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The Woody Biomass Joint Venture (JV) – a partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Endowment – hosted a roundtable of knowledgeable professionals to explore the content and quality of information tracked by existing woody biomass infrastructure databases. This report provides an overview of current databases and contacts for wood-to-energy facilities and points to […]

Intended to be a resource for pellet producers, forest management professionals, landowners, and others concerned with the conservation and sustainable management of U.S. forests, this report describes four potential pathways for making sustainability claims.  Each represents a different approach to mitigating environmental and other risks in the supply chain.   View PDF

Assesses the relevant policy drivers in the European Union, which may drive pellet production in the U.S., with particular emphasis on existing and emerging sustainability requirements.   View PDF

Examines the wood pellet value chain in order to develop a thorough understanding of this emerging segment of the broader forest industry.   View PDF

Explores the two decade history and use of woody biomass for producing energy in New England.   View PDF

Report from a convening sponsored by the Endowment and the USDA Forest Service, State, & Private Forestry, where a group of professionals gathered in Manchester, New Hampshire to discuss barriers and opportunities regarding the expansion of woody biomass thermal use.   View PDF

The USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry and the Endowment held a small, roundtable to drill-down on additional opportunities in wood-to-energy. The session follows an earlier convening in February 2010 (See Woody Biomass: Report from a Session to Consider Near-term Investment Opportunities).   View PDF

Explores the feasibility of developing sustainable, woody biomass-fueled combined heat and power plants at sawmills in western Montana to supply a portion of Northwestern Energy’s renewable energy portfolio.   View PDF

The Endowment and USDA Forest Service  State & Private Forestry worked with, the Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC) to develop a  series of case studies illustrating the development and operational experiences of various community-scale facilities that employ biomass systems. The work includes a review of “best-in-class” applications in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Scandinavia. […]

The USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry, and the Endowment convened a small, non-traditional group of interests to gather fresh perspectives about wood-to-energy options grounded in business applications. The report is intended to be a high-level overview rather than a consensus draft to which all organizations and/or individuals ascribed.   View PDF