Residential and Light Commercial Biomass Heating as Part of Massachusetts’ Renewable Energy Infrastructure

Dr.  Harry  “Dutch”  Dresser,  Director  Maine  Energy  Systems  

Bethel,  Maine  Oxford,  Massachuse?s  

 

Will the MassCEC 5-year, $30,000,000 grant program catalyze a significant shift to biomass heating in appropriate regions

of Massachusetts?

The question

Who is MESys?

•  The  North  American  manufacturer  of  MESys/ÖkoFEN  boilers  and  furnaces,    

 •  The  largest  Northern  New  England  distributor  of  loose  bulk  pellets  

Where is MESys?

Where is MESys?

What  fuel?  

What  Technologies?  

What  Technologies?  

Not  yet    

Condensing  pellet  boiler,  2004   MicroCHP  pellet  boiler,  2013  

Installed system with storage

Products

Textile tank with transport auger Textile tank with vacuum suction system

Why?  

   

 – Renewable  – Supports  regional  economy  – RelaTve  fuel  price  stability  over  Tme  – Reduces  GHG  producTon  – Less  expensive  than  fossil  fuels  most  of  the  Tme  

ExisTng  barriers    

•  Bulk  fuel  delivery  •  Public  awareness  •  ReferenTal  market  •  Cost  

Who?  

– Single  family  – Owner  occupied  – Heated  with  oil  or  electricity  

– Without  access  to  natural  gas  

– Not  served  by  municipal  uTliTes  

What  cost  impact?  

$24,000  installed  price,  Massachuse?s      $10,000  rebate  $2,000  thermal  storage  adder      $12,000    out  of  pocket  

 

$18,000  installed  price,  Maine        $5,000  rebate        $13,000    out  of  pocket  

Where?  

Insert  map  showing  boilers,  furnaces,  single  family,  oil  or  electricity,  2000  sq  ]  or  more,  no  munis  

Boilers,  oil  or  electric  heat,  single  family,  2000  sq  ]  or  larger,  no  municipal  uTliTes  Data  and  map  courtesy  of  Faze  1  

Where?  

Insert  map  showing  boilers  only  ,  single  family,  oil  or  electricity,  2000  sq  ]  or  more,  no  munis  

Furnaces,  oil  or  electric  heat,  single  family,  2000  sq  ]  or  larger,  no  municipal  uTliTes  

Data  and  map  courtesy  of  Faze  1  

Where?  

Insert  map  showing  furnaces  only,  single  family,  oil  or  electricity,  2000  sq  ]  or  more,  no  munis  

The  Big  Picture  

Data  and  map  courtesy  of  Faze  1  

Will  Tme  hurt?  

wApplicaTon  (Tme)  wApproval  wInstallaTon  (Tme)  wMoney  

 

     wInstallaTon  (1  -­‐  2weeks)  wMoney  

Success  

   524  boilers  since  program  incepTon,  more  than  all  other  northern  Ter  states  combined  

Furnaces  added  to  the    program,  October  ‘15  

A  new  record?  

Thank  you