Researchers work to make wood a new energy source

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 08:55 in Earth & Climate

Is wood the new coal? Researchers at North Carolina State University think so, and they are part of a team working to turn woodchips into a substitute for coal by using a process called torrefaction that is greener, cleaner and more efficient than traditional coal burning...

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