Statewide Wood
Energy Grant 2016
THE APPLICABILITY OF WOODY BIOMASS IN NEW MEXICO
Statewide Wood Energy Grant
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The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Department, Energy Conservation and Management
Division (ECMD) will be receiving a grant from the US
Forest Service.
The grant will look at the applicability of woody biomass
in New Mexico.
The focus of the grant will be to determine if and how
woody biomass can be integrated into New Mexico’s
energy framework.
The grant will span two years.
Energy Conservation and Management Division is
working collaboratively with the New Mexico State
Forestry Division (SFD).
Statewide Wood Energy Grant
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Statewide Wood Energy Teams Cooperative Agreements were started
in 2013 by the US Forest Service in an effort to increase the knowledge
and use of woody biomass for energy.
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Promote commercially proven wood energy systems that use woody
biomass from National Forest System lands.
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Expand markets that convert woody biomass into energy to support wildfire
mitigation, forest restoration, and other forest management goals.
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Support the development or expansion of statewide wood energy teams
that provide technical, financial, and environmental information required for
developing wood energy projects to reduce the use of fossil fuels, including,
but not limited to:
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Prefeasibility and preliminary engineering assessments.
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Education and outreach to support the installation of commercially available
wood energy systems in the public and private sectors.
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Innovative approaches to managing and financing wood energy project
development.
Statewide Wood Energy Grant
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Currently looking for information on the use of the woody
biomass for energy in the state.
 Where
in the state it is being used
 Information
on types of fuel used
 Associated
costs
 Successes
 Setbacks
 Limitations
 Recommendations
for future uses
Statewide Wood Energy Grant
Contact Information:
NM ECMD: Gail Cooke
gail.cooke@state.nm.us
NM SFD: Carmen Austin
carmelitam.austin@state.nm.us
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