• Wood chip heat

    Published on November 12, 2019
    As older boilers reach replacement age, it’s well worth considering systems that burn renewable and cost-competitive wood chips. Michigan is well-poised to expand this very environmentally-friendly heating fuel.

  • Home heating devices

    Published on October 24, 2017
    Forests have huge potential to help supply Michigan with heat and perhaps power. However, providing heating and cooling is the low-hanging fruit. A wide range of appliances help serve this purpose.

  • Heating and wood

    Published on September 15, 2017
    As the colder season approaches, some buildings are less prepared than others. Wood-based products, such as chips or pellets, can be viable alternatives to new fossil fuel furnaces and boilers.

  • Misconceptions about wood-based energy

    Published on March 9, 2017
    Everyone needs to heat and cool spaces. Which fuel to use is a choice. Each option has impacts and consequences. For heavily-forested states such as Michigan, wood can be a smart choice.

  • Wood-based thermal energy is the key to producing sustainable and renewable heat

    Published on December 15, 2016
    Now that the winter solstice is around the corner, we’re all aware of the need to heat our living, shopping and working spaces. The lake states have a huge and increasing wood inventory, tremendous untapped potential for producing renewable heat.

  • Wood energy challenges

    Published on September 3, 2013
    Renewable energy discussions often exclude wood as a feedstock. Yet, in many ways, wood has many advantages.

  • Wood energy technologies

    Published on July 8, 2013
    Wood-based energy production will continue to be a major element in renewable energy strategies, especially in the northern Lake States region.

  • Wood energy plantations

    Published on June 19, 2013
    Accelerated growth and local proximity are potential great advantages in wood energy trends.