We are a CHP Partner Company with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Combined Heat & Power Partnership.  One Goal of the EPA CHP Partnership is to Double the Amount of CHP or Cogeneration to the Nation's Power Supply by the Year 2010

According to the United Nations, "it is estimated that greenhouse gas emissions trading markets could be worth $2 trillion by 2012 and it is further estimated that the market for clean technologies could be worth $1.9 trillion by 2020."

http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=433&ArticleID=4792&l=en

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Did you know that the silicon contained in only one ton of sand, 
and used in manufacturing solar photovoltaic panels, could 
produce as much electricity as burning 500,000 tons of coal?

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The supplier for our solar electric power systems has dramatically reduced our pricing for solar photovoltaic panels and we are passing the savings to our clients in California and Texas.  

Our solar electric power systems along with rebates and tax credits, have been reduced by about 50% and can many times, pay for the investment in less than 3 years!  

We now have installers in Southern California, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin, Texas. Start saving with our solar electric power systems today.  More information at:  

www.SolarElectricPowerSystems.com

We are now developing utility-scale Solar Power Plants in the southwest US.  More information can be found on the following sites: 

www.ConcentratingSolarPower.com  and  www.ConcentratingPhotovoltaic.com

We provide peak-shaving, and demand side management solutions through our solar electric power systems as well as our packaged cogeneration and trigeneration energy systems.  Our cogeneration and trigeneration energy systems are built to our specifications.  All of our cogeneration and trigeneration energy systems exceed 85% net system efficiency. This translates into significant energy savings for our clients as well as reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Solar Trigeneration^sm
www.SolarTrigeneration.com

We Do Solar Right^sm

We install our Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy Systems, for qualified commercial businesses, as well as  cities, schools and government facilities with our Zero Up-front Cost program.

For some customers - based on their present location, utility company and electric rate - we are able to reduce their electric rate by 10%. Even more for other customers.  Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy System!

We provide the answers to your questions about solar power and energy!

Does your; business, city, school, or electric utility want a more sustainable solar power and energy solution?

Are you interested in transforming your facility, campus or building(s) to "Net Zero Energy"™ buildings?

Does your city or school have a problem with rising electricity and energy expenses, but not have the financial resources to provide the necessary updates and upgrades to make your buildings more efficient?

Maybe you have already decided to go solar, but you have a lot of questions, and don't know where to start.  Call us, we have the answers to your solar questions.

What is the optimum solar solution?  There are hundreds of companies in the solar power and energy industry.....  Who do you call to help you with these questions to help you make the right decisions?

There's still more questions, that you may not have thought about..... which solar technology do you go with, and what is the return on investment? 

Are there any solar rebates, refunds, tax credits or other incentives available?

What about investors that might be interested in owning/operating and maintaining our solar energy system under a Power Purchase Agreement?

You have numerous questions and need the answers to help in the decision-making process regarding the solar power and energy system you want to install.  These decisions will have a long-lasting impact as the solar energy system that you install at your business or facility will probably be generating clean power for the next 40 to 50 years, if not longer!  So, the decisions that you need to make now regarding your solar energy system will be a decision that will be either a long-term asset or a liability, depending on the equipment you select and who you choose to install it. 

We can help cities, schools and commercial (and large residential) customers make the switch to solar!

And now, with our no up-front cost for our Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy System, we can also transform your building(s) to a "Net Zero Energy Building"™ and many times, actually REDUCE your present energy expenses by 10%, and possibly more!

Examples of buildings/facilities where our Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy Systems would benefit, include; universities, churches, data centers, shopping centers, schools, radio/television stations, food processing, warehouses, new real estate developments and subdivisions, and electric utilities - practically any commercial facility can be upgraded to one of our "pollution free power" systems featuring one of our solar energy systems,  including our Solar Trigeneration^sm system!

Call or email us, we can provide these answers. We are focused on providing the optimum solar energy systems for our clients. This begins with an initial review of your past 12 months energy/electrical bills. The next step would include a site visit which may include a Demand Side Management study and/or a Solar Feasibility Study which determines the optimum solar energy system for your facility or location.  Once the optimum solar solution(s) are determined, we then have a blueprint to proceed that could include our installing one of our Solar Cogeneration™ or Solar Trigeneration^sm energy systems.  Or for a city, real estate development or subdivision, or an electric utility, one of our utility scale power plants which might be a Concentrating Photovoltaic, Concentrating Solar Power or High Concentration Photovoltaic power plants.

What is "Net Zero Energy™?"

Net Zero Energy - when applied to a home or commercial building, simply means that the home or buildings generates as much power and energy as they consume, when measured on a monthly or annual basis, and with an onsite, renewable energy system, such as our Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy System. 

What is a Net Zero Energy Building^sm?

A Net Zero Energy Building^sm produces as much energy as it uses over the course of a year. Net Zero Energy Buildings^sm are very energy efficient. The remaining low energy needs are typically met with on-site renewable energy. 

First of all, understand that there is no such thing as a "zero energy building!" EVERY building uses energy, or you may as well be in a cave!  

The important considerations are, 

1.  How efficient is the building?  

2.  How much energy does the building use, and how efficiently is it used?  

3.  How much "carbon free energy" or "pollution free power" is generated by the buildings' own onsite renewable energy system?

4.  What are the utility company's prices for the excess power generated and sent to the grid? 
(see: Net Energy Metering)

5.  How difficult is it to interconnect the renewable energy system of the building with the utility company's powerlines/electric grid?   

At the heart of a Net Zero Energy Building^sm is the idea that any building can meet its energy requirements from low-cost, locally available, nonpolluting, renewable sources, like our Solar Trigeneration Energy Systems. Our Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy Systems are the idea whose time has come, to make Net Zero Energy Buildings^sm commonplace.

Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy Systems Provide All of the Cooling, Heating & Power, for Any Size Building, with only the Energy of the Sun. Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy Systems Provide Simultaneous  Cooling, Heating & Power whether it is 12 Noon, or 12 Midnight,  and can do so, WITHOUT Connection to the electric grid!

The Diagram Below Shows How Our Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy System Works, for Heating and Cooling a Building (next to the Solar Thermal Collectors, are the PV Panels, that generate the Electricity).

Our Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy System
provides "Cooling, Heating & Power" for your business, or home with the free energy of the sun!

What is Net Energy Metering?

Net energy metering is used to measure a customer's total electric consumption against that customer's total on-site electric generation.  When a customer's onsite generation of power exceeds the amount that they use, the customer's solar energy system (or other renewable energy system) exports the extra electricity to the grid.  When the power requirements of the customer exceeds their onsite generation of power, the customer imports the electricity they need from electric grid. The customer pays the electric company for any extra power they use over the amount they generate - OR -  the customer receives a credit or refund from the electric company if they exported more power to the grid, than what they consumed.  

Renewable Energy Is Necessary for Net Zero Energy Buildings

Much focus is placed on energy efficiency as the most cost-effective way to reduce energy use in commercial buildings. However, consumption can be reduced only so much. There is a point at which the cost of adding efficiency measures is higher than that of using renewable energy such as thin film photovoltaics and other solar energy systems. 

Aggressive energy efficiency strategies can reduce a building's energy consumption by 50% to 70%. Renewable energy technologies must be used to reach the goal of a net-zero energy building (NZEB).

Supply-Side Technologies

Various supply-side renewable energy technologies are available for Net Zero Energy Buildings. Supply-side technologies, often called energy producers, collect natural energy and transform it into a useful form. Examples of these technologies include PV, solar hot water, wind, hydroelectric, and biofuels.

Ranking of Energy Options

All renewable sources are favorable over conventional energy sources such as coal and natural gas; however, the U.S. Department of Energy recommends the following ranking for these options (the lower numbers are preferable):

This hierarchy is weighted toward renewable technologies within the building footprint and site. Rooftop PV and solar water heating are the most applicable supply-side technologies for Net Zero Energy Buildings. Other supply-side technologies such as parking lot-based wind or solar energy systems may be available.

The goal in developing the ranking was to encourage technologies that:

• Minimize overall environmental impact by encouraging energy-efficient building designs and reducing transportation and conversion losses

• Will be available over the lifetime of the building

• Are widely available and have high replication potential for future Net Zero Energy Buildings.

Solar Trigeneration^sm
www.SolarTrigeneration.com

Now, Your Business Can Have Our Solar Trigeneration^sm
Energy System, installed for No Up-Front Costs!

Through an affiliated partner company, we are now installing our Solar Trigeneration^sm Energy Systems, for qualified commercial businesses, nationwide, with Zero up-front costs.

Some customers may even see a decrease in their energy expenses by as much as 10% to 20% with our Zero up-front cost Solar Trigeneration™ Energy System!

To qualify for our no up-front cost Solar Trigeneration Energy Systems, businesses must:

• Have a good credit rating

• Agree to buy all of the energy generated from the Solar Trigeneration™ Energy System through a 20 year Power Purchase Agreement

• Other conditions may apply, depending on location, state or utility company you are presently buying power from.

We expect ALL of our customers will be very happy knowing that the clean, green, renewable power they are using is: 

• More reliable than the electricity from the power company.

• Saving the environment by reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and helping reverse Climate Change and Global Warming.

• Generated from their own reliable Solar Power System on their roofs.

• Saving Money!  At today's published electric rates at Southern California Edison, TXU, Reliant and Centerpoint, most of our customers will also enjoy a SAVINGS on their present electric bills by as much as 10% from what they are now paying for their electricity from the electric utility.

• Under warranty.

• At the end of the Power Purchase Agreement, the Solar Trigeneration™ Energy System is then offered for sale to our customers, for $1.00.  And then their energy savings really start to add up as the power and electricity generated from their Solar Trigeneration™ Energy System is free!

Our "Solar Trigeneration^sm" Power and Energy Systems
Generate Carbon Free Energy and Pollution Free Power
Which is Sustainable, Clean, Renewable and Affordable

Solar Energy Systems provides cooler, cleaner, greener power and energy project development services.  Our Solar Energy Systems are an environmentally-friendly and economically-superior choice to expensive natural gas and electricity. Additionally, our renewable energy technologies generate "green tags" or a Renewable Energy Credit.  

We provide Solar Power and Energy systems that we refer to as "EcoGeneration" solutions that produce cooler, cleaner, greener power and energy for our customers and our environment. Unlike most companies, we are equipment supplier/vendor neutral. This means we help our clients select the best equipment for their specific application. This approach provides our customers with superior performance, decreased operating expenses and increased return on investment. 

Our company provides turn-key project solutions that include all or part of the following: 

• Engineering and Economic Feasibility Studies 

• Project Design, Engineering & Permitting

• Project Construction

• Project Funding & Financing Options

• Shared/Guaranteed Savings program with no capital requirements. 

• Project Commissioning 

• Operations & Maintenance 

• Green Tag/Renewable Energy Credit Application, and Marketing

Net Zero Energy Buildings^sm
www.NetZeroEnergyBuildings.com

The Audubon Nature Center Installs Solar Trigeneration  System
Making this one of the World's First "Net Zero Energy Buildings"
at Their New Facility in Los Angeles, California

NO CONNECTION TO THE ELECTRIC UTILITY!

