4 Ways to Generate Heat and Electricity with Wood Pellets
Dec 24, 2013· The feedstock is fed into a boiler, which in turn powers a steam turbine to generate electricity. The direct firing method attains efficiencies of up to 40 percent. • Cofiring —Biomass is substituted for a portion of the coal burned in a coalfired power plant. A coalfired power plant can be modified to accommodate biomass and use it to supply up to 20 percent of its fuel requirements.