The Missing Link in Wildfire Mitigation: How a Biomass Market Manager Reduces Catastrophic Fire Risk

Originally aired January 21, 2026

Communities across the West face rising wildfire danger as forests have grown denser and more volatile. Federal, state, and county agencies fund thinning to remove woody material that drives severe fires, but progress remains limited because biomass has little commercial value and no consistent end use.

This webinar examines how an independent biomass market manager can help close that gap — coordinating long-term supply commitments across jurisdictions, planning storage and preprocessing, and establishing standard multi-year contracts that make thinning more effective and give developers the reliability needed to finance new projects.

Speakers

Bill Vinnicombe

Commercial Developer, SIXco

Bill Vinnicombe represents SIXco, a commercial developer seeking to convert pinyon-juniper biomass into clean fuels. He explains what developers need to commit to long-term investment in biomass projects and how coordinated supply and contracting can reduce risk.

Sarah Diemar

Royal Danish Embassy, Washington D.C.

Sarah Diemar provides a policy and diplomatic perspective on Danish clean-fuel ambitions and how Danish agencies and businesses advance reliable, responsibly sourced biomass.

Zach Knight

Blue Forest Conservation

Zach Knight provides a conservation-finance perspective on how supply assurance, shared risk, and solid performance data can unlock private capital for wildfire resilience.