VITAL COMMUNITIES
Modern Wood Heat
Automated, high-efficiency, heating – good for our environment AND our local economy
What We're Doing
Wood Heat Roundtable – November 2016
Vital Communities hosted a roundtable discussion for energy commitee leaders on the topic of modern wood heating. CLICK HERE to view notes from that gathering.
Wood Heat Forum – September 2015
Vital Communities hosted a public Modern Wood Heat forum in September 2015 – video from the event is available courtesy of Bob the Green Guy. Participants included:
- Adam Sherman, BIOMASS ENERGY RESOURCE CENTER
- Maura Adams, NORTHERN FOREST CENTER
- Charlie Niebling, INNOVATIVE NATURAL RESOURCE SOLUTIONS
- Scott Nichols, TARM BIOMASS
- Morton Bailey, LYME GREEN HEAT
Resources
One-Pagers
Overview of Modern Wood Heat, 2015, Northern Forest Center
Map of Upper Valley Modern Wood Heat Installs, 2016, Northern Forest Center
Upper Valley Wood Heat Financing, Northern Forest Center. Last updated November 2016. Summary of programs and incentives available in Vermont and New Hampshire, and at the federal level.
2015 Modern Wood Heat Benefits to New Hampshire, 2016, NH Wood Energy Council. Analysis of the impact (economic and environmental) of all commercial and industrial modern wood heating in New Hampshire in 2015.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Wood Pellet Heat in the Northern Forest, 2016, Northern Forest Center. Independent research commissioned by the Northern Forest Center.
Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass (One Pager) – A Bold Vision for 2025, 2010, Biomass Thermal Energy Council
Full Reports
Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass, 2010, Biomass Thermal Energy Council
Biomass Heating in Upper Austria, 2010, O.O. Energiesparverband (Energy Efficiency Association of Upper Austria)
Case Studies
Request for Proposals used in switching the Lyme School in Lyme, New Hampshire from oil heat to pellet heat in 2013.
