Renewable Energy Magazine
Summary
The U.S. Forest Service is awarding $80 million in Wood Innovation Grants to spur wood products manufacturing, expand active forest management, and accelerate energy innovation across America’s timber-producing communities.
According to the Alliance for Green Heat, this year, there are a record number of thermal biomass projects, ranging from support for existing and new small wood pellet plants making pellets for domestic heating, expansion of firewood businesses, larger biomass thermal heating plants, etc. Of the $80 million, at least $12 million went to more than 30 projects in 19 states that involved thermal biomass applications. In addition, quite a few projects include biomass to electricity.
Grants include:
- Alaska Energy Authority, $836,723: The project will re-design and construct a woodchip fired combined heat and power (CHP) system at the Tok School. maintaining a market for biomass resources being consumed by the plant.
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