SUMMIT COUNTY – After more than two years of extensive study looking into an ambitious, renewable energy biomass plant to heat local county buildings, it seems the numbers just aren’t adding up for ...

PVT-biomass system for space heating in small homes A US-Chinese research group has developed a hybrid system proposal based on photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) modules, a heat pump, a backup electric ...

For those who want to burn cordwood, modern wood-gasification boilers offer mid-80 percent steady-state combustion efficiencies and full-cycle efficiencies in the 70-75 percent range. This is much ...

Even though it's considered a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, biomass is still not one of the most common forms of domestic heating systems, which is why I'm often asked – 'what's it like to ...

After operating the first biomass boiler in the Ketchikan, Alaska, Federal Building, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has concluded that biomass boilers are a viable alternative for ...

VIRGINIA -- The ignition of biomass-burning boilers at public utilities in Hibbing and Virginia is just in the nick of time for some Northeastern Minnesota loggers. The two utilities -- known as the ...