Firewood or Wood Pellets?
As one of the few companies in the United States that sells both firewood boilers and wood pellet boilers, we at Tarm Biomass face this question almost daily. Here is how we respond: (Please take the survey at the end of the post) Fuel availability and cost are often the first considerations. Firewood availability: If […]
Scott Gates Joins the Tarm Biomass Staff
Tarm Biomass is very pleased to announce that Scott Gates has joined our staff. Scott brings with him 2 decades of experience in plumbing and heating. Scott combines the talents of central heating and attention to detail under the umbrella of a sound understanding of wood combustion. Given Scott’s skill set, Tarm Biomass adds new […]
Tarm Biomass at the Annual Norge Winter Ski Jump Tournament
Tarm Biomass is proud to be a major sponsor of the US Nordic Team. Scott Nichols, our president, was happy to make the drive to Fox River Grove, IL to show his support for the sport and for his son Evan who was jumping in the Norge K70 competition. There was a huge crowd to […]
Fröling T4 Installation-Proctor Elementary, Proctor, Vermont
The Fröling T4 is the newest boiler to our lineup. The T4 is a commercial or institutional ASME-rated boiler that will burn both wood pellets or dry wood chips. 500,000 BTU/hr ASME Pressure Vessel Fully Automatic Wide range of fuel feed systems The Proctor Elementary School is approximately a 60,000 sq. ft. building that originally […]
Renewable Biomass Heating is Uniquely Powerful-Wood is a Solar Battery!
One large maple tree stores more energy than a 2.5 KW PV array will produce in 1 year with New Hampshire sunshine. 50 maple trees could provide more power (thermal energy) than a 5 KW PV array supplies in 25 years (A 5 KW panel will offset all annual power used by a typical NH […]
The Benefits of Wood Ash from a Wood Boiler or Pellet Boiler
Tarm Biomass® recently attended the third New Hampshire Boiler Operator’s Workshop. The workshop was generously hosted by EMD Millipore in Jaffrey, NH and sponsored by the New Hampshire Wood Energy Council. About 50 people attended what proved to be a very interesting morning workshop. We were particularly surprised and impressed by a presentation made by […]
NH Biomass Boiler Open House at Lyme Central School
Fröling P4 Pellet Boiler in Connecticut Zero Energy Challenge Home
The third place winner of the 2010 Connecticut Zero Energy Challenge has the Fröling P4 32/38 installed as its main heat source.Project datasheet link here.
Featured Article In The Chief Engineer: P4 Pellet Boiler Installation at the Weiser State Forest
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The First Fröling P4 Pellet Boiler 80/100 Installation
The newest and largest P4 Pellet boiler is the P4 Pellet 80/100. A commercial grade, ASME certified boiler with a heat output range between 80,000-341,000 Btu/hr per boiler. When 4 boilers are cascaded together it can have a heat output range of 80,000-1.4MM Btu/hr. This is perfect for mid-sized commercial buildings. These three boilers are […]