Massachusetts grants $3.5 million to grow renewable thermal markets

In Massachusetts, the state’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced it is providing $3.5 million to nine businesses to help grow the Massachusetts renewable thermal markets and strengthen infrastructure development.

These are the first grants from the new Massachusetts Renewable Thermal Business Investment Financing Program, which is designed to provide financial support for businesses seeking to establish or expand distribution, manufacturing or marketing of renewable thermal technologies or supply chain infrastructure. A variety of technologies are eligible including woody biomass, grass pellets, advanced biofuels, biogas, solar thermal, and inverter driven air and ground source heat pumps.