Corn is easier to handle than some other bulky biomass materials (wood, straw, or hay, for example) because it flows fairly well through hoppers and augers and because corn has a better energy to volume ratio (it takes less space to store the same amount of energy for corn than for bulky biomass materials).

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Heat Energy of On-Farm Fuel Sources

Corn Stove	7540 BTU/lb (17,500 kJ/kg) Air Dried
Shelled Corn	7000 BTU/lb (16,200 kJ/kg) at 15% Moisture Content
Straw	6550 BTU/lb (15,200 kJ/kg) Air Dried
Wood	8000 BTU/lb (18,500 kJ/kg) Air Dried

You can see from this table that shelled corn has heat energy close to that of wood.

About Burning Corn

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.

We support Minnesota Farmers.

All our fuel corn is grown and processed here in Minnesota. So instead of giving your hard earned money to the big oil companies, you're giving it back to Minnesota businesses.

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