Biomass pellet fuel is made from biomass that is compressed. The most common type of pellet fuel is wood fuel. As one of the wood fuel forms, wood pellets are made from sawdust that is compacted. In the pellet mill, other sawmilling wastes can also be used in the manufacture of wood pellet. Other sources of woody biomass include coconut shell, palm kernel shell, grass, etc. Whenever you want to purchase biomass pellet fuel, it is highly recommended that you put in to special; consideration the following factors.

• Efficiency and energy output:
  Biomass fuel is popular because of its efficiency and high energy output features as compared to the fossil fuels. When you go out to purchase, the pellet fuel, you should choose that which is highly efficient and has higher energy output. An efficiency rate of over 85% is generally recommended.
• Quality and adherence to standards:
  You should buy only the pellet fuel that meets the industry standards, low quality pellets burn completely leading to formation of ash. Some others may have carbon dioxide emissions. If the moisture content is lower or higher than the set standards, then the pellets do not meet the set standards and are therefore of low quality.
• Cost:
  Like all the other products, the cost of pellet fuel has been on an increase in the recent past because of the increasing demand in the market. However, the cost of pellet is still lower than that of using fossil fuels. You can make greats savings in the long term if you buy pellet making machine or pelletizer that you can use to make pellet fuel at your home.