Projects in Colorado

The Governor's Energy Office (GEO) is working to increase Colorado's clean supply of reliable power while bringing jobs and economic development to communities across the state. GEO supports a variety of biomass programs across the state. Here are some examples of what is happening on the Colorado biomass front:

Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department

As the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department embarks on a new era of having a central office, they are also embarking on a new technology for heating that office: biomass energy. To see a video about this project, visit this section's Woody Biomass page.

North Park High School

A 15 kW biomass generator, is using forest thinnings and gasification technology to power a greenhouse at a high school in Walden, Colorado.

South Routt School District

The GEO partnered with the South Routt School District and the McKinstry Company to transition the school from an antiquated furnace to a modern woody biomass heating system. The school was the first school district to use woody biomass pellets for heating. The pellets are made in nearby Kremmling. Read the May 29th, 2008 press release in this website's media section. Read the South Routt case study here (PDF 1575 KB).

Mountain Park Environmental Center

The GEO partnered with the Mountain Park Environmental Center to develop a biomass heating system in its newly renovated Horseshoe Lodge. The renovation project will result in a four-season retreat and education center located in the ponderosa pine forests of Colorado’s Wet Mountains outside of Pueblo. Read the July 9th, 2008 press release in this website's media section. Read the Mountain Park Environmental Center case study here (PDF 1831 KB).

Town of Nederland and Boulder County

The GEO is partnering with the Town of Nederland and Boulder County to develop a district heating plant to provide heat to two local government facilities located on Ridge Road.

Salvation Army

The GEO partnered with the Colorado Forest Service and the Salvation Army for the development of a cordwood biomass heating system. The GEO is also supporting the air quality emissions testing for the project. This system will use locally harvested wood generated from fire reduction practices. Read about this project in "Making Wood Work for Colorado Camps", found in the Publications Section.

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