VT willow harvest promises cheap biomass fuel

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Sun, 10/18/2009 - 09:19

Middlebury College in Vermont used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now, it's planting a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source — willow shrubs — that could help cut demand on the state's forests.


 

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