BTEC News

July 20, 2009

Biomass Thermal Energy Council Achieves Milestone
BTEC closes its Founding Member period with 57 members

WASHINGTON, July 20 - The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC), a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the use of biomass for heat and other thermal energy applications, would like to thank all of its Founding Members for helping build this new organization. Formed in January 2009, BTEC ended its Founding Member period last week with 57 members in 24 U.S. states and four countries.  BTEC greatly appreciates all of their support.

BTEC Founding Members

• ACT Bioenergy
• Advanced Alternative Energy Corp.
• Agrosil Energy
• Alliance for Green Heat
• Alterna Biocarbon
• American Agricultural Movement
• American Wood Fibers
• APEX
• Bear Mountain Forest Products
• BioHeat USA
• Biomass Commodities Corporation
• Biomass Energy Resource Center
• Bio-Mizer Products
• Biowood Energy
• Carbon Solutions Group
• Central Garden & Pet / Pennington Seed
• Chip Energy
• Clean Power Development
• Comact Equipment Inc.
• Control Labs
• Corinth Wood Pellet
• Cousineau Forest Products
• Dejno's Inc
• Energex Corporation
• EnTec Works LLC
• Equustock
• Ernst Biomass
• Forest Energy Corporation
• Froling Energy
• Fröling GmbH
• Innovative Natural Resource Solutions
• Integrated Biomass Resources
• International WoodFuels
• Maine Energy Systems
• Maine Pellet Fuels Association
• Marth
• National Network of Forest Practitioners
• New England Wood Pellet
• Northeast Mill Services
• Ontario Sawdust Supplies
• Paraclete Bioenergy
• PelletSales.com
• Piney Woods Pellets
• Price BIOStock
• Public Policy Virginia
• Sandri Companies
• Scandtec
• Southland Bio Energy
• State of Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation
• State University of New York
• Vapor Locomotive Company
• Vermont Wood Pellet
• Viessmann
• West Oregon Wood Products
• Western Ag Enterprises
• Woodstone
• Zilkha Biomass Energy

Members of BTEC are on the front line of the movement to grow the biomass thermal industry. Our Founding Members have played a key role in implementing legislative activities, education and outreach efforts, and our developing research agenda. To learn more about BTEC, and for information on how to become a member, visit our website www.biomassthermal.org