[CPEO-MEF] REUSE, ENERGY: Biomass facility at former Loring Air Force Base (ME)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Orono company converts former air force base facility to biomass

By Jen Lynds
Bangor Daily News (ME)
October 4, 2013

LIMESTONE, Maine - Officials at the former Loring Air Force Base are  
hoping that a biomass conversion at one building at the facility will  
lead to significant savings and reduce the base’s carbon footprint.

Orono-based Pelletco converted the Non-Commissioned Officer’s club,  
known as Club 42, from oil to biomass by installing a HeatPod in the  
building, which is connected directly to the club’s existing heat  
distribution system. Pelletco provides heat to the facility, operates  
the unit and bills only for the heat used. There is no upfront or  
capital cost to Loring or the tenants for the transition from fossil  
fuels to biomass.

Since the base’s closure in 1994, the old officer’s club has hosted  
weddings, conferences, retreats and other special events.

...

For the entire article, see
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/10/04/news/aroostook/orono-company- 
converts-base-facility-to-biomass/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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