Supported fuels
Also supported: straw, corn cobs, mixed agricultural residues — after technical assessment and configuration tuning.
Fuel consumption per ton-percent of moisture removed
The key metric for grain drying economics: how much fuel is needed per 1 ton-percent (t%) of moisture removed from grain.
Example: Drying 1,000 t of corn from 25% to 14% moisture = 11,000 t%. With pellets at 1.75 kg/t% → approx. 19.3 t of pellets. With wood chips at 4 kg/t% → approx. 44 t of chips. Despite higher volume, chips at $25–40/t vs pellets at $120–160/t often cost 2–3× less overall.
Actual consumption depends on fuel moisture, grain moisture at intake, dryer type and heat losses. HELIX provides exact calculation for your specific site after technical assessment.
What matters most
Fuel cost alone does not decide the project. Moisture, ash behaviour, stability of feed and availability over the whole season determine the real result.
Configuration approach
Combustion chamber, feeding logic and ash handling are adapted to the chosen fuel, so the system works on a real industrial site instead of a laboratory assumption.
Not sure whether your biomass fits?
Describe the fuel type and we will assess whether HELIX should be configured for it and what limits matter most.