A joint project with the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, the Pinchot Institute is looking into the long-term sustainability of forests as an energy resource by addressing the intersection between renewable energy and forest management policies.

• Wood Bioenergy: A National Dialogue Fact Sheet
  
• 2007 Outlook Forum: Forum on Climate Change, Forests and Bioenergy
• 2007 Pocantico Workshop: National Dialogue Scoping Workshop
• 2009 Outlook Forum: Implications for Federal and State Policies
• 2009 Congressional Briefing: Implications for Forest Sustainability
• 2009-2010 Regional Meetings
• The US South 
• The Great Lake Region
  
• The Interior West 
• The Pacific Coast
  

As a leader in wood bioenergy, the Pinchot Institute is compiling a white paper providing authoritative information surrounding the development of wood bioenergy. Topics covered include how best to assess regional supply and availability of woody biomass, how best to pair appropriately scaled technologies with these supplies, how wood bioenergy is developing differently in various regions of the US, and both the future and current policy framework that supports wood bioenergy.
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Forest type, forest economics, conservation objectives, and biomass supply and availability all vary between regions and states. The Pinchot Institute is working with several state forestry agencies and the USDA Forest Service to develop biomass harvesting guidelines customized to the needs and objectives of individual states.
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One of the main challenges to sustainable development of wood-based bioenergy is the difficulty in estimating long-term available and sustainable biomass supplies. By developing the Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) with Mater Engineering, the Pinchot Institute hopes to decrease that challenge.
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