News & Updates
Blue Mountain Electric Company USDA Loan Guarantee Feasibility, Environmental, and Technical Assessments
Transpecos Bank has retained TSS to conduct USDA Rural Energy of America Program (REAP) assessments of the 3MW Blue Mountain Electric Company biomass power facility in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Wilseyville, California. Transpecos Bank will use these required assessments produced by TSS to...
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Retains TSS as Shared Stewardship Advisor
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has selected TSS to serve as the Shared Stewardship Advisor for the South Sierra region of California. Effective January 2021, TSS will provide support for cross-boundary forest restoration and fuels treatment projects ranging from Angels Camp to Mammoth...
Chief Technical Officer of TSS Elected Chairperson of the Bioenergy Association of California
Frederick Tornatore, Chief Technical Officer and Co-owner of TSS Consultants, has been elected the 2021 Chairperson of the Bioenergy Association of California (BAC). TSS was a Founding Member of this organization in 2012 and has continued to hold positions on the Board of Directors since then....
Advanced Biofuel Production Facility Feedstock Supply Chain
TSS continues to provide forest feedstock supply chain procurement and coordination services for the Red Rock Biofuels facility at Lakeview, Oregon. The facility received it’s first delivery of forest feedstock in November (2020) with full commercial operations expected in 2021. Annual forest...
Forest Resource Supply Availability and Cost Assessment
TSS has been retained by the Tahoe Fund to conduct a forest resource supply assessment for the Loyalton biomass power plant. In addition, TSS is assessing sawlog supply availability as the new owners of the power plant – Sierra Valley Enterprises, are considering the collocation of a small...