DOE funding for wood heater research

It's been a while since I posted anything here, but saw this news tidbit and thought someone might be interested in recent funding from the US Department of Energy to improve wood heating through research.  

https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/20093/doe-launches-4m-effort-to-modernize-wood-heating  

A little more info:
Eligible projects include those that aim to improve the performance of commercial wood heaters through design optimization/modifications; develop and validate the performance of wood heater retrofit devices; develop and validate the performance of post-combustion wood heater technologies; and support field testing to better quantify heater performance, including advising on data collection best practices and equipment, interpreting data that is collected, and understanding how collected data could be used to improve heater performance.

An informational webinar is scheduled for June 16, with the deadline to submit concept papers set for Aug. 11. Final proposals are due Nov. 3. Additional information is available on the DOE website.

That is interesting, lets hope something comes out of it.

I can see someone making a 3D-printed heater like is done for actual rocket engines in recent years.

I like the concept, and I think it's a good approach. And a good investment! Better air quality and moving biomass heating forward.

This would need a partnership with a well-heeled business and an academic partner. The expectation is hard data, fully documented.

And the gold standard hinges on fine particulate, PM2.5.