Biomass is compressed and turned into fuel pellets to create a uniform fuel mixture with standard heat, or BTU, content. Once BTU standards are developed, other carbohydrates can be introduced to develop a recipe. These fuels would include such raw materials as wood, soy, switch grass, corn stalks, paper sludge, municipal solid waste, sewage sludge and more. Pellets are advantageous in that they are uniform in structure and composition, allowing larger amounts of fuel to be stored in any given space. Also, pellets do not decompose as easily as other biomass fuels because the pellet process results in a coating that protects the fuel. Instead of burning, the feedstock simply breaks down into a simple gas (Syngas), which can be used to produce electricity by running an engine or methanol for other fuels.

The pelletizer is a self-contained, turnkey, low cost system that is currently being used to create fuel pellets from a wide variety of biomass. The system has proven to be highly reliable with low maintenance in other parts of the world.