Project Grant 17IG11132600208

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program, is funding a $36,864,167 project to advance the development of a biomass carbon dioxide capture and removal system at a pulp mill in Alabama. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) gather the necessary information to determine the suitability of the CO2 injection location for geologic storage, 2)...

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 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...

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 U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Forest Concepts LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Auburn, Washington. The grant, titled "PARTICLE-LEVEL DENSIFICATION OF BULK BIOMASS MATERIALS TO REPLACE PELLETIZED FUELS AND FEEDSTOCKS," aims to support research and development into advanced biomass densification technologies. The project, which will run from July 22, 2024, to March 21, 2025, seeks to transform bulk biomass...

Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority received a $4.5 million Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2025, under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) administered by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The project will be completed by December 31, 2026, and is located in Savanna, Illinois. The grant funds a feasibility assessment for establishing a biofuels facility at the Savanna Industrial Park that will...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded Tuolumne Biomass LLC an $800,000 Project Grant on August 5, 2022 under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the installation of a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as the construction of an innovative wood products facility, in Tuolumne County, California through May 31, 2025. The Community Wood Energy and...

The Forest Service awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the University of California, Berkeley under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674) for the period of September 8, 2022 through August 31, 2026. The agreement will support the university's efforts to leverage emerging biofuels markets to advance forest restoration activities across California. As the prime awardee, UC Berkeley will provide direct technical assistance and apply new and emerging wood...

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...