Welcome to Rural Energy Products
The R.E.P. team wishes to thank our hundreds of faithful customers and to all of
you for your interest in our products!
Rural Energy Products, LLC offers low cost alternative heating stoves, fireplaces,
inserts, furnaces, and boilers. We have a showroom stocked with heating units, which
has been described as a stove and fireplace superstore with over 40 stoves and fireplaces
on display. The farm shop still serves to display various furnaces and boilers that
are available and provides warehouse space.
Resources & Information For Alternative Fuels & Energy Conservation
Resources & Information For Alternative Fuels & Energy Conservation
Pellet fuel appliances burn small, 3/8-1 inch (100-254 millimeter [mm])-long pellets
that look like rabbit feed. Pellets are made from compacted sawdust, wood chips,
bark, agricultural crop waste, waste paper, and other organic materials.
US Department of Energy: Comparing Heating Fuels
Selecting the fuel and heating system best suited for your needs depends on many
factors. These include: the cost and availability of the fuel or energy source;
the type of appliance used to convert that fuel to heat and how the heat is distributed
in your house; the cost to purchase, install, and maintain the heating appliance;
the heating appliance's and heat delivery system's efficiency; and the environmental
impacts associated with the heating fuel.
US Department of Energy: Bioenergy - An Overview
Because they come from organic matter, biomass resources are renewable. For example,
many biomass resources are replenished through the cultivation of fast-growing trees
and grasses. As these trees and grasses grow, they remove carbon dioxide-a major
greenhouse gas-from the atmosphere. This is important because bioenergy, like fossil
fuels, can produce carbon dioxide. However, the net emission of carbon dioxide from
bioenergy will be zero as long as plants continue to be replenished.
US Department of Energy: Wood Heating for the Home
Before the 20th century, 90 percent of Americans burned wood to heat their homes.
As fossil fuel use rose, the percentage of Americans using wood for fuel dropped,
falling as low as one percent by 1970. Then during the energy crises of the 1970s,
interest in wood heating resurfaced as a renewable energy alternative.
Pellet Fuels Institute: Consumer Education About Wood Pellets
After more than twenty years in residential heating, the pellet fuel industry has
entered into large-scale commercial applications, providing heat and energy (boilers)
to schools, theaters, prisons, manufacturing facilities and farms. It is now possible
to use pellet fuel in many public or commercial settings. Pellet fuel is cheap to
buy, easy to implement and is available in large supply. Pellet fuel can alleviate
the fossil fuel cost roller coaster that many commercial facilities experience.
Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Association: What's Right for You?
While people agree that a fire on the hearth makes their house a home, choosing
from the many options can be confusing. The following questions from the HPBA are
intended to help you identify the right unit for your home. Remember that the starting
point is you, your home, your tastes and your lifestyle. Rural Energy Products is
a HPBA member retailer.
Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN)
The Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN) was created through the efforts of
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and its stakeholders. Its purpose is to increase
the understanding of renewable energy to accelerate the development and commercialization
of renewable energy technologies. CanREN's
Bioenergy Case Studies
and
Publications
are informative resources for learning about heating with renewable energy sources
such as wood and wood pellets.