Wisconsin Study Reviews Wood Waste Biomass Potential

Alternative Energy Retailer
by AER Staff on Thursday 16 July 2009

Xcel Energy and the Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence are providing a $50,000 grant to fund a study that will determine the commercial viability of harvesting and processing wood waste as a biomass fuel.

The study will be conducted by the Energy Center of Wisconsin, a nonprofit organization, and it is expected to be completed in November. The study will examine the wood waste biomass availability within about 50 miles of West Salem, Wis., and look at the possible benefits and costs to have agricultural cooperatives provide the biomass.

SOURCE: Xcel Energy

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