are a more efficient fuel.

Environmental

• All natural fuel. Once compressed and dried, pellets hold their form with natural lignin, which means no glue or binders are required.
• Cleaner burn. Wood pellet fuel has proven to provide the cleanest burn of any solid fuel.

Sustainability

Energy from waste. Pellet fuel is made of waste products, such as sawdust and wood shavings. It is a practical way to utilize biomass materials from sustainable forest initiatives, especially for commercial applications

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To order wood pellet fuel online or learn more about this fuel please visit the Nature’s Flame website: www.naturesflame.co.nz