New Coal Could Be Boost To N.C. Needs – State finds way to locally produce green energy

From the NC State Technician -  March 26, 2009 According to researchers at N.C. State, wood could be the new coal. Using a process called torrefaction, woodchips are dried out in what equates to an industrial sized toaster oven that changes them both physically and chemically.  While they retain 80 percent of their energy content, [...]