wood energy

University of Maryland Extension Forester Jonathan Kays will share his observations on “Increasing Adoption of Residential Wood Energy: Past, Present & Future” on January 15th, 2019. The one-hour presentation will cover trends in home and commercial uses of wood energy, the different types of...

The 2018 Wood Stove Design Challenge is a showcase and competition for advanced wood stoves with automated features and/or stoves that make electricity. It is open to the public from Friday Nov. 9 to Tuesday Nov. 13, rain, shine or snow. What is there to see? 12 next generation wood and pellet...

Underutilized wood, such as residues and non-timber-grade woody materials, are a growing challenge and opportunity to the wood industry. On the one hand, excess residuals and non-favored trees represent a challenge for forest care as well as processor residual management. On the other hand, these...

Got a gas or oil boiler and ready to consider biomass? Come learn about operating biomass boilers well from one of the leaders in Maryland, J.G. McIlvain lumber suppliers and distributors, and network with others in the boiler and biomass industry. Classroom topics include: combustion basics,...

Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has announced the first Commercial Wood Energy Grant Program with a March 30 deadline for applications. The program’s purpose is to improve adoption of clean burning wood technology that is renewable and widely available, but not well known. Wood energy systems...

The National Firewood Workshop will be held April 21, 2016 at the Western Maryland Research and Education Center in Keedysville, MD (near Hagerstown) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The workshop is a one-day educational and networking event to provide the firewood processing industry the latest...

The University of Maryland Extension is offering a two-hour evening webinar program on Tuesday, January 12 2016 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Learning How to Heat with Wood and Pellets. The webinar will be downlinked to locations in Allegany, Cecil, Charles, and Somerset counties so you can view it with...

Please note that this workshop has been cancelled. For questions and additional information, contact Nancy Nunn at (410) 827- 6202, ext. 128 or nnunn@umd.edu .