Polly and John are happy! They just got their new Froling P4 32/38 started before winter officially kicked in. Their apartment received damage from Tropical Storm Irene and they lost everything in their basement including their source of heat. They had already planned on installing a Froling P4 pellet boiler at a later date, but… Read More »
Pellet salesman’s advice: Plan ahead for winter By Ray Duckler / Monitor staff June 20, 2011 Charles Niebling, general manager for marketing at New England Wood Pellet, wants you to look ahead, long and short term. Short term as in heating your home this winter. Long term as in changing the way America thinks about… Read More »
Scott Nichols, president of Tarm USA (Tarm Biomass), reacts to a Seattle Times article published in our local newspaper. Below is the original article. After the letter, is Scott’s Letter to the Editor. Please feel free to post any comments that you may have. New studies raise doubts about greenness of biomass By Kyung M.… Read More »
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There is a lot of talk and publicity around biomass these days. Much of the discussion centers around ethanol production or utility scale woodchip-fired electrical generation. What, however, do we mean when we are talking about residential biomass? Well, for the most part, we are talking about good old firewood! The second most common biomass… Read More »
With advanced technology, alternative energy’s ugly stepchild is getting a mainstream makeover. “I’m surprised at how much of energy policy and media is focused on biomass for cellulosic ethanol and electricity generation,” says biomass thermal expert Scott Nichols. …
I’m about to fill my oil tank again. This will be the fourth filling in 11 years. The idea of calling the oil company fills me with dread. At the rate I’ve been using fuel, about 1/10th of a gallon per day, that new 200 gallons of oil will only last until about 2014 and… Read More »
