Influence of selected factors on the value of sawmill residue processed into wooden pellet

The most accessible and especially valuable for energy sector type of biomass is wood, its post-production residue as well as fuels based on wooden residue. One such fuel with the best prospects for further development is wooden pellet which due to its high stability and homogeneity guarantees the highest energy concentration per unit as well as the possibility for fully automated burning process. The aim of the article was researching the influence of selected factors on the increase in value of various types of wooden residue when processed into pellet. The research took into account the following variables determining this value: raw material intensity ratio depending on the type of material being used, sales price of a single unit of finished product, margin envisioned by the producer, production cost of wooden fuel and the cost of transport considered only in the situation when there is a need for purchasing raw material.