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A fundamental mismatch exists between clean energy projects and venture capital funds. This conclusion, in a Harvard Business School working paper “Venture Capital Investment in the Clean Energy Sector” by Shikhar Ghosh and Ramana Nanda, emphasized investor expectations of extraordinary more…
Wood bioenergy projects continue to either gain traction or fall to the sidelines as investors shake the sector like a sack of Scrabble tiles. While the number of projects that pass Forisk’s screening methodology in April fell from 297 to more…
This week in Jacksonville, Florida, the Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) held its annual meeting. WSRI is a non-profit organization that funds research to improve efficiencies in wood supply systems in the U.S. forest products industry. Amanda Lang, Senior Consultant more…
Since January 2012, multiple wood bioenergy projects in the United States have opened, closed or advanced their move towards operational viability. However, the implications on potential wood use were insignificant. Total potential wood use from announced and operating projects decreased more…
The wood bioenergy sector in the United States continues its extended round of musical chairs. As of January 30, 2012, Wood Bioenergy US reports that projected wood demand for all announced projects in the U.S. dropped 7.4 million tons year-to-date, more…
The Buddha tells the private equity fund he can fulfill one of its wishes. A managing director asks, “could you simplify the tax code?” Seeing the Buddha frown in silence, the person suggests another wish, “could you make our cellulosic more…
This month I met with the Lt. Governor of a state with a substantive forest industry. The discussion centered on ways to support forest owners, wood markets and job creating projects. Then the conversation turned to the potential of wood-based more…
When tracking wood demand and timber markets, we look not only to the past and to the future for guidance, but also to the side – peripherally – to gauge performance across markets and sectors. Heather Clark, our Customer Relations more…
As of October 30, 2011, Wood Bioenergy US includes 471 wood-consuming, announced and operating bioenergy projects in the continental US. In total, these projects represent potential, incremental wood use of 135.9 million green tons/year by 2021. Based on Forisk analysis, projects representing more…
What are the wood supply and timber market implications from emerging bioenergy demand? We just published a white paper on this topic commissioned by the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO). The research was motivated by concerns about potential impacts more…