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Wood-Peat Municipal Solid Waste Agricultural Byproducts Alaska Bioenergy Program Quarterly Report Apr to Jun 1993
wood - peat municipal solid waste agricultural byproducts Alaska Bioenergy Program Quarterly Report April to June, 1993 Alaska Energy Authority TABLE OF CONTENTS I TASK FORCE AC UIVIVIES cecetcrr secre c sires te tescsset ces enesecsesceretsecerecteccs 2 ll. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ...........0..... ce es 2 lll INTERAGENCY AND INDUSTRY CONTACTS & PROJECT DE eee eee eee Tr stl sar core rent e MM teh Jor daneati ee 3 IV. INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES IN ALASKA Oe st Aa eee ee ee MULE Lee eee eeny B. Southcentral and Interior Alaska APPENDICES Appendix A Quarterly Project Status Reports State of Alaska Bioenergy Technical Assistance Program Small Commercial Wood-Fired Boiler Demonstration Seward Spring Creek Prefeasibility Analysis Juneau Lemon Creek Prefeasibility Analysis Fairbanks Waste-to-Energy Sitka Co-Generation South Tongass Wood-Waste Appendix B Alaska Bioenergy News Appendix C Federal FY93 Bioenergy Technical Assistance Grant Application Appendix D Current Industry-Related News Articles TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES Alaska Energy Authority participated in the June 8-9, 1993 Regional Biomass Utilization Task Force meeting in Bellevue, WA. The purposes of the meeting were apply project screening and selection methods decided upon at the last regional meeting to ranking 24 projects outlined by the three working groups comprising the task force. Peter Crimp attended the meeting. The Energy Authority and other state programs and agency staff had participated in the Direct Combustion working group, chaired by the Oregon Department of Energy. In April we provided Bob Wilson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 68 pages of evaluations of past projects. The information will be used in the evaluation of the regional bioenergy program. In June we reviewed and commented on the draft report on MSW recycling and waste to energy in the Pacific Northwest, which was prepared by the Washington Sate Energy Office. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE This quarter we distributed over 500 copies of the Bioenergy News to private companies involved in the forest products and solid waste industries; Native corporations; universities; federal, state and local agencies; the Alaska state legislature and media throughout Alaska. A copy of the newsletter and mailing list can be found in appendix B. This issue contained the following: e A report on findings of the Juneau Heat Recovery and Distribution project. e Anupdate on the South Tongass Wood Waste project. e Anupdate on the state Clean Air Act e A description of the CRADA Alaska Energy Authority is considering with Morgantown Energy Technology Center, a reprint on the northwest pulp industry, and a listing of upcoming conferences and new publications. The Alaska Bioenergy Program responded to requests for information on potential markets for biomass fuels, waste to energy, timber inventory, densified fuels, and existing state biomass facilities. A list of contacts is given below. Page 2 INTERAGENCY AND INDUSTRY CONTACTS & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT The Alaska Bioenergy Program's focus has continued to be directed toward establishing biomass energy development projects, and the majority of contacts with the private and public sectors during this quarter continue to be related to a number of current or planned projects. See Appendix A for a detailed description of the status of projects referenced. In performing the initial feasibility assessment on the Juneau Heat Recovery and Distribution project, we worked with incineration facility owner Channel Corporation, utility Tlingit-Haida Regional Electrical Authority (THREA), the City-Borough of Juneau, and potential heat buyers, including Alaska Department of Corrections, Costco Wholesale, and the Juneau Pioneers Home. Channel and THREA are ready to take the project to the next step, a full feasibility/concept design study and a financial analysis. The further work is estimated to cost $55,000-80,000, and would be jointly funded by THREA, Channel, the Energy Authority, and carryover federal funds from the bioenergy program. The initial feasibility assessment of converting wood waste to energy in Seward has involved contact with sawmill owner Seward Forest Products, the local utility Seward Electric Services, industrial park owner City of Seward, and the Alaska Department of Corrections and Seward Ship Chandlery, potential heat buyers. Because of its importance to the local economy, the recent opening of the mill has generated widespread interest on the Kenai Peninsula, and a number of firms are interested in the possibilities for utilizing the 150 tons per day of residue generated by the mill. The Alaska Bioenergy Program's analysis of costs and availability of fuel and power are currently in the form of spreadsheet model being reviewed by project participants. The South Tongass Wood Waste resource assessment was awarded to America North/EMCON of Anchorage and the firm has produced three interim reports for the project. Subcontractor and forest engineer Marty Parsons of Ketchikan is working with Alaska Pulp Corporation, Ketchikan Pulp Corporation, the Metlakatla Indian Community, and other forest products industry firms to determine current and future availability and quality of wood residue fuel. The Energy Authority and U.S. Forest Service staff coordinated in the proposal review and selection process. A detailed description of the wood waste resource assessment project is included in appendix A. The contract for the project is expected to be signed on March 31. Page 3 In April the Energy Authority released a report comparing long-term costs of heating a school under construction in Tok with oil, with waste heat from the local diesel generators, and by wood. The report was a follow- up to earlier work done by the energy Authority on the feasibility of using local sawmill residues to heat the school. The report recommended that the school district defer from implementing the waste heat or wood alternatives until the annual heating requirement of the building is determined. A potential increase in timber activities in the Tok area and interior Alaska in general (see Industry Activities below) has led local and Lower 48 industry to consider the possibility of coupling milling and export of Native timber with the development of a pellet mill and a possible wood-fired boiler or cogeneration facility in