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USDA Awards Funds to Promote Development of Rural Wood to Energy Projects
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of more than $2.5 million in grants to develop wood energy teams in 11 states and an additional $1.25 million for nine wood energy projects.
"Renewable wood energy is part of the Obama Administration's 'all of the above' energy strategy," Vilsack said. "Working with our partners, the Forest Service is supporting development of wood energy projects that promote sound forest management, expand regional economies and create new rural jobs."
To view the rest of the press release, click here.
To view specific projects approved for funding, click here.
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Workshops
Urban Wood Utilization Webcast
October 14, 2014. 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern
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Dial in to the teleconference for audio: 888-844-9904; access code: 7578516 (you might want to use a phone for the audio.)
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Archived Webinars
Profitable Firewood Processing Workshop
April 17, 2014
Hosted by Wood Products Extension, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University.
Workshop details and slide presentations can be viewed here. For additional information, contact Harry Watt from North Carolina State University at 704-880-5034.
April 15, 2014: Quarterly Webcast on Urban Wood Utilization
Presentation topics include A300 Part 11, Urban Forest Products Standard; Building an Urban Wood Utilization Program via Industry Clusters; Urban Wood Utilization Efforts in Southeast Michigan, Urban Wood Utilization Efforts in Chicago, Illinois, New Urban Wood Market Place in Madison, Wisconsin, and Urban Wood Utilization Study in Virginia.
2012 Wood Industry Week @ WERC
View this series of workshops online. Topics include ROMI 4.0, enhancing economic competitiveness, developing new marketing strategies, mass customization, lean manufacturing, making effective use of technological advances, product costing, and small- and medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. wood products industry.
Biomass Thermal Energy Council's Educational Webinar Series
A series of educational Webinars about emissions, combined heat and power, thermal markets, and advanced technologies, among others, were completed with the assistance of a WERC-sponsored grant.
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