Gardiner Public Works Replaces Oil Boiler with Sustainable Wood Pellet Boiler (2.11.2010)
The City of Gardiner, Maine, has replaced the defunct oil boiler in their Public Works building with a more environmentally friendly wood pellet boiler from Maine Energy Systems and installed by Heutz Oil Company, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 40 tons per year.
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Renewableenergyworld.com - US Renewable Energy Industry Needs the Heat in Biomass (1.25.2010)
January 25, 2010 by Charlie Niebling and Jon Strimling, BTEC- US Renewable Energy Industry Needs the Heat in Biomass Energy from biomass heating fuel can be generated in a renewable, carbon-neutral system that leverages our natural resources to reduce our use of and dependence on imported fossil fuels.
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Bangor Daily News - New Pellet Boilers Automated (1.15.2010)
BREWER, Maine - There is a new renewable fuel service in town that sells an automated wood pellet heat system, delivers the pellets in bulk and services the equipment so customers don't have to dirty their hands or worry about their pipes freezing.
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Herbert Ortner to speak in Bangor and Portland (1.8.2010)
Please join us in Bangor on January 19, or Portland on January 21 for "The Development and Future of Wood Pellet-Fired Central Heating in Western Europe and Maine," a presentation to Maine homeowners and building professionals by Herbert Ortner. See links for details.
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Renewable Energy Comes to Gould Academy (11.24.2009)
Gould Academy’s campus just got a little greener. Thanks to the help and generosity of Maine Energy Systems in Bethel and Austrian based company Okofen, Gould will heat its alumni relations building this winter with a wood pellet boiler.
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Maine Eco Pellet Heating and Okofen Finalize Agreement with Maine Energy Systems (8.21.2009)
Les Otten and Dutch Dresser, of Maine Energy Systems, LLC, and Herbert and Elfrieda Ortner, of Maine Eco Pellet Heating, LLC, and OkoFEN Pellet Heating, today finalized a Distributorship Agreement that makes Maine Energy Systems (MESys), the first U.S. distributor of OkoFEN-licensed products. MESys will also be the sole distributor of these products in the Northeastern United States.
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Pellet deliveries begin (10.15.2008)
Shane Gallant and Rodney Withey rolled out of the yard today on their first residential deliveries....
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Bethel Pellet Depot Nearing Completion (10.15.2008)
Bethel's pellet storage depot is well underway in its construction.
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$6 for pellets, $16 for oil! (10.1.2008)
An Aroostock County restaurateur compares pellet and oil prices based on his recent installation of a MESys 6000 boiler
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Chris Jackson makes odd implication... (9.28.2008)
In a television interview aired on Friday, September 26, Chris Jackson said that a match could be extinguished in #2 heating oil, and that "you cannot do that with other home heating fuels." Suggesting that a match in home heating oil is a good idea is strange enough, but implying that wood pellets are more volatile than home heating oil again reflects either Chris's complete lack of understanding of pellet fuel or his intent to mislead.
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The Forgotten Fuel (9.28.2008)
Boston Globe columnist Elizabeth Gehrman discovers the benefits of wood pellet fuel for central home heating systems in the September 28th, Boston Globe magazine section.
Read More
Boilers Available! (8.29.2008)
The wait is over; equipment is arriving.
Read More
Middlebury tests willows as fuel stock (7.29.2008)
Middlebury College is growing willows as a test feedstock for their chip burning boilers. If successful, the College hopes to reduce its oil consumption by half or more with willow chips.
Read More
Pellet Supply, Bangor Daily News (7.28.2008)
Bangor Daily News reports pellet supply healthy...
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Op Ed in Bangor Daily News (7.28.2008)
Dutch Dresser of MESys provides data to augment Maine Oil Dealers' Association press release data.
Read More
Action is Heating Up at Maine Energy Systems (7.17.2008)
The Bethel Citizen reports on recent activity at MESys, including contractor training
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MaineBiz's take on Maine Energy Systems (6.16.2008)
Maine's leading business biweekly interviews Mr. Otten in our Bethel offices.
