[Greenbuilding] Wood-burning Cooking, Central Heating, & Hot Water: Advice Needed

[Mary Bull - Greenwood Earth Alliance]

...Well, can't it dry like all other wood? We chipped an old willow that had
to be removed when the driveway was built, and her chips dried out.

Monbiot refers to British Gov proposals to grow willow for fuel--I believe
he was talking about solid fuel, but perhaps it was ethanol--I'd have to
double-check.

Cheers and Thanks!

Mary

Mary Bull, Co-director
Greenwood Earth Alliance, Save the Redwoods - Boycott the Gap Campaign
252 Frederick, San Francisco, CA 94117 http://www.gapsucks.org
Chalice Farm and Sustainable Living Center, 748 Montgomery Rd, Sebastopol CA
95472
415-731-7924 - 415-509-1188 chalicenew at earthlink.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clarke Olsen" <colsen at taconic.net>
To: "Mary Bull - Greenwood Earth Alliance" <chalicenew at earthlink.net>
Cc: "Greenbuilding" <GREENBUILDING at LISTSERV.REPP.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Wood-burning Cooking, Central Heating, & Hot
Water: Advice Needed


>     Willow may grow fast, but it will be wet wood: the secret to
> efficient wood burning
>     is dry wood. Don't confuse volume with BTUs.
>     Clarke Olsen
>
> On Feb 20, 2007, at 11:58 AM, Mary Bull - Greenwood Earth Alliance
> wrote:
> > MaizeGreetings, Greenwbuilders,
> > We are seriously considering a wood-burning stove for central
> > heating,.....
> > Evidently, willow is the fastest growing biomass for solid fuel.
>
>