biomass = rural economic development
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Expanding Rural America through Community Forestry.TRANSCRIPT
Expanding Rural
America through
Community Forestry
“Community forestry is concerned with how benefits from forest resources, such as timber and non-timber products, jobs and other opportunities, are distributed. Community forestry seeks to ensure that local people have access to a portion of the benefits flowing from nearby forests.”
Community Forestry
Local Forest
Community Asset
Social StructureEconomic Stimulus
Advantages of Community Forestry
• Cost Control• Create Competition• Eliminate Supply Interruption• Strengthen Supply chain• Local Job Development• Local Economic Development• Community Empowerment
LOCAL providers of energy
• New Income Streams• Increase Profits• Keep Employees Working• Reduce Transportation Cost• Sustainable Forestry
LOCAL forestry industry and wood working firms
“Landowners might be better served by working cooperatively to organize delivery, establish silvicultural and quality standards, minimize production risk, as well as standardize pricing by participating in a supply cooperative that undertakes this managerial and logistical role.”
Source: Missouri Forest Products Association, Producer‐Owned Wood Energy Feedstock Supply Company Feasibility Study
Kilwa Biomass has a commitment to enrich the fabric of rural America by expanding economic opportunities.
We partner with vested interests within the community to develop a sustainable, safe, secure and cost-effective supply chain management system of feedstock for Biomass Sellers and User Facilities.
Mission
Consulting Services
Project Definition
Site Assessment
Market Studies
Feasibility Studies (Site/Economic)
Impact Studies & Analysis
Development Plan
Finance Structuring
Our Strengths
Internet Platform
Scalable
National Exposure
Social Networking
GIS Mapping
Material Selection
Distance Selection
Visualization
Industry Collaboration: Killwabiomss.com
Kilwa Biomass Network
Company Profiles (Buyer and Forest product producers)
Technical Forum
Grants and Opportunity Alerts
Wood Energy News Newsletter
Kilwa Knowledge Base
Newsletters
Twitter Alerts
Kilwa Biomass Community Forestry Methodology
Local Community
Land Owners, Loggers,
Processors
Biomass User
Facility
Kilwa Biomass Geographical Information System identifies wood biomass suppliers and buyer within 100 miles or less of each other
FREE registration for wood biomass suppliers and buyers
Market to biomass buyers in your community using the GIS Network
Identify materials that are compatible with local wood burning energy systems
Kilwa Biomass Community Forestry Methodology
Local Community
Land Owners, Loggers,
Processors
Biomass User
Facility
Identify local material suppliers
Identify the closest and lowest cost material producers
Automated email marketing to companies and institutions using wood biomass within 50 miles.
Request for Quotes are emailed to biomass suppliers within 100 miles of buyer’s facility.
The Process: Working Together for Local Forests Utilization and Protection
Identify Rural Economic Development Zone or Empowerment Zones
Identify Communities at Risk (CAR) of forest firers Identify biomass potential in each area
Identify areas logging capacity
Identify current biomass users Identify local schools or institutions that can benefit from a wood biomass energy
source.
Identify Partners• State or local economic development agency• Area logging association or cooperative • University or nonprofit• Forest Service, USDA office, agricultural
cooperative• Bio-energy facility
Obtain funding to establish community working group Formulate grants and incentives
“It is important to enter the renewable energy market during the current opportunity for federal and state governmental incentives. This will provide the needed governmental support for companies before governmental supports are phased-out”
Source: Kilwa Biomass
