Friday, May 3rd Schedule
9:00 AM Opening Address
9:15 AM Keynote Addresses
9:45 AM Biomass Utilization 101
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Sustainable Forest Stewardship & Rural Economy Connections
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Regional Projects Panel: Biomass to Energy
2:00 Regional Projects Panel: Biomass to Wood & Soil Products
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Community Opportunities and Funding: Making It Real
4:30 PM Closing Remarks
4:45 PM Native American Closing
SMEDD Board
Chairperson Robin Bartholow
Vice Chairperson Paul Garza
Board Member Lisa Badenfort
Board Member Tim Karas
Board Member Jeff Kelly
Board Member Mary Anne Petrillo
Organizing Team
Hon. Glenn McGourty
Josh Metz
Bradley Johnson
Anna Macken
Nathan Rich
Abigail Scott
Yana Valachovic
Openings
Sonny Elliot Jr.
Tribal Chairman
Hopland Band of Pomo
Robin Bartholow
Chair, SMEDD
Glenn McGourty
Mendocino County BOS
David Rabbitt, Chair, Sonoma County BOS
Keynote Address
Elizabeth Betancourt
CA Dept of Conservation
Keynote Address
Glenda Humiston
UCANR
On a scale from 1 to 5, how knowledgeable are you about current biomass utilization practices?
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What's one question you have today?
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Michael Jones
UCANR
Biomass Utilization 101
Daniel Sanchez
UC Berkeley
Haris Gilani
UCANR
Martin Twer
The Watershed Center
Biomass and Bioenergy in Sonoma and Mendocino
Daniel L. Sanchez
Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension
University of California-Berkeley
SMEDD – Hopland, CA
March 5, 2024
Use of Forest Residues
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Forest Products
Lumber
Residues
Biomass Power
Replace:
Fossil-powered electricity
Biomass Power
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From about 1990 to 1993, California's biomass power generation was at its highest (more than 800 MW of installed capacity)
Currently, there are about 30 direct-combustion biomass facility in operation with a capacity of 640 MW. This is less than half of the facilities in operation (66) during the industries' peak.
Make power, heat, and (very small amounts of) biochar
Use of Merchantable Wood
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Forest Products
Lumber
Forest Residues
Buildings
Furniture
Replace:
Steel
&
Concrete
Sawmills
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Roughly 30 sawmills operating in CA
Most have biomass power on-site for drying & electricity output
All facilities process only softwood tree species (e.g. Douglas fir, ponderosa pine, redwood, sugar pine, true firs, incense cedar)
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2 BioMAT projects
-Round Valley
-Branscomb
2 Large and Small Log Mills
-Agwood Mill & Lumber Inc. (Ukiah)
-Redwood Empire (Cloverdale)
1 Fence Board Mill
-Redwood Empire (Asti)
1 Specialty/Small Production Mill
-Berry’s Mill (Cazadero)
As of 2024- additional Specialty mill (Sebastopol)
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Pyrolysis
Utilization of California's timber harvest, 2016
MMCF = million cubic feet.
aHarvest volume does not include bark.
bOther facilities include producers of posts, poles, utility poles, log homes, log furniture, firewood, bark, and other products.
cOther uses include landscape, mulch, pellets, and animal bedding.
Loeffler et al. (2019)
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Appendix
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Final disposition of wood harvested in California by industry sector, 2016 (excludes bark). Reproduced from (Montana BSER 2017).
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Merch Logs $/mbf | Bioenergy (dried) $/Bone Dry Ton | Examples of Products at this Price Point in California |
60 | 20 | Landfill wood diversions, SE US pulpwood |
90 | 30 | Sawmill residues, Orchard tree wastes |
120 | 40 | Logging residues; Fir, non-competitive |
125 | 42 | Pine, non-competitive |
150 | 50 | |
200 | 67 | Fir, competitive |
250 | 83 | Pine, competitive |
300 | 100 | Douglas-fir, competitive |
350 | 117 | |
400 | 133 | |
450 | 150 | |
500 | 167 | Redwood, non-competitive |
550 | 183 | Redwood, competitive |
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Historical California timber harvests by ownership class, 1947-2017.
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California's capacity for processing sawtimber, 1988-2016. Reproduced from (Montana BSER 2017).
