Biomass Energy Resource Center

05/29/2020

The power of cordwood compared to a Tesla Powerwall. Enjoy!

Emma Hanson, Wood Energy Coordinator for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, walks viewers through the benefits and storage capacity of ...

10/08/2019

10/02/2019

07/09/2019

04/12/2019

For many years, the EPA Burn Wise website has defined hydronic heaters as "outdoor wood boilers." Shouldn't the EPA include indoor pellet boilers right up front, and not as an afterthought? And how about using an image of far cleaner, indoor pellet system? AGH and others have asked for this change for years, and it may happen soon.
https://www.epa.gov/burnwise/choosing-right-hydronic-heater

03/25/2019

For years, BERC has worked in Canada and seen the huge potential for automated wood heating in a place with plenty of forest resource and long, cold winters. Sadly, most pellets produced in Canada are exported and much of Canada's heating is met with electricity and natural gas. It is wonderful to see these new signs of movement in the right direction! https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/news/eliminating-boiler-barriers-in-canada-7277?custnum=&CUSTNUM;&title=&*URLENCODE(&TITLE;)&utm_source=&PUB_CODE;&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&*URLENCODE({{*JobID}})

March 7, 2019 - Canada produces about three million tonnes of wood pellets a year, putting us in second place globally. Almost all of what we produce...

03/13/2019

Energy Action Network: "Because 78% of Vermonters were heating their homes with fossil fuels, Vermonters spent nearly an extra $240 million in 2018 on heating fuel than if we were getting 100% of our heat from renewable sources. Of that, over $185 million left the Vermont economy entirely."

https://www.eanvt.org/2018-annual-progress-report/dollars-spent-on-fossil-fuels/

02/02/2019

This letter came in to us the other day. To the Editors: By this time, you and many of your Vermont readers have most likely heard the podcast on VPR on wood heat. It was a good…

01/18/2019

Some great news from our friends and partners at Dartmouth College. We have been working with them on this project since 2009.

The project marks a major step in the institution’s commitment to renewable energy.

12/17/2018