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A “Climate Emergency” Does not Make Heating with Wood Less Sustainable

Using wood for heating is not only smart carbon policy, but should also become an essential component of pro-forestation land management. Some believe the countdown timer on a 10 year planetary climate time bomb has begun.  They believe we have ten years to figure out how to clip the carbon “wires” or human-induced carbon emissions… Read More »

Modern Wood Boilers – The Benefits of Batch Burning

What is a “Modern Wood Boiler”?  Modern wood boilers use sensors, such as oxygen sensors like those found in modern automobile engines, to provide real-time combustion adjustment with separate primary and secondary air controls.  Sometimes these boilers are called “lambda controlled wood boilers”.  Modern wood boilers almost always use induced draft fans rather than forced… Read More »

Froling PE1 Pellet Boilers are EPA Approved, 30%+ Cleaner than Similar Boilers

Froling has received EPA approvals for PE1 20 and PE1 35 pellet boilers.  Results will soon be posted on the EPA Hydronic Heaters List, which can be found here:  https://www.epa.gov/residential-wood-heaters/fact-sheet-summary-requirements-wood-fired-hydronic-heaters The PE1 20 has an emission rate of .049 lbs/mmBtu/hr. and an annualized emission rate of .425 grams/hr.  Annualized efficiency is 78%.  The PE1 35… Read More »

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Certifies Fröling FHG Wood Boiler

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30,2014 Media Contact: Scott Nichols, scott@tarmusa.com, 603-795-9102 Tarm Biomass, of, Lyme, NH is pleased to announce that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NY DES) has certified the Fröling FHG Model 20 wood heating boiler for use in New York State. The wood boiler is the first in nation to… Read More »

EPA, Biomass Boiler Industry Proposed Emissions Rules Aren’t Flying at the State Level

Article written for Biomass Power & Thermal By Scott Nichols | April 29, 2011 In 2007, responding to a need to reduce emissions from Outdoor Hydronic Heaters, then known as outdoor water stoves, EPA began a Voluntary Hydronic Heater Emission Testing Program. The EPA, states, industry and other parties came together to solve a burgeoning… Read More »