Future of wood-based biomass surveyed

In North Carolina, Dan Richter, professor of soils and forest ecology at Duke University has authored an article of interest on the past and future of wood-based biomass.

According to Digest correspondent Scott Miller, “One of the largest sources of renewable energy available today is one of the oldest, that is direct combustion of wood. Recent European developments in advanced wood combustion (AWC, defined as automated, high-efficiency wood-fired energy systems with strict air pollution control) have wood supplying thermal and electrical energy cleanly and reliably to thousands of communities in Europe and increasingly in North America. AWC minimizes air pollutants including fossil greenhouse gases. See blog articles about wood, wildfires, greenhouse gases, and biomass conversion technologies here .”

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