Project Grant 23DG11052021237

This $30,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) aims to deploy three community-scale bioenergy systems in Burney, Mariposa, and Mammoth Lakes, California. The project performer, West Biofuels LLC, will transform 28,000-35,000 dry tons per year of forest biomass residuals from sustainable management activities into 3 MW of renewable electricity and 11,939 tons of carbon sequestering biochar...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $752,000 Project Grant to Novo Biopower, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to support infrastructure upgrades and new technology installation at its biomass power plant in Arizona. This grant was provided under the USDA's "Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration" program (CFDA 10.725). The...

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 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...

This $2,700,726.86 Project Grant was awarded on September 27, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support North Fork, Inc., a for-profit business, to install new biomass fueled kilns and upgrade sawmill equipment at their facility in Virginia. The goal is to expand the company's production capacity for wood energy systems and innovative wood products manufacturing. This grant is...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to Biochar Now, LLC to support the acquisition of kilns and related apparatus. The grant aims to assist facilities located near federal and Tribal lands in utilizing byproducts from timber sales, forest thinning, and other ecosystem...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 6 - Pacific Northwest awarded a $737,100 Project Grant to Heartwood Biomass Inc. under the "Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration" program (CFDA 10.725). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, supports the "STACKING VALUE CONNECTING FOREST RESTORATION BIOCHAR HEAT AND CARBON" project, which aims to develop...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region awarded a $997,912.00 Project Grant to TECH Woods USA, LLC under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant funding will be used to supplement the capital costs 1) for installing a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass (including residuals) as the primary fuels source and 2) for building an innovative wood products facility. The project will be completed by August 31, 2026.

This federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), provides $149,900.00 to Co-Gen II, LLC to restart the Riddle, Oregon biomass cogeneration plant. The project, with an anticipated completion date of March 31, 2025, aims to expand wood energy and wood products markets, reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the...

This $937,000 Project Grant awarded on September 20, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) will fund Southwest Biochar Products LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to increase biomass utilization by 400% and create a clean, emission-free heat source. The project aims to install a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel, as well as build an innovative wood...