the Tok area, The Energy Authority has offered the group assistance to focus its efforts. The Regional Solid Waste Management Plan process for the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) is continuing. The Alaska Bioenergy Program has submitted written comments on technical memos received so far and has worked with FNSB public works staff to ensure that pass-through grant requirements are fulfilled. The project has been delayed for two months to revise the assessment of solid waste management alternatives. The Sitka Steam Turbine project is still on hold until Fall, when funding is expected from the City-Borough of Sitka. During this quarter, however, the Alaska Bioenergy Program has worked with Dick Smith, to plan for a possible new WTE facility located away from population centers which would handle Sitka's MSW disposal needs and provide for expected increase in electrical demand. The first phase is an initial assessment of the project's feasibility carried out jointly by the City-Borough and the Alaska Bioenergy Program. If a plant appeared feasible, the City Borough would conduct a full feasibility/concept design/siting study with partial funding by the Regional Bioenergy Program. The analysis would result in sufficient detail to provide a basis for issuing revenue bonds or for seeking financial backing from other sources. During this quarter we have worked with the Department of Environmental Conservation to ensure review of the draft solid waste regulations by the forest products industry. The Alaska Bioenergy Program will submit comments on a formal draft of the regulations, which should be available in July. Page 4 Alaska Bioenergy Program March 24 April 16 March 25 March 26 March 26 March 26 March 26 March 30 March 30 March 30 List of Contacts March to June 1993 CONTACT Bill Britt America North/EMCON Anchorage Tim Lane National Wood Energy Assoc. Washington, DC Craig Peal Costco Corporate Office Bellevue, WA Craig Chase Chase and Associates Bellevue, WA Jerry Harris TEI Engineering Seattle, WA Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage Glenn Miller Alaska Dept Environmental Conservation Juneau Pat Brown RD Engineering Group Seward Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage Emie Polley Channel Corporation Juneau Page 5 DESCRIPTION South Tongass Wood Waste payment schedule Request for information on Alaska biomass facilities Gauge interest in using waste heat from Juneau incinerator Status of ABP dealings with Costco Engineers for Costco. Request for estimate of Juneau Costco expected energy usage South Tongass Wood Waste contract finalization Status of state solid waste regulations His ideas for dealing with wood residue from mill in Seward South Tongass Wood Waste contract finalization—"bankable document" Schedule of Lemon Creek Prefeasibility study and other matters March 31 April 1 April 4 April 4 April 2 April 2 April 2 April 2 April 2 April 2 April 4 April 5 April 5 Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage Cliff Edenshaw Bureau of Indian Affairs Anchorage Jeff George Consumat Corp. Richmond, VA Rick Rogers Univ. Alaska Anchorage Glenn Miller Alaska Dept Environmental Conservation Juneau Dr. Pollard University of Alaska Anchorage C J Winkle, PE Kotzebue Bill Britt America North/EMCON Anchorage William Campbell Seasoned Energy Dev Philadelphia, PA Norlyn Van Beek VBI and Assoc. Alex Sifford Oregon Dept Energy Salem Dick Madden Ketchikan Pulp Company Ketchikan Troy Sanders Seward Page 6 South Tongass Wood Waste contract finalization--"bankable document" Forest inventory technical question Clarification of ABP request for information Status of timber operations Effect of new solid waste regulations on wood residue storage/disposal. Contacts for industry input. Degree days for Seward and Juneau His ideas on dealing with wood waste from mill in Seward South Tongass Wood Waste contract finalization Request for federal buildings in Alaska Request for speaker on Energy Policy Act Direct Combustion Work Group of Biomass Utilization Task Force South Tongass Wood Waste project status Interest in developing pellet mill/industry April 5 April 5 April 5 April 5 April 5 April 6 April 6 April 7 April 12 April 12 April 12 April 12 April 14 Bill Beebe Alaska DNR Div. Forestry McGrath Richard Reed Alaska Dept Fish and Game Habitat Div. Juneau Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage Richard Folk Univ. Idaho Moscow, ID Dave Wallingford Alaska DNR Div. Forestry Anchorage Tony Gasbarro University of Alaska Coop Extension Fairbanks Glenn Miller Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Juneau Tyler Jones Acting City Manager Seward Phil Badger SERBEP Martin Pihl, President Ketchikan Pulp Co Ketchikan Phil Adamsak Biologue Portland, OR Doug Poage Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Anchorage Chad Converse USFS State and Private Forestry Anchorage Page 7 Possibility of pellet industry in Kuskokwim drainage Habitat impacts of crossing creek with district heat loop South Tongass Wood Waste project coordination Crimp request for diskette accompanying "Handbook for Small-Scale Densified Biomass...", business development New solid waste regulation's effects on wood waste storage/disposal Need for timber industry comment on solid waste regulations Crimp questions on draft solid waste regulations. Crimp gave contacts for forest industry. Discussion on Seward Wood Waste project Densified fuel tour in Northwest. Exec director Garzini plug for bioenergy Program Interview on Seward Wood Waste, Juneau Heat Recovery, and South Tongass Wood Waste projects. Options for disposing of waste oil Status of South Tongass Wood Waste project April 14 April 15 April 15 April 16 April 16 April 16 April 16 April 19 April 19 April 20 April 20 April 20 April 21 Terry Brady Anchorage Marvin Elving Willow Alex Sifford Oregon Department of Energy Salem Jim Cucullu Power Engineers Eagle River Bob Wilson Oak Ridge Nat Lab Oak Ridge, TN Craig Chase Chase and Associates Bellevue, WA Joseph Krensavage Bailey Controls Anchorage John Siebert Alaska Science and Tech Foundation Anchorage Karl Woodruff Fairbanks North Star Borough Jim Harris Seward Forest Products Seward Richard Bondwell Fairbanks North Star Borough Fairbanks Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage Paul Dorvel RW Beck Seattle, WA Page 8 Ideas for pellet mill/industry Referral to NATRS Direct Combustion Work Group of Biomass Utilization Task Force Status of Seward Wood Waste project Sent 68 pages of evaluations on bioenergy program Update on Juneau Heat Recovery project, possible meeting in Ketchikan for South Tongass Wood Waste project Vendor for controls used in Sutton wood-fired boiler Information on Wisconsin research program regarding bioenergy. Rundown on Alaska projects Status of deliverable for Fairbanks WTE project Questions on electrical and steam requirements at mill Fairbanks Waste to Energy project progress Kerr request for AEA publication Dorvel request for information on modeling visual impacts using geoprocessed data April 21 April 21 April 22 April 22 April 23 April 26 April 26 April 26 April 26 April 26 April 26, 29 April 27 April 27 Rick Rogers University of Alaska Anchorage Rene Van Nort Fairbanks North Star Borough Fairbanks Jim Harris Seward Forest Products Seward Dr. Pollard University of Alaska Anchorage Jim Cucullu Power Engineers Eagte River Nancy Konop Energy Rated Homes of Alaska Anchorage Mike Bell Wrangell Chamber of Commerce Wrangell Robert Grimm Alaska Power and Telephone Port Townsend, WA Bill Cheeseman Channel Corporation Juneau Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage David Raring Raring Corporation Vancouver, WA Craig Chase Chase and Associates Bellevue, WA Jim Kerstetter Washington State Energy Office Olympia Page 9 Options for using mill residue at Seward Requirements of quarterly report for Fairbanks Waste to Energy grant Questions on Seward mill energy usage Degree-day data for Seward Discussion of previous work by Power Engineers done for Seward mill cogeneration Request for information on residential wood combustion standards Request for Alaska MSW assessment publication Results of Tok Wood/Waste Heat Project Questions on Juneau Heat Recovery project South Tongass Wood Waste report format Options for heat recovery equipment for Juneau incinerators Quarterly report, upcoming task force meeting Options for phasing in of new state grants April 27, 28 April 28 April 28 April 28 April 30 April 30 April 29 April 30, May 5 May 5 May 7, 12 May 10 May 10 Gerald Fleischman Idaho Dept Water Resources Boise Pat Fox, Meri Gordon Bonneville Power Adm. Portland, OR Howard Haines Montana DNRC Energy Div. Helena Craig Chase Chase and Associates Bellevue, WA Tony Neumayer Eureka Wood Pellet Missoula, MT Dick Smith City-Borough of Sitka Sitka Val Tangen Alaska Div. Legislative Audit Anchorage Richard Bondwell Fairbanks North Star Borough Fairbanks Gerald Fleischman Idaho Dept Water Resources Boise Craig Chase Chase and Associates Bellevue Cindy Johnson City-Borough of Juneau Juneau Delta Western Juneau Page 10 Crimp questions on available cost/electrical load data for Wood Power, Inc. Relay information learned from conversation with Fox below. Phasing in of new state grants and disposition of carry-over funds. Relay information learned from conversation with Fox above. Questions on South Tongass Wood Waste Energy and Fairbanks Waste to Energy for Biologue review Interest in developing pelletized wood market/industry in Alaska Interest in developing new WTE facility in Sitka Her questions on current Alaska Bioenergy Program Audit. AEA written response Discussion of compliance with Alaska Bioenergy Program grant for Fairbanks WTE project. Written comments on technical memos submitted as deliverables Result of conversations with Fox, BPA. Interest of Wood Power, Inc. in buming MSW Status of South Tongass Wood Waste and Juneau Heat Recovery projects. Relationship between FY94-96 planning process and current grant application Her questions on Juneau Heat Recovery project. Concerns of City-Borough re SW management Spot price of #2 oil, question on prison fuel consumption May 13 May 14 May 17 May 17 May 17 May 17 May 17 May 18 May 18 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 Commissioner Paul Fuhs Alaska Dept Commerce and Econ Dev Juneau Chris Gates Alaska Dept Commerce/Econ Development Anchorage Tony Neumayer Eureka Wood Pellets Missoula, MT David Brownlee American Magotteaux Nashville, TN Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage Ted Charles Alaska Dept Community and Regional Affairs Tok Derek Nelson Eureka Wood Pellets Missoula, MT Peter Bibb Alaska Electric Light and Power Juneau Howard Gamer Alaska Power and Telephone Seattle, WA Doug Hanson Tanana Chiefs Conference Fairbanks Terry Gunnell Sylva Energy Systems Thunder Bay, Ontario Jim Morgan Seward Forest Products Seward Greg Retzlaff LFC Power Systems Corp. Lake Oswego, OR Page 11 List of value added bioenergy-related products exported from Alaska Seward Wood Waste project Information on electrical utilities, power usage, and biomass facilities in Alaska Information on biomass facilities in Alaska Discussed AEA/America North different perspectives on South Tongass WW deliverables Interest of various parties in developing a pellet mill and wood-fired power plant in Tok associated with timber sale from Native lands in area Discussion of possible markets for pellets and interest in Tok for wood-fired power plant Electrical rates in Juneau Requirements for wood-fired power plant feasibility in Tok. Interest in power market on Prince of Wales Island. Questions on applicability of FORPLAN to timber planning in interior Alaska Energy Authority recommendations on Tok wood-fired boiler Limits to mill working more than one shift, status of Seward Wood Waste project Power project developer, owner, and operator interested in possible projects May 24 May 25 May 25 May 27 May 27 May 28 iC. ic is Oo June 2,9 June 2, 10 June 2,9 June 4 June 7-9 June 8 Alex Sifford Oregon Department of Energy Salem Dave Calvert Seward Electrical Services Seward Claude Higby Alaska Dept Corrections Seward Truman Crawford Seward Forest Products Seward Derek Nelson, Ed Clinton Eureka Wood Pellets Missoula, MT Dennis DeWitt Juneau Pioneers Home Juneau Bill Cheeseman Channel Corporation Juneau Bob Martin Tlingit Haida Regional Electrical Authority Juneau Joyce Deshaye Washington State Energy Office Olympia Cindy Johnson City and Borough of Juneau Juneau Traveling Steve Clautice/Dick Malchow Alaska DNR Div. Forestry Fairbanks, Tok Page 12 Direct Combustion Work Group of Biomass Utilization Task Force Utility's disinterest in cogeneration from sawmill, power rates, possibility of providing power to mill from grid. Price of heating oil at correctional facility Crimp questions on current operation and maintenance costs Ideas on developing pellet industry in Alaska Crimp reconfirm potential interest in buying waste heat from incinerator Timing of draft prefeasibility assessment for Juneau Heat Recovery project. Refinance of existing incinerators. Timing of draft prefeasibility assessment for Juneau Heat Recovery project. Possibility of selling heat to smaller markets, cost of heat exchangers. Review of WSEO MSW publication. Written comments Timing of draft prefeasibility assessment for Juneau Heat Recovery project Crimp attending PNWA RBEP conference, Bellevue, WA Planned meeting on possible wood-fired power plant in Tok. June 9 June 11 June ? and 11 June 11 June 11 June 11 June 11 and 14 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 16 June 16 June 17 Ted Charles Alaska Dept Community and Regional Affairs Tok Richard Bondwell Fairbanks North Star Borough Fairbanks Rafal Berezowski DRW Environmental Technologies Calgary, Alberta Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage Jim Cucullu Power Engineers Eagle River Roman Bockus Alaska Dept Environmental Conservation Juneau Bill Cheeseman and Emie Polley Channel Corporation Juneau Les Fortune Alaska DNR Division of Forestry Fairbanks Traveling George Sampson USFS Fairbanks Don Bonk METC Morgantown, VA Donna Logan Alaska Office International Trade Anchorage Jon Klongerbo Titusville, FL Page 13 Planned meeting on possible wood-fired power plant in Tok. Status of Fairbanks WTE project, meeting that week. Interest in providing hardware and services as a power project developer (meeting and phone call) South Tongass Wood Waste project progress New sawmill planned near Ketchikan Status of solid waste regulations process Interest in continuing Juneau Heat Recovery project to next stage of feasibility and financial analysis. Results of meeting discussing a wood-fired power plant in Tok Crimp traveling to Fairbanks. Meeting with Fairbanks North Star Borough and DNR Div. Forestry staff Status of South Tongass Wood Waste study, request for information Fluidized bed combustor under consideration in Alaska via CRADA. Potential for wood supplement of coal fuel. Visiting Finnish trade rep wants to discuss bioenergy and other alternative energy technologies Information on biomass facilities in Alaska June 18 June 21 June 22 June 22 June 24 Cal Kerr America North/EMCON Anchorage Neil Johnson SFT Consulting Engineers Toledo, OH Jack MacDavitt American High Temp Wood Gasification Manchester, NH Craig Chase Chase and Associates Bellevue, WA Ernie Polley and Bill Cheeseman Channel Corporation Juneau Page 14 Meetings discussing findings and AEA's further questions and requirements on deliverables Interested in design and construction of power plants and boilers Interested in demonstrating gasifier in Alaska Clarification of Alaska Bioenergy Program "prefeasibility" activities Sample RFP for waste heat recovery and distribution IV. INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES IN ALASKA A. Southeast Alaska Finalization of the U.S. Forest Service's Tongass Land Management Plan is still scheduled for September or later. The Alaska Pulp Company (APC), who owns a pulp mill in Sitka and a sawmill in Wrangell, is suing the Forest Service for its implementation of the Tongass Timber Reform Act. APC maintains that the Forest Service is not making available enough timber, since it is counting utility log volume into the approximately 118 million board feet per year that APC 's long term timber sale allows. Also at issue is the price of the timber. APC maintains that the Forest Service is appraising the timber unfairly, by increasing the price from current levels to that which smaller companies have paid for other timber sales. APC complains that smaller companies can more effectively play the market. Ketchikan Pulp Company (KPC) is also considering suing the Forest Service for a lack of supply to their pulp mill. KPC recently reopened after a temporary shutdown for that reason. B. Southcentral and Interior Alaska Strong export log and chip markets combined with increased motivation to salvage beetle-infested timber continue to effect timber management in Interior and Southcentral Alaska. The Seward Forest Products sawmill, despite high energy costs (see project summary), is operating successfully. Chugach Alaska, who jointly owns the sawmill with Young and Morgan and Citifor, plans to supply the mill with timber from 3500 acres of its land in Icy Bay, 200 or so miles to the east. A coalition of environmental groups opposes a Corps of Engineers permit for a log dump in the Bay on the grounds that sloughing bark will harm marine habitat. Circle DE Pacific's logging and in-woods chipping show on the southern Kenai Peninsula continues to operate successfully. One ship was filled in about three days in early May, and a second ship will be filled within two weeks. Settlement money from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill is being spent to buy timber rights on two areas that were to be logged. The council responsible for allocating the money will spend $38.7 to acquire 42,000 acres on Afognak Island, near Kodiak. Another $22 million will be spent to acquire a 24,000-acre inholding in Kachemak Bay State Park, near Homer. Page 15 As part of an effort to increase timber harvest on the 3 million acres of commercial forest land in the Tanana Valley the State Legislature appropriated over $200,000 for forest inventory and planning in the Interior. Page 16 APPENDIX A Quarterly Project Summary Reports State of Alaska Bioenergy Technical Assistance Program Small Commercial Wood-Fired Boiler Demonstration Fairbanks Waste-to-Energy Sitka Co-Generation South Tongass Wood-Waste Page 17 Project Summary Report Title: State of Alaska Bioenergy Technical Assistance Program Brief Description These are the "core" activities of the Alaska Bioenergy Program, which promote the development of biomass resources for energy production through information transfer and technical assistance, facilitate project development and comment on state policies related to the use of biomass for energy.. Identification Number DE-FG79-84-BP14984, A014 Grantee Alaska Energy Authority, P.O. Box 190869, Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Project Manager Peter Crimp, 907/561-7877 Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Regional Bioenergy Program Funds Current year: $75,000 plus $90,000 for special projects described separately Cumulative through FY 92 : $811,297 Cost Sharing Alaska Energy Authority: Cumuiative through Federal FY 92, $196,458 Expanded Description See project objectives and approach for expanded project description. Need Addressed One of Alaska's largest energy challenges is the high cost of fuel oil, particularly in rural areas. Biomass has the potential to provide alternatives to this conventional fuel. Alaska's location often makes it difficult to receive information on product development, new trends in industry and items that are pertinent to its economy and infrastructure. The Bioenergy Technical Assistance Program provides an in-state biomass center for receiving and distributing this information. Awareness of biomass opportunities improves the economics of use in related industries. This program supports State policies which influence the use of biomass as an energy resource. Page 18 Project Objectives The Alaska State Program objectives include the following: 1) to promote the efficient and environmentally sound use of biomass for energy and other applications in Alaska; 2) to assist in resolving institutional barriers to biomass production and use. This includes education and information to policy makers who can influence resolutions to institutional problems; 3) to direct program activities and information towards self-sustaining biomass production and consumption activities. This includes an emphasis on economics, environmental and technical feasibility for industry and municipal projects; 4) to clarify major, environmental resource recovery and use issues and to seek solutions to environmental problems; 5) to continue technology transfer to target users. Economic, environmental and technical feasibility for industry and municipal projects are emphasized in these objectives, and 6) to continue development and operation of a state-wide institutional framework to promote biomass development issues. Approach Activities under the State Technical Assistance Program are divided into the following work areas: 7 Task Force and Policy Group Participation - Attend regional meetings, participate in regional planning activities, and support the regional program through effective communication of in-state bioenergy activities, goals and policies. Development and evaluation activities for the regional program are also included in this section. Information and Technology Transfer - Emphasis is to increase public awareness of opportunities to use biomass as an energy resource. The goal here is to maintain an effective network of information on technologies, resource management techniques and other topics applicable to the private and public sectors. 7 Technical Assistance - Identification of biomass use barriers and assistance to industry and public agencies in developing biomass use opportunities are the major goals in this area. Interagency Coordination - Determining common interests in the development of biomass use opportunities is emphasized. Coordination also helps define common problems among agencies in project implementation. Successful interagency planning improves likelihood of project success. Institutional Barriers - This area focuses on identifying state regulatory requirements and procedures that affect the development and use of forest and mill residues, non-commercial stands of timber, and municipal solid waste as energy options. This area also includes identification of environmental impacts and tradeoffs associated with using biomass energy fuels, and recommending solutions consistent with state environmental policies and laws. 7 Field Projects - As part of this year's project activities, the Alaska program will complete the installation of a wood waste fired boiler at the Alaska Correctional Industries greenhouse complex in Sutton. Page 19 Major Milestones Performance will be monitored and project results will be published in a final report after a mutually agreed-upon performance period. Additionally the Alaska program is conducting prefeasibility analyses for a wood-waste-fired boiler in Seward and a district system for MSW- generated heat in Juneau. Status: See project reports. The Alaska program will prepare a analysis comparing costs of heating the new Tok School with oil as designed, waste heat from the local diesel generator, and wood. The school is in the Alaska Gateway School District in the Easter Interior of Alaska. Status: Report completed. The program will evaluate export opportunities for densified wood fuels produced from wood residues in Alaska. Status: Ongoing. An update of the programs permit guidebook will be prepared to assist project developers with regulatory issues. Status: Deferred based on recommendation of program management consultant. All work is on-going with accomplishments reported in quarterly reports. Results A full reporting of the status and results of this program are detailed in the text of the quarterly report. Prepared: Peter Crimp, Development Specialist Amended: June 24, 1993 Page 20 Project Summary Report Title | Small Commercial Wood-Fired Boiler Demonstration Brief description This is a demonstration of a wood-fired boiler system for institutional heating. The project includes the design, installation, performance monitoring and reporting for a small commercial wood-fired boiler project. The project is located at the Alaska Correctional Industry's agricultural complex, within the Alaska Department of Correction's minimum security facility, Palmer Correctional Facility, Sutton, Alaska. Identification Number DE-FG79-84-BP14984, A011 Grantee Alaska Energy Authority PO Box 190869 Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Project Manager Peter Crimp, 907/561-7877 Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Regional Bioenergy Program Funds $25,000 Cost Sharing Match AEA cash (boilers and equipment) $20,000.00 Alaska Correctional Industries cash (parts and $17,339.89 materials) Alaska Correctional Industries (inmate labor) $4,457.84 Alaska Correctional Industries (in kind, staff labor) $44,543.54 Total Match $86,341.27 Expanded Description The project was established to demonstrate the effective use of wood as an institutional heating fuel. In summer and fall of 1990, AEA contacted numerous local governments, school districts and public facilities managers to locate a site for the project. Based on the availability of wood fuels, willingness to participate and provide matching support and overall project economics, the Alaska Correctional Industries agricultural complex in Sutton, Alaska, was chosen for the project. Page 21 AEA and Alaska Correctional Industries have jointly managed this project, using contractual expertise for boiler sizing and mechanical room layout. Two 350 Mbtu cordwood fired boilers and a 3,000 gallon accumulator tank were installed in a newly constructed boiler house in spring and summer of 1991. Annual fuel oil offsets from 8,000 to 10,000 gallons per year are anticipated. The project will include monitoring of fuel consumption and boiler performance over a twelve month period and reporting on findings. The project will also include a pro-active effort to publicize the project in the media and provide tours of the facility to parties interested in establishing similar systems in other facilities. Need Addressed In many areas of Alaska, markets for lower quality timber are nonexistent. Timber harvesting and land clearing residues have become an environmental liability, contributing to burgeoning landfills or air quality problems through open buming. Fuel oil is shipped to rural Alaska at great expense, exporting cash that might otherwise stay in the local economy. The use of locally based woody fuels for energy projects can contribute to the environmental and economic well being of rural Alaska. The wood-boiler demonstration is intended to promote the use of locally harvested wood fuels as a replacement for fossil fuels from outside the local economy. Project Objectives Specific objectives are as follows: 1) to reduce the volume of wood harvesting residue left on federal/state lands 2) to identify institutional or commercial users interested in alternatives to using fuel oil for space heating 3) to develop a transportation plan for moving fuel wood to end-user markets 4) to purchase and install wood boilers at one or more project sites Approach This project will begin with an investigation of wood residue availability, characterization of fuel quality, and an examination of transportation, environmental and economic issues that would affect the outcome of the project. This part of the project will include contacts with regulatory agencies to get input on permit requirements, performance criteria of wood-fired boilers and other information that would influence equipment selection decisions. The next phase of the project will be identification of specific sites for small-commercial wood- fired boiler applications. This will be followed by a survey of potential sites, presentation of project plans to potential users; gathering cost, weather and heat load data, evaluating equipment, and doing project cost estimates. Data will be submitted to the Regional Task Force for approval and recommendation. Upon approval, actual design work and equipment selection will be initiated and bids for materials and installation will be solicited. While ordering and design are underway, program staff will decide on monitoring and performance evaluation criteria for the systems. Page 22 Installation will be followed by assistance with start up, assistance in developing an operation and maintenance plan, and a 12 month performance monitoring period. Results Project construction is complete and the wood-fired boilers are operating as the primary heat source for the facility. Facility management and operating personnel are extremely satisfied with the system. A monitoring system has been developed and AEA purchased a surplus 2,000 pound floor scale, a moisture meter and 3 hour-meters. With these tools, operation and fuel consumption will be recorded to obtain information useful for other potential project developers. The monitoring period will extend for one (1) year into November of 1992. In the fall of 1992, the Energy Authority prepared Autocad drawings and text describing the project to be included in the agency's 1992 annual report. In January, 1992 AEA prepared media materials to publicize the project. A press release was sent to Alaska news outlets, and the Governor's media office used a state satellite system and a recording phone line to transmit video pictures and audio interviews provided by the Energy Authority to interested broadcast stations. The Associated Press sent out a short story on its wire. Stories were run in at least the two major Anchorage newspapers, and video aired on the Rural Alaska Television Network reaching viewers in approximately 200 small communities. Staff also heard reports that stories had aired on some radio stations. The project was also highlighted in the Energy Authority's Annual Report. The project has generated increased interest in institutional wood heating throughout the state. It is displacing over 8,000 gallons of fuel oil annually at the correctional facility. Due to time constraints, the Energy Authority was unable to complete a final report for the project. A final report will be prepared by December, 1993. Major Milestones Milestone Status Investigation of resource availability and delivery infrastructure Complete Site identification Complete Heat load analysis and system design Complete Materials list, bids and orders Complete Shipment Complete Boiler house plan preparation and submittal to fire Marshall Complete Earthwork and foundation Complete Boiler house construction Complete Plumbing, heat distribution and electrical Complete Boiler installation Complete Monitoring Ongoing Final report December 1993 Prepared: Peter Crimp, Development Specialist Amended: June 24, 1993 Page 23 Project Summary Report Title Seward Spring Creek Prefeasibility Analysis Brief description This project is an initial assessment of the feasibility of various options for using wood waste from the newly-reopened Seward mill to produce heat or heat and electricity for the mill, the nearby Spring Creek Correctional Center, and other buildings in the vicinity. Identification Number Not applicable. Grantee Not applicable. Project Manager Peter Crimp, 907/561-7877 Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Regional Bioenergy Program Funds Unspecified. Research costs for this project are paid for as part of technical assistance core program costs. Cost Sharing Not applicable. Expanded Description The Seward Forest Products sawmill in Seward has recently reopened after having closed in Fall, 1991 when its owner Chugach Alaska Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The mill produces dimension lumber from timber from Native corporation land in Prince William Sound and, to a lesser extent, mixed ownerships on the Kenai Peninsula. Slabs and edgings are chipped and exported, while the 150 tons of bark, sawdust, and shavings produced each day are being stockpiled in the millyard. At the same time, the Seward landfill has been closed by the Department of Environmental Conservation because of possible leaching into a high water table, so the Kenai Borough has been trucking MSW 100 miles to Soldotna, the nearest landfill. Around 105 tons of waste paper is separated out the 5,500 ton yearly MSW stream in Seward. The sawmill is located in an industrial park near the Spring Creek Correctional Center and Seward Ship Chandlery across the bay from downtown Seward. The mill supplements the electrical service provided by the local utility with diesel generators to run their saws and chipper; however current air quality permits for the generators limit their use to the extent that the mill is limited to one shift. Moreover, due to energy costs, kiln drying costs are about twice the cost that the local mill manager feels are reasonable. At the same time, the local prison is using around Page 24 250,000 gallons of fuel each year for space and water heating, while the chandlery is planning an expansion which may require 300,000 gallons per year to heat it. This project is an initial assessment of the feasibility of various options for using wood waste from the newly-reopened Seward mill to produce heat or heat and electricity for the mill, the nearby Spring Creek Correctional Center, and other buildings in the vicinity. Need Addressed Currently the facilities in the Seward industrial park are using diesel oil as their primary energy source, despite the availability of a potentially inexpensive source of biomass fuel. The local landfill is closed, so the mill must determine a cost-effective way to dispose of the considerable amount of residue that is accumulating. The project addresses the needs for environmentally sound and efficient energy sources by evaluating the potential for producing energy from material that might otherwise require disposal. Project Objectives The objective of this project is to assess the key technical factors influencing the success ofa wood waste-fired plant and distribution system and make recommendations on if and how the project should proceed. The scope of the project is intentionally limited so that prospects for success might be determined before a substantial investment of time and money is made. Approach The approach of the prefeasibility analysis is to estimate current heating and electrical requirements and costs for the mill, prison, and chandlery; assess quantities and costs of available mill residue, waste paper and waste wood produced locally, coal, and other potential fuels; estimate capital costs that would be associated with various options for energy conversion and distribution; and perform a simple financial analysis of the costs and benefits of various alternatives, including the status quo. In addition; potential political and legislative obstacles to the project will be assessed. Results and recommendations will be presented in a report. Results Work is in progress. Major Milestones Milestone Status Work plan Completed February 19 Report and Recommendations August Prepared: Peter Crimp, Development Specialist Amended: June 24, 1993 Page 25 Project Summary Report Title Juneau Lemon Creek Prefeasibility Analysis Brief description This project is an initial assessment of the feasibility of recovering heat from the MSW incinerators at Channel Corporation's Juneau landfill and constructing a district heat system to distribute the heat to the nearby Lemon Creek Correctional Center and other facilities in the vicinity. Identification Number Not applicable. Grantee Not applicable. Project Manager Peter Crimp, 907/561-7877 Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Regional Bioenergy Program Funds Unspecified. Research costs for this project are paid for as part of technical assistance core program costs. Cost Shar'ng Not applicavle. Expanded Description Currently the Channel Corporation is incinerating around 20,000 tons and landfilling 2,400 tons of MSW per year at their facility, located between downtown Juneau and the airport. Although the two Consummat CS1600 incinerators are set up for heat recovery, Channel Corporation has not attempted to recover heat in the past. The Lemon Creek Correctional Facility is located around 4,000 feet from the incinerators and uses around 110,000 gallons of oil per year for space heating and hot water. Costco has purchased land between the incinerators and the prison, and is planning to build an 80,000 square foot store on the site. In addition, there are numerous other existing or planned facilities in the area (not necessarily near the prison or incinerators) including a proposed KMart, the Juneau Pioneers Home, and a public school under construction. This project is an initial assessment of the feasibility of recovering heat from the MSW incinerators at Channel Corporation's Juneau landfill and constructing a district heat system to distribute the heat to the nearby Lemon Creek Correctional Center and other facilities in the vicinity Page 26 Need Addressed Currently the Channel Corporation operation is not recovering heat from the incineration of the local MSW stream. Meanwhile the Lemon Creek Correctional Facility and other facilities in the area are using oil as an energy source. This project addresses the need for a potentially inexpensive, efficient, and environmentally sound source of energy for local industry and government by recovering heat energy that would otherwise be lost. Project Objectives The objective of this project is to assess the key technical factors influencing the success of a heat recovery and distribution system and make recommendations on if and how the project should proceed. The scope of the project is intentionally limited so that prospects for success might be determined before a substantial investment of time and money is made. Approach The approach of the prefeasibility analysis is to estimate available energy from the Channel Corporation incinerators; estimate current heating requirements and costs for the prison and other facilities in the area; estimate capital costs that would be associated with heat recovery and distribution; and perform a simple financial analysis of the costs and benefits of various alternatives, including the status quo. In addition; potential political and legislative obstacles to the project will be assessed. Results and recommendations will be presented in a report. Results A draft prefeasibility assessment was released for review by the Channel Corporation, Tlingit- Haida Regional Electrical Authority (THREA), the City and Borough of Juneau, and the Alaska Department of Corrections. The draft will be finalized by August. THREA and Channel are prepared to take the project to the next step, a financial analysis and full feasibility assessment/concept design. Major Milestones Milestone Status Work plan Completed February 19 Report and Recommendations (draft) Completed June 8 Finalized report and recommendations August Prepared: Peter Crimp, Development Specialist Amended: June 24, 1993 Page 27 Project Summary Report Title Fairbanks Waste-to-Energy Brief description This project is to prepare a comprehensive solid waste management plan for the Fairbanks North Star Borough, including a thorough evaluation of waste-to-energy as a solid waste disposal option. Identification Number AEA contract 2800559 Grantee Alaska Energy Authority Funds passed through to: += Fairbanks North-Star Borough PO Box 190869 410 Cushman Street Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Project Manager Peter Crimp, 907/561-7877 Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Regional Bioenergy Program Funds $25,000 Cost Sharing Match Fairbanks North-Star Borough, Minimum per AEA contract $150,000 Total Match $150,000 Note: Total match likely to be higher. This is the minimum required in agreement between AEA and FNSB. Expanded Description The Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB), with solid waste management responsibilities for Fairbanks and outlying areas, has been struggling to find a solution to a very difficult solid waste management problem. The Borough currently operates a bale and landfill facility that will be completely full in four to five years. While efforts have been made to select a site for a new landfill, wetlands regulations, shallow water tables, discontinuous permafrost and other siting difficulties have delayed any final determination of a suitable site. Page 28 The Borough assembly has been approached by several experienced, private firms interested in developing a waste-to-energy facility in Fairbanks. Proposals have varied from modular mass bur units, to retrofits of coal spreader stokers for dedicated dRDF combustion and fluidized bed combustion with a front end material recycling facility. Power production estimates for the waste-buming facilities have ranged as high as 7.5 mW. Conceptual siting indicates a location adjacent to the city's waste water treatment plant may be logical, as sludge solids could be processed and this facility's 1 mW load could be directly served. Ballpark figures for tipping fees of around $70/ton have been aired by potential developers. Landfilling in compliance with new federal regulations is likely to be costly, and a WTE facility may have favorable economics. Fairbanks is certainly the most promising prospect for the development of a sizable WTE facility in Alaska. The Alaska Bioenergy program's support of the Borough's efforts to evaluate WTE on equal footing with land filling is in keeping with current DoE emphasis on development and commercialization of biomass energy facilities. While it is uncertain whether WTE will be the preferred alternative, support for the study will ensure this option is given a fair consideration and could lead to the development of a multi-million dollar WTE facility with up to 7.5 mW of capacity. Need Addressed Where appropriate from an economic and environmental perspective, waste-to-energy is an attractive solid waste disposal altemative which recovers useful energy from an otherwise wasted resource. Because land filling has been the solid waste disposal alternative of choice in Alaska, WTE often is overlooked as a serious alternative. For example, the FNSB has initiated landfill siting without concluding that land filling is the most cost effective altemative. Providing support to evaluate WTE along with other solid waste disposal options, promotes the development of this resource where appropriate. Project Objectives Specific objectives are as follows: 1) to ensure WTE is evaluated as a solid waste disposal option for the FNSB 2) to promote the recovery of energy from MSW in those instances where it is environmentally and economically beneficial to do so 3) to promote least cost planning of solid waste disposal alternatives that considers the environmental and economic benefits of recovering energy from waste 4) to encourage other communities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska to evaluate WTE as a Solid waste disposal alternative Approach AEA will grant funds to FNSB in support of the comprehensive solid waste plan. FNSB will be required to include an in depth evaluation of WTE as a solid waste disposal alternative. The analysis will include : e An evaluation of the Borough's current and projected waste stream quantities and heat content Page 29 e A thorough evaluation of mass bum, RDF with dedicated combustor and RDF for co-firing in existing power boilers as solid waste to energy alternatives e A description of the public involvement in the planning and evaluation process from early stages on e An evaluation of the markets for power and steam sales (and fuel sales in the case of RDF production for use at existing facilities), and an estimation of sales and revenue streams from these sources e Recommended environmental mitigation strategies including front end material separation and processing, hazardous and problem waste removal, combustion optimization, flue gas control technologies and ash disposal e A discussion of environmental constraints, permitting requirements and public acceptance issues e A description of how Borough recycling programs would affect waste-to-energy eco: omics and availability of fuel supply e An economic analysis of waste-to-energy options including tipping fees required and anticipated power and/or steam sales e Acost and benefit comparison with other solid waste disposal alternatives such as land filling Results Rick Rogers met with the FNSB RFP evaluation team in Fairbanks, May 21, 1992, to educate team members of waste-to-energy technologies and issues, and to outline what AEA expected as a condition of awarding a grant to assist with the solid waste plan. AEA entered into a grant agreement with the FNSB on August 10, 1992. FNSB has selected a ° consulting contractor in response to an RFP issues early summer. Dames and Moore was initially selected to complete the study. A procurement appeal has resulted in cancellation of the Dames and Moore award and the award of the project to CH2M. Since the last quarterly report, the procurement appeal has been concluded and the Borough has executed a contract with Dames and Moore. A Notice To Proceed was issued on November 23, 1992, and the Borough has c tained a detailed schedule for the project. To date, Dames and Moore has prepared eight technical memos for the FNSB SW plan. AEA submitted written comments on TM 7 and 8, the delineation of altematives for MSW management, on May 5 stating concerns that grant requirements were not being met in the evaluation of markets for power, steam, and RDF; the discussion of environmental constraints; recycling effects on WTE; and the structuring of altematives. At the same time, the FNSB notified Dames and Moore that TM 7 and 8 were not adequate for their needs. Because of this, Dames and Moore restaffed the project and will rewrite TM and 8. After meeting with FNSB staff in early June, AEA is satisfied with the work progress, and has extended the grant until October 31. Major Milestones Milestone Status AEA and FNSB enter into grant agreement Completed 8/10/92 Page 30 Professional Services Contract signed Completed November 1992 