|GFtEEN "power PARTNERSHIP* Aligning Green Power Partners with New Renewable Energy Projects Pilot Project Summary Please return the completed summary via email to Blaine Collison, Green Power Partnership Director, collison.blaine(a)epa.gov / 202-343-9139 Project Name: Resource Recycling by way of Hydrothermal Decomposition Developer Name: Delta Thermo Energy, Inc. Renewable Energy Type: Using MSW and Sewage Sludge as feedstock to create clean electricity Total Planned Megawatt (MW) Size: 152 Tons/day Phase I: 3MW Phase II: 3MW Project Location: 112 W. Union Street Allentown, PA Is the project permitted?: Yes If not, what is the permit status?: NA What is the status of the project's site?: Ready for building the facility. Currently we are going through the land development process and the final engineering design. Have land leases been filed with the county?: We have signed the Memorandum of Lease with the City of Allentown as well as the Agreement with the City includes a lease agreement section for 35 years. What is the status of interconnection, and have system impact and facility studies been completed? (Distribution or transmission level projects are both eligible): No ------- Does the transmission owner (TO) or independent system operator (ISO) have a process to study the project's impact on the local or regional grid and the subsequent cost to interconnect?: We have talked with PPL in the Allentown area about the interconnect and see no hurdles to overcome. We understand the costs and PPL can take the feed from our facility. What is the status of the Environmental Impact Statement?: We have one and it was part of our proposal to the City of Allentown, PA Is any element of the project - technology or other - experimental or pilot-phase?: No, our technologies have been commercially operating for several years in Europe and Asia. What is the long- and short-term operations program of the project? Does the renewable energy technology manufacturer have a technical support team locally available?: We have signed a 35 year contract with the City of Allentown to build a waste to energy facility and not only take all their MSW and sewage sludge but also generate clean electricity from this feedstock. We have a local team for all facets of technical support. For wind projects, has a meteorological tower been installed? If yes, when was the tower installed and how much data has been collected?: NA Who has analyzed the data and what is that person's experience with respect to projects that have actually been financed?: We are financing this project with an allocation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PEDFA) for tax exempt municipal bonds as well as grants from the Commonwealth and the Federal Government, DOE. The PFM Group was hired by the City of Allentown's City Council to analyze the financials and approved the results of their findings. Can the turbine manufacturer be financed through "traditional" tax equity and debt in the U.S.?: Yes ------- Provide a short summary of how you view project finance and structure/ownership: Financing is mentioned above. Other than having a 35 year lease on the land, the facility with be built, owned, operated and maintained by Delta Thermo Energy. What are your ideal types of prospective institutions/partners?: Delta Thermo Energy is focused on municipalities with a demographic make-up and population of between 125,000 to 200,000 people which in turn generates about 100 tons per day of MSW and 40 tons per day of Sludge. What is the intended off-take for the renewable power with respect to bundled or unbundled products and is there a preference? The take of is electricity and further recyclable materials. ------- |