Biomass experts tout local benefits
PETERSBURG – Southeast Alaska biomass experts believe that the low price of oil shouldn’t put wood heat projects on the chopping block.
When the price of diesel remained higher than $4 a gallon, wood-fired boilers were sold as a relatively cheap heating option for public buildings in Southeast.
The campaign to promote wood heat has been successful in Southeast – especially
in the Ketchikan and Prince
of Wales Island areas – as all levels of government, tribal
governments and private
enterprise invest millions
of dollars into biomass
projects.
Biomass is now being explored as a...
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