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Arlington, OR awarded third BDO Zone designation in North America

          PRESS RELEASE: ARLINGTON, OREGON AWARDED BDO ZONE DESIGNATION — ‘A’ RATING FOR LOCAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE SUPPLY EXPECTED TO DRIVE NEW BIOBASED MARKET DEVELOPMENT TO ARLINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREA —   December 6th, 2021 Eastern daylight time Port of Portland, SkyNRG Americas and Ecostrat are pleased to announce the issuance of […]

2021 Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC) in San Francisco, CA

The 2021 Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC) took place in San Francisco, California on October 27th – 29th, 2021 with dozens of speakers and over 400 attendees from across the globe. ABLC is one of the largest networking events and acts as a series of several conferences and events that come together to address the […]

Siloam Springs, AR awarded second BDO Zone designation in North America

PRESS RELEASE:  SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS AWARDED BDO ZONE DESIGNATION  — ‘A’ RATING FOR LOCAL POULTRY LITTER SUPPLY EXPECTED TO DRIVE NEW BIOBASED MARKET DEVELOPMENT TO SILOAM SPRINGS —   October 18th, 2021 Eastern daylight time The City of Siloam Springs, Arkansas and Ecostrat are pleased to announce the issuance of a Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone […]

Canadian Bioeconomy Conference and Exhibition: 40-minute Panel Discussion

On June 23, 2021, Jordan Solomon (President & CEO, Ecostrat; Chairman of the BDO Zone Initiaitve) participated as a panelist in the Canadian Bioeconomy Conference and Exhibition’s (CBCE) Scaling-Up Challenge, a panel discussion that highlighted the Circular Bioeconomy and the path to net-zero.  The session was moderated by Bob Larocque, (President, Canadian Fuels Association) and […]

The BDO Zone Summit 2021: Two-Hour Panel Discussion

On August 17th, 2021, Ecostrat Inc. proudly hosted the first ever Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone Summit. The virtual 2-hour event featured three panels of discussion – key community leaders, capital markets and project developers – that voiced their perspectives of the BDO Zone Initiative and its positive impact.  With over a dozen speakers amongst […]

Nine Minute Chat with CalOZ – Potential of BDO Zones in California

“Creating Jobs and Fighting Wildfires with Opportunity Zones?” Last week, Kunal Merchant, President of CalOZ, spoke with Jordan Solomon about the BDO Zone Investment Coalition and potential of biomass energy in California. Their discussion features an overview of the BDO Zone Initiative as well as the potential for a BDO Zone in California. Check out […]

Virtual Bioenergy Symposium webinar

On April 21st, 2021, Jordan Solomon presented at the Virtual Bioenergy Symposium hosted by Biomass Energy Network on the BDO Zone Initiative: Driving Biobased Economic Development and Unlocking Project Finance in Alberta. Jordan’s presentation provided a comprehensive overview of the BDO Zone Initiative and highlighted the first BDO Designation of the City of Melville, Saskatchewan. The Biomass Energy […]

The BDO Zone Investment Coalition announces $1 billion of deployable capital for biobased projects located in BDO Zones

April 22, 2021 PRESS RELEASE: THE BDO ZONE INVESTMENT COALITION ANNOUNCES $1 BILLION OF DEPLOYABLE CAPITAL FOR BIOBASED PROJECTS LOCATED IN BDO ZONES The BDO Zone Investment Coalition today announces the mobilization of $1BB of capital for deployment into biobased infrastructure and manufacturing plants located in Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zones. The BDO Zone Investment […]

BDC webinar: Panel Discussion on Derisking Capital Market Investment in Biomass

In its ongoing webinar series, Biorenewable Deployment Consortium (BDC) scheduled its 4th webinar for 2021 entitled, “Ecostrat – Panel Discussion on Derisking Capital Market Investment in Biomass.” Jordan Solomon, President and CEO, Ecostrat, Inc. led the panel discussion along with John Plaza, President and CEO, SkyNRG Americas, Inc., Mark Riedy, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton […]