Advanced Woody Biomass Alliance launched

March 23, 2026 |

In Washington, the Advanced Woody Biomass Alliance recently launched as a global industry platform uniting organizations to expand the use of woody biomass as a versatile, renewable carbon solution sourced from working forests.

The Alliance brings together stakeholders across a wide range of industries to strengthen collaboration, advance supportive policy frameworks, and catalyze investment that accelerates the development and deployment of woody biomass applications worldwide.

As demand for energy, fuels, and industrial goods continues to rise alongside emissions-reduction commitments, woody biomass is emerging as an abundant, responsibly sourced, and scalable resource. Its expanding role across power, advanced fuels, industrial processing, and carbon removal is driving convergence among historically distinct sectors and underscores the need for coordinated representation of the full woody biomass ecosystem.

AWBA builds on the foundation of the U.S. Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA) which advanced markets for responsibly sourced wood pellets and helped establish a global supply chain. Today the industry mobilizes about $2 billion in woody biomass annually to customers across multiple continents. AWBA carries forward the institutional experience gained through more than a decade of global market and policy e

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