New biomass heater: A 'new era' of efficiency and sustainability

Millions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved 'biomass charcoal combustion heater' that they say could open a new era in sustainable and ultra-high efficiency home heating. Their study was published in ACS' Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, a bi-weekly journal...

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