Many different types of organic material can be converted into fuel. The fuel can be burned to produce heat, which can generate electricity or boil water in a boiler to create steam and/or heat.

Listed below are various fact sheets and other information sources on the use of biomass as renewable energy.

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Fact Sheets (Acrobat Reader Required)

     Federal Tax Incentives

     Renewable Program Incentives and Grants

     Pellet Fuel for Commercial and Residential Heating Applications

     Introducing renewable energy into Wisconsin schools

     A sustainable energy checklist for green communities

     Heating Your Home with Wood Pellets

     Heating your Home with Wood

     Meeting Wood Industry Energy Needs with Waste Wood

     Paper Pellets for Industrial Fuel

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Case Studies (Acrobat Reader Required)

     Using Waste Wood to Boost Energy Savings: Action Floor Systems Biomass Energy System

     Sharing heat and energy savings: Vesper Pallet Company and Woodruff Lumber

     A Master Plan to Reduce Wood Waste: Residuals Solutions of Montello

     Muscoda Protein Products: Their New Wood-Fired Boiler

     Wood Pellets for Heat and Profit: The Sunny Slope Gardens Inc. Wood Pellet Stoves

     New Savings from an Old Boiler: Barron Area School District Wood Boiler Automation Project

     Wood Waste for Heat and Profit: The Superior Kilns Waste Wood Boiler

     Renewable heat for a dream home: Davenport home

     Samsel Ltd.: Biomass Technology for heating a sawmill

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Reports (Acrobat Reader Required)

Wood and Pellet Burning Study
This study summarizes research related to the potential for wood and pellet furnaces and stoves to reduce fossil fuel usage in Wisconsin.
     Wood and Pellet Burning Program Feasibility Study for Wisconsin

Wood and Pellet Burning Study - Technical Supplement
Details regarding the research on the feasibility of biomass-burning appliances in Wisconsin are presented in this technical report which is a supplement to Wood and Pellet Burning Program Feasibility Study for Wisconsin.
      Wood and Pellet Burning Program Feasibility Study for Wisconsin - Technical Supplement

This study found that 200-300 schools in Wisconsin now heating with natural gas may find biomass heating economical at current fuel prices. These systems will often cash flow positive in the first year of installation.
     Heating with Biomass: A Feasibility Study of Wisconsin Schools Heated with Wood

UW-Extension and CALS has compiled a list of Wisconsin Companies doing business in the wood residue market.
     Wisconsin Wood Residue Brokers

Corn Furnace Feasability Study
Under Act 141 the State of Wisconsin required Focus on Energy to commission a Feasibility Study of corn burning furnaces for Wisconsin homes. This report is the outcome of that directive.
     Corn Furnace Program Feasability Study for Wisconsin

In addition to the report there is a Technical Research Supplement, which is most appropriate for readers interested in the details of the cost-benefit analysis and other technical issues.
     Technical Research Supplement to the Corn Furnace Feasability Study for Wisconsin