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Credit wraps could de-risk biomass feedstock supply

Biomass Power & Thermal
By Anna Austin January 26, 2011

Some biomass projects are not investment-grade quality in today’s finance market for a few reasons, the main one being the lack of long-term feedstock supply contracts.

A new financial instrument being offered by feedstock supply specialist Ecostrat could change that, according to CEO Jordan Soloman. During a biomass finance webinar on Jan. 26 held by ACORE and the Biomass Coordinating Council, Soloman discussed the biomass supply credit wrap system and how it could change the way lenders look at feedstock supply risks.

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