News & Updates
Woody Feedstock Aggregation Pilot Program for the Central Sierra Nevada Region
Sierra Business Council (SBC) has recently launched the Woody Feedstock Aggregation Pilot Program within the Central Sierra Nevada Region. This initiative is focused on five counties; Alpine, Amador, Tuolumne, Calaveras and Mariposa. The Central Sierra Pilot Program will be an opportunity for...
Initial Planning Steps in Support of a New Composite Wood Panel Production Facility in Northern California
West Forest, LLC (WF) has retained TSS to assist with development of a composite wood panel (CWP) production facility. Examples of CWP products include particleboard, medium density fiberboard and oriented strand board. TSS is supporting WF with candidate site selection, woody feedstock supply and...
Feedstock Supply Availability Assessment and Technology Selection for a Bioenergy Facility Located at Hayden, Colorado
Xcel Energy Colorado is planning to curtail both coal-fired units at the Hayden Station by 2028. Located at Hayden, Colorado this power generation station has been in continuous operation since 1963. Several strategies are being considered to repurpose the site, including installation of a biomass...
Wildfire Risk Assessment on the California Central Coast
Hyatt Hotels retained TSS Consultants to conduct a wildfire risk assessment for their recent California central coast acquisition – Ventana Big Sur. Ventana Resort is located on 160 acres of forestland considered at high risk to wildfire. Recent wildfires (2020 Dolan Fire, 2016 Soberanes Fire) ...
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...