The Solar Trigeneration  Provides All of their Facility's (5000 sq.ft.)
Cooling, Heating and Power Requirements - at 12 noon or 12 midnite,
WITHOUT ANY CONNECTION to the Electric Utility
with our Solar Trigeneration Energy System!  

The Sun Powers the Audubon Nature Center's Solar Trigeneration  
System at Debs Park in Los Angeles. The Audubon Nature Center's 
building is one of the world's first "Net Zero Energy Buildings." 
The Solar Trigeneration System Consists of a 10 Ton “Solar Absorption Cooling"  
System Matched with a Solar Electric Power System

By: Monty Goodell, MBA  
www.SolarTrigeneration.com
Los Angeles, California

There is now a better, more efficient, “pollution free power” solution for cooling, heating and powering homes and commercial buildings where solar energy is available. It's called Solar Trigeneration

Solar Trigeneration is defined as the simultaneous generation of cooling, heating and power with only the free solar energy from the sun providing the "fuel". Solar Trigeneration is now a reality at the Audubon Center at Debs Park several miles from downtown Los Angeles and is one of the world's first "Net Zero Energy Buildings."

The Audubon Nature Center is totally powered by the sun’s energy and the building operates entirely “grid-free” and without any electric connections to the electric grid, or natural gas connections – a truly sustainable power and energy solution. Best of all, the Audubon Center doesn’t rely on the over-burdened electric grid or even natural gas.  Therefore, the Audubon Nature Center NEVER receives an electric bill or natural gas bill.... ever!

The Audubon Nature Center's 5,000 square foot office and conference facility is powered by a Solar Trigeneration system that features a 25-kilowatt solar electric power system where the energy is stored in a bank of batteries. The Center is cooled by a 10-ton solar absorption cooling system powered by an array of very efficient solar heat pipe vacuum tube thermal collectors.  The collectors heat the water to temperatures of 200+ degree F stored in a 1,200 gallon insulated tank, another type of inexpensive battery. The Solar Trigeneration system at the Audubon not only provides the air-conditioning in the summer but also heats the building in the winter, and provides the hot water for the kitchen and bathrooms. 

Absorption chillers, and cooling with solar energy with an absorption chiller are not new technologies.  In fact, absorption chiller technology is over 70 years old.  The first refrigerators were powered by propane gas to run the absorption chillers that used ammonia as a refrigerant.  Electricity and the electric compression chiller gained popularity only because of the convenient “plug and play” appliance and relatively cheap electric rates.  Electricity is no longer economically, or environmentally “cheap.”

Cogeneration refers to the simultaneous production of heat and power. Cogeneration plants are much more efficient as compared with typical power plants.  Cogeneration is usually about 55% to 70% efficient in terms of overall system efficiency, or about 200% more efficient than typical power plants.  However, cogeneration power plants are fueled by natural gas, which is a limited resource, and whose price has exploded as a result of all the new cogeneration plants that have been built and fueled by natural gas. Even in early 2001, the price of natural gas was only $2.75 - $3.25 per mmbtu. However, with all of the new cogeneration power plants, limited supply of natural gas, and the huge demand placed on natural gas for fueling the new cogeneration plants, the price of natural gas is now around $7.50 - $8.50 per mmbtu.

Solar Trigeneration is an EcoGeneration solution.  EcoGeneration refers to a power and energy system that uses the “natural” energy or fuel that is available for a specific site or location. Such energy or fuel includes, solar, wind, BioMethane, geothermal, and ocean power, including ocean tidal and ocean thermal energy conversion. For example, in the desert areas of the Southwestern U.S. , there is an abundance of solar energy. Therefore, home-owners and business owners in this part of the country should seriously consider an EcoGeneration system (“ecogen system”) that optimizes the opportunities available through solar energy

Today, the cause of the summer peak electric demand, electric supply problems, and black-outs, are the result of the energy crisis in California , primarily attributed to the air conditioning load. Over 40 percent of the electricity generated every day goes is used for air conditioning.  At this time of year, the electric utilities are forced to turn on all of their power plants to generate the “peak” demands required by the customers, primarily for air-conditioning.  This means that all of the efficient power plants, the inefficient power plants, along with all of the “peaking” power plants have to run to generate the electricity needed. The high cost of meeting the peak demand is passed on to the consumers with rates of $.20+ per kWh during the summer months.   For fixed income seniors living in desert communities, they are already forced to conserve on energy, food, water, and other necessities of life. 

Greater Demands on California’s Limited Electric Supply, Lack of New Electric Power Supplies, and This Summer’s Heat Wave are Compounding the Problem Leading to the “Perfect Electric Storm”

Many people will remember the movie “The Perfect Storm” from several years ago, when several storms came together in the northeastern part of the U.S. to produce a deadly and catastrophic “perfect” storm. Today, a different type of “perfect storm” is brewing in California . The storm that’s looming on the horizon in California is a “perfect electric storm” wherein the supply of electricity from the electric utility company’s power plants are unable to keep-up with the demand – meaning a black-out, or loss of electricity, like the black-outs from previous years, and like the northeastern black-out from 2003.

The most likely time of year for a black-out in California , unfortunately, is the summer, when air-conditioners are running at the maximum, and placing the maximum load on California ’s electricity supply.  Should such a black-out occur in the desert areas of California, where daily high temperatures routinely reach 110 degrees and higher, and where a significant percentage of the population is comprised of retired and senior citizens, and should the black-out be prolonged, a number of deaths will be the likely outcome. People, and especially the elderly, simply cannot tolerate prolonged high temperatures

How Do We Prevent the “Perfect Electric Storm” from Occurring in California and Other Regions in the U.S.?

Another major concern is how do we prevent the “Perfect Electric Storm” from happening, like the Northeast Blackout several summers ago, especially for people living in the desert?  California ’s energy authorities are warning of a possible energy crisis during the hot summer months, due to the excessive and prolonged summer temperatures where demand increases by over 40 percent.  Compounding the problem is the rising demand for electricity due to population growth and the limited transmission capacity in some areas in the region.  According to the California Energy Commission, the State must build three natural gas-fired 500-megawatt peaking power plants, every year, just to keep up with the growing demands of electricity. Failure to keep up with demand means The problem is getting worse due to the population growth in the Inland Empire , Coachella Valley and Antelope Valley. The projected power gap for the coming summers of 2006, 2007, and 2008 is very bleak.

Governor Schwarzenegger’s “Million Solar Roofs” program and the passage of the 2005 Federal Energy Act will be the foundation to create a “Perfect Solar Storm” to trigger the Solar Economy throughout California. 

With the threat of California’s seniors and elderly dying from heat exhaustion due to power outages, black-outs, rolling black-outs and the rising costs of electricity and natural gas, combined with the continuing impact of global warming, the perfect solution is to create a Solar Revolution by cooling, heating and powering the desert with solar energy and technologies like Solar Cogeneration or Solar Trigeneration.

The Audubon Center's new Solar Trigeneration power and energy system
makes this building a "Net Zero Energy Building"

The Audubon's Roof showing the Solar Thermal Collectors, part of the 
Solar Trigeneration power and energy system

The heart of the Audubon's Solar Trigeneration power and energy system
provides "free heating, cooling and domestic hot water," a "net zero energy building."

The hot water from the Solar Thermal Collectors on the roof of the Audubon is pumped here for producing the building's heating, cooling and domestic hot water.
Hot water is stored in the tank on the left for overnight.

What is "Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide?"

Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CuInSe2) is a material that provides an extremely high absorption of light ( 99%) to be absorbed in the first micron of the material. Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide is projected to be the revolutionary material that some are saying, could put typical "central" power plants and some electric utilities, out of business, as it will be much cheaper for customers to generate their own onsite power with Thin Film Photovoltaics made from these materials.   

When additional small amounts of Gallium is added to Copper Indium diSelenide, this increases its' light-absorbing band gap, thereby making the solar panel more closely match the solar spectrum of the sun.  This, in turn, increases the voltage and the efficiency of the Thin Film Photovoltaics solar panel. 

Solar panels produced with Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide cells have reached efficiencies of more than 20% - which is much higher than the other Thin Film Photovoltaics. 

Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide solar panels create more electricity from the same amount of sunlight than other Thin Film Photovoltaics panels.  This translates into a higher conversion efficiency. 

The conversion efficiency of Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide PV technologies is very stable over time, meaning its power output remains stable over many years, while the power output of many other PV materials can rapidly decline with time. 

What are "Building Integrated Photovoltaics?"

Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) are solar energy systems that are integrated into a part of the building, that serve as the building's exterior or the building's skin. 

Commercial buildings and facilities (including houses) that integrate their own solar power systems into the building's exteriors, are referred to as "power buildings."

The technology that makes this possible is "Thin Film Photovoltaics."

What are Thin Film Photovoltaics?

Without a doubt, the most exciting technology in the solar power industry is "Thin Film Photovoltaics."  Thin Film Photovoltaics technology represents the next big thing in renewable energy and solar power as it integrates nanotechnologies into the production of solar photovoltaics. 

According to the Department of Energy, the recent technological advances in thin film photovoltaics make this a very exciting time to be in the solar energy industry.  These advances have led to many new developments in the components and manufacturing of thin film photovoltaics. This has made thin film photovoltaics cheaper to manufacture as they are also now easier to install since they are extremely versatile, flexible, bendable, and much lighter.

Thin film photovoltaics  have led many to believe that as much as 50% of our nation's future power will be generated by "power buildings" that integrate "building integrated photovoltaics" or "BIPV" into the building's skin or exterior surfaces, that convert sunlight into "pollution free power" for use in the building.  This also designates these buildings (and homes) as "Net Zero Energy Buildings" and make the option for going grid-free, or not connecting to the grid, a real possibility.

According to the Department of Energy, the market potential for printed electronics will grow into a $47 billion market by 2018.  Thin film photovoltaics represents a significant portion of this market - and based on this heavily researched solar technology, thin film photovoltaics now represents a $20 billion/year industry in the U.S.

The solar PV panels produced under the thin film photovoltaics umbrella have the potential to produce power significantly cheaper power than today’s typical silicon-based PV panels.  The panels are usually made in the form of a monolithic piece of glass, upon which various thin films are deposited, although a number of firms are working on depositing the materials on a substrate, such as stainless steel or plastic.

Types of Thin Film Photovoltaics – there are primarily three types of thin film photovoltaics and include:

1. Amorphous Silicon

2. Cadmium Telluride

3. Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide

Amorphous Silicon had the largest share of the thin film photovoltaics market through 2006. It has been researched for the longest period of time, may be the best understood material of the three and has been commercial for the longest. Cadmium Telluride has the remaining share and is growing. 

Thin Film Photovoltaics Advantages over Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics

• Lower cost of production of the 

• Lower production facility cost per watt - CapEx

• Uses as little as 1/500 of the amount used in standard silicon cells

• Lower energy payback – amount of time until the product produces more energy than was utilized in its manufacture.

