Are you someone who heats with wood or pellets or is considering heating with wood or pellets? Perhaps you are interested in an inside stove or an outdoor wood boiler. If so, consider attending one of the More Heat – Less Firewood sessions in Western Maryland. Firewood is one of the most economical forms of renewable energy available today and the advances made in wood burning technology have dramatically improved efficiency and reduced emissions. The use of wood pellets is increasing as well but many people are unsure how it differs from firewood. Our goal is to educate people who use wood to save money, time, and lessen the environmental impact of wood use through the use of best practices.
Below are some of the topics to be covered, but bring your questions and they will be answered:
• Advances in wood energy technology (stove, pellet, and boiler)
• How to buy and install a new wood stove or boiler
• Buying and storing firewood and pellet
• How to properly season (dry) firewood
• Increasing the efficiency of wood burning units
• Wood stove audit checklist
• Outdoor wood boiler research, best practices for sizing, underground waterline insulation, & firewood moisture.
• Improvements in wood boiler technology with EPA Phase 2 boilers.
Speakers:
Jonathan Kays, University of Maryland Extension, Natural Resources Extension Specialist
Wood stove and/or wood boiler dealer
Derrick Bender, University of Maryland Extension, Western Maryland Alternative Energy & CRED
More Heat – Less Firewood
December 4, 2012 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Queen Anne’s County 4-H Park
100 Dulin Clark Road, Centreville, MD 21617
Registration: Cost $5 per person. Make checks payable to University of Maryland. Mail check to: More Heat-Less
Firewood, Wye Research & Education Center, 124 Wye Narrows Dr., Queenstown, MD 21658. 410-827-8056 or Email
Carol Taylor ([email protected]). Please register by November 30, 2012.
Steve Johnson says
“If so, consider attending one of the More Heat – Less Firewood sessions in Western Maryland.”
Since when was the QAC 4H Park considered ‘Western Maryland’?