Green Community Technologies

Case Study: Sustainable Water Management

This case study profiles Yellow Wood's work with the West Central Initiative to help small Minnesota communities meet their water-related needs in a cost effective manner while protecting water resource quality.

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Case Study: Increasing the Use of Sustainable Wood Energy

This case study profiles Yellow Wood's work with the US Forest Service Wood Education Resource Center to increase the use of sustainable wood energy. Yellow Wood worked with Richmond Energy Associates to provide independent, third party biomas feasibility…

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Case Study: Addressing threatened water resources (Ottertail)

The City of Ottertail faced development pressure and pressing water system issues. Yellow Wood developed a suite of recommendations to provide Ottertail with an action plan for addressing threats to the city’s water quality in a systematic way. This work…
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Why did Yellow Wood create Green Community Technologies?

Provides an overview of the need for communities to assess their infrastructure needs and make sustainable, systemic decisions about how to address infrastructure and wastewater challenges.
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Getting Smart: Smart Growth, energy efficiency, and public facilities.

This article by Ann Ruzow Holland profiles Yellow Wood’s Green Community Technologies© work in Minnesota, New York, and Vermont in the context of sustainable approaches to rural community infrastructure. Analyzing alternative approaches was in each community’s…
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Yellow Wood: Charting a Path to Durable Communities

Profiles Yellow Wood's work with the Town of Richmond and the Green Community Technologies approach, which emphasizes using a combination of a municipal inventory, green alternatives research, and life cycle costing to select the most cost effective and…
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Innovation Economy Comes to Eight Towns: The GCT Process and the Triple Bottom Line

Profiles the experience of eight local governments in five states with Green Community Technologies©, an innovative inventory, analysis, and planning process that helps organize and identify the most pressing problems local governments are facing.
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Case Study: Municipal Asset Inventory to Meet Sustainability Goals

Barnstable County identified facility, fleet and infrastructure inventory as a key action item in their County Sustainability Project and used Yellow Wood Associates’ Green Community Technologies© to gain a clear understanding of the assets held in these…
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Case Study: Helping small communities meet their water-related needs

An overview of Yellow Wood's work with the West Central Initiative and three Minnesota communities around water systems and water infrastructure. Yellow Wood used the Green Community Technologies© process to assess needs and make recommendations for…

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APA MN: Planning Minnesota, v.28 n.2, "WCI infrastructure study seeks green solutions"

In 2007, the West Central Initiative in Minnesota contracted Yellow Wood to work with three cities with varying water system infrastructure needs and challenges. This article by Wayne Hurley reviews the context for this work, provides an overview of…
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Case Study: Water resource stewardship (Battle Lake)

Yellow Wood worked with Battle Lake to identify stormwater issues that, if addressed, would effectively preserve the quality of streams and watersheds. This work was part of Yellow Wood's Green Community Technologies© work in Minnesota, funded by the…
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Case Study: Water resource stewardship (Brandon)

Yellow Wood looked systematically at the City of Brandon’s water resources. Yellow Wood's recommendations addressed water conservation, efficiency of water treatment equipment, wastewater infiltration and stormwater. This work was part of Yellow Wood's…
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Case Study: Exploring Green Technologies to Meet Municipal Building Needs

In working with the Town of Franklin, Yellow Wood’s goal was to help maximize the use of existing assets and minimize the amount of new construction required to meet Town goals. This case study highlights the town of Franklin's needs and the alternative…
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Green Community Technologies Phase 2 Franklin

Mary Ellen Keith, Supervisor of the Town of Franklin, and Shanna Ratner, Principal of Yellow Wood Associates narrate this film highlighting the results of Yellow Wood's Green Community Technologies© work with the Town of Franklin.

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Case Study: Exploring alternative wastewater technologies to meet small town growth

The Town of Hinesburg asked Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. to research alternative ways of increasing their wastewater capacity beyond expanding their wasterwater treatment plant, using their Green Community Technologies© process.
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Community Roadmap to Renewable Woody Biomass Energy

A civic decision making tool for evaluating the viability of wood biomass district heating systems for New Hampshire communities.

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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Academy School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Academy School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Alexandria Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet or woodchip heating system makes sense for the Alexandria Central School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Applegate Apartments

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing both woodchip and pellet biomass scenarios for providing heat and hot water at the Applegate Apartment Complex.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Barnet School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Barnet School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Berkshire Hardwoods, Inc.

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a semi-automated woodchip system makes sense for Berkshire Hardwoods, a family-owned business providing hardwood lumber throughout the Northeast and Canada.
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Guide to Public Outreach for Biomass Projects

This guide, produced as part of the Wood Energy Utilization Services project, is meant to show the steps to effective public outreach for biomass projects.
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Is Woody Biomass Right for You?: Biomass Pre-Feasibility Reports

This publication provides overview information about the Wood Energy Utilization Services project and summary lists of the reports created for the project.