• Produces more power/watt

• Superior performance in hot and cloudy climates

• Integrates seemlessly in homes and buildings – see Building Integrated Photovoltaics 

• Produces the lowest cost power

About Us

We provide renewable energy engineering services and turnkey installations of our solar energy systems for commercial, municipal, government, schools and utility clients with projects located in the U.S., Canada Central America and the Caribbean. In many cases, we may also be able to provide project finance or investment. 

• Automated Demand Response

• Biomethane 

• Carbon Dioxide Emissions Consulting

• Carbon Emissions Consulting & Solutions

• Carbon Free Energy

• Clean Energy Parks

• Clean Power Generation

• Concentrated Solar Power

• Concentrating Photovoltaic

• Concentrating Solar Power

• Decentralized Energy

• Demand Side Management

• Distributed Generation

• Evacuated Tube Collectors

• Geothermal Power Plants 

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions consulting

• Ground Source Heat Pumps

• High Concentration Photovoltaic

• Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells

• Onsite Power Generation

• Natural Wastewater Treatment Plants 

• Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells

• Pollution Free Power

• Power Purchase Agreements

• PPA Funding

• Renewable Energy Capital

• Renewable Energy Centers

• Renewable Energy Credit consulting

• Renewable Energy Funds

• Renewable Energy Investments

• Renewable Energy Parks

• Renewable Energy Technologies

• Solar Cogeneration

• Solar Desalination

• Solar Electric Power Systems

• Solar Energy Systems

• Solar Heating And Cooling

• Solar Power And Energy

• Solar Power Purchase Agreements

• Solar Thermal Collectors

• Solar Trigeneration

• Thin Film Photovoltaics

• Trigeneration

• Waste To Energy 

• Waste to Fuel 

• Wind Farm Development

• Wind Power Generation

 

Solar Electric Power Systems (PV)

Solar electric power systems transform sunlight into electricity. Sunlight is an abundant resource. Every minute the sun bathes the Earth in as much energy as the world consumes in an entire year. Solar cells employ special materials called semiconductors that create electricity when exposed to light. Solar electric systems are quiet and easy to use, and they require no fuel other than sunlight. Because they contain no moving parts, they are durable, reliable, and easy to maintain. How It Works Solar cells, also known as photovoltaic (PV) cells, do the work of making electricity. Several types of solar electric technology are under development, but four—crystalline silicon (a form of refined beach sand), thin films, concentrators, and thermophotovoltaics—are illustrative of the range of technologies. Solar cells are connected to a variety of other components to make a solar electric power system. Crystalline Silicon Crystalline silicon solar cells are used in more than half of all solar electric devices. Like most semiconductor devices, they include a positive layer (on the bottom) and a negative layer (on the top) that create an electrical field inside the cell. When a photon of light strikes a semiconductor, it releases electrons (see animation). The free electrons flow through the solar cell's bottom layer to a connecting wire as direct current (DC) electricity. Some solar cells are made from polycrystalline silicon, which consists of several small silicon crystals. Polycrystalline silicon solar cells are cheaper to produce but somewhat less efficient than single-crystal silicon. A simple silicon solar cell can power a watch or calculator. However, it produces only a tiny amount of electricity. Connected together, solar cells form modules that can generate substantial amounts of power. Modules are the building blocks of solar electric systems, which can produce enough power for a house, a rural medical clinic, or an entire village. Large arrays of solar electric modules can power satellites or provide electricity for utilities. Solar Electric Power System Components In addition to modules, several components are needed to complete a solar electric power system. Many systems include batteries, battery chargers, a backup generator, and a controller so that people in solar-powered homes and buildings can turn on the lights at night or run televisions or appliances on cloudy days. Grid-connected systems don't require batteries or backup generators because they use the grid for backup power. Some remote system applications, such as those used to pump water, do not require a backup power source. Components of a typical standalone PV system using crystalline silicon technology. (Source: Solar Electric Power Association) Solar electric power systems can incorporate inverters or power control units to transform the DC electricity produced by the solar cells into alternating current (AC) to run AC appliances or sell to a utility grid. Complete systems usually include safety disconnects, fuses, and a grounding circuit as well. Thin Films Solar electric thin films are lighter, more resilient, and easier to manufacture than crystalline silicon modules. The best-developed thin-film technology uses amorphous silicon, in which the atoms are not arranged in any particular order as they would be in a crystal. An amorphous silicon film only one micron thick can absorb 90% of the usable solar energy falling on it. Other thin-film materials include cadmium telluride and copper indium diselenide. Substantial cost savings are possible with this technology because thin films require relatively little semiconductor materials. Thin films are produced as large, complete modules, not as individual cells that must be mounted in frames and wired together. They are manufactured by applying extremely thin layers of semiconductor material to a low-cost backing such as glass or plastic. Electrical contacts, antireflective coatings, and protective layers are also applied directly to the backing material. Thin films conform to the shape of the backing, a feature that allows them to be used in such innovative products as flexible solar electric roofing shingles. Concentrators Concentrators use optical lenses (similar to plastic magnifying glasses) or mirrors to concentrate the sunlight that falls on a solar cell. With a concentrator to magnify the light intensity, the solar cell produces more electricity. Today, most solar cells in concentrators are made from crystalline silicon. However, materials such as gallium arsenide and gallium indium phosphide are more efficient than silicon in solar electric concentrators and will likely see more use in the future. These materials are now used in communications satellites and other space applications. Concentrators produce more electricity using less of the expensive semiconductor material than other solar electric systems. A basic concentrator unit consists of a lens to focus the light, a solar cell assembly, a housing element, a secondary concentrator to reflect off-center light rays onto the cell, a mechanism to dissipate excess heat, and various contacts and adhesives. The basic unit can be combined into modules of varying sizes and shapes. Concentrators only work with direct sunlight and operate most effectively in sunny, dry climates. They must be used with tracking systems to keep them pointed toward the sun. Thermophotovoltaics Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices convert heat into electricity in much the same way that other PV devices convert light into electricity. The difference is that TPV technology uses semiconductors "tuned" to the longer-wavelength, invisible infrared radiation emitted by warm objects. This technology is cleaner, quieter, and simpler than conventional power generation using steam turbines and generators. TPV converters are relatively maintenance-free because they contain no moving parts. In addition to using solar energy, they can convert heat from any high-temperature heat source, including combustion of a fuel such as natural gas or propane, into electricity. TPV converters produce virtually no carbon monoxide and few emissions. They may be used in the future in gas furnaces that generate their own electricity for self-ignition (during power outages) and in portable generators and battery chargers. Advantages Solar electric systems offer many advantages. Standalone systems can eliminate the need to build expensive new power lines to remote locations. For rural and remote applications, solar electricity can cost less than any other means of producing electricity. Solar electric systems can also connect to existing power lines to boost electricity output during times of high demand such as on hot, sunny days when air conditioners are on. Solar electric systems are flexible. Solar electric modules can stand on the ground or be mounted on rooftops. They can also be built into glass skylights and walls. They can be made to look like roof shingles and can even come equipped with devices to turn their DC output into the same AC utilities deliver to wall sockets. These advances mean individual homeowners and businesses can relieve pressure on local utilities struggling to meet the increasing demand for electricity. More than 30 states offer grid-connected solar electric system owners the chance to save money on their energy bills by feeding any excess power their solar electric system produces into the utility grid—an arrangement called net metering. Solar power systems require minimal maintenance. They run quietly and efficiently without polluting. They are easy to combine with other types of electric generators such as wind, hydro, or natural gas turbines. They can charge batteries to make solar electricity continuously available. For utilities, large-scale solar electric power plants can help meet demand for new power generation, especially in distributed applications. A solar electric power plant is created from multiple arrays that are interconnected electronically. Solar electric plants are easier to site and are quicker to build than conventional power plants. They are also easy to expand incrementally—by adding more modules—as power demand increases. Solar electric power systems are good for the environment. When solar electric technologies displace fossil fuels for pumping water, lighting homes, or running appliances, they reduce the greenhouse gases and pollutants emitted into the atmosphere. The use of solar electric systems is particularly important in developing nations because it can help avert the expected increases in emissions of greenhouse gases caused by the growing demand for electricity in those countries. Solar electric technologies also benefit the U.S. economy by creating jobs in U.S. companies. Exporting solar electric technologies to developing nations expands U.S. markets while protecting the global environment. Disadvantages Although solar electric systems make financial sense in remote areas that lack access to power lines, they are usually more expensive than fossil fuels for grid-connected applications. This disadvantage is significant for utilities considering large-scale solar electric power plants. Although solar electricity costs considerably more than electricity generated by conventional plants, regulatory agencies often require utilities to supply electricity for the lowest cash cost. Utilities view solar electric power plants differently than they view conventional power plants. Solar electric modules produce electricity intermittently—only when the sun shines. Their output varies with the weather and disappears altogether at night. Integrating solar electricity into a utility system requires creative planning. Applications A combination of solar electric arrays and pool-heating solar collectors were used to provide power and heat to the Georgia Tech University Aquatic Center, site of the 1996 Olympic swimming competition. (Credit: Heliocol) Solar electricity has powered satellites since the dawn of the space program. It has run remote communications outposts high in the mountains and turned on the lights, kept medicines cold, and pumped water in rural areas for more than 30 years. Small solar cells are used to power wristwatches, calculators, and other electronic gadgets. More recently, solar electric systems have been used to provide supplemental power to homes and commercial buildings in cities. Solar electric technology has important roles to play in both the developing and developed worlds. From the farmer irrigating his crops in rural Mexico to an innovative lighting system for an Olympic sports arena, solar electric solutions abound. Electric utilities harness solar electricity for distributed applications—near substations or at the end of overloaded power lines, for example, to avoid or defer costly line upgrades. They use solar electricity during hot, sunny periods when the demand for air conditioning stretches conventional power generation to its limit. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District, for example, uses large solar electric arrays as part of its power generation mix. Utilities also rely on solar electricity to power remote, standalone monitoring systems. Consumers and builders are integrating solar electric modules into their homes and offices. Innovative solar electric technologies can replace conventional roofing and facade materials in new buildings. Solar electric roofing shingles, for example, are being used in some new residences. In grid-connected applications, solar electricity supplies some of a consumer's energy needs; the local utility provides the rest. Standalone solar electric systems power a variety of applications far from the reaches of the power grid. These applications include remote communications systems such as television and radio transmitters and receivers, telephone systems, and microwave repeaters. Standalone solar electric power is also used to prevent corrosion of metal pipes, tanks, bridges, and buildings. Many remote residences worldwide use solar electricity as their source of power. For instance, more than 100,000 vacation homes in Scandinavia rely solely on solar electric technology to run lights and appliances. Villages around the world are building solar electric systems to bring electricity to their homes and local industries, often for the first time. To make the maximum use of available resources, village power is typically produced by a hybrid power system that combines solar electricity with diesel backup generators and sometimes another renewable energy technology such wind power. Villages also use standalone solar electric systems for pumping water—an application shared by rural farmers and ranchers in the United States.

