Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone Ratings: Force Multipliers for attracting clean energy manufacturing to rural areas
Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone Ratings: Force Multipliers for attracting clean energy manufacturing to rural areas
BDO Zone Presentation: Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference 2023
On March 22, 2023, Jordan Solomon, CEO & President of Ecostrat and Chairman of the BDO Zone Initiative, presented BDO Zone Ratings at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC) 2023 in Washington, DC.
Jordan Solomon speaks about how BDO Zone Ratings fill a critical need for more credible financial tools that empower place-based bio-economy development by enabling local regions to gain attention at the international level to attract new biomass-based clean fuel projects, decarbonize, and create jobs.
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About The BDO Zone Initiative
The BDO Zone Initiative is an economic development platform that enables local communities to deploy powerful economic development tools, BDO Zone Ratings, to achieve the goal of driving, accelerating, and catalyzing biobased investment and commercial project development in BDO Zone-designated regions.
A BDO Zone rating is a standards-based technical risk assessment of biomass feedstock, supply chain, and infrastructure attributes of a region with respect to the feasibility and development potential of new biofuel, renewable chemical, biogas, bioproduct, or clean hydrogen plants. BDO Zone ratings are designed to help regions and communities attract new biobased project development and participate in the growing global bioeconomy by demonstrating the maturity of local biomass supply chains and whether or not they are developed enough to support biobased manufacturing without excessive risk.
For more information on the BDO Zone Initiative, please contact info@bdozone.org. To view all current and upcoming BDO Zone designations, visit www.bdozone.org or check out the BDO Zone LinkedIn page for all news and updates.
About Ecostrat
Ecostrat led the USDOE/BETO funded project to develop the new investment Standards and Ratings for Biomass Supply Chain Risk.
The Biomass Supply Group has 25 years of experience in sourcing and supplying more than 5 million tons of biomass feedstock for bioenergy, biofuel, and biochemical projects across North America. Its Advisory Group combines the BSCR Standards with powerful predictive analytics to understand and minimize supply chain risk.
Jordan Solomon is Chairman of the BDO Zone Initiative and President of Ecostrat. He has overseen the development and operation of biomass supply chains for more than 5,000,000 tons of feedstock over two decades for bioenergy, biofuel, and biochemical projects.
Jordan Solomon can be reached at jordan.solomon@ecostrat.com. For more information about Ecostrat, visit the company’s website at www.ecostrat.com/standards or check out the Ecostrat LinkedIn page for all news and updates.
Originally published at ecostrat.com.