[Bioconversion] switchgrass pellets

[Jonathan Reeves]

Hello list, 



I wish to manufacture switch grass pellets on a small scale (up to a few 10s of tons annually in the first instance from about 10 acres) for pellet stove use by a few locally interested farms/houses.  Does anyone have experience of the feasibility of converting switch grass to pellets as I have had difficulty in finding this information on the net and people I've e-mailed about it don't seem to reply.  I would intend getting a used California pellet mill (20 HP or so) to make the pellets.  Does this sound feasible, or do I need a custom machine to make biofuel pellets?  It seems cutting baling and pelleting 10 acres of switchgrass to make 30 tons of pellets is far easier than cutting and splitting 30 tons of firewood,  



Many thanks



Jonathan Reeves