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The U.S. Forest Service announced on July 26th the funding of $4 million in grants to be used for wood-to-energy projects. These grants will go towards helping 20 businesses create jobs and local revenue. This $4 million in grants is part of more than $36 million awarded by USDA FS since 2005 in support of developing uses for woody biomass. The woody biomass that so often in the western U.S. becomes wildfire fuel if left unmanaged.
Three California organizations were successful in receiving funding through the competitive grants process—Plumas Rural Services, CA Department of Forestry, and Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council.
- Plumas (Quincy, CA)- Restart 16-17 MW CHP plant in Plumas County (Loyalton Power Plant)
- Cal Fire (Modoc and Trinity County, CA)- 3.8 MM BTU annual thermal energy system for supplying heat to two Conservation Camps, Devil's Garden in Modoc County and Trinity River in Trinity County—both run by Cal-Fire.
- Yosemite/Sequoia (North Fork, CA)- Construct small scale 1 MW CHP system
View Cal biomass projects in a larger map
Click on the markers in the map for information on the project, an overview of the grants awarded is below.
|
Organization |
Location |
Amount |
Project |
|
F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. Woody Biomass Combined Heat and Power Project Phase II |
Columbus Falls, MT |
$250,000 |
2.5MW CHP system |
|
Mineral Community Hospital Wood to Energy Expansion |
Superior, MT |
$190,000 |
2.64 MMBtu/hr wood pellet fired boiler system |
|
Clearwater RC& D Idaho Correctional Institution-Orofino Woody Biomass Facility Engineering Design |
Orofino, ID |
$110,000 |
thermal energy system |
|
Eagle Valley Clean Energy |
Gypsum, CO |
$250,000 |
CHP project where electricity is sold to Holy Cross Energy |
|
Riley CO Schools KS |
Riley, KS |
$90,000 |
wood pellet system for HS and grade school |
|
Sanpete Valley Clean Energy |
Salem, UT |
$250,000 |
18 MW CHP |
|
North Fork |
North Fork, CA |
$134,225 |
Construct small scale 1 MW CHP system. |
|
Cal Fire |
Modoc County, CA & Trinity County, CA |
$124,875 |
3.8 MM BTU annual thermal energy system |
|
Plumas |
Quincy, CA |
$70,125 |
Restart 16-17 MW CHP plant in Plumas County |
|
Port Angeles Hardwood WA |
Port Angeles, WA |
$250,000 |
2.5 MW CHP unit at hardwood sawmill |
|
Southern Oregon University |
Ashland, OR |
$250,000 |
replace natural gas boilers with small CHP system. |
|
Nippon Pager Industries |
Port Angeles, WA |
$250,000 |
Replacement boiler for Nippon paper to produce CHP 20MW power and steam |
|
Coquille Indian Tribe |
North Bend, OR |
$145,000 |
1.3 MW CHP facility electricity for casino and hotel Bend, OR. |
|
Oregon Army National Guard |
multiple cities, OR |
$250,000 |
wood pellet boilers for 12 buildings at 5 sites in Oregon. |
|
Quinault Indian Nation |
Taholah, WA |
$205,000 |
themal biomass heating facility |
|
Greenway Renewable Power LLC |
LaGrange, GA |
$250,000 |
53.75 MW power plant in LaGrange, GA |
|
Longwood University |
Farmville, VA |
$250,000 |
add two additional biomass boilers to already existing biomass heating systems. |
|
City of Montpelier, |
Montpelier, VT |
$248,556 |
Rebuild and expand district heating system for Montpelier. |
|
County of Sullivan |
Newport, NH |
$250,000 |
Plan CHP district energy steam plant |
|
Nulato School District |
Nulato, AK |
$40,420 |
thermal energy system |
Also visit the 2012 Woody Biomass Utilization Grantees and the USDA news release
Woody Biomass Utilization Biomass Energy California grant power electricity forest products biomass wood pellets pyrolysis