Webinar on Alternative Fuels for Heating Greenhouses

Location:
on-line/internet

Do you have questions about energy conservation and alternative fuels for heating greenhouses? Find answers in this series of free webinars developed for agricultural educators.

All presentation materials and references will be made available to registered participants for developing their own programs.

Presenter: Scott Sanford – Sr. Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Topic covered: This presentation will look at different potential fuel sources (biomass & used oils), types of furnaces and boilers including outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters, pellet or grain fired boilers/furnaces, stand alone stoves and a case study of two greenhouses. We’ll wrap up the presentation with information on energy grants to help pay cost share the capital costs of energy saving equipment or heating equipment to burn a renewable fuel.

Registration:
This webinar series is targeted to any Agricultural Educator – Extension agent, High School Vo-Ag or college. The webinar is free.

Click below or see the attached flier to register and obtain more information:
http://www.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlw_dept_list.cfm?class=B&cat=IOL

This Professional Development Series was funded by a Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grant. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin – Madison, UW Extension, and Floriculture Michigan State University.