We offer the following products, services and consulting services: 

• Automated Demand Response

• Biomethane

• Carbon Emissions Consulting & Solutions

• Carbon Free Energy

• Clean Energy Parks

• Clean Power Generation

• Cogeneration Plants

• Concentrating Solar Power

• Decentralized Energy

• Demand Side Management

• Distributed Generation

• Flywheel Energy Storage

• Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells

• Onsite Power Generation

• Net Zero Energy Buildings

• Peak-Shaving 

• Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells

• Pollution Free Power

• Renewable Energy Centers

• Renewable Energy Parks

• Solar Cogeneration

• Solar Electric Power Systems

• Solar Trigeneration

• Solar Water Heating Systems

• Thin Film Photovoltaics

• Trigeneration

• Waste To Energy 

• Waste to Fuel 

About Us

We provide our clients with comprehensive "waste to energy" solutions. This includes our in-house engineering services - and assists our clients understand their best path forward through our engineering and feedstock feasibility and economic analysis. Once our clients and our company understands the specific needs, requirements and goals of our clients, we can then optimize the waste to energy solution, that might include one or more of our products and services, including; anaerobic digester, biomass gasification plant, cogeneration plant, natural wastewater treatment plant, trigeneration plant or other waste to energy or waste to fuel solution. 

begin most and assist our commercial and industrial clients by providing recommendations and strategies for helping them reduce their carbon emissions, carbon dioxide emissions, greenhouse gas emissions and keep informed of current laws and pending legislation relating to climate change, global warming and how they can prepare for Cap and Trade.  See our website at:  www.CapAndTrade.net  for more information on Cap and Trade issues, pending legislation and preparing for federal laws and compliance.

Our clients benefit from our extensive experience and knowledge of issues relating to renewable energy, environmental and sustainability issues as well as implementing real world solutions that accomplish our client's goals and objectives.

We have been providing products, consulting services, information, education and solutions for reducing: 

Carbon Emissions (www.CarbonEmissions.com)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (www.CarbonDioxideEmissions.com)

and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (www.GreenhouseGasEmissions.com) since 2003.  

No company is better prepared to help their clients in meeting these legal and environmental challenges with proven solutions that help save money through significantly lower energy expenses while simultaneously reducing or eliminating their Greenhouse Gas Emissions, or eliminating them entirely, than us!  We are the pioneers of "Carbon Free Energy," "Pollution Free Power" and "Clean Power Generation" strategies and solutions that can completely eliminate your company's Greenhouse Gas Emissions.  Our solutions and strategies provide our customers with an integrated approach to today's climate challenges with real world solutions that solve these problems, while reducing energy expenses.

Our solutions include: 

We turn your waste into green power and energy!  Stop "Wasting Waste!"

Biomass Gasification Engineering and Feedstock Feasibility Studies
Turnkey Biomass Gasification plants
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment
Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
Carbon Footprint verification
Sustainability Assessment 
Automated Demand Response
Biomass Gasification
Carbon Free Energy
Cogeneration plants
Demand Side Management
Pollution Free Power
Clean Power Generation
Renewable Energy Technologies
Solar Cogeneration
Solar Desalination
Solar Detoxification
Solar Trigeneration
Trigeneration plants


Why Choose Us?

We have proven solutions, products and services that can reduce or completely eliminate your company's Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Our staff and team has the technical expertise, depth of knowledge and affiliations with major universities that are on the cutting edge of research that is developing the solutions the world needs to solve these problems. And, we are taking these university solutions to market with products and services that solve the challenges and problems relating to climate change, fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, we don't see these as problems any longer, but opportunities to help our clients get the jump on their competition, and our solutions are providing our customers with a sustainable, and durable competitive advantage.  

Frequently Asked Questions

How does our company receive credit for our early actions at reducing our Greenhouse Gas Emissions? 

Before taking action independently, companies should first contact us so that we can help them establish a Greenhouse Gas Emissions "inventory" which we can provide as a qualified third-party. 

What is the generally accepted format for sustainability reports?

At present, most companies are using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) protocols as this provides for the "triple bottom line" reporting which includes social, economic and environmental performance measurements. We also line to include in our triple bottom line "people, planet and profit."

What are the benefits of verifying your company's Greenhouse Gas Emissions? 

1.  Satisfies regulatory compliance regulations as well as accounting regulations relating to accuracy in reporting to customers, stockholders and other company stakeholders.

2.  Prepare for present and future regulatory compliance - Cap and Trade is coming!

3.  Establishes a present-day baseline for receiving future Greenhouse Gas Emissions Credits when your company begins taking action to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 

4.  Provides a blueprint and strategy for knowing how, where and when to begin reducing your company's Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Concentrating Solar Power
www.ConcentratingSolarPower.com

Concentrating Solar Power Project Development, Engineering, 
Procurement, Construction, Feasibility Studies and Consulting Services

Tel.  (78327)7 758 - 00277            Email: info@ConcentratingSolarPower.com

We provide the following Concentrating Solar Power - some with our strategic partners or affiliates:

• Project Development

• Engineering Procurement & Construction

• Feasibility Studies 

• Power Purchase Agreements

• Interconnection Agreements

• Molten Salt Storage

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions trading credits

• Cap and Trade Consulting

• Operations & Maintenance

• Renewable Energy Credits

• Demand Side Management

• Clean Development Mechanism Consulting

• Certified Emission Reduction Credits

and other consulting services for clients interested in "Utility-scale" Concentrating Solar Power plants.  

Our work is performed on a strict adherence to "vendor-neutrality."   We seek to maximize the return on investment from both the economic and environmental aspects while simultaneously minimizing the operational expenses for our clients. 

What is Concentrating Solar Power?

Concentrating solar power plants produce electric power by converting the sun's energy into high-temperature heat using various mirror configurations. The heat is then channeled through a conventional generator. The plants consist of two parts: one that collects solar energy and converts it to heat, and another that converts heat energy to electricity.

Concentrating solar power systems can be sized for village power (10 kilowatts) or grid-connected applications (up to 100 megawatts). Some systems use thermal storage during cloudy periods or at night. Others can be combined with natural gas and the resulting hybrid power plants provide high-value, dispatchable power. These attributes, along with world record solar-to-electric conversion efficiencies, make concentrating solar power an attractive renewable energy option in the Southwest and other sunbelt regions worldwide.

Why Concentrating Solar Power is one of the Few "Superior" 
Renewable Energy Technologies

Concentrating solar power plants use the high annual solar irradiance of the geographic location to generate "carbon free energy" and "pollution free power."  

For generating power after the sun sets, many owners/developer of concentrating solar power plants are now installing "Molten Salt Storage" systems that reserves enough energy to allow for electricity generation throughout the nighttime period.  

Steam turbines and gas turbines powered by coal, uranium, oil and natural gas are the fuels used today for generating power and electric grid stability.  These fuels provide both base-load and peak power.  However, these same steam turbines can also be powered by the high temperature
heat from concentrating solar power plants. 

Concentrating solar power plants in the 30 MW - 200 MW range are now operating successfully in locations from California to Europe.  Nearly every day now, new concentrating solar power plants are being planned for construction.  The concentrating solar collectors are very efficient and they also completely replace the fossil fuels that were used in traditional power plants.  Today's concentrating solar power plants generate the heat needed to generate electricity at a cost equivalent to $50 - $60 per barrel of oil (equivalent).  This cost is expected be slashed by 50% to below $25 - $30 per barrel in the next 10 years.  

Just like conventional fossil-fueled power plants, concentrating solar power plants generate  base-load and peaking power electricity.  

Just like fossil fuel fired conventional power plants, concentrating solar power plants have an availability that is close to 100 %, but without the carbon emissions, carbon dioxide emissions, hazardous air pollutants, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and greenhouse gas emissions that fossil fuel power plants emit.

A concentrating solar power plant with a molten salt storage facility for full load operation during the nighttime period is currently being built in the Spanish Sierra Nevada near Guadix. This concentrating solar power plant will generate 50 MW of power.

Another feature that distinguishes concentrating solar power plants is the opportunity for combined generation of heat and power - a technology that is called "Integrated Solar Combined Cycle" which achieves the highest possible efficiencies for energy conversion. In addition to power generation, such plants can provide steam for absorption chillers and/or adsorption chillers, industrial process heat or thermal ocean water desalination. A design study for such a plant was completed in 2006.  This plant is scheduled to be commissioned in early 2009. This Integrated Solar Combined Cycle will provide 10 MW of power, 40 MW of district cooling and 10,000 cubic meters per day of desalted water for a large hotel in Jordan.

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Section 45 Tax Credits
Renewable Energy Tax Credits

Our renewable energy project development expertise has made us a leading authority of helping our clients with Section 45 Tax Credits.  Our company and our attorneys are skilled in the areas of renewable energy project finance and tax issues relating to renewable energy projects. We are able to assist our clients in connection with Section 45 tax credit project finance.

Our experience in Section 45 tax credits has helped us structure optimal renewable energy project solutions that match our clients unique economic and tax goals and requirements, which include regulatory constraints and regulatory compliance for most any state. 

Section 45 tax credits generate $.021 cents per kwh of electricity produced by the taxpayer and sold to an unrelated person or company. Section 45 tax credits are available for renewable electricity produced from certain renewable energy projects including, closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, geothermal power plants, solar energy, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, and qualified hydro power production, refined coal and wind power generation.

See one of our following sites at: 

www.Section45TaxCredits.com   or  www.RenewableEnergyTaxCredits.com  

for more information or call:  (832) 758 - 0027 for more information

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We are committed to excellence and exceeding our customers goals and objectives, and will NOT use equipment from the following manufacturers: 

Equity positions now available for qualified joint venture partner(s) 
in over one hundred facilities and businesses for our customers seeking our Demand Side Management solutions.  Our DSM solutions include our proprietary "packaged" cogeneration, trigeneration and other Decentralized Energy and Onsite Power Generation systems to be installed at our first 100 locations in the U.S. 

Our new company (an ESCO - Energy Service Company will own, operate and maintain our cogeneration and trigeneration energy systems, at our customer's locations, under our 20 year Energy Services Agreement. Under the agreement, we become our customer's "clean power company" and sell them the clean power and energy generated from our cogeneration and trigeneration energy systems, at their facilities/locations.  Our power and energy prices will save our clients thousands of dollars every year - over what they are now paying their present electric utility for "dirty" power.

Our present customers now include over one hundred:

Casinos
Colleges
Convenience Stores
Department Stores
Fast-food Restaurants
Health Clubs
Hospitals
Radio and Television Stations
Restaurants
Schools
Universities

Our cogeneration and trigeneration energy systems generate clean power at about 300% greater efficiency than typical "central power plants."  This results in significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. fuel usage and energy expenses.

For inquiries about our Co/Trigeneration energy systems, Co/Trigeneration Energy Services or to have one of our Cogeneration or Trigeneration Energy Systems at your commercial business, call (832) 758 - 0027.

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Section 45 Tax Credits
Renewable Energy Tax Credits

Our renewable energy project development expertise has made us a leading authority of helping our clients with Section 45 Tax Credits.  Our company and our attorneys are skilled in the areas of renewable energy project finance and tax issues relating to renewable energy projects. We are able to assist our clients in connection with Section 45 tax credit project finance.

Our experience in Section 45 tax credits has helped us structure optimal renewable energy project solutions that match our clients unique economic and tax goals and requirements, which include regulatory constraints and regulatory compliance for most any state. 

Section 45 tax credits generate $.021 cents per kwh of electricity produced by the taxpayer and sold to an unrelated person or company. Section 45 tax credits are available for renewable electricity produced from certain renewable energy projects including, closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, geothermal power plants, solar energy, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, and qualified hydro power production, refined coal and wind power generation.

See one of our following sites at: 

www.Section45TaxCredits.com   or  www.RenewableEnergyTaxCredits.com  

for more information or call:  (832) 758 - 0027 for more information

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Biomass Gasification
www.BiomassGasification.com

Biomass Gasification Technologies' advanced "pressurized gasification" plants are the result of 20 years of research and development during which time our biomass gasification technology has been awarded numerous grants from multiple government agencies including the EPA and DOE along with five patents.

We have been operating our first full-scale, commercial biomass gasification pilot plant which integrates all of our patents, utilizing multiple biomass feedstock, for the past two years. This first biomass gasification generates just over 1.0 MW of clean power.  All of our research has now been validated and we are generating "carbon negative energy" from our Synthesis Gas. 

We are now making our superior gasification technology available through sale, joint venture development, or through a licensing agreement. We are now offering licenses to manufacture, install, sell and co-develop our biomass gasification plants. Until we select the licensees, we are developing joint venture partnerships in Africa, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. In the U.S., we are offering two licenses to qualified licensees that can assist in the manufacturing of our biomass gasification plants. One license is available for west of the Mississippi, and another license is available for east of the Mississippi.    

At the present time, we are actively seeking new biomass gasification projects in the U.S. and Canada that are in the 5 MW to 20 MW range and are very interested in working with cities and municipalities and the agricultural communities that have an abundance of biomass feedstock - and would be interested in replacing their fossil fuels (natural gas) with the Synthesis Gas produced from our biomass gasification plant, and their biomass feedstock - a real win-win solution for all!   

In late 2009, we will have our second commercial biomass gasification online and generating 10 MW of "carbon free energy" near Houston, Texas.  The primary biomass feedstock for this plant will be urban wood waste (wood chips and saw dust), rice husks, sewage sludge and construction and demolition materials from Hurricane Ike last year. 

Our biomass gasification plants are fueled with biomass waste streams that can include most any biomass or organic material, or "waste." 

Is your city or landfill "Wasting Waste"?
 
Cities and landfill owners are "wasting waste" and losing out on a huge environmental and economic opportunity!

Biomass materials and organic waste materials are now being wasted by every city and landfill, when these valuable "wastes" are disposed of in overcrowded landfills. Because there are so many landfills that have limited space - and for some cities that need this valuable real estate, we are very interested in assisting cities and landfill owners with "Landfill Reclamation." 

The biomass gasification plants we manufacture are the ideal solution for cities and businesses that want to generate "waste to energy" or "waste to fuel" with NO carbon emissions, carbon dioxide emissions or greenhouse gas emissions!

Did you know that most landfills contain - on average - 65% organic materials that could be used as fuel in our biomass gasification plants? 

These ideal biomass feedstock fuels going to landfills not only waste the limited space of landfills, but are "wasting" the waste that we could use as fuel, and generate "green energy and power" and "carbon negative energy" for these cities. 

In addition to about 65% of the waste streams being wasted by landfilling them, our biomass gasification plants can also convert most any carbon-based (biomass or organic) waste stream, including:  urban wood waste, lawn and grass clippings, sewage sludge, railroad ties, saw dust, forestry waste, crop residues, agricultural waste, corn stover, straws and grasses, construction and demolition materials, Refuse Derived Fuels, Municipal Solid Wastes, food waste, shipping pallets, animal manure, tires and many more!

Reduce your city's solid waste disposal and landfill expenses by at least 30% and generate "pollution free power" and "carbon free energy" with our turnkey waste to energy solution, featuring our superior biomass gasification plant! 

We can provide a turnkey waste to energy solution for qualified cities - that want to stop "wasting waste."

In association with the Renewable Energy Institute and our "superior gasification" technology, we have have developed a win-win solution and business model that helps cities (and their citizens and taxpayers) and associated landfills reduce or completely eliminate; Carbon Emissions, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Greenhouse Gas Emissions that are associated with 65% of the wastes presently being disposed of in landfills. Better still, we can arrange to sell the green power we generate from these biomass wastes and our biomass gasification plant back to your city at a preferred price.  

For more information and to learn if your city (or landfill) qualifies for our turnkey waste to energy solution, call (832) 758 - 0027  or  send an email to:  info@BiomassGasification.com

We also provide; biomass feasibility, biomass feedstock and biomass engineering studies. Call (832) 758 - 0027  or  send an email to:  info@BiomassGasification.com  for more information.

Biomass Gasification
www.BiomassGasification.com
Greener than Geothermal, Solar or Wind 

Biomass Gasification is One of the Few Technologies
that Generate "Carbon Negative Energy" and Pollution Free Power Solutions that Also Turn "Waste to Energy"

We can provide turnkey Biomass Gasification Solutions for the Following Biomass Waste Streams

Agricultural Waste
Breweries
Coal
C&D - Construction and Demolition Debris/Waste
Corn Stover
Cotton Gin Waste
Cow Manure
Crop Residue
Dairy Manure
DDGS
Distilleries
Ethanol Plants
Food Processing
Food Waste
Forest Residue
Forestry Waste
Glycerin
MSW - Municipal Solid Waste
Petroleum Coke
Railroad Ties
Paper Sludge
Peanut Hulls
Poultry Litter
Refuse Derived Fuel
Rice Husks
Sewage Sludge
Timber
Urban Wood Waste
Waste Coal
Wastewater
Wineries
Wood/Wood waste
Wood Chips

and many more!

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EPA Moves Closer To Regulating 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions

April 18, 2009
By: Webmaster 
www.CarbonDioxideEmissions.com
www.CarbonEmissions.com
www.GreenhouseGasEmissions.com

WASHINGTON — In a major reversal of years of government policy regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency today proposed regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions to combat and reverse global warming and climate change.

"In both magnitude and probability, climate change is an enormous problem" said E.P.A's Administrator Lisa Jackson in their 130 page report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions. "This finding confirms that greenhouse gas pollution is a serious problem now and for future generations. Fortunately, it follows [US President Barack H. Obama's] call for a low-carbon economy and strong leadership in Congress on clean energy and climate legislation. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and greenhouse gas pollution problems have a solution, one that will create millions of green jobs and end our country's dependence on foreign oil," according to Jackson. 

Jackson said this report found that projected levels of Greenhouse Gas Emissions "endanger the public health and welfare of current and future generations."  The finding came two years after the Supreme Court ruled the EPA had the authority to regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the Clean Air Act.

"Renewable Energy Technologies such as; Anaerobic Digesters, Biomethane, Concentrating Solar Power, Geothermal Power Plants are "carbon neutral energy" technologies, and generate no new Greenhouse Gas Emissions.  Power generated from Biomass Gasification power plants, are "carbon negative energy" solutions which actually remove carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere, according to the Founder and Chairman of the Institute for Climate Solutions, and the Renewable Energy Institute's Mont Goodell. 

For more information, see the Greenhouse Gas Emissions website at:  www.GreenhouseGasEmissions.com

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INITIAL COGENERATION, TRIGENERATION, BIOGAS PLANT OR BIOMETHANE PLANT, AND BIOMASS GASIFICATION ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES:

On a strictly "vendor-neutral" basis, we help client's with their goals, objectives and budget requirements through our Initial Consultation and Engineering Design and Economic Analysis Feasibility Study.

Our Initial Engineering Design service is the primary instrument most of our clients use to make a "go - no go" decision regarding specific energy and power projects.  In addition, our Initial Engineering Design service oftentimes helps our clients secure additional investment capital or otherwise provides project financing.

Our Initial Engineering Design service typically includes the following deliverables:

• Basic system identified (manufacturer)

• Plant operations identified

• Renewable Energy or Biomass Feedstock analysis

• Preliminary Power, Heat & Mass balance determined

• Determination of power generation plant (cogeneration, trigeneration, simple-cycle, combined-cycle, etc.)

• Basic unit operations defined

• Biomass fuel/feedstock rate (per hour)

• Energy output (synthesis gas and steam)

• Biomass Gasification plant efficiency determined

• Co/trigeneration or simple/combined cycle power plant efficiency

• Preliminary P&ID’s and ancillary equipment sized

• Capital Budget established

• Operations and Maintenance Budget determined

• Synthesis Gas Clean-up & Purification equipment selected (if required)

• Flue Gas Clean-up (if required)

• Emissions modeling and analysis

• Preliminary Economic Analysis

• Preliminary Return on Investment analysis

• Preliminary P&ID Diagrams

• Preliminary environmental analysis

• Preliminary utility Interconnect analysis

• Preliminary Power Purchase Agreement analysis

• Preliminary Greenhouse Gas Emissions credits analysis

• Preliminary REC (Renewable Energy Credit) analysis 

Our Detailed Engineering Design service typically includes the following deliverables:

• Plant layout drawings

• Equipment selection

• Final budget

• Mechanical drawings 

• Structural assembly drawings

• P&ID Diagrams

• Final Heat & Mass Balance

• Electrical and Instrumentation Diagrams

We can also provide " turn-key" Biomass Gasification services which, in addition to engineering, also includes; equipment procurement, project construction, project management and project commissioning services. 

Our range of products and services (some provided by affiliated companies) include:

Wind Power Generation vs. Traditional Power Generation

Power generated from clean, green wind energy avoids numerous negative effects of traditional electricity generation from fossil fuels:

• Emissions of mercury or other heavy metals into the air

• Emissions associated with extracting and transporting fuels

• Lake and streambed acidification from acid rain or mining

• Water consumption associated with mining or electricity generation

• Production of toxic solid wastes, ash, or slurry

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The benefits of wind power generation go on - including the leading role wind energy provides in reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions into the atmosphere - the leading cause of climate change and global warming.  

Today, Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the United States approaches 6 billion metric tons/year.  

39% of these Carbon Dioxide Emissions are produced when electricity is generated from fossil fuels.

If the United States obtained 20% of its electricity from wind energy, the country could avoid putting 825 million metric tons of CO2 annually into the atmosphere by 2030, or a cumulative total of 7,600 million metric tons by 2030.

A relatively straightforward metric used to understand the carbon benefits of wind energy is that a single 1.5 MW wind turbine displaces 2,700 metric tons of CO2 per year compared with the current U.S. average utility fuel mix, or the equivalent of planting 4 square kilometers of forest every year according to AWEA 2007.

What is a Wind Resource Assessment?

A Wind Resource Assessment is defined as the process of characterizing the wind resources, wind characteristics and the site's wind energy potential for that specific site or geographical area.

