Biomass District Heating & Cooling System
In April 2005, the Minnesota Legislature approved a bonding bill that allocated 6.0 million dollars to construct a biomass gasification demonstration and research facility at the University of Minnesota, Morris. This plant scale project would provide up to 80 percent of the campus heating and cooling needs.
In addition to being a model for commercial application of biomass in heating and cooling systems, this facility would also enable U of MN research to address important collection, processing, and storage issues, enable improved permitting, establish Best Management Practices to insure environmental sustainability of biomass systems, and provide valuable information on the economic impact of using biofuels on rural economies.
The Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute (AURI), and MN Corn Growers are partners in this project.
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