As many years as I've been heating with cordwood, I’m getting just a wee bit tired of splitting and stacking and carrying it all here and there. Those folks with the pellet delivery trucks might just have something there.

Wood Heat Blog Posts

WOOD HEAT: A MAINE TRADITION

Mainers have been heating with wood since forever, and it is a no-brainer since we have so much wood available. The new wood pellet heat technologies offer another way to go about using wood for heat. Let's hear from the experts on wood heat and also from the users about their experience with it.

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Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Fair at SMCC's South Portland Campus

05/13/2013 - 10:31am

On May 4, 2013 the Common Ground Learning Solutions and Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) at the South Portland Campus held the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fair in the Sustainability and Energy Alternatives Center. The event celebrated Earth Day and included information on solar, wind and geothermal energy.

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How to Convert a Commercial Building to Biomass Heat with No Capital Expenditure

03/05/2013 - 12:47pm

a biomass heating unit called a heat pod by Pelletco of Maine Converting large heating systems from fossil fuels to renewable fuels can present a daunting up-front expense that keeps it from looking cost-effec

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Funding Extended for Tribal Energy Project Technical Assistance

02/06/2013 - 6:24pm

The Office of Indian Energy and the Denali Commission tour the National Wind Technology Center in Colorado Photo courtesy of NREL On January 30, 2013, the US Energy Department announced the second round of

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Our Three Candidates for US Senate Debate the Energy and Environmental Issues

09/13/2012 - 5:18pm

Jeff Thaler of E2Tech moderates a senatorial candidates' debate between Angus King, Charlie Summers and Cynthia Dill in Portland, Maine On September 13, 2012, the Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine (E2Tech) hosted a debate

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The Energy & Shelter Area at the Common Ground Country Fair

08/29/2012 - 4:11pm

The energy and shelter area of the common ground country fair in Unity Maine hosted by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Are you looking for inspiration for your next energy reform project? O

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Turnkey Biomass Composite Fuel Pellet Heating Systems

08/01/2012 - 2:59pm

diagram of Pelletco's patented biomass energy technology cycle One Maine company to watch is Pelletco, which has developed a proprietary, biomass fuel pellet technology.

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WLOB Radio Interview About Green Energy Maine, Wood Pellet and Geothermal Heat, and Carpooling

06/25/2012 - 2:07pm

WLOB 1310 AM has a program every Saturday morning called, "Mind Your Own Business" or MYOB.

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Biomass Fair and Special Loan Terms for Biomass Heating in The County

06/06/2012 - 10:23pm

wood pellets for heating homes and businesses This time, "The County" is leading the way.

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22 Biomass Conversions Underway Thanks to ARRA Funding

04/07/2012 - 8:20pm

You may have heard the news about two recent startups of wood pellet heating systems that were funded by grant money from the federal ARRA (stimulus program), via the Maine Forest Service's Wood to Energy Program. The two that have announced their completion are the City of Gardiner and Waterville HIgh School, both running wood pellet boilers.

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My Pellet Boiler, My Love

04/06/2012 - 2:02pm

Pinnacle Model PB-150 wood pellet boiler installed in a home. The following ode to wood pellet heat was kindly contributed by Sharon Thompson, a writer in Orland, Maine: