News & Updates
Frederick Tornatore, CTO of TSS, appointed to the Joint Institute of Wood Products Innovation Advisory Council
Frederick Tornatore, CTO of TSS Consultants (Sacramento, CA) has been appointed by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to serve on the Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Advisory Council. His two-year term will begin on April 1, 2024. The Joint Institute is dedicated...
Feasibility Study for a Value-Added Wood Products Yard in the Central Sierra
Mariposa County RCD has retained TSS to conduct a feasibility study for development of a value-added wood products yard within the Central Sierra. This investigation is focused on five counties; Alpine, Amador, Tuolumne, Calaveras and Mariposa. TSS has already analyzed forest feedstock supply...
Environmental Permitting, Product Marketing and Feedstock Procurement Plan in Support of a Fuel Pellet Facility at Mammoth, California
GC Forest Products (GCFP) operates a commercial-scale firewood production facility in Mammoth Lakes, California. Established in 1969, GCFP has been active in the Mammoth region for over 50 years. GCFP is considering installation of a fuel pellet production facility collocated with the firewood...
Biomass Feedstock Supply Availability and Cost Assessment for a Green Hydrogen Production Facility at Crescent Mills, California
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment (SI) is considering development of a green hydrogen production facility at Crescent Mills, California. Deploying an innovative biomass to hydrogen conversion technology, the facility will utilize forest-sourced woody biomass produced as a byproduct...
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...