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Irish Peat Briquetes are an all natural fuel produced from Irish boglands. Technically speaking, undrained raw peat consists of 95% water and 5% organic solid material. The solids are composed of the partly decayed remains of a variety of marsh/swamp plants and trees such as sphagnum mosses, birch woods, waterlilies, grasses and reeds.
Peat is harvested in blocks and then compressed, which removes approximately 90% of the water and air. This process creates a dried, condensed brick of peat that is similar to the "fire logs" found in the U.S., except this compressed "bale" of peat burns hotter, cleaner and longer. Ireland considers peat to be a smokeless fuel and has been using it for many years as a coal alternative to produce electricity and heat homes. |
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