Biomass Boiler at Energy Farm

The 5-year-old biomass boiler at the Illinois Energy Farm is truly a sustainable option. Miscanthus from the field is dried and used to fuel the boiler, which heats a large greenhouse growing new plants. And the ashes are put back out on Energy Farm fields to create a carbon sink, further adding to a closed loop. Watch the work in progress, and listen to Energy Farm Director of Operations Tim Mies describe the system.