UMM biomass plant running according to plan

MorrisSunTribune.com
Published May 21 2010
By Tom Larson
Sun Tribune

Experiments with fuel densities, which had occupied plant researchers' efforts for months, apparently have paid dividends

The day appears near when the University of Minnesota, Morris will have its biomass gasification system ready to heat and cool a large portion of its campus buildings.

Experiments with fuel densities, which had occupied plant researchers efforts for months, apparently have paid dividends: wisps of smoke were coming from the plant’s stack.

Lowell Rasmussen, UMM’s Vice Chancellor for Finance and Facilities, said that test burns last week using wood chips and corn stover have proved successful.

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