Strategic Biofuels publishes practical guide to forestry feedstock under the renewable fuel standard following USDA Forest Service Grant

In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels announced the publication of its free resource, “A Practical Guide to Forestry Feedstock Under the Renewable Fuel Standard.” 

The company said that this practical guide aims to help guide project developers in understanding the compliance requirements for forestry feedstock with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). 

The publication was the culmination of work Strategic Biofuels conducted under a cooperative agreement signed with the USDA Forest Service (U.S. Forest Service) in 2022.

“Establishing a system and best practice to utilize abundant forestry feedstock became a necessity instead of a nice-to-have, and we are proud to share this guide with the industry at no cost through our partnership with the USDA Forest Service,” said Paul Schubert, CEO of Strategic Biofuels. “When it became clear to us that there was nothing like this guide during our own process with the EPA, we knew we had to support the industry by putting all of our work into this practical guide to save other developers and loggers critical time and effort as they plan and finance their own projects.”

The guide provides details on the information and documentation required for woody biomass to qualify for use as feedstock under the RFS. These include how to plan and manage feedstock supply, harvest the materials from logging operations, qualify thinnings and other materials, navigate areas at risk of wildfire and manage tribal lands, among other issues.

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