Heating the Midwest Summit exceeds expectations
By: Lisa Gibson
Biomass Power & Thermal
February’s Heating the Midwest Summit was a huge success and drew resounding support for developing a vision similar to that outlined in the Heating the Northeast Renewable Biomass effort.
“Our summit went absolutely wonderfully,” said steering committee member Chris Wiberg, COO of Superior, Wis.-based Twin Ports Testing. The idea was to determine whether the Midwest region had the leadership and desire to develop a plan on the heels of the successful Heating the Northeast conferences, which outline a vision of 25 percent residential heating from renewables by 2025, 75 percent of that from biomass. While it’s too early for the Midwest to lay out such specific goals, a majority of the 54 people in attendance at the summit are willing to research and collaborate to begin the process.