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Fried et al., 2019
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Loeffler et al. (2019)
�Bioenergy and Transportation Fuels�
California GHG Inventory (2023 Edition)�
Source: CARB
California Biomass Availability in 2025 and 2045
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Source: Baker et al. (2020)
Two methods of hydrogen production from woody biomass
Gasification w/ CCS
Biomass
(fixes CO2 from atmosphere)
Carbon-negative
hydrogen
Long-lived geological carbon storage
Hydrogen production with CO2 capture and sequestration
Techno-economic and Policy Analysis of Hydrogen and Gasoline Production from Forest Biomass, Agricultural Residues and Municipal Solid Wastes in California�
Forest Residues
Agricultural Residues
Municipal Solid Waste
Gilani, H. & Sanchez, D.
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining (2023)
Biomass-to-fuels pathways
Methodology
Results
Gilani, H. & Sanchez, D.
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining (2023)
Credit: Martin Twer, The Watershed Center
GREY
BLUE
GREEN
CARBON DIOXIDE EMITTED INTO THE ATHMOSPHERE
NO CARBON DIOXIDE EMITTED
CARBON DIOXIDE STORED OR REUSED
Policy interventions to catalyze forest biofuels supply chain in California.
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Recent Efforts
Appendix
Economic impact of potential policy interventions �
1) Adjustments to the LCFS credit price for forest fuels;
2) Adjustments to the carbon intensity (CI) of forest fuels;
3) Concessionary finance from the state;
4) A subsidy for capital costs; or
5) A subsidy for feedstock delivery.
Range of Policy Interventions to Support Forest Residues Conversion to Fuels �
Policy Area | FB Hydrogen�CCS (initial values) | FB Hydrogen�w/o CCS (initial values) | FB Gasoline CCS (initial values) | FB Gasoline w/o CCS (initial values) | Range of Policy Intervention |
LCFS Credit �($/tCO2e) | 166.5 (125)
| 180 (125) | 186(125)
| 200 (125)
| 41 to 75 |
CI Score �(gCO2e/MJ) | -155.4 (-127) | -16.2 (3.1) - | -114 (-38)
| -51.4 (4.4)
| -19 to -76
|
Concessionary Finance (WACC%) | 7 (10) | 6 (10) | 6 (10) | 7 (10) | 3 to 4 |
Capex Subsidy �(Million $) | 135 (152) | 102 (130) | 152 (185) | 150 (173) | 17 to 33 |
Feedstock Subsidy ($/BDT) | -16 (50)
| 3 (50) | 7 (50) | 15 (50) | 35 to 66 |
Summary
THERE IS TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL.
BREAK
Genevieve
Taylor
Ag Innovations
Sustainable Forest Stewardship and Rural Economy Connections
Jim DiPasquale
USDA Forest Service
John McCarthy
CaFIRE
Nathan Rich
Tribal Environmental Manager
Yana Valachovic
UCANR
What is one concern, if any, that you or your constituents may have about biomass?
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Genevieve
Taylor
Ag Innovations
Sustainable Forest Stewardship and Rural Economy Connections
Jim DiPasquale
USDA Forest Service
John McCarthy
CaFIRE
Nathan Rich
Tribal Environmental Manager
Yana Valachovic
UCANR
LUNCH
On a scale of 1 to 5, how hopeful are you that biomass utilization can be used to help steward forests effectively?
