Reports
November 2024
Assessment of State Agency Protocols Related to Innovative Wood Products
Prepared for: Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation, California Board of Forestry
June 2024
Feasibility Study for a Value-Added Wood Products Campus Within the Central Sierra Region of California
Prepared for: Mariposa County Resource Conservation District
October 2023
Woody Biomass Energy Technology Evaluation October 2023
Prepared for: Yuba Water Agency
September 2023
Forest Restoration Workforce Infrastructure Review for the Centra Sierra Region of California
Prepared for: Sierra Business Council
April 2023
Feedstock Supply Analysis for the Central Sierra Region of California
Prepared for: Sierra Business Council
September 2022
Bioenergy Solutions for Forest Fuels Reduction Activities for the Eastern Sierra
Prepared for: Whitebark Institute
September 2022
Bioenergy Technology for the Eastern Sierras Fuel Reduction Activities
Prepared for: Whitebark Institute
September 21, 2022
Biomass Utilization Solutions for Forest Fuels Reduction Activities for the Eastern Sierra
Prepared for: California Trout
December, 2021
Biomass Feedstock Supply Availability Analysis for Selected Counties Within and Adjacent to the SF Bay Area
Prepared for: Earth Foundries
October 22, 2021
Biomass Feedstock Supply Availability and Cost Analysis for The Mammoth Lakes Region
Prepared for: California Trout
December 2020
Biomass Fuel and Log Supply Availability and Cost Assessment for a Biomass Power Plant Facility and Sawmill Located at Loyalton, CA
Prepared for: Tahoe Fund
February 2019
Biomass Feasibility Study for a Wood to Energy Facility at Camp Navajo, AZ
Prepared for: AZ Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
January 2019
Steep Terrain Hazardous Fuels Treatment Demonstration in Northern California
Prepared for: U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region and CAL FIRE
October 2018
Feasibility Assessment for a Commercial Scale Woody Biomass Conversion Facility in Central Arizona
Prepared for: Upper Verde River Watershed Protection Coalition, Prescott Valley, Arizona
November 2017
Strategic Implementation Plan for Food Waste Collection Programs
Prepared for: Sacramento Municipal Utility District
February 2017
Western Juniper Removal and Value-Added Processing Feasibility Study
Prepared for: Ritter Land Management Team, Long Creek, Oregon
January 2017
Wood Waste Utilization Assessment for the Greater Taos New Mexico Region
Prepared for: The Nature Conservancy, New Mexico Field Office
September 2016
Hazardous Fuels Reduction Demonstration in Central and Southern California
Prepared for: Southern California Edison, US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region, CAL FIRE, and the Santa Rosa Band of the Cahuilla Indians
September 2016
Biomass Feedstock Supply Availability Assessment for Yavapai County
Prepared for: Upper Verde River Watershed Protection Coalition, Prescott, AZ
September 2016
Biomass Feedstock Supply Review for the East Bay Hills
Prepared for: Hills Emergency Forum, Alameda County, CA
June 2016
Central Oregon Biomass Supply Availability Analysis (PDF)
Prepared for: Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
August 2015
Biomass Feedstock Availability Analysis for the Mariposa Biomass Project (PDF) Prepared for: Mariposa County Fire Safe Council, Mariposa, CA
May 2015
Survey of Small Scale Boiler Systems Operating in the Sierra Nevada Region (PDF)
Prepared for: Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Auburn, CA
July 2015
Forest biomass diversion in the Sierra Nevada: Energy, economics and emissions
Prepared by Bruce Springsteen, et. al.
