Tax Credit and Huge Incentives Available for Tarm Biomass Pellet Boilers
As of December 2020, installations of wood-fueled boilers and stoves for home heating with an efficiency of 75% or better qualify for a 26% federal tax credit. The Investment Tax Credit or ITC, which has been available for other renewable energy installations for years, was finally granted for efficient wood heating after almost a decade […]
Brian Millette, Steadfast for 29 1/2 Years, Retires from Tarm Biomass
Brian Millette is retiring! Tomorrow, Wednesday May 9th, will be Brian’s last day at Tarm Biomass. Brian started working for Nichols Hardware in September of 1988. I was still in high school at the time. Brian was originally a floor clerk in the hardware store, which was owned by my Father Jim Nichols and Uncle […]
Froling PE1 Pellet Boilers are EPA Approved, 30%+ Cleaner than Similar Boilers
Froling has received EPA approvals for PE1 20 and PE1 35 pellet boilers. Results will soon be posted on the EPA Hydronic Heaters List, which can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/residential-wood-heaters/fact-sheet-summary-requirements-wood-fired-hydronic-heaters The PE1 20 has an emission rate of .049 lbs/mmBtu/hr. and an annualized emission rate of .425 grams/hr. Annualized efficiency is 78%. The PE1 35 […]
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 […]
Lambda Controlled Wood Boilers
Lambda controlled combustion in wood burning boilers combines modern computer processing and control with the ancient use of wood as fuel. The problem: A traditional problem with wood burning is the emission of unburned, yet energy rich gasses as smoke. Burning smoke enhances efficiency and decreases harmful emissions. If wood is heated and turned into […]
New Fröling Turbomatic Wood Chip and Wood Pellet Brochure
Click the image below to check out our new 2-page brochure for the Fröling Turbomat wood chip boiler.
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 […]
The New P4 80/100 Wood Pellet Boiler Has Arrived!
The P4 Pellet 80/100 is the newest P4 Pellet boiler with a Btu/hr rating of 273,000-341,000 (up to 1.3 million Btu’s when four are cascaded together). This will be our largest P4 Pellet with full ASME certification. As you can see from the images below, they fit very neatly in a container and barely fit […]
2012 Pellet Fuel Institute Annual Conference-Foxwoods Casino, CT
I was happy to attend this year’s annual Pellet Fuel Institute Conference at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. It was two full days of presentations related to the pellet fuel industry. This including topics ranging from pellet plant safety, future pellet fuel standards, and ways to improve the pellet fuel market. It was […]