Breadcrumb Home UI looks to wood chips to meet energy goal Monday, September 16, 2013 Monticello Express http://www.kcrg.com/home/UI-Looks-to-Wood-Chips-to-Meet-Energy-Goal-223819541.h… After more than a decade of success with burning oat hulls as a source of renewable energy, the University of Iowa is now turning to a new biomass source: wood chips.