ATHENS, N.Y. >> With the touch of a finger on an iPod-style screen, Eric Besenfelder can monitor and troubleshoot the shiny, wood-pellet furnace that heats Athens Elementary School in the Hudson ...

Energy costs have rocketed up just in time for winter, with the average energy bill rising by £90, according to uSwitch. But could a wood-burning stove be a cheaper way to heat your home? DIY chain ...

UPTICK IN HOUSE FIRES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS DUE TO HOME HEATING EQUIPMENT. NOW, WITH MORE PEOPLE USING ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES, THE RISKS FOR THOSE FIRES HAVE GROWN. MRS. AMBER GERARD SPOKE ...

Almost 40 years ago when my company Stadler Corporation introduced one of the first residential European wood boilers to New England, they were elementary in design and in their infancy of wood ...

For those who want to burn cordwood, modern wood-gasification boilers offer mid-80 percent steady-state combustion efficiencies and full-cycle efficiencies in the 70-75 percent range. This is much ...

In this Wednesday, April 1, 2015 photo, Eric Besenfelder, director of facilities for the Coxsackie-Athens Central Schools, holds hardwood pellets used in a wood burning boiler at Athens Elementary ...

The Town of Peru, and perhaps others, is dealing or will soon deal with the issue of wood-burning boilers for heating homes. It seems the only fair way to handle the potential problems is, if the Town ...

At Brookhaven National Laboratory, where researchers probe atomic matter to unlock secrets of the universe, Tom Butcher has made a science out of studying everyday furnaces, boilers and chimneys.

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