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 ...

Advances in pellet combustion and control automation have recently positioned wood-pellet-fired biomass boilers as economical alternatives to traditional boilers. Their targeted use promises distinct ...

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, ...

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 ...

European technology has come stateside with a new biomass boiler system at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland. The center, whose mission is to provide an environmental education to ...

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 ...

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Researchers outline a computer simulation model addressing the challenge of solar power's inherent intermittency by adding biomass as another renewable energy source to advance a reliable, affordable ...

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 ...