NY commits $27 million to build wood heat industry

[hrmjustin]

MARY ESCH, Associated Press | Posted Yesterday

TROY (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched a $27 million initiative to build the market for high-efficiency, low-emissions wood heating systems in the state.

The program, launched Tuesday at Troy-based Evoworld, a maker of high-efficiency wood-pellet boilers, is aimed at developing more clean technology manufacturing in the state along with a skilled heating system installer base and sustainably harvested wood fuels from state forests.

The money is coming from New York's share of proceeds from the nine-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the nation's first cap-and-trade program aimed at reducing carbon emissions from power plants.

http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/article_000353ca-17f5-11e4-af92-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm

[NYC_SKP]

1. Well, better by far than using fuel oil to heat buildings, but imperfect.

Processing and transporting woods for fuels is energy intensive, better than oil and maybe on par with propane and NG, depending on details, but not really renewable or sustainable at scale.

What would work would follow the model promoted by the Rocky Mountain Institute: full on passive solar, thermal mass, passive geothermal, and super-insulated.

Unfortunately, it's costly as a retrofit but smart investment for new builds.

Overall, this is good news and a move in the right direction!

[hrmjustin]

2. The Goverment here is moving towards renewable resourses.

I am worried that fracking will be allowed after the elections are over.