0 Turning Biomass into Energy for a Greener World As of June 2025, West Biofuels celebrates the opening of its first commercial forest bioenergy facility in Burney, CA. Communities generate surplus biomass from fire-safe management of forests and agricultural management of orchards and field crops. In many cases, the forest residue biomass is open burned, leading to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the form of carbon dioxide, methane, and carbon black. This waste material can also be hauled hundreds of miles for disposal causing additional emissions and costs for local businesses and communities. West Biofuels has developed a solution to take excess biomass and generate electricity that can be added to the grid to provide renewable electricity for local communities.