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What is wood gasification?
Why are some wood- burning boilers more efficient than others? Understanding how wood burns helps to answer this question. When wood burns, it undergoes a process called pyrolysis, or thermal degeneration. That means the wood actually begins to break down … Continue reading
Posted in Wood heat
Tagged wood boiler, wood burning boiler, wood gas, wood gasification, wood gasification boiler
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Thanks to Wausau Daily Herald for Publishing our Solar Water Heating Article
A big, belated Thank You to the Wausau Daily Herald for inviting us to submit an article as part of their series on energy efficiency this month. Our article on Solar Water Heating appeared in the Wausau paper last Friday, … Continue reading
Retro-Commissioning
September 22, 2009 I just got back from a seminar in Madison, offered by the Energy Center of Wisconsin, on building retro-commissioning. It was absolutely fascinating. Commissioning a building involves measuring mechanical system performance under real-world operating conditions to verify … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency Important to Home Buyers
Trying to sell your home? Being energy efficient gives you an edge, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR.) Read on for details! Continue reading
Econoburn: A clean-burning alternative to outdoor wood boilers
Trouble is, “renewable energy” doesn’t always mean “clean energy.” There’s been a big bruhaha in recent months about outdoor wood boilers. In the interests of upholding wood as a viable renewable energy source, we decided to look for a cleaner-burning alternative to outdoor wood boilers. And we found one we think is a real winner. Continue reading
Solar + new energy products & services = new company name
To reflect our expansion into home performance services, Marathon Renewable Energy, Inc. is changing our name to Performance Energy! Continue reading
Posted in Home performance, Marathon County, Uncategorized, Wausau, energy auditor, energy consultant
Tagged energy audit, energy auditor, home performance test, home performance testing, insulation, Marathon Renweable Energy, Performance Energy, renewable energy contractor, solar contractor, solar installer
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