The Virginia Community Wood Energy Program was featured on Virginia Public Radio in a two-part story about how using wood and grass fuels for heating can both drive economic development and improve our environment:
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October 21, 2015 was the third annual National Bioenergy Day. The Virginia Community Wood Energy Program led staff from federal, state and local governments on a tour of three Southside institutions that are using wood and grass fuels to provide cost effective heat energy while keeping their energy dollars in the local economy and improving the […]
On October 21st, in recognition of the Third Annual National Bioenergy Day, the Virginia Community Wood Energy Program is hosting a study tour of three Southside institutions that are saving money and supporting their local economy by using wood fuels for space heating and hot water generation. In 2013 the Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center […]
Wood energy is not just for the big guys. For the Blackstone Conference and Retreat Center (BCRC), wood energy quite literally may have saved the institution. The BCRC, formerly the Virginia Methodist Assembly Center, was originally founded in 1894 and operated until 1915 as the Blackstone College for Girls. The original wooden structure twice burned […]
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Bioenergy at Longwood University
Wood energy has a proven track record in Virginia, where Longwood University has been using sawdust to provide heat and hot water for their campus for over 30 years! The Southeast Agriculture and Forestry Energy Resources Alliance (SAFER) Southern Bioeconomy Case Study tells the story of Bioenergy at Longwood University. Longwood University’s biomass boilers are housed […]
Welcome to Wood Energy Virginia! This site is being developed for the Virginia Community Wood Energy program, a joint effort of the Virginia Department of Forestry and the American Climate Partners. Our goal is to make Wood Energy Virginia a one-stop shop for all things wood energy in Virginia. Here you can learn more about […]
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Modern Wood Energy Overview
Proven Bioenergy Engineering, Finance, Fuel, Delivery, and Machinery and Equipment is Available.
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Fuels for Schools
Fuels for Schools programs are taking off in other states: Vermont, Pennsylvania, Montana and Missouri, to name a few. What are Fuels for Schools and why not Virginia? Fuels for Schools is a program to assist public schools realize substantial cost savings from switching from expensive electricity, propane and fuel oil to low cost solid […]