April 2015
Biomass Feedstock Procurement Plan (PDF)
Prepared for: Calaveras Healthy Impacts Products Solutions, Inc., Wilseyville, CA
December 2014
Nevada County Biomass Feasibility Assessment (PDF)
Prepared for: The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County and the Nevada County Biomass Task Force, Grass Valley, CA
November 2014
Permitting Bioenergy Projects In California (PDF)
Panel discussion provides insights into how to successfully maneuver through California’s stringent requirements for projects such as anaerobic digestion. Sacramento, California
November 2014
Wilseyville Bioenergy Combined Heat and Power Preliminary Design and Engineering Services (PDF)
Prepared for: Calaveras Healthy Impacts Products Solutions, Inc., Wilseyville, CA
May 2014
Feasibility Evaluation of Biomass Business Sorting and Processing Operations at the North Fork Mill Site (PDF)
Prepared for: Yosemite-Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council North Fork, California
April 2014
Feasibility Review for a Wood Waste to Energy Conversion Facility on the Northern Arizona University Campus (PDF)
Prepared for: Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona
February 2014
Comprehensive Feasibility Study for a Heat and/or Power Biomass Facility and Expanded Forest Products Utilization in Mono County, California (PDF)
Prepared for: Mono County Community Development Department Mammoth Lakes, California
October 2013
Wood Fiber Supply Availability and Potential Utilization Analysis (PDF)
Prepared for: Minnesota Power Duluth, Minnesota
May 2013
White Earth Nation Biomass to Energy Feasibility Study (PDF)
Prepared for: White Earth Nation White Earth, Minnesota
April 2013
Updated Wilseyville Woody Biomass Value-Added Product Yard Feasibility Study (PDF)
Update of the Wilseyville Woody Biomass Value-Added Product Yard Feasibility Study dated January 11, 2012
Prepared for: Calaveras Healthy Impact Products Solutions, Inc. West Point, California
July 2012
Nez Perce Tribe Waste to Energy Feasibility Study (PDF)
Prepared for: The Nez Perce Tribe Energy Committee Lapwai, Idaho
March 2012
Forest Biomass Transport and Value-Added Market Optimization Assessment for the Upper Feather River Watershed (PDF)
Prepared for: Sierra Institute for Community and Environment Taylorsville, California
March 2012 Washington Forest Biomass Supply Assessment (PDF)
Prepared for: Washington Department of Natural Resources by University of Washington, College of the Environment, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and TSS Consultants with financial support from USDA Forest Service.
January 2012
Quinault Indian Nation Biomass Feasibility Study (PDF)
Prepared for: Columbia-Pacific Resource Conservation and Economic Development District Montesano, Washington
March 2011
Wood Fuel Availability Analysis for the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado (PDF)
Prepared for: Roaring Fork Biomass Consortium Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado
January 2011
Emission Reductions from Woody Biomass Waste for Energy as an Alternative to Open Burning (PDF)
Prepared for: Placer County Air Pollution Control District Auburn, CA
December 2010
Yuba Foothills Biomass Feasibility Study (PDF)
Prepared for: High Sierra Resource Conservation and Development Council & Yuba County Watershed Protection and Fire Safe Council
September 2010
Feasibility Study for Biomass Heating of Buildings and Snow Melting at the Sierra at Tahoe Mountain Resort (PDF)
Prepared for: The High Sierra Conservation and Development Council, Inc. Auburn, California
April 2010
Phase I Biomass Fuel Availability Review for a Proposed Biomass Power Cogeneration Facility at Fairmont, Minnesota (PDF)
Prepared for: The City of Fairmont, Minnesota
January 2010
Biomass to Energy: Forest Management for Wildfire Reduction, Energy Production, and Other Benefits (PDF)
Prepared For: California Energy Commission, Public Interest Energy Research Program
July 2008
Preliminary Feasibility Review to Install a Biomass Fired Thermal Energy System on the Alturas Elementary/Modoc Middle School Campus in Alturas, California (PDF)
Prepared for: North Cal-Neva Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. Alturas, CA
June 2008
Preliminary Biomass Fuel Availability and Feasibility Review for Siting Biomass Power Facilities in El Dorado County, California (PDF)
Prepared for: El Dorado County Fire Safe Council Pollock Pines, California
May 2008
Wood Fuel Availability Assessment for a Commercial – Scale Biomass Power Generation Facility (PDF)
Prepared for: Laskin Energy Center Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota
October 2006
Preliminary Biomass Fuel Availability and Feasibility Review for Siting Biomass Power Facilities in Mendocino County, California (PDF)
Prepared for: North Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council Santa Rosa, California
December 2002
Dry Forest Mechanized Fuels Treatment Trials Project (PDF)
Prepared for: Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council