Boiler and Biomass News

UI continues sustainability push with new biomass boiler

University of Iowa officials are testing a new renewable energy source they hope will make the campus technology more green and sustainable. The university's Oakdale Campus — located northwest of Iowa

Rana Moustafa  Original Article  Daily Iowan  January 21, 2012   

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New High Efficiency Integrated Control Systems

Hurst Boiler Introduces New High Efficiency Integrated Control Systems for All Hurst Product Lines

Hurst Boiler  Hurst Boiler  January 12, 2012   

Offering integration, reusability, and scalability, the new, high efficiency Integrated Control Systems from Hurst Boiler for remote boiler room monitoring and communications provide advanced supervisory boiler controls for all new and legacy Hurst products.

A family-owned business serving the global market, Coolidge, GA-based Hurst Boiler & Welding Co. has developed and manufactured coal, solid waste, wood, biomass, and hybrid fuel-fired steam and hot water boilers and packaged systems from 6 to 2,500 bhp and pressures to 450 psi since 1967. Hurst Boiler is proudly introducing their comprehensive line of high efficiency integrated boiler control systems featuring graphical visualization and information collection to facilitate easier and better operational management of boilers and supporting peripherals. Each integrated control system provides cutting edge PLC control and HMI interfaces devices. Facilitated by the Siemens TIA Portal, the system is able to share a lot of data with other programs.

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McCotter Energy Systems

October 10, 2011   

St. Elizabeth Hospital, part of Affinity Health System, in Appleton, WI has earned the ENERGY STAR designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is one of the few hospitals in the nation to hold this recognition. The prestigious ENERGY STAR signifies that the building’s energy performance rates in the top 25 percent of facilities nationwide.

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Southeast Alaska Discovery Center Biomass Boiler

October 10, 2011   

The high cost of heat has been central to years of discussion and planning for the new pilot biomass boiler system now coming to life at the spectacular Southeast Alaska Discovery Center in Ketchikan.

The center, which provides a wealth of information to more than a million visitors each year, has replaced two oil-fired boilers with one custom designed, highly efficient system to be fueled by local wood densifiedinto fuel pucks. The boiler system is expected to serve as a showcase location to be replicated in similar facilities throughout Alaska.

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House subcommittee passes EPA Regulatory Relief Act

Lisa Gibson  Original Article  BiomassMagazine.com  September 13, 2011   

The EPA Regulatory Relief Act, which would allow additional time for the U.S. EPA to fix the Maximum Achievable Control Technology Rules, was approved Sept. 13 in the House Energy and Power Subcommittee.

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Featured Rep: Alstrom Heat Transfer

July 08, 2011   

The Alstrom Corporation has provided leadership and innovation in Heat Transfer Equipment Design and Manufacturing since 1939. Our comprehensive product line includes Patented Technologies designed for maximum performance efficiency. Alstrom equipment meets and exceeds ASME Section VIII (Division 1) requirements, is U,S,&H National Board, and R &NB certified and meets TEMA and other industrial standards.

Alstrom equipment is based on a proven design methodology. All our products are manufactured using the highest quality materials and an unsurpassed level of craftsmanship. Alstrom has earned its reputation for excellence in engineering and manufacturing across a wide range of sophisticated heat transfer products, setting us apart from our competitors. No matter which product and/or options you select, you will receive a truly unique solution to address your specific needs whether they are HVAC, Industrial, Process or any commercial application.

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Sprucing Up Our Energy Supply

REP. GREG WALDEN  Original Article  Politico.com  June 19, 2011   

What’s green, grows on trees, creates jobs and supports healthier forests in rural America?

Answer: woody biomass.

If you were enraptured with the cap-and-trade debates in the House Energy and Commerce Committee two years ago, you’re likely already familiar with my passion and advocacy for energy produced from woody biomass.

But most of you probably had something better to do.

Woody biomass is the general term for byproducts from forest management projects — limbs, tops, needles, leaves and other scrap waste. After forest restoration projects on federal land, this waste has traditionally been put in piles to rot or be burned.

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