NOTE:  FOR QUALIFIED LAND/RANCH OWNERS, WITH PROPERTY LOCATED IN AREAS WE ARE DEVELOPING NEW WIND FARMS, WE CAN  PERFORM THE WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.

With energy prices very volatile, and recently ranging from $45 to almost $150/bbl for oil and $6.00 to over $18/mmbtu for natural gas - and with many parts of the U.S. and around the world paying more than $0.18/kWh for electricity, there simply has never been a better time to be in the energy industry, providing renewable energy and renewable fuel solutions!

We have answers and solutions for these high power and energy prices that include "Carbon Free Energy" and "Pollution Free Power" technologies.  These technologies are; carbon-neutral, environmentally-friendly, sustainable and now, more affordable to operate than coal-fired power plants.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Since the Year 1750

 

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World CO2 since 1750 (cubic feet)

The carbon clock tracks total Carbon Dioxide Emissions in metric tons since 1750.

Since 1750, humans have produced over 5 trillion pounds of Carbon Dioxide Emissions into the atmosphere. 

Roughly half of these Carbon Dioxide Emissions have ended up in the oceans where it is beginning to damage the coral reefs. The other half is still in the atmosphere and causing global warming. 

Each pound of Carbon Dioxide ("CO2") takes up as much space as a 500 pound person.

The formula (which should be good for a year or two) is:
C(t) = 2.58 ×1012 + 1240×t, where t is seconds since the start of 2007.

C is tonnes (metric tons) of Carbon Dioxide Emissions.

2205 x C gives pounds of Carbon Dioxide Emissions.

That comes to over 43 billion tons/year or over 86 trillion pounds/year.

Carbon dioxide is made up from 1 carbon atom with 2 oxygen atoms, or simply, "CO2."

Carbon has relative weight 12 and Oxygen 16.  Therefore, it takes only 12 pounds of carbon to make 12+16+16 = 44 pounds of Carbon Dioxide (CO2).

According to R. James Woolsey, for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, "The basic insight is to realize that global warming, the geopolitics of oil, and warfare in the Persian Gulf are not separate problems --- they are aspects of a single problem, the West's dependence on oil." 

According to a report by the United Nations:
"It is estimated that Greenhouse Gas Emissions
trading markets could be worth $2 Trillion by 2012."

Click on following link to see the complete article.  

http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=433&ArticleID=4792&l=en


More Information At:
www.GreenhouseGasEmissions.com
for more information

The Future is "Carbon Free Energy" and
"Pollution Free Power" - according to the
Renewable Energy Institute

The Renewable Energy Institute has determined "carbon free energy" and "pollution free power" are the best possible solutions for the many economic, environmental and political/geo-political and societal problems caused by fossil fuels. 

The Renewable Energy Institute is made up of the brightest minds, professors, climatologists, engineers, politicians and universities.  Their "crystal ball" sees "renewable energy" and "renewable energy technologies" as the best path forward for providing the energy the world needs. And it's no longer any energy that will do - the future is for energy that is clean, sustainable, renewable, and "Carbon Free Energy" and "Pollution Free Power."

According to Mont Goodell, Founder, Chairman and President of the Renewable Energy Institute, "we must  become less dependent on unstable, foreign oil and energy supplies and reduce our 'addiction' to fossil fuels so that we can become energy independent - so that we will not be held hostage by counties with large supplies of fossil fuels such as Iran, Venezuela or Russia, countries that we cannot rely on as our allies or friends."

Continuing, Mr. Goodell adds, "Since energy and power are the lifeblood of our economy - and we need to 'transition' away from the use of all fossil fuels, and ultimately discontinue the use of fossil fuels so that we can stop and reverse the pollution from Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. So, this begs the question, 'how do we provide for the energy and power that we need that keeps our economy healthy'? The answer and the future is quite simply, 'renewable energy and renewable energy technologies.'"

Renewable energy includes; B100 Biodiesel, Biomass / Biomass Gasification, Biomethane, E100 Ethanol, Geothermal, Solar, Waste to Energy (including Waste to Fuel and Waste to Watts) and Wind.  These renewable energy technologies produce "carbon free energy" and "pollution free power."  This will reverse the problems caused by fossil fuels which include global warming and climate change.  Renewable energy technologies will improve our country's energy security, economy and reduce the trade deficit.

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to "dirty," inefficient & EXPENSIVE
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Biomethane:
the Planet's Most Environmentally-friendly, 
Economic & Best All-around Renewable Fuel?

As Biomethane is a near perfect fuel, and since Biomethane represents the best of all biofuels in terms of Recycling Carbon, and has the highest Net Energy Balance, and as Biomethane technologies such as Anaerobic Digesters and Biomass Gasification development increases and becomes even more commonplace, one of the fundamental questions is: what is the size of the potential biomass resource supply in the U.S.?

In April 2005, the DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) co-published a report assessing the potential of the land resources in the U.S. for producing sustainable biomass: Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply. Looking at forestland and agricultural land, the two largest potential biomass sources, this study estimates that the U.S. can sustainably produce up to 1.3 billion tons of biomass feedstock by mid-century. This would be enough feedstock to produce 60 billion gallons of B100 Biodiesel and E100 Ethanol with today's technologies.

This study doesn't address the opportunities for Biomethane production from biomass feedstock or Biomass Gasification technologies. Some recent estimates indicate that Biomethane could replace up to 50% of present natural gas consumption in the U.S. and in some countries, such as Iceland, Biomethane already provides 100% of the natural gas requirements.

There are many assumptions in the Billion Ton Study report that impact these estimates, but we believe the estimates reasonably reflect the potential availability and impact of biomass resources.

Of the total estimated resource, the study suggests that forestlands in the contiguous United States can produce approximately 368 million dry tons annually. This projection includes 52 million dry tons of fuelwood harvested from forests and woodlands, 145 million dry tons of residues from wood processing mills and pulp and paper mills, 47 million dry tons of urban wood residues including construction and demolition debris, 64 million dry tons of residues from logging and site clearing operations, and 60 million dry tons of biomass from fuel treatment operations.

Biomass to Biofuels By "converting" biomass wastes – such as municipal solid waste, sewage sludge, crop residues, energy crops, and manure – into biofuels, this will resolve the energy, environmental and political problems in an economical and environmentally sound manner - that will produce over one million new jobs.

According to Jeff Seisler, Director of the European Natural Gas Vehicle Association, "Biomethane has an outstanding potential as a multifaceted solution to multifaceted social problems: urban and agricultural waste management, water purification, and clean air. Urban and agricultural waste can be processed into usable methane, as can the sewage during the water purification process. Cleaning and compressing the gas for use in vehicles then provides cleaner air than petroleum-consuming vehicles."

Continuing, Mr. Seisler states about Biomethane; "this environmental 'closed loop waste-to-energy-to-fuel used in vehicles that again truck the next load of waste to the energy processing plants-substitutes fossil fuels with a renewable resource and reduces greenhouse gases 100% as compared to over gasoline vehicles (on a well-to-wheel basis).

According to Peter Boisen Chairman, of ENGVA, "various well respected European research institutes now estimate more than three times better fuel output per hectare of land used than if going for ethanol or biodiesel. Sweden currently has a 51% share, and Switzerland 37%. France, Norway, Germany and Austria use smaller amounts for vehicles. Iceland, completely without natural gas, uses 100% biomethane in its NGVs," Boisen says.  Continuing, Boisen adds, "China, India, Korea, the Ukraine, Spain and Italy are other examples of countries now starting up projects where will be used as a vehicle fuel." 

"With the energy efficiency of the gas production process at 50% to 70% it's hard to think of a more socially acceptable and economic energy value for the transportation sector," Boisen says.

"Governments need to get out of their liquid fuel paradigm to refocus and balance their policies and communications to support the development of a infrastructure. In Europe has the potential to replace 20% of the petroleum consumed in the transport sector by 2030."

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Biomethane - Best Renewable Fuel?
Anaerobic Digesters - Best Renewable Energy Technology?

BIOMETHANE FACTS

1.  Biomethane is One of the Most Common and Harmful of All Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

2.  Biomethane is 21 Times More Harmful to the Climate than Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Stated another way, Biomethane Causes Global Warming and Climate Change to Increase 21 Times Faster than Carbon Dioxide Emissions. 

3.  Biomethane Is A "Renewable Natural Gas."

4.  Biomethane is One of the Easiest and Most Profitable of all Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Recover and Control.

California and Sweden Sign Agreement
to Jointly Develop Biomethane
and Other Renewable Fuels

Thursday, 29 June 2006
Sacramento, California USA and Sweden 

In a ceremony held at the Ministry of the Environment in Stockholm, representatives of the Kingdom of Sweden and the State of California signed an agreement pledging the two governments and their related industries to work together to develop bioenergy, with a particular emphasis on Biomethane. 

“Through a strong working relationship between its industry and government, Sweden is showing how bioenergy can be developed in a cost-effective manner that benefits its economy and environment. We are extremely pleased to have signed this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a basis for intensified collaboration between Swedish and California officials to develop a thriving bioenergy industry in California,” said Joe Desmond, Undersecretary for the California Resources Agency.

In particular, Sweden has been a global leader in terms of converting biowaste, largely agricultural material and residues, into usable Biomethane. This gas is then used to either generate electricity, residential heating, or as a transportation fuel.

More than 8,000 vehicles in Sweden are powered by a combination of natural gas and Biomethane. The vehicles include transit buses, refuse trucks, and more than 10 different models of passenger cars. There are more than 25 Biomethane production facilities in Sweden and 65 filling stations. The Swedish Biomethane industry has been growing at an annual rate of about 20 percent over the last five years.

According to the Swedish Gas Association, more than 50 percent of the methane used to power Sweden’s natural gas vehicles now comes from biological sources, up from 45% last year. Natural gas vehicle sales in Sweden are increasing at the rate of 25% per annum. 

Sweden was motivated to develop its Biomethane industry because it has no natural gas reserves, to more efficiently manage its waste, and to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Accord. Since Biomethane is developed from methane sources that would normally release into the atmosphere, it’s considered one of the most climate friendly fuels. Methane (and Biomethane) is 21 times more reactive as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO2). Sweden is currently meetings its objectives and schedule as outlined in the Kyoto accord.

Biomethane is developed by heating up and breaking down biomaterials in an (Anaerobic Digester) digester. Among other raw materials, Swedish operators feed their Anaerobic Digesters with slaughterhouse waste, swine manure, and even grassy crops. After the materials breakdown over a 20 day period, technology is then used to remove the impurities and produce Biomethane. Once cleaned-up, Biomethane is 98 percent methane and easily meets the Swedish and California pipeline standards.

The Memorandum of Understanding can be accessed on the California Resources Agency Web site: http://resources.ca.gov/press_documents/CaliforniaSwedenBiofuelsMOU.pdf

Through the Renewable Energy Institute, we have designed the "world's best Anaerobic Digesters" and are now seeking a manufacturer/partner with tank building experience to begin building our Anaerobic Digesters and installing them in Biogas Plants.  Call (832) 758 - 0027 for more information.

