Cooperative Agreement FC0702ID14273

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $998,588 Project Grant to Standard Biocarbon Corp. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to locate two PYREG pyrolysis units at Pleasant River Lumber (PRL) for the production of biochar and waste heat. The units will utilize wood and wood biomass residuals as feedstock to produce biochar for use in PRL's steam generation and waste heat for the facility. The award period is from...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded West Biofuels LLC, a for-profit, veteran-owned limited liability company, a $702,600 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the "MARIPOSA FOREST BIOMASS TO RENEWABLE BIOENERGY AND BIOCHAR" project. This project aims to utilize forest biomass and agricultural byproducts to produce renewable bioenergy and biochar. West Biofuels LLC has demonstrated expertise...

Under a $4,500,000.00 Project Grant awarded on Dec 5, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region, Prairie Wood Products, LLC will provide timber and biomass transportation services to haul material removed for hazardous fuels reduction to utilization sites from 2023 to 2026. This funding is provided through the Inflation Reduction Act Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance program (CFDA 10.728), which aims to mitigate wildfire risk by facilitating the...

Aemetis Advanced Products Keyes, Inc. received a $490,264 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region on June 14, 2021 to support work completing on March 3, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674), which provides technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies to effectively manage forests. Specifically, the funding will support Aemetis Advanced...

The $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) aims to utilize waste gas at oil and gas wellsites and convert it into methanol. The project, undertaken by Pioneer Energy Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company based in Lakewood, Colorado, seeks to develop an onsite methanol synthesis technology that can mitigate methane emissions from oil and...

The Forest Service awarded Strategic Biofuels LLC a $187,496 cooperative agreement from September 21, 2022 to September 30, 2024 under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The purpose of this award is to develop a system for demonstrating compliance of each truckload of forestry feedstock with EPA regulations under the Renewable Fuel Standards program. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding new wood utilization technologies to...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $567,320 Project Grant to Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support upgrading an existing biomass power plant owned by Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation to allow for biochar production and increased throughput of forest biomass from Jun 2021-Jun 2023. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote effective...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to West Biofuels LLC, a for-profit veteran-owned limited liability company, for the "HAT CREEK BIOENERGY" project. The grant funding will be used to install a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as to construct an innovative wood products facility. This...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $730,993 Project Grant to Pagosa Forest Products LLC on August 23, 2022 with a completion date of June 30, 2025. The grant was awarded under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA #10.708) to supplement the capital costs for building a briquette and biochar manufacturing facility. The facility will utilize wood and wood biomass, including residuals, as the primary fuel sources to produce...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Vermont Renewable Gas, LLC under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to construct the first renewable gas project from woody biomass in Vermont. The grant will support the development of wood manufacturing capacity, implementation of innovative wood utilization technologies, and promotion of economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products sectors. The project aims to...