- Author: Ricky Satomi
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is soliciting Requests for Statement of Interest for implementation of a Biomass Gasification project for a CHP application in Sacramento, California.
Important Dates:
Q&A Deadline: | November 10, 2014, 5:00 pm, Pacific Time |
Application Deadline: | November 26, 2014, 5:00 pm, Pacific Time |
The objective of this RSOI is to identify a qualified and experienced project developer that will implement a Biomass Gasification project for CHP application in partnership with SMUD and the project site host. The developer will finance, design, build, own, and operate the project under SMUD's grant disbursement and power purchase
agreement (PPA) requirements. The project would use clean wood wastes (urban wood, forest thinning, construction and demolition debris, and lumber mill wastes). SMUD has allocated $1.15 million from its AB‐32 Cap & Trade allowances initiative program for this project. This incentive allows SMUD to be on par with the incentives provided to the IOUs.
For more detailed information on application requirements, please see the attached announcement. Respondents should submit questions by November 10, 5:00 pm (Pacific) to Marco Lemes, tel. 916‐732‐5871, or Valentino Tiangco, tel. 916‐732‐6795.
Please submit responses to Marco Lemes at marco.lemes@smud.org with “Biomass Gasification Project ‐ RSOI Response – [your company name]” in the subject field by November, 26th 2014 at 5:00 PM (Pacific). Only electronic replies will be accepted in MS Word, MS Excel and/or PDF formats. Please limit your responses to no more than 20 pages.
/h2>- Author: Rebecca Snell
Over 70 people attended the Quincy Woody Biomass Utilization Workshop last week. Numerous speakers included Forest Service personnel, private forest managers, the wood processing industry, academia and regulators.
The agenda started with discussions related to the forest resource and management and then looked at existing markets. We then focused on opportunities for biomass utilization in the local area. The session on environmental considerations looked at the impacts of fuels reduction treatments and forest management on forest health, biodiversity, soils and air quality. We concluded with a look at a number of funding opportunities for projects.
The in-woods part of the field tour schedule had to be canceled due to the unseasonal rain. However, we were able to visit the Sierra Pacific Industries Quincy sawmill. The excellent tour included the large log sawmill and also the recently reopened small log mill. Finally we toured the onsite power plant.
Presentations are now available online at http://ucanr.org/biomassquincy2010. A summary presentation of the main workshop is available here.