Following up on a previous post announcing the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture funding 30 projects in 14 states totaling $57 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for Wood-To-Energy and biomass utilization, Colorado initiatives recently received $250,000 each to: Help convert wood collected during wildfire- and pine-beetle mitigation efforts for a prison boiler [...]
USDA Plans Economic Recovery Projects
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for Wood-To-Energy and biomass utilization. These 30 projects, funded at $57 million – $49 million for wood-to-energy grants and $8 million for biomass utilization – are located in 14 states, including California. “These projects will promote the development [...]