Ecostrat

There is massive untapped potential in the trillion-dollar clean energy market.

Thousands of communities have tremendous surpluses of sustainable biomass, which many economic development organizations want to leverage to attract new clean fuels, renewable chemical and biogas projects and create jobs. However, most communities have no means to quantify and signal “regional bio-manufacturing readiness” to stakeholders in a transparent, credible and efficient manner.

Ecostrat’s Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone Initiative directly addresses this problem.

The BDO Zone Initiative is a regional biomass supply chain certification and rating program that gives economic development bodies the tools to rapidly accelerate biobased project development, igniting an influx of clean energy opportunities. ‘AAA,’ ‘AA,’ ‘A,’ and ‘BBB’ ratings put an internationally recognized, credible ‘bulls-eye’ on the best areas in the country to build and operate new bio-based manufacturing plants.

Ecostrat, a North American leader in assessing, developing, optimizing, and managing biomass supply chains, spearheads the BDO Zone Initiative to connect high-potential communities with hundreds of project developers and investors worldwide who want to build new biofuel, renewable chemicals, biogas or bio-product plant. The goal is to help communities, especially underserved rural areas, unlock local biomass resource assets and leverage them as engines for economic development.

“Right now, over 45 BDO Zone Ratings are being used by local communities to attract new bio-project development and drive decarbonization and local employment opportunities,” says Jordan Solomon, President and CEO of Ecostrat and Chairman of the BDO Zone Initiative.

The company aims to complete 1,000 ratings in five years—a goal which is estimated to drive the direct and indirect economic impact of $15B and a 2.59 percent reduction in GHG emissions in the US alone.

Numerous success stories underscore the transformative power of BDO Zone ratings. In one instance, Lincoln County, Montana, which faced challenges with surplus wood fiber and high wildfire risk, was issued an ‘A’ BDO Zone rating, seizing the attention of many project developers worldwide. Within three months, a new biofuel plant was announced and is currently under construction.

Going beyond BDO Zone Ratings, Ecostrat is the North American leader in biomass supply chain assessment, conducting more feedstock due diligence than any other company in North America and helping leading sector investors and project developers to enable more rapid and lower-cost deployment of capital into bio-based projects.

Staying true to its mission of de-risking and driving the bioeconomy, Ecostrat’s consistent application of innovative approaches helps catalyze a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.