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Browsing Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments (IROCE) by Subject "Biomass energy industries"

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    The effect of state and federal policies on biomass business investments in California
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017) Becker, Dennis R.; Abrams, Jesse; Fenster, Emily; Kudrna, Jordan; Smith, Timothy M.; Moseley, Cassandra
    Wood-based biomass energy plays a key role in California’s wood products economy and in the state’s commitment to renewable energy. The state has developed numerous policies and programs to support biomass energy harvesting, transportation, and production, and the federal government has implemented policies to support related business development. The research reported here investigates what policies have been most important in fostering biomass business investments in California and in creating strategic opportunities along the biomass supply chain.
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    The effect of state and federal policies on biomass business investments in Michigan
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017) Becker, Dennis R.; Abrams, Jesse; Fenster, Emily; Kudrna, Jordan; Smith, Timothy M.; Moseley, Cassandra
    Wood-based biomass energy plays a key role in Michigan’s wood products economy and in the state’s commitment to renewable energy. The state has developed numerous policies and programs to support biomass energy harvesting, transportation, and production, and the federal government has implemented policies to support related business development. The research reported here investigates what policies have been most important in fostering biomass business investments in Michigan and in creating strategic opportunities along the biomass supply chain.
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    The effect of state and federal policies on biomass business investments in Minnesota
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017) Becker, Dennis R.; Abrams, Jesse; Fenster, Emily; Kudrna, Jordan; Smith, Timothy M.; Moseley, Cassandra
    Wood-based biomass energy plays a key role in Minnesota’s wood products economy and in the state’s commitment to renewable energy. The state has developed numerous policies and programs to support biomass energy harvesting, transportation, and production, and the federal government has implemented policies to support related business development. The research reported here investigates what policies have been most important in fostering biomass business investments in Minnesota and in creating strategic opportunities along the biomass supply chain.
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    The effect of state and federal policies on biomass business investments in Oregon
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017) Becker, Dennis R.; Abrams, Jesse; Fenster, Emily; Kudrna, Jordan; Smith, Timothy M.; Moseley, Cassandra
    Wood-based biomass energy plays a key role in Oregon’s wood products economy and in the state’s commitment to renewable energy. The state has developed numerous policies and programs to support biomass energy harvesting, transportation, and production, and the federal government has implemented policies to support related business development. The research reported here investigates what policies have been most important in fostering biomass business investments in Oregon and in creating strategic opportunities along the biomass supply chain.
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    The effect of state and federal policies on biomass business investments in Washington
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017) Becker, Dennis R.; Abrams, Jesse; Fenster, Emily; Kudrna, Jordan; Smith, Timothy M.; Moseley, Cassandra
    Wood-based biomass energy plays a key role in Washington’s wood products economy and in the state’s commitment to renewable energy. The state has developed numerous policies and programs to support biomass energy harvesting, transportation, and production, and the federal government has implemented policies to support related business development. The research reported here investigates what policies have been most important in fostering biomass business investments in Washington and in creating strategic opportunities along the biomass supply chain.
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    The effect of state and federal policies on biomass business investments in Wisconsin
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017) Becker, Dennis R.; Abrams, Jesse; Fenster, Emily; Kudrna, Jordan; Smith, Timothy M.; Moseley, Cassandra
    Wood-based biomass energy plays a key role in Wisconsin’s wood products economy and in the state’s commitment to renewable energy. The state has developed numerous policies and programs to support biomass energy harvesting, transportation, and production, and the federal government has implemented policies to support related business development. The research reported here investigates what policies have been most important in fostering biomass business investments in Wisconsin and in creating strategic opportunities along the biomass supply chain.
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    The effectiveness of biomass policies in supporting business investments in Oregon : preliminary results
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) Abrams, Jesse; Moseley, Cassandra; Ellison, Autumn; Becker, Dennis R.; Kudrna, Jordan
    Wood-based biomass energy plays key roles in Oregon’s wood products economy and in the state’s commitment to renewable energy. The state has developed numerous policies and programs to support biomass energy harvesting, transportation, production, and utilization. The federal government has also created policies to support biomass business development. Given the complex policy environment, it is not clear whether or how policies interact to influence business decisions. This research investigates what policies have been most important in fostering biomass business investments across the supply chain.
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    Impacts of the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program in eastern Oregon
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014) Davis, Emily Jane; Moseley, Cassandra; Lucas, Anne Mottek; Kim, Yeon-Su; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Bilek, Edward M.
    Utilizing woody biomass from public lands may help reduce agency costs, enhance community wildfire protection, and create employment and economic activity. Yet communities adjacent to public land often lack the business capacity to harvest and utilize biomass. Businesses face challenges such as limited access to capital and markets, technical assistance, and inconsistent material supply. From 2005–2010, the USDA Forest Service’s Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program provided resources to address these barriers. We evaluated the impacts of this program on business capacity in eastern Oregon.
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    The impacts of the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program in eastern Oregon and eastern Arizona
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014) Davis, Emily Jane; Lucas, Anne Mottek; Kim, Yeon-Su; Moseley, Cassandra; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Bilek, Edward M.
    From 2005–10, the USDA Forest Service’s Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program provided grants for equipment acquisition and technical assistance to rural businesses and other entities. These grants were intended to encourage enterprise development, address market barriers to biomass utilization (ranging from small-diameter sawtimber to chips and logging residues), and decrease forest restoration costs by adding value to biomass products. At the request of the USDA Forest Service – State and Private Forestry’s Forest Products Technology Marketing Unit at the Forest Products Laboratory, we evaluated the impacts of this program in eastern Oregon and eastern Arizona.
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    Oregon's State Wood Energy Team : a grant program review
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2016) Davis, Emily Jane
    Oregon’s State Wood Energy Team (SWET) is a state-level network supported by the United States Forest Service and led by Oregon Department of Forestry. The purpose of the SWET is to bring together experts in biomass energy to support the successful development and implementation of wood energy systems and businesses. One of the Oregon SWET’S activities is a small grant program for project feasibility, engineering, and construction activities. Six grants were awarded in 2013-2015, totaling $204,700. Oregon State University conducted an assessment of this program at the SWET’s request in spring 2016 by interviewing grantees and contractors working on the grants.