Grass Energy Photos
Photos by Jon Montan and Brendan Cook

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Switchgrass growing at Tom Lee’s Farm	Demonstration site -Tom Lee’s farm, Madrid	Baled switchgrass prior to densification	Switchgrass is first hammer-milled	Hammermilled switchgrass prior to pelleting
Briquetting machine runs off tractor PTO	Tom Lee explains controls	Tom Lee demonstrates BHS grass briquetting machine	Tom Lee points to cooling densified briquette	Briquettes emerge after cooling – two cooling guides
Briquette emerging from die, cooling guide removed	Auger moves feedstock to be compressed by piston in die	Reciprocating piston forces feedstock through die	Briquette breaks off after cooling	Cyclone separates large material from dust
	Bucket of finished switchgrass briquettes	Finished briquette