[Gasification] Self-drying Wood Chips

[Ferruccio Pittaluga]

Dear all,
have anybody heard of a self-drying capability of wood chips once stacked up in 3 or 4 layers of say, 20x20 sq.m. area, and about 0.5 m height each, and then sequentially compacted by action of a heavy caterpillar tractor? It seems that a kind of heat releasing "fermentation" takes place, giving off moisture independently of any outside heat supply.
Thanks for a feedback.
Fer Pittaluga