In the aftermath of a brutal 2013-2014 winter that included a widespread propane shortage and record high propane prices across much of the U.S., several states are introducing or expanding tax ...

It seems that our ancestors may have been on to something when they burned wood as fuel. A new study by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has found that burning biomass is far cheaper, more ...

Q: I need a new heating system and want to consider alternatives to gas, oil and electricity. I hear biomass being mentioned often. What is biomass and how efficient and convenient is it? A: Biomass ...

ASHBURNHAM — A warm and comparatively comfortable winter may await students at the Overlook Middle School in Ashburnham, as the district nears the final steps in installing biomass boilers to heat the ...

SunWood Systems founders Marc DiMario and Dave Frank saw that these institutional installations offered an ideal setting for educating young people about biomass heat and, even more importantly, ...

SITKA - A Southeast Alaska island village plans to use a version of an ancient renewable energy system to lower its high energy costs. Kake wants to build a biomass district heating system to warm its ...

Winter is setting in, and citizens are scrambling to ensure they have the necessary heating systems set up before it does. High-efficiency biomass stoves are becoming items of much demand this winter.

SUMMIT COUNTY – County commissioners will revisit plans for a biomass-fueled heating system for the County Commons next week, and the outlook for the once highly-touted project is not nearly as bright ...

Dear Jim: I need a new heating system and I want to consider alternatives to gas, oil or electricity. I hear “biomass” being mentioned often. What exactly is biomass and is it efficient, convenient ...

BAMBERG, Germany, Sept. 23, 2011 -- Bamberg opened the Army's first biomass heating system in Europe Sept. 14 in an effort to transition to more sustainable, renewable energy resources. Two new ...

A US-Chinese research group has developed a hybrid system proposal based on photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) modules, a heat pump, a backup electric boiler, and biomass generating units. They say it could ...

From an engineering perspective, a water tube boiler is defined by the fact that water or steam–water mixture flows inside ...