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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

J.D.: "Biomass" sounds like a new, high-tech heating method, but it actually is as old as the discovery of fire itself. Firewood, which has been used to heat homes for thousands of years, is still the ...

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 ...

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, ...

As a result of a cooperative effort between the Renew Energy, Grain Millers and the school leaders, St. Ansgar is now the first Iowa school district with a building heated entirely by biomass energy.

ST. ANSGAR — St. Ansgar is the first Iowa school district with a building heated entirely by biomass energy. It’s the result of a cooperative effort between the Renew Energy, Grain Millers and school ...