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AGH Projects & Activities
Traditionally, we think about 2 types of stoves: non-catalytic and catalytic. But as stove innovation moves forward, we should think about 4 types of stoves: non-catalytic, catalytic, hybrid, and automated. Hybrid and automated stoves offer consumers exciting new options and show that wood stove technology is on the move.The Alliance tries to track all the stove policies that impact wood and pellet stoves, from incentives and rebates to bans on installing uncertified stoves and much more. Here's an updated survey.
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Focus on Innovation
For some reason, firepits have become much more popular, and are now adding to woodsmoke pollution concerns. This is the first one we have seen that has secondary combustion, letting you enjoy the fire without all the smoke. Please pass along.
CSU, Chico students received a second-place award for their Wood Stove Heat Exchanger project. The heat exchanger's purpose is to use heat from a wood-burning stove to heat water for use in homes where solar energy isn't an option or supplemental heating source is needed.
Stirring is one of the best ways to mix things, but did you know it works in a fire too? MF Fire's Catalyst wood stove uses secondary combustion to mix up fuel and oxygen and drastically reduce soot and carbon monoxide.
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Focus on NSPS
 State Senator Tom Casperson of Escanaba is in a three-way Republican battle for Congress in the Aug. 2 primary in the sprawling 1st U.S. House district, which encompasses much of northern Michigan and all of the Upper Peninsula. The State Senator claims that he put a stop to the EPA's NSPS rule "to end the use of wood heat."
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Focus on Pellets
Sixty-five percent of pellets exported from the US to Europe are still for a very efficient use - heating. Italy uses more pellets for heating than any other European country and has doubled its imports since 2010.
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Washington Watch
 Residential PACE loans are now set to take off. Homeowners nationwide will be able to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency upgrades through a small payments on their property tax bill over 30 year period by whoever owns the home. However, clean biomass heaters like pellet stoves and boilers are not necessarily covered in every state, unless advocates ensure they are included. The energy section of the Republican platform (pp. 17 - 22), would devastate the renewable heating movement. The platform does not mention "energy efficiency" and basically calls for government to prop up coal and fossil fuels while leaving renewables to the private sector. Thanks to efforts from BTEC members, two biomass boilers are on the NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Technology Performance Exchange Database ( www.tpex.org) - a Windhager and BioWIN unit. BTEC's Thermal Efficiency Protocol, currently being revised, will provide a useful way to measure boiler efficiencies across manufacturers for databases such as TPEX.
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IL: Chopped down and processed by loggers in rural parts of the Midwest, the wood selection includes white oak, apple, beech nut, cherry, hickory, grape vines, sugar maple, mulberry and walnut.
MA: Massachusetts just announced a commercial biomass heating program as part of a $30 million commitment towards clean, renewable heating! With the addition of commercial-scale grants, funding is now available for the installation of biomass heating systems for homes, businesses, government, and non-profits.
ME: A commission charged by the Maine legislature to study the state's biomass energy industry will hold its first meeting next month. The study committee's work will result in a report to the legislature, and could include recommended changes to state law. NJ: Smoke from outdoor fireplaces blowing onto neighboring properties sparked a proposed ban on those fires for the summer months in Barnegat Light.
OR: Accompanied by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) officials, Lake County Commissioners and Town of Lakeview held a joint-session on Tuesday, June 7 to discuss air quality in Lakeview.
VT: Residents of the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont who switch to modern wood heating systems are eligible for subsidies and rebates of up to $10,500.
WA: Kittitas County residents who regularly heat with an uncertified wood stove could potentially receive $500-$1,500 toward the cost of a replacement heating device.
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Upcoming Conferences and Webinars
Brainerd, MN, August 14-16, 2016
$100 registration (including brunch and a dinner cruise).
Yekaterinburg, Russia, August 14-28, 2016 Noncommercial partnership "Development of System of Kuznetsov Stoves" will hold a practical workshop.
Cottage Grove, OR, August 19, 2016 Speakers lead a two-day gathering focused on a broad array of char production technologies and related devices.
Asheville, NC, August 25-26, 2016 Participants attending this event will hear opportunities for using wood as an energy source or bioproduct in the Appalachian Region.
International Training Seminar Biomass Heating
Linz, Austria, September 12-15, 2016
The seminar offers interactive learning in an international group, educational site-visits and presentations by experts in biomass technologies, market development and environment.
Escanaba, MI, October 11-13, 2016
Program, registration and sponsorship/vendor details forthcoming.
Various locations, October 19, 2016
Participating organizations will open their doors to their communities to demonstrate the benefits bioenergy provides on a local level.
Springfield, MA, October 29-30, 2016
Discover the latest in smart home technology, building science and technical updates, industry trends and more.
Baltimore, MD, November 10-12, 2016
The Tree Care Industry Expo is the world's largest largest tree care show and conference. A firewood wood bank forum is included. Long Beach, CA, November 14-17, 2016Registration is now open for both the In-Person and Virtual Conference.
Wels, Austria, March 1-2, 2017
This is the largest annual pellet heating event in the world.
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