Announcement Section Archives

ShadeFund, a joint project of the Conservation Fund and the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities, provides small loans to green businesses and entrepreneurs putting natural resources to work responsibly.
Craftsbury Academy's Students of Biomass Energy Come to BERC. Read a summary of the visit, the first stop of a field trip culminating in a demonstration of pellet making at Vermont Wood Pellet.
Biomass 101: Solutions for High Heating Costs. View summary of recent workshop, including presentations.
BERC supports newly formed group—Heating the Midwest—as a steering committee member for policy through the participation of BERC Midwest Office Director Pamela Porter. Read press release announcing the group’s formation and mission objectives.
BERC Video: Wood Fuel Supply Chain. This 10-minute program illustrates the critical links involved in sourcing sustainably supplied wood fuel for community biomass energy use.
Woodchip Heating Fuel Specifications in the Northeastern United States.
Biomass Energy in Colleges and Universities: How BERC Can Help (click here).
"Biomass Community Roadmap" now available online.
Emission Controls for Small Wood-Fired Boilers report prepared by RSG, Inc. and BERC.
Manomet Study of Woody Biomass in Massachusetts.