Briquette Combustion

Total Energy Solutions manufactures the MAX OX™ boiler, a 900,000 BTU multi-fuel biomass boiler that uses state-of-the-art technology to produce a good burn from a wide variety of biomass fuel sources.

GARN® Wood Heating System - The GARN® system is a batch-fired system that can burn wood and briquettes.  Ranging from 1500 to 3200 gallon heat storage, the boiler is only fired for a few hours per day (depending on system), and then consistent heat is provided throughout the day.

Conservation and Sustainable Farming

ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
a service of the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), ATTRA is a free service that provides information on where to find farm energy services.

The Pocono  Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council (RC&D) is a publicly supported nonprofit (IRS-501c3) organization serving ten counties in northeastern and central Pennsylvania.

Biomass and Switchgrass
Ernst Conservation Seeds sells warm-season prairie grass and other conservation seeds.

Cornell University Grass Bio Energy website has an excellent website on the use of grasses as biofuel.

Joseph E. King and Dr. Richard Nelson's report about using prairie grasses as a source of energy.

R.E.A.P. Canada is a Research, Consulting and International Development Organization.

The Use of Switchgrass Biofuel Pellets as a Greenhouse Gas Offset Strategy is a technical analysis of using biomass pellets as a fuel source.

Costs of Producing Switchgrass for Biomass in Southern Iowa equates the cost of producing switchgrass as biomass.