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Elizabeth Betancourt
CA Dept of Conservation
Regional Projects Panel:
Biomass to Energy
Andrew Haden
Wisewood Energy
Bill Shevlin
Correlate Energy
Dean Kerstetter
Mendocino Forest Products
Terrance Rogers
GSNR
James Gore
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors 4th District
Regional Projects Panel:
Biomass to Wood and Soil Products
Fernando Mora
Berry's Sawmill Project
Jeremy Fisher
Forestree Collective
Temra Costa
Regenerative Forest Solutions
Darek Trowbridge
Soil Carbon Management
Temra Costa, Director
Sonoma County
Woody Feedstock Pilot Project
Biomass Utilization Symposium
Friday, May 3rd 2024
Sonoma County
Woody Feedstock
Pilot Project
Sonoma County
WORKING GROUP
SONOMA COUNTY WOODY FEEDSTOCK PARTNERS
TECHNICAL ADVISORS
FUNDERS
Brock Dolman, OAEC
Clarke Stevenson, WRTC
Fred Euphrat, RPF
Josh Metz, SMEDD
Lindsay Dailey, TERA
Matt Greene, RPF
Vance Russell,
VR Conservation Collective
STAFF / CONSULTANTS
ASSUMPTIONS GUIDING
THE SONOMA COUNTY PILOT & ACTIVITIES
PROCUREMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
PRE-PLANNING
CONSUMER MARKETS
PROCESSING
MACRO
Woody Feedstock Pilot Project
PROCESS
GROWING THE FOREST
STEWARDSHIP ECONOMY
Thank You
Temra Costa, Director
RegenerativeForestSolutions.Org
Temra@RegenerativeForestSolutions.Org
Sonoma Mendocino Economic Development District
Biomass Utilization Symposium
May 3, 2024 | Hopland, CA
Presented by: Fernando Mora, Founder, Opus Associates
� OPUS � ASSOCIATES� “ABOUT US”��ESTABLISH TRIBAL LED CLEAN ENERGY CAMPUS��ADDRESS DUAL EXISTENTIAL CRISES OF CLIMATE CHANGE & UNDERSERVED NATIVE & RURAL COMMUNITIES��RECLAIM NATIVE AMERICAN LAND ��LEVERAGE CULTURAL HERITAGE
I. Opus Associates
A. Native American Owned and Operated �� B. Network of Tribal Advisors � � 1. Raised and living both on and off tribal lands
2. Witnessed firsthand enduring hardships of our people living on The Rez
3. Motivated to bring meaningful economic opportunities to indigenous & rural neighbors
4. Our goal to partner on tribal projects, raise quality of life, health & wellbeing
OPPORTUNITIES
� BUSINESS � MODEL
� 1. Short-term Job Growth
-- Leverage scaled public funds & credits
-- Stand up scalable project infrastructure
-- Match with private capital at scaled multiples
-- Achieve sustainable economies of scale
-- Scale increases margin efficiencies/increases ROI
-- Achieve government dependency “Escape Velocity”
-- Expand across Tribal/Rural Clean Energy Ecosystem
Reclaiming
Indigenous Heritage
Knowledge
&
Relationships
to Land & Fire
- Ecosystem Biodiversity,
Restoration & Conservation
- Wildfire Resiliency
- Carbon Cycle Management
- Soil Erosion
- Habitat Restoration
- Rivers, Salmon & Other Species
Conservation
- Improve Climate Change & Drought
� Strategic � Partners � & Advisors�
II. Strategic Partners & Advisors
A. Various Stages of Discussion on Ecology, Tech & Economics�
1. Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of Stewarts Point Rancheria
2. Federal, State & County Agencies
3. “Academy Trained” Forest Industry Workforce Training
4. Tribal Forest Apprenticeship Training Partners
5. Finance Energy Institute
6. JDMT Waste To Energy & Long Thermo-Chemical
7. Regenerative Forest Solutions & Forest Tree Collective
8. North Coast Resource Partners
9. Forest Harvest Blockchain
10. National Tax & Carbon Credit Experts
11. Sawmill/Forestry Operations Experts
12. Lumber Wholesale & Retail Experts
� PROJECTS�� FOREST STEWARDS� APPRENTICE� TRAINING�� REIMAGINE, � REDESIGN � & REPURPOSE � � THE 21ST CENTURY � TIMBER INDUSTRY � VALUE CHAIN
IIl. Opus Projects
1. Forest Stewardship Apprenticeship Training
a) Public/Private Collaboration � -- Government/Industry/Tribal/Rural Stakeholders
b) Healthy Forests Wildfire Fuel Reduction: � -- California Workforce Cull 200-400 Million Trees�� c) Solve Broken Supply Chain Model: � -- Responsible & Viable Biomass Waste Removal
d) Leverage Government Funding: � -- Connect Growing Supply with Growing Demand
e) Integrate Tribal/Rural Apprenticeships:
-- Immersive Forest Management Skills Training
f) Ensure Responsible Forest Management:
-- Blockchain Track & Trace �� �
� PROJECTS �� “MILL 21”
2. “Mill 21”
a) Renovate & Automate
� b) State of The Art Sawmill & Wood Making