Read More
Maine economy projected to shrink 4.0% as a result of heating oil costs (6.13.2008)
The rise in heating oil prices will cause serious problems for Mainers this winter. Disposable income will be down significantly, and many households will have to make depression-era decisions.
Read More
Oil supply the issue... (6.4.2008)
A global analysis of oil supply and demand demonstrates that a shortage of supply, not speculation, is the cause of the recent run-up in crude oil prices.
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Task force Public Hearing (5.20.2008)
The Maine Governor's Task Force on Wood to Energy will hold a public hearing on May 28th from 6 to 8 p.m....
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MPBN show (5.16.2008)
Les Otten has a public radio interview to explore residential wood pellet heating using fully automatic central boiler systems....
Read More
Oil futures rally to record high of $127.82 a barrel (5.16.2008)
Goldman Sachs raises oil price forecast by 32% to $141 a barrel
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Otten interview on WGAN/560 May 12, 2008 (5.12.2008)
Les explains Maine Energy Systems, its products, and its missions
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Kennebec Journal on Maine Pellet Industry (5.5.2008)
Wood pellet fuel represents a new opportunity for the forest products industry.
Read More
Biomass releases less carbon dioxide (5.5.2008)
Biomass Magazine reports that a Canadian study concludes that solid biomass is the most effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even better than windmills
Read More
Oil Prices Keep Rising (3.18.2008)
The state released its last survey of the heating season Monday and it wasn't good.
Read More
Berlin, NH pellet mill gets important boost from the state... (3.17.2008)
The State of New Hampshire has agreed to hold the deed on a 24-acre conservation easement to be used by Greenova, LLC as mitigation for wetlands it will impact during its mill construction says the New Hampshire Union Leader Staff.
Read More
Retail oil prices in Maine exceed $3.50/gallon (3.14.2008)
As crude oil set a new record high yesterday at $111/barrel, Maine home heating oil prices continue their relentless rise ...
Read More
The City of Gardiner, Maine, has replaced the defunct oil boiler in their Public Works building with a more environmentally friendly wood pellet boiler from Maine Energy Systems and installed by Heutz Oil Company, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 40 tons per year.
Read More
Renewableenergyworld.com - US Renewable Energy Industry Needs the Heat in Biomass (1.25.2010)
January 25, 2010 by Charlie Niebling and Jon Strimling, BTEC- US Renewable Energy Industry Needs the Heat in Biomass Energy from biomass heating fuel can be generated in a renewable, carbon-neutral system that leverages our natural resources to reduce our use of and dependence on imported fossil fuels.
Read More
Bangor Daily News - New Pellet Boilers Automated (1.15.2010)
BREWER, Maine - There is a new renewable fuel service in town that sells an automated wood pellet heat system, delivers the pellets in bulk and services the equipment so customers don't have to dirty their hands or worry about their pipes freezing.
Read More
Herbert Ortner to speak in Bangor and Portland (1.8.2010)
Please join us in Bangor on January 19, or Portland on January 21 for "The Development and Future of Wood Pellet-Fired Central Heating in Western Europe and Maine," a presentation to Maine homeowners and building professionals by Herbert Ortner. See links for details.
Read More
Renewable Energy Comes to Gould Academy (11.24.2009)
Gould Academy’s campus just got a little greener. Thanks to the help and generosity of Maine Energy Systems in Bethel and Austrian based company Okofen, Gould will heat its alumni relations building this winter with a wood pellet boiler.
Read More
Maine Eco Pellet Heating and Okofen Finalize Agreement with Maine Energy Systems (8.21.2009)
Les Otten and Dutch Dresser, of Maine Energy Systems, LLC, and Herbert and Elfrieda Ortner, of Maine Eco Pellet Heating, LLC, and OkoFEN Pellet Heating, today finalized a Distributorship Agreement that makes Maine Energy Systems (MESys), the first U.S. distributor of OkoFEN-licensed products. MESys will also be the sole distributor of these products in the Northeastern United States.
