Residential use for heating, about 40 percent of the total pellet market, fluctuates annually but is relatively stable compared to industrial heat and power generation. The demand depends on winter temperatures and fossil fuel prices, although medium-sized pellets for energy generation by industries or public buildings such as hospitals and swimming pools is generally less dependent on weather conditions.  In Italy, Germany, France and Austria pellets are mainly used in small-scale private residential and medium-sized industrial boilers for heating. In some EU Member States, such as Sweden, Germany, Austria, France, Spain and the Czech Republic ...