Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Biomass Energy Project Assessment Workshop in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Biomass Energy Project Assessment Workshop in Northeastern Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools and Beyond Partnership is conducting a Pre-Feasibilty Assessment Workshop for the use of biomass heating systems for institutional and commercial facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 17, 2009 – The Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools program is a statewide energy-use initiative aimed at promoting the use of local wood and biomass resources to provide reliable energy for Pennsylvania schools and businesses. Our main tasks are education, financial analysis support, and technical assistance. Physically, the initiative consists of a collaborative partnership of over 50 organizations and private groups that meet together regularly and work together towards the common goal of efficient, sustainable, and economical use of renewable wood and biomass energy in the state.

The Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools and Beyond Partnership is conducting a Pre-Feasibility Assessment for the use of biomass heating for institutional and commercial facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The program will be a 1.5 day training session on December 17 and 18th, 2009 at the Clearfield County Career & Technology Center in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. The cost for the training session is only $ 10.00. The fee includes lunch and coffee on Day 1 and a copy of the workshop materials. The goal of the training session is to introduce the fuel for schools program and to provide hands-on training to determine if a biomass heating system is a feasible option for a building or facility.

For more information about this event, please visit
http://www.pafuelsforschools.org/

You can download a registration form and learn more about the program.

Your registration form is due no later than December 8, 2009 and the form should be mailed to the

Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council
1300 Old Plank Road
Mayfield, PA 18433

http://www.pnercd.org

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email Mr. Ryan Koch (Ryan.Koch@pa.usda.gov) or Doan Ciolkosz (dec109@psu.edu)

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