Read More
Pellet deliveries begin (10.15.2008)
Shane Gallant and Rodney Withey rolled out of the yard today on their first residential deliveries....
Read More
Bethel Pellet Depot Nearing Completion (10.15.2008)
Bethel's pellet storage depot is well underway in its construction.
Read More
$6 for pellets, $16 for oil! (10.1.2008)
An Aroostock County restaurateur compares pellet and oil prices based on his recent installation of a MESys 6000 boiler
Read More
Chris Jackson makes odd implication... (9.28.2008)
In a television interview aired on Friday, September 26, Chris Jackson said that a match could be extinguished in #2 heating oil, and that "you cannot do that with other home heating fuels." Suggesting that a match in home heating oil is a good idea is strange enough, but implying that wood pellets are more volatile than home heating oil again reflects either Chris's complete lack of understanding of pellet fuel or his intent to mislead.
Read More
The Forgotten Fuel (9.28.2008)
Boston Globe columnist Elizabeth Gehrman discovers the benefits of wood pellet fuel for central home heating systems in the September 28th, Boston Globe magazine section.
Read More
Boilers Available! (8.29.2008)
The wait is over; equipment is arriving.
Read More
Middlebury tests willows as fuel stock (7.29.2008)
Middlebury College is growing willows as a test feedstock for their chip burning boilers. If successful, the College hopes to reduce its oil consumption by half or more with willow chips.
Read More
Pellet Supply, Bangor Daily News (7.28.2008)
Bangor Daily News reports pellet supply healthy...
Read More
Op Ed in Bangor Daily News (7.28.2008)
Dutch Dresser of MESys provides data to augment Maine Oil Dealers' Association press release data.
Read More
Action is Heating Up at Maine Energy Systems (7.17.2008)
The Bethel Citizen reports on recent activity at MESys, including contractor training
Read More
MaineBiz's take on Maine Energy Systems (6.16.2008)
Maine's leading business biweekly interviews Mr. Otten in our Bethel offices.
Read More
Maine economy projected to shrink 4.0% as a result of heating oil costs (6.13.2008)
The rise in heating oil prices will cause serious problems for Mainers this winter. Disposable income will be down significantly, and many households will have to make depression-era decisions.
Read More
Oil supply the issue... (6.4.2008)
A global analysis of oil supply and demand demonstrates that a shortage of supply, not speculation, is the cause of the recent run-up in crude oil prices.
Read More
Task force Public Hearing (5.20.2008)
The Maine Governor's Task Force on Wood to Energy will hold a public hearing on May 28th from 6 to 8 p.m....
Read More
MPBN show (5.16.2008)
Les Otten has a public radio interview to explore residential wood pellet heating using fully automatic central boiler systems....
Read More
Oil futures rally to record high of $127.82 a barrel (5.16.2008)
Goldman Sachs raises oil price forecast by 32% to $141 a barrel
Read More
Otten interview on WGAN/560 May 12, 2008 (5.12.2008)
Les explains Maine Energy Systems, its products, and its missions
Read More
Kennebec Journal on Maine Pellet Industry (5.5.2008)
Wood pellet fuel represents a new opportunity for the forest products industry.
Read More
Biomass releases less carbon dioxide (5.5.2008)
Biomass Magazine reports that a Canadian study concludes that solid biomass is the most effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even better than windmills
Read More
Oil Prices Keep Rising (3.18.2008)
The state released its last survey of the heating season Monday and it wasn't good.
Read More
Berlin, NH pellet mill gets important boost from the state... (3.17.2008)
The State of New Hampshire has agreed to hold the deed on a 24-acre conservation easement to be used by Greenova, LLC as mitigation for wetlands it will impact during its mill construction says the New Hampshire Union Leader Staff.
Read More
Retail oil prices in Maine exceed $3.50/gallon (3.14.2008)
As crude oil set a new record high yesterday at $111/barrel, Maine home heating oil prices continue their relentless rise ...
Read More