CAP Technical Advisory: Biomass Utilization in the Region (September 2023)
At the Cleaner Air Partnership’s September 2023 Technical Advisory Committee meeting, participants discussed opportunities and challenges surrounding biomass utilization in the 6-county Sacramento region.
Thank you to the generous contributors to the Cleaner Air Partnership: Sac Metro Air District, Teichert, SMUD, Sutter Health, Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, PG&E, El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, CEMEX, Clarity and Nikola.
Subject Matter Experts:
- Kerri Timmer – Placer County
- Paul Hensleigh – Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District
- Chuck Smith – Stonebridge Sustainability Solutions, Inc.
- Martin Twer – The Watershed Center
Additional Resources and Links:
- Mobile/Modular Wood Processing Technologies – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z0gkUvpnayTYn09MlvIr0lmCge4rMbcLrzk02BQ1V8g/
- Sometimes Simple is Best: Heartwood Biomass Project brings Jobs, Environmental Benefits to Tuolumne County – https://www.rcac.org/press-release/heartwood-biomass-project-brings-jobs-environmental-benefits-to-tuolumne-county
- Examples of Advanced Wood Building Products and Technologies – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SuzH6CXbosBVzS41Nb7OqQhPBXP1uvbe
- My “Resources” Google Drive – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-njmNNXiwyle6oRDQFNZhTKcbjZsuJUo
- Colorado Forest Products Database™ – https://csfs.colostate.edu/colorado-forest-products-database/
- Nerding out: Products Made from Wood – https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/woodproducts.pdf
- Air Curtain Incinerators Technology – https://airburners.com/technology/principle/
- Biomass Operations in California – https://www.calbiomass.org/facilities-map/
- California’s Forest Products and Biomass Power Plant facilities Interactive Map – https://ucanr.edu/sites/WoodyBiomass/California_Biomass_Power_Plants/
