Biomass burner reduces waste, generates heat

Des Moines Register
By DAN PILLER • dpiller@dmreg.com • June 23, 2009

One-time horse trainer John Kimberlin says his "Nature's Furnace," which burns animal, agricultural and other biowastes to make heat, is ready for the market.

It's been a long time coming for Kimberlin, who said he began brainstorming the idea when he returned to his 23-acre horse spread near Waukee 16 years ago. After a hiatus in Colorado, he found that the departed tenants had left behind a ton of horse manure.

"Didn't know what to do with the stuff, except that I know that from the beginning of time, animal waste could be burned for fuel," said Kimberlin, 57, who now is retired from the horse business.

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