Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) is a North American
trade organization
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific Industry (economics), industry. Through collabor ...
that represents manufacturers, retailers and distributors of
wood pellet
Pellet fuels (or pellets) are a type of solid fuel made from compressed organic material. Pellets can be made from any one of five general categories of biomass: industrial waste and co-products, food waste, agricultural residues, energy crops, an ...
fuel supplies and
appliances. The PFI was formed in 1985 as the Fiber Fuels Institute.
Headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia
Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county is located in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C., the nati ...
, PFI maintains National Residential Pellet Fuel Standards, compiles and publishes data on sales and manufacturing output relating to the U.S. pellet fuel industry, hosts industry conferences, and provides outreach to consumers on the use of pellet fuel as an
alternative energy
Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...
thermal source.
The PFI joined many organizations such as The Alliance for Green Heat and
Maine Energy Systems in working with Congress to amend the tax code through the Biomass Thermal Utilization Act (BUT Act), making renewable wood heating more affordable.
References
External links
Pellet Fuels Institute
Trade associations based in the United States
Renewable energy organizations based in the United States
Biomass
Energy business associations
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