Greener oil boilers and helpfull links

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http://hes.lbl.gov/hes/region/ne.html

Burham oil boiler that reaches 87%.. Rumor has it Burham has made an oil boiler obtaining 90% or higher. The design is similar
To a wood stove,where the exhaust is diverted down and further burned in a secondary burn cycle. To me,it sounds like the ever burn technology

http://www.burnham.com/Current_Articles.cfm

 

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If one goes to a condensing oil boiler, efficiencies of up to 95% are possible. Here are listings of current energystar products:
Boilers: http://www.energystar.gov/ia/products/prod_lists/boilers_prod_list.pdf
Furnaces: http://www.energystar.gov/ia/products/prod_lists/furnaces_prod_list.pdf