Sustainable Biomass & Forest Products Consulting
Technology assessment, policy analysis, and supply chain development for sustainable wood utilization.
Biomass Utilization Technologies
Evaluation of wood energy and advanced wood products:
- Technology readiness level analysis for biomass energy systems
- Economic feasibility studies for bioenergy facilities and wood products manufacturing
- Environmental impact assessment for biomass conversion technologies
- Lifecycle greenhouse gas assessment of forest bioenergy pathways
Policy Development & Analysis
Technical analysis supporting renewable energy and forest products policy:
- Policy analysis for renewable energy incentives and biomass utilization programs
- Legislative technical support (contributed to SB1122 amendments for biomass power plants)
- Regulatory compliance frameworks for sustainable biomass sourcing
- Stakeholder engagement and consensus building on biomass strategies
Wood Products Value Chains
Development of integrated forest products systems:
- Supply chain development for wood products and bioenergy applications
- Market analysis for emerging wood products technologies
- Rural economic development through value-added wood processing
- Community capacity building for wood energy project development
Bioenergy Systems Analysis
Spatially explicit techno-economic modeling:
- Biorefinery siting optimization and supply chain logistics
- Feedstock availability assessment at regional and national scales
- Integration of forest management objectives with bioenergy production
- Transportation and processing cost modeling for biomass systems
Community & Small Business Support
Technical assistance for equitable access to wood energy markets:
- Capacity-building programs for community organizations
- Technical training for small-scale wood products businesses
- Workshop facilitation and public outreach on biomass technologies
- Grant application support and project development assistance
Chain of Custody & Traceability
Supply chain transparency systems for biomass origin verification:
- BOOST (Biomass Open Origin Standard for Tracking) standard implementation and adoption support
- Biomass origin verification and custody transfer documentation
- Supply chain traceability system design and integration
- Data standards development for interoperable tracking across platforms
- Regulatory compliance documentation for sustainable biomass sourcing requirements
- Blockchain and distributed ledger applications for immutable custody records
- API development for integration with existing procurement and inventory systems
Environmental Product Documentation
Development of sustainability documentation for wood products and biomass:
- Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) following ISO 14025 and EN 15804 standards
- Lifecycle assessment (LCA) modeling and documentation for wood products
- Integration with forest certification systems (FSC, SFI, PEFC, ATFS)
- Carbon footprint quantification and reporting for biomass products
- Material flow analysis and circular economy documentation
- Sustainable forestry verification and biomass sustainability criteria
- Technical support for third-party certification audit processes
Environmental Attribute Certificates
Generation and verification of environmental attributes for biomass utilization:
- Renewable energy certificate (REC) development for biomass power generation
- Carbon attribute tracking for low-carbon biomass products
- Sustainability attribute documentation for renewable fuel standards (RFS, LCFS)
- Integration of environmental attributes with carbon credit systems
- Book-and-claim systems for sustainable biomass supply chains
- Registry platform evaluation and attribute retirement tracking
- Regulatory compliance across state and federal renewable energy programs
Contact us to discuss your biomass and forest products needs.