USDA Forest Service Awards Wood-to-Energy Grants

摘要

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded nearly $3 million in grants to 17 small businesses and community groups to develop wood-to-energy projects that require engineering services and will help expand regional economies and create new jobs. The various projects will use woody biomass removed from forests for wildfire prevention to produce green energy for heating and electricity. Examples of projects receiving the grants include the engineering design of a biomass power generation facility, a biomass boiler to produce steam at a sawmill or a hot water system for a hospital or school. The Forest Service Woody Biomass Utilization grant program has been in effect since 2005 and has awarded more than $33 million in grants to 140 projects. For a list of the grantees, go to .