Wood chips could be UNCs replacement for coal

As the University reviews the results from its first large-scale biomass test in its quest to become coal free, new materials to test have appeared on the horizon.

An Energy Services draft report, due to be finalized in the spring, says dried wood pellets burned well when co-fired with coal during March tests.

“There were no showstoppers identified in the testing,” said Ray DuBose, director of the Energy Services department.

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