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Biomass Heating Analysis for Brasher Falls Central School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Brasher Falls Central School District outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for their St. Lawrence campus facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Buckland Shelburne Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Buckland Shelburne Elementary School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Burrows Paper

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Burrows Paper outlining whether or not biomass energy makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. Two scenarios were analyzed for this study – one analyzes the addition…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Canton Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Canton Central School outlining whether or not a woodchip heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Clifton-Fine Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Clifton-Fine Central School outlining whether or not wood pellet heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Clifton-Fine Hospital

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Clifton-Fine Hospital outlining whether or not wood pellet heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Colrain Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Colrain Central School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Colton-Pierrepont Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Colton-Pierrepont Central School outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Dummerston Town School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Dummerston Town School System
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Eminence Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Eminence R-I Elementary School outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Fairfield Center School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Fairfield Center School

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Biomass Heating Analysis for Fannett-Metal School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing both woodchip and pellet biomass scenarios for providing heat and hot water at the Fannett-Metal School District
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Biomass Heating Analysis for FiberMark

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to FiberMark outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Flood Brook Union School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Flood Brook Union School

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Biomass Heating Analysis for Gainesville R-V School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Gainesville R-V School District outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Hardwick Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Hardwick Elementary School
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Hawlemont Regional School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Hawlemont Regional School
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Biomass Heating Analysis for HDK Wood Products

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to HDK Wood Products (HDK) outlining whether or not a wood heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report included…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Hermon DeKalb Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Hermon-DeKalb Central School outlining whether or not a biomass heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes two different biomass…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Indiana Area Senior High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Indiana Area Senior High School outlining whether or not a biomass heating project makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes the installation of…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Jersey Shore Area School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Jersey Shore Area School District outlining whether or not a biomass heating system makes sense for the District from a practical perspective. This study analyzes three different…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Kazon Building

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Kazon Building. The Kazon Building is a mixed-use building (with office space and apartments) with about 22 occupants in West Rutland.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Lakewoods Resort

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Lakewoods Resort outlining whether or not a biomass energy project makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes three different biomass scenarios,…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Lewis County Complex

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Lewis County Complex outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Margaretville Hospital

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Margaretville Hospital outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario that was analyzed for this report includes…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Mifflinburg Area School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a district energy scenario usingy a central woodchip boiler heating system makes sense for the Mifflinburg Area School District.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Minerva Town Garage Complex

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Minerva Town Garage complex outlining whether or not installing a cordwood boiler makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.

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Biomass Heating Analysis for Mohawk Trail Regional High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing both woodchip and pellet biomass scenarios for providing heat and hot water at the Mohawk Trail Regional High School
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Morristown School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing both woodchip and pellet biomass scenarios for providing heat and hot water at the Morristown School District.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Mountain-View Birch Tree Liberty Junior / Senior High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Mountain View-Birch Tree (MV-BT) Liberty High School outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Old Forge Properties

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a district energy scenario usingy a central woodchip boiler heating system makes sense for Old Forge Properties. Old Forge Properties is the parent company to three business units: Enchanted…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Orange Center School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Orange Center School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Oxford Hills School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Oxford Hills School District outlining whether or not biomass energy makes sense for the Harrison Elementary School, Oxford Elementary School, Oxford Hills Middle School, Paris Elementary…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Penns Manor Area School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Penns Manor Area School District outlining whether or not a biomass heating project makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes two different biomass…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Perry County School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Perry County School District outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report envisions…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Potsdam Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Potsdam Central School outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Riley County Grade School & High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment that provides two analyses, one investigating the benefits of a pellet heating system for the Riley County Grade School and one investigating a pellet system for the Riley County High School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Robinson Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Robinson Elementary School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Rolla Junior High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Rolla Junior High School outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report envisions…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Rutland Town School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Rutland Town School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Salmon River Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Salmon River Central School District outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Sharon Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Sharon Elementary School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Southern Fulton Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Southern Fulton Elementary School outlining whether or not a biomass heating project makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes two different biomass…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Ellington Schools / Southern Reynolds Co. R-II

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Southern Reynolds County R-II Ellington Campus outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for…
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Biomass and Green Building Heating Analysis for South Kortright District Heating

The pre-feasibility assessments included in this report are specifically tailored to South Kortright, outlining whether or not a woodchip district energy system makes sense for this community from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Steelville Elementary and Middle Schools

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Steelville R-III School District outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Town of Webb Union Free School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment that analyzes two different biomass scenarios for heating the School. One scenario analyzes the installation of a wood pellet boiler while the other scenario analyzes the installation of a semi-automated woodchip…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Trapp Family Lodge

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Trapp Family Lodge outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. Two scenarios were analyzed for this study – both scenarios…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for United Helpers Cedars Complex

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the United Helpers Cedars Complex outlining whether or not wood pellet heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Wallingford Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Wallingford Elementary School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Washington Village School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Washington Village School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Watertown Industrial Center

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Watertown Industrial Center outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the West Rutland School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the West Rutland School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Winchendon School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Winchendon School outlining three different biomass scenarios that included a pellet system to serve the Main building; a pellet system to serve the string of buildings running along…
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Wood Energy Utilization Support Final Report: Appendices

These appendices contain supplemental material for the final report compiled by Yellow Wood, documenting work undertaken by Yellow Wood Associates and Richmond Energy Associates, on behalf of the USDA Forest Service, to identify potential candidates…

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Wood Energy Utilization Support Final Report: Executive Summary

An executive summary of work undertaken by Yellow Wood Associates and Richmond Energy Associates, on behalf of the USDA Forest Service, to identify potential candidates for biomass energy and provide biomass pre-feasibility studies. Yellow Wood worked…

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