c) Responsibly Source, Track & Trace Timber
d) Verifiable Circular Economy 1st Mover Brands
e) Incorporate “Academy Training”
Reimagine� Redesign � & Repurpose �
� The 21st Century � Timber Industry � Value Chain
PROJECTS�� BIOMASS � WASTE TO ENERGY � & � FUTURE � GREEN HYDROGEN � PRODUCTION
3. Biomass Waste To Energy Facility�
a) Project EPC / O&M Consultants �� -- Determine Site’s Highest/Best Use Technology�
c) Incorporate Apprenticeship Workforce Training
�� CLEAN ENERGY � CAMPUS �� INCREASE� SUSTAINABILITY � THROUGH � CIRCULAR ECONOMY � UP-CYCLING�
IV. Clean Energy Campus
a) Increase Sustainability Through � Circular Economy Up-Cycling�
1. Power Sawmill: � � -- Through operating waste via co-located � Biomass to Energy Facility
� PROJECTS�� CO-LOCATE � & EXPAND � “ACADEMY TRAINED”� FACILITIES�
V. Co-Locate & Expand “Academy Trained” Facilities
“Healthy Forests” Management in California� = 200-400 Million Trees Needed to be Culled�
1. Immersive Forest Management Skills Training
2. Train & Educate Requisite Management & Workforce Skills
3. Acquire Certifications Across Industry Specialties
4. Integrate with Tribal Apprenticeship Guidance
5. Explore Co-locating Related Apprenticeship Training, such as�� -- Biodiversity & Traditional Indigenous Land Management
-- Sawmill Operations &. Management
-- Wildfire Responders Training
-- Wildfire Prevention: Identify, Remove & Transport Biomass
-- Furniture & Affordable Housing Materials Crafts
-- Bio-Energy Facilities Operations & Management
-- Wind, Solar, Battery Storage Facilities Ops & Management
Contact: Fernando Mora | Fernando.R.Mora@gmail.com
From top: Bruce Johnson sculpture, Hammond & Company, Zeta Homes
Green Valley Farm + Mill Burn Plan.
Small-diameter timber.
Woodlandia mill.
Woodlandia Log Ripper
Woodmizer
Log Specs
Wood Utilization
B2C
Townes, Santa Rosa, CA. B2B Restaurants.
Dorm furniture from non-merchantable soft woods.
B2B Institutions.
Benefits of B2B
NLT Pilot
Reimagining the Timber Industry
PDX main terminal - SNW Wood
SMEDD
Biomass
Symposium
Presentation
May 3, 2024
1890 Block – Planted 125 years ago
Soil Carbon Management Origins
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Problem #1
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Problem #2
Healdsburg Transfer Station
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Two Problems. One Solution.
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Goal of Paris Climate Accord
From Paris Climate Accord, 2016
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Soil Carbon Management
Company
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Primordial Biome
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How it Works in the Soil
Catherine N. Jacott, Jeremy D. Murray and Christopher J. Ridout - [1] doi:10.3390/agronomy7040075
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbuscular_mycorrhiza CC BY-SA 4.0
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Laboratory Results
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Sonoma County Water
Russian River Watershed
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Business Model
4. Payment to growers
Growers paid for CO2 they sequester
2. Primordial Biome
Chips used to grow fungal based soil amendment
Centrally located no/low cost biomass disposal
1. Biomass disposal
3. Crop enhancement
Used by growers to reduce water use & improve plant resilience to drought and heat
5. High Quality CO2 Offsets
Quantified and validated long term carbon storage
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Wood Chip Storage & Processing
Summary
Thank You!
Darek Trowbridge
James Gore
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors 4th District
Regional Projects Panel:
Biomass to Wood and Soil Products
Fernando Mora
Berry's Sawmill Project
Jeremy Fisher
Forestree Collective
Temra Costa
Regenerative Forest Solutions
Darek Trowbridge
Soil Carbon Management
BREAK
Josh Metz
SMEDD
Community Opportunities and Funding: Making It Real
Walter Kieser
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
Laurel Harkness
Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition
Mary Anne Petrillo
West Business Development Center
Zach Knight
Blue Forest
Closing
Remarks
Stephen Kaffka
UCANR
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