News & Updates
TSS Conducting an Evaluation of Over 100 Biomass to Biochar Technology Vendors
The TSS evaluation is being conducted for a Northern California client which manages 50,000-plus tons of forest-sourced waste wood per year. The evaluation will assist in the selection of a technology vendor which has a woody biomass to biochar system that is economically via for the conversion...
TSS Completes the CEQA and Conditional Use Permit Process for a Novel Dairy Farm Anaerobic Digester
TSS prepared and submitted a CEQA Initial Study to the San Joaquin County (CA) Planning Department, as well as a Conditional Use Permit application for the construction and operation of a novel dairy cow manure anaerobic digestion at a small herd dairy farm. The Initial Study resulted in a...
Assessment of State Agency Protocols Related to Innovative Wood Products
Prepared for: Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation, California Board of Forestry
Washoe Tribe Wood For Elders Program
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California has retained TSS to conduct a review of their commercial-scale firewood production enterprise. Currently scaled to produce about 600 cords/year, the Tribe would like to grow the enterprise to double current production. Much of the firewood produced is...
TSS Successfully Permits a Large-Scale Almond Shell to Biochar Project in Northern California
TSS, under the direction of Frederick Tornatore, Chief Technical Officer, successfully secured land use and air quality permits for an almond shell to biochar project in Northern California. The facility, which is currently under construction, will convert up to 48,000 tons of almond shells to...
Wildfire Risk Mitigation Project on the California Central Coast
Hyatt Hotels retained TSS Consultants to conduct a wildfire risk mitigation assessment for a destination resort located on the California Central Coast – Alila Ventana Big Sur. Ventana Resort is situated on 160 acres of forestland considered at high risk to wildfire. Recent wildfires (2020 Dolan...