The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) and Resource Professional Group (RPG) recently announced that they were awarded a $70,000 grant by the U.S. Forest Service’s Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC). The planned project will promote energy cost savings and environmental improvement of commercial buildings by educating building architects and biomass appliance manufacturers on wood [...]
BTEC Commends New Energy, Efficiency Act of 2010
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) extends its praise to Sens. Al Franken (D-MN) and Kit Bond (R-MO) and Reps. Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) for introducing the Thermal Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act of 2010 in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (S. 3626 and H.R. 5805, respectively). [...]
Plum Creek Joins BTEC
Plum Creek, the largest and most geographically diverse private landowner in the U.S., has joined the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) as a Sustaining Member. Plum Creek manages approximately 7 million acres of timberlands in major timber producing regions and wood products manufacturing facilities in the Northwest. The company serves traditional forest product markets as [...]