UNC begins testing substitute for coal
September 10th, 2010 in News Archive
The Daily Tar Heel
By Melvin Backman
The next chapter in UNC’s energy policy will be cleaner and less potent — and more expensive.
That chapter begins today when the University tests its ability to use wood by burning the 20 tons of wood pellets that arrived at the cogeneration plant Tuesday.
The wood pellets, made of compressed wood scraps, represent another step toward UNC’s goal of coal-free energy production by 2020. It was one of several options recommended by the Energy Task Force in April.
