New project: Sustainable wood stoves through stove, building integration and value chain optimisation
The background for our new “Sustainable wood stoves”-project is that bioenergy is important in Norway and wood log combustion has long traditions, constituting…
Is heating with wood eco-friendly?
Winter is upon us once again, and with it come questions and opinions about heating with wood. Is it eco-friendly? Is it climate-friendly?…
WoodCFD – and how to preserve “hygge” for the future
You’re probably wondering what the concept of “hygge” has to do with the acronym WoodCFD, and from time to time so do I.…
Biocarbon – the new black gold?
People have been making biocarbon in the form of charcoal from time immemorial, and have used it throughout history for a variety of…
Drying firewood logs – just how dry can a research topic get?
Almost everyone is familiar with the logs we use as firewood. Norway has a population of only five million people, but several millions…
Roasted forest waste gives more energy
In a similar process as roasting coffee beans, we can heat raw and unprocessed biomass. The result is a fuel with a number…