Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

Pellets back in stock in Lithuania (in a few places), but at twice the price.

#Pellet #Wood #Heating #Lithuania #Fuel #Winter

Feb 24 at 10:22pmWeb
Show threadAmgineFeb 24

@yngmar

In the region I grew up maize corn was a major crop. Many of the farmers found maize corn to be cheaper than pellets. They modified the pellet stoves with an auger suitable for feed corn. There one or two other issues as well, if my memory serves, but I never worked with such a stove myself.

Something to consider? no idea if corn is available or inexpensive in your area.

Show threadAmgineFeb 24

@yngmar

Related article, US-centric, written last year with general analysis: https://chainsawnerds.com/corn-in-a-pellet-stove-burn-time-heat-output-compared/

Corn In A Pellet Stove: Burn Time & Heat Output Compared (Fuel Efficiency Insights)

Discover the efficiency of burning corn in pellet stoves. Compare burn time and heat output for optimal home heating and cost savings.

Chainsawnerds
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarFeb 25

@Amgine Corn isn't very common here, unlike the US. But any grain can be fuel. There are issues with that though: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2722503/food-or-fuel-as-wheat-prices-fall-some-lithuanian-farmers-are-burning-their-crops

Also converting their pellet stove isn't something most people can do at home on short notice.

Food or fuel? As wheat prices fall, some Lithuanian farmers are burning their crops

Farmers in Lithuania have begun advertising wheat for heating purposes on social media. Some point out that grain prices have dropped so low that it now makes more sense to burn wheat than to use it for food.

lrt.lt
Show threadAmgineFeb 25

@yngmar

<nod>

Wheat is not as hard on the soil as corn, but it is crazy to spend so much on crop production yet be unable to be profitable.

Yet I also have no idea how this could sustainably be resolved, other than farmers' unions.