Anaerobic Digesters recover valuable and toxic Biomethane from organic materials and prevents the Biomethane - which has a Global Warming Potential that is 21 times more harmful to our climate than Carbon Dioxide Emissions - from entering the atmosphere.  

Biomethane, which we also refer to as "Renewable Natural Gas" is used as a renewable fuel for our cogeneration and trigeneration power plants. Alternatively, we may sell the Biomethane to a customer and transport it to them from our Anaerobic Digesters via natural gas pipelines.

We believe Anaerobic Digesters and Biomethane represent exciting opportunities for generating renewable natural gas and profits - for multiple reasons:

1.  Anaerobic Digesters take an existing liability and waste (Biomethane) and convert it into an asset and " profit generator."

2.  Anaerobic Digesters mitigate and reverse climate change and global warming by preventing Biomethane to escape into the atmosphere, which is one of the major causes of climate change and global warming.  

Of all Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Biomethane is 21 times more harmful to the environment than Carbon Dioxide Emissions.

3.  Anaerobic Digesters are vital for renewable energy production and helping our country's drive for energy independence. 

4.  EVERY wastewater treatment plant as well as ALL Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's) - IN EVERY COUNTRY - will soon be installing Anaerobic Digesters to prevent Biomethane from entering the atmosphere and help reverse climate change as well as for use as a renewable fuel.

5.  The country of Sweden is the global leader in Biomethane production.  Sweden has identified the Biomethane opportunities and is converting biowaste derived from agricultural material and residues into usable Biomethane. The Biomethane is used to generate clean, renewable electricity, residential heating, and also as a transportation fuel. Biomass sources make up 45% of Sweden’s Biomethane.  Sweden's Biomethane industry has been growing at an annual rate of around 20% over the last five years.  Biomethane powers more than 8,000 transit buses, garbage trucks, and 10 different models of passenger cars in Sweden. Sweden now has more than 25 Biomethane production facilities and 65 filling stations. The country believes that since Biomethane is developed from natural, organic sources that would have been released into the atmosphere, that Biomethane is considered one of the most climate-friendly fuels. Biomethane is 98% methane and easily meets the Swedish and California pipeline standards.

The Bright Future for Renewable Energy in the USA

Biomass

According to the Biomass Coordinating Council (BCC) and the US Combined Heat and Power Association (USCHPA) biomass promises to play an important role in America's renewable energy future and American Energy Independence.  Biomass is expected to grow by at least 10 times the present installed base of 10GW of biomass power.”  This means that we will have 100GW of new biomass-fired distributed generation by 2025. 

The National Biodiesel Board is expecting that US production of B100 Biodiesel will double from 75 million gallons produced in 2006 to over 150 million gallons of B100 Biodiesel in 2007.  More than 70 new biodiesel production plants will come online in addition to the 105 currently operating.

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) expects continued growth in grain-based ethanol and will reach 14-15 billion gallons by 2025.  The President’s objective is for the US to produce 35 billion gallons of alternative fuels by 2017.  This is nearly a 500% increase over the previous mandate to produce 7.5 billion gallons of ethanol by 2012.

Geothermal

Geothermal energy is the heat that is tapped within the Earth.  Today, more than 25 states use geothermal energy for power generation or direct use purposes totaling more than 2,800 MW. 

The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) states that there are now 58 new geothermal energy projects are under development in the US.  This will generate an additional 2,250 MW of electric power capacity and 18 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually when completed. The GEA says that new discoveries at identified sites could produce approximately 15,000 MW by 2025 and it estimates that geothermal energy could supply as many 98,400 MW by 2025. 

The GEA states that domestic resources of geothermal energy “are equivalent to a 30,000-year energy supply at our current rate of consumption for the United States”.

Hydropower

Hydropower currently supplies almost 10 percent of US electric power and 85 percent of the country’s renewable energy capacity. The Department of Energy (DOE) states that hydropower could double its current contribution of more than 78,000 MW by improving existing projects and installing generators at dams that now do not have them. There are 80,000 dams in the country, but only three percent are used to generate electricity. The National Hydropower Association reports that more than 23,000 MW of identified potential can be developed immediately without building new dams.

The earth's oceans cover nearly 75% of the planet’s surface and are the world’s largest solar collectors. This alone makes the ocean's the largest storage of potential energy on earth. Ocean energy in the form of ocean tidal, current and ocean thermal energy conversion has the potential to supply most of the nation’s electricity demands according to the NHA and the Ocean Energy Council (OEC). The Department of Energy states that ocean thermal energy conversion alone “could produce twenty million kilowatts… an amount that is nearly four times the US energy demand!" 

Solar

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) states that the solar industry experienced "record growth in 2006 due to increased customer and utility demand.” There was expansion in all areas – photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar power and solar thermal – all from rising prices of conventional energy, as well as increased federal and state support. R&D has also greatly reduced the cost of solar PV electricity from several dollars per kilowatt-hour to less than 25 cents. The national Renewable Energy Laboratory projects that through better manufacturing techniques, higher PV efficiencies and new solar nanomaterials, the Department of Energy labs and their industry partners will bring the cost down to no more than six cents per kilowatt-hour by 2025.

Wind

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) states that wind power generation capacity increased by 27 percent in 2006 and increased by another 26 percent in 2007. The industry installed more than 2.400 MW of new generating capacity last year, an investment of about $4 billion. 

For the second year in a row, wind energy represents the largest source of new, renewable energy power generation in the U.S.  

At present, installed wind energy facilities will generate an estimated 31 billion kilowatt-hours annually – enough power to serve nearly 3 million. Even more significant, the cost to generate wind power has dropped from 40 cents per kilowatt-hour in 1981 to less than six cents/kWh. 

The challenge for wind energy and all new power generated from remote locations, is getting the clean power to market.  The "weak-link" so to speak, is the transmission & distribution system.  The REI is calling for a "Transmission Superhighway" initiative to rebuild our nation's electric grid.

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Sewage Sludge
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We Turn Your City or County's Sewage Sludge Problems into Profits and Green Energy With Our Patented Technology!

Biomethane Technologies provides the following power and energy project development services:

• Project Engineering Feasibility & Economic Analysis Studies  

• Engineering, Procurement and Construction

• Environmental Engineering & Permitting 

• Project Funding & Financing Options; including Equity Investment, Debt Financing, Lease and Municipal Lease

• Shared/Guaranteed Savings Program with No Capital Investment from Qualified Clients 

• Project Commissioning 

• 3rd Party Ownership and Project Development

• Long-term Service Agreements

• Operations & Maintenance 

• Green Tag (Renewable Energy Credit, Carbon Dioxide Credits, Emission Reduction Credits) Brokerage Services; Application and Permitting

Biomethane Technologies is a privately-held company that was founded by several of the board members at the Renewable Energy Institute.

Biomethane Technologies is focused on generating Biomethane from multiple waste streams and renewable energy technologies such as Anaerobic Digesters, Biogas Plants, Sewage Sludge and Landfill Gas to Energy projects.

Your company should consider hiring us if you are considering Anaerobic Digesters, Biogas Plants, Biomethane production or solutions for your Sewage Sludge Problems at your facility as we are:

• vendor neutral in terms of equipment selection.

• our lead engineer has over 27 years experience in Anaerobic Digesters, Anaerobic Digester design and repairing other companies Anaerobic Digesters - and also biomethane optimization.

• We know Anaerobic Digesters, Biogas Plants, Biogas-to-Biomethane, Biomethane Optimization, Cogeneration and Trigeneration power plants.

• Our knowledge and expertise will insure maximum Biomethane production at your facility.

• Our professionals can provide the turnkey solutions your facility needs, including; design, engineering, finance, legal, operations, maintenance and service/repairs of existing anaerobic digesters.

Is your city or community looking for alternatives and options regarding your Sewage Sludge ?

We can help!

Sewage Sludge Solutions - Initial Consultation and Review

We provide an initial consultation and review for new clients interested in Sewage Sludge alternatives and converting your Sewage Sludge problems into profits and green energy!

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Enhanced Oil Recovery
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The "Green" Way to 
Produce America's Oil &
Provide for America's Energy Security

EOR Technologies provides Enhanced Oil Recovery; technologies, engineering, consulting services and a significant opportunity for oil and natural gas well owners and operators to significantly increase their oil production and revenues through our range of EOR technologies and services.

In the U.S., Enhanced Oil Recovery represents a $24 Trillion market opportunity according to the U.S. The Department of Energy.  The $24 Trillion figure is based on oil at $100/bbl.  The DOE's studies and reports indicate we can recover 240 billion barrels of oil through Enhanced Oil Recovery. 

Enhanced Oil Recovery also has the environmental benefits of removing Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere and sequesters the CO2 in oil & gas reservoirs.  Through CO2 Injection, the "stranded oil and gas" that would not have otherwise been recovered, is produced, leaving behind the Carbon Dioxide.

All EcoGeneration Solutions, LLC. companies are committed to reducing and eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and carbon dioxide emissions through our sustainable power and energy operations.

In association with the Renewable Energy Institute, affiliate companies and investors, we provide "turnkey" Renewable Energy Project development services that range from initial Engineering Feasibility & Economic Analysis Studies through "turnkey" project development, including construction/installation, start-up and commissioning, Operations & Maintenance, and Long Term Service Agreements for the lifetime of our power plants and energy systems.

Our renewable energy projects generate clean power and energy through "Carbon Free Energy" and "Pollution Free Power" technologies we are specialists in that include: Anaerobic Digesters, B100 Biodiesel, Biogas Plants, Biomass and Biomass Gasification, Biomethane, Cogeneration Plants, Geothermal, Hydrogen, Plasma Gasification, Renewable Energy Centers, Solar, Trigeneration plants and Wind.

Along With Our Joint Venture Partners, We Are Interested in Making Acquisitions in Upstream and Midstream Oil and Natural Gas Properties, including:

Barnett Shale Natural Gas

Devonian Black Shale

Enhanced Gas Recovery

Enhanced Oil Recovery

Gas Compression

Gas Compressors

Gas Gathering

Gas Processing

Marcellus Black Shale

Natural Gas Liquids

Natural Gas Plays

Natural Gas Storage

Oil and Gas Drilling Rigs

Oil and Gas Plays

Oil and Natural Gas

Oil and Natural Gas Development

Oil and Natural Gas Investments

Oil and Natural Gas Leases

Oil and Natural Gas Properties

Oil and Natural Gas Production

Oil and Natural Gas Resources

Rental Compression

Stranded Gas

Stranded Oil

Stranded Oil and Gas

Our company along with our joint venture partners are making investments and acquisitions in the above-referenced areas. Properties must be located in the continental U.S. or Canada.

The investment capital our joint-venture partners have is liquid (cash) and the amounts are significant. Their investment capital comes from previous success in their Oil and Natural Gas Investments  Our joint-venture partners know and understand oil and natural gas investments and are seeking to make investments in the above-referenced areas with a specific preference for vertical integration within the natural gas business as well as acquisitions of oil and natural gas leases in mature, depleted oil fields.

More about us and our interests and Oil and Natural Gas Properties/Leases:

We are an independent energy company engaged in the business of oil and natural gas exploration and production. This will be accomplished  primarily through a new drilling program as well as the acquisition of producing oil and natural gas leases and our ownership of perpetual mineral interests. Other companies may operate most of the oil and natural gas wells from which we will receive revenues.  We have no control over the "outside" conditions and forces that determine our royalties or working interest revenues.

Our business model and operational strategy is focused on targeting opportunities that are of lower risk - such as the Barnett Shale Play - which provides us with the potential for stable cash flow and long asset life while keeping our operating costs low. We also have an interest in making acquisitions of oil and gas production in the Permian Basin - where we can deploy our Enhanced Oil Recovery technologies at depleted oil fields. As a new company, we have no short-term or long-term debt outstanding.

We are presently engaged in:

          * Evaluating and acquiring producing oil and natural gas leases in the domestic
             U.S.

          * Evaluating and acquiring oil and natural gas properties in depleted oil fields
             as candidates for Enhanced Oil Recovery.

          * Forming strategic partnerships with other industry participants and joint venture
             partners.

For more information on the above, please call:  (832) 758 - 0027 

Depleted Oil Fields? 
Oil & Gas Production and Revenues
 on the Decline?

Are your oil and gas revenues declining along with revenues due to reservoir production decline or other well problems?

We may be interested in buying your existing oil and gas production lease as we now have investors interested in these acquisitions as well as purchasing depleted oil fields. Alternatively, we may also be interested in a joint-venture with existing producers.

Would you like a proven, little-to-no-cost solution that will significantly increase your well's oil and gas production? 

EOR Technologies represents several technologies that can increase your oil & gas production by 30% to 50%!  

We also offer a "guaranteed" joint-venture program for qualified oil and natural gas properties, wherein we will cover all the investment and costs of increasing your oil production, at little to no out-of-pocket expenses. (Must have current reservoir engineering study and production history.)

And, we can recover "Stranded Oil and Gas" that would have otherwise been stranded and left behind!

For a free, no-cost evaluation about your oil & gas production and how we may be able to increase your production and revenues, call EOR Technologies at: (832) 758 - 0027

"Enhanced Oil Recovery"
www.EnhancedOilRecovery.com

According to the Department of Energy, 
"Enhanced Oil Recovery" 
has the potential to recover over 400 Billion barrels of oil
and represents a $40 Trillion market opportunity in the U.S.

Enhanced Oil Recovery will help the U.S. produce another 
240 Billion barrels of oil.  

@ $100.00/barrel, that equals $24,000,000,000,000.00

That's $24 Trillion dollars! - or another way to look at it.....  
24 One-thousand Billion dollars!

EOR Technologies, LLC.

Enhanced Oil Recovery
www.EnhancedOilRecovery.com

Which will feature our new company's 
Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies, Engineering, 
and Consulting Services 

The clean-burning properties of Biomethane ("Renewable Natural Gas") make it one of the preferred fuels for "clean power generation." 

Natural gas consumption (in the United States) for the power generation sector is projected to increase from 5.0 trillion cubic feet in 2003 to 9.4 trillion cubic feet in 2025. 

This means there is a significant market opportunity for gas compressors and for providing gas compression services as well as gas gathering, gas compression, gas transmission and gas storage.

What is B100 Biodiesel?

B100 Biodiesel - also referred to as "Neat Biodiesel," is a renewable fuel for diesel engines and turbines that is made from natural oils (either virgin oil or recycled/waste vegetable oil). 

B100 Biodiesel can be used in its' pure, 100% Biodiesel (B100 Biodiesel) form or mixed at any concentration with petroleum diesel for us in existing diesel engines or turbines with little or no modification.

B100 Biodiesel has the following benefits:

• Biodiesel is very easy to use. B100 Biodiesel can be blended with petrleum-diesel at any time in your fuel tank. In post-1994 vehicles no conversion of the vehicle is required. Older ones may have rubber fuel lines and/or seals in the fuel system. B100 Biodiesel will gradually swell rubber and degrade it. Viton is resistant to B100 Biodiesel and you may need to replace your fuel lines/seals with it. 

• B100 Biodiesel has up to 95% fewer emissions. Greenhouse Gas Emissions,  nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and carcinogens are all greatly reduced.

• B100 Biodiesel is both renewable and sustainable as it is made from vegetable oil, animal fats (i.e. poultry fat or beef tallow) virgin vegetable oils or recycled/waste vegetable oils.

• B100 Biodiesel is non-hazardous and is less toxic than sugar!  There are no governmental requirements or regulations to call out HAZMAT should there be a spill of B100 Biodiesel.

• Regarding the sustainability of B100 Biodiesel - in a recent cradle-to-grave life-cycle analysis, B100 Biodiesel came out very positive in a "Net Energy Balance study. One study found that B100 Biodiesel yields 3.2 units of fuel-product energy "output" for every unit of fossil energy consumed ("input") in its life cycle. The only biofuel that exceeds the Net Energy Balance of B100 Biodiesel at 3.2 to1  is Biomethane, which comes in at 7.7 to 1 in a Net Energy balance analysis.

• To produce one unit of "dirty diesel" fuel requires 1.2 units of fossil resources.

• B100 Biodiesel is produced locally, helps farmers and creates American jobs. Best of all, B100 Biodiesel helps our country become energy independent and ends our dependence on dirty oil from middle eastern counties and OPEC. 
  

What is "Renewable Energy?"

"Renewable Energy is defined as any energy resource that is naturally regenerated over a short time scale and derived directly from the sun (such as thermal, photochemical, and photoelectric), indirectly from the sun (such as wind, hydropower, and photosynthetic energy stored in biomass), or from other natural movements and mechanisms of the environment (such as geothermal and tidal energy). Renewable energy does not include energy resources derived from fossil fuels, waste products from fossil sources, or waste products from inorganic sources."

Our present line of Biodiesel Refineries are the results of over five years research and development and collaboration with the leading Biodiesel companies from six countries where B100 Biodiesel has been very successful in replacing petroleum diesel.

Each time we use a new feedstock to produce a new B100 Biodiesel (i.e. Crude Palm Oil for producing Palm Oil Biodiesel, or Crude Coconut Oil for producing Coconut Biodiesel or Crude Jatropha Oil for making Jatropha Biodiesel, or Crude Jojoba Oil for producing Jojoba Biodiesel) we perform emissions testing so that we continue to have a strategic competitive advantage over all potential competitors. We are presently conducting algae to biodiesel research with our own Photobioreactors. 

Call us for more information at:  (832) 758 - 0027  about how we can design and build a new Biodiesel plant that meets your goals and objectives.

We have one biodiesel plant in operation (see pictures below) that produces 70 million gallons per year of B100 Biodiesel. Some of the B100 Biodiesel we produce is sent to the first three (3) B100 Biodiesel fueled powerplants in the US that generates "green electricity."

Qualified clients are invited to tour our 70 million gallon/year biodiesel plant and the western hemisphere's first B100 Biodiesel fueled powerplants that generate "green electricity" 

We now have the first three B100 Biodiesel fueled power plants operating in the Western hemisphere. The first B100 Biodiesel fueled power plant generates 5 MW of "green" power from (3) Caterpillar diesel gensets.  The second B100 Biodiesel fueled power plant generates 5 MW of "green" power from one Fairbanks Morser diesel genset. The most recent B100 Biodiesel fueled power plant generates 10 MW of green power with a Frame 5 turbine. 

Pictures of our 70 million gallon/year Biodiesel plant below:

Call (832) 758 - 0027 to learn more about how we can build your business, electric utility, city or military base a Biofuel (Biomethane and B100 Biodiesel) power plant that generates green power and has numerous other advantages, including reductions of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and new revenue streams that include Renewable Energy Credits and Carbon Dioxide Credits!

We are presently designing other Biofuels plants (Biomethane and B100 Biodiesel) as well as Biofuel power plants for customers including; cities, commercial, industrial and utility customers that range in size from 5 MW up to 100 MW. We produce all blends of Biodiesel (B1 Biodiesel through B100 Biodiesel). We can make Biodiesel from any vegetable oil feedstock and can develop a Biodiesel blend that meets your specific requirements. Large quantities of B100 Biodiesel or biodiesel blends are available under 12 month contract.

We buy, sell, grow, process and broker all major varieties of Crude Vegetable Oil, and Refined Vegetable Oil for our company's; biodiesel plants, cogeneration and trigeneration power plants and other companies new/existing biodiesel plants located throughout North America, Central America, and South America.

Warren Buffet uses the term "Durable Competitive Advantage" for identifying companies that reward investors over the long term - for which they possess a Durable Competitive Advantage. Assessing the Durable Competitive Advantage involves understanding what kind of defense (or competitive barriers) that the company has been able to build for itself in its industry.

We believe our company possesses a highly strategic and Durable Competitive Advantage. We are convinced that we offer the renewable energy industry a Durable Competitive Advantage due to our business model, strategic positioning, strategic partner companies, our proprietary technologies, control of our own destiny through feedstock acquisitions (our farmers and growers of our feedstock) and our company's distribution channels for marketing our products. Finally, we have a very close relationship with the Renewable Energy Institute which includes 8 universities and 12 professors that are leaders in the field of renewable energy.

Renewable Energy Technologies provides renewable energy project feasibility and economic analysis consulting services for commercial, industrial, municipal and other governmental clients that are interested in lowering their electric power, natural gas or other energy expenses through renewable energy technologies.

Congratulations to Sir Richard Branson for his foresight and investment of $3 billion for renewable energy technologies research and development to help end climate change, carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions!  More at:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5368194.stm

"The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in course of time as important as petroleum and the coal tar products of the present time." 
- Rudolf Diesel

"The reality is that we need to get off oil. In the Senate, there is a proposal to expand the Renewable Fuel Standard to require 36 billion gallons of biofuels to be blended into the fuel mix by 2022. A move to get off of oil means that we need three things: efficient vehicles; an infrastructure for producing and distributing new fuels; and better cities so that we are less reliant on our vehicles. Diverse sources of biofuels will contribute to our fuel supply in the near future. Biofuels will remain extremely important to the farm economy, but we’ll also see new political coalitions coming together in support of biofuels and understanding that the move to a clean energy economy is not only an environmental and climate issue, but a fundamental jobs and economy issue. A clean-energy economy has the potential to be as transformative to the way we live and work as the Internet or the telecom revolution."
- Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.

Why the U.S. and other oil-addicted countries need to REPLACE Petroleum Diesel (from non-sustainable and polluting fossil fuel) with B100 Biodiesel (from sustainable and renewable oilseed crops grown by farmers):

• B100 Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel that runs in any conventional, unmodified diesel engine. It can be stored anywhere that petroleum diesel fuel is stored.
  
• B100 Biodiesel is safe to handle and transport because it is as biodegradable as sugar, 10 times less toxic than table salt, and has a high flashpoint of about 
  300 degrees F compared to petroleum diesel fuel, which has a flash point of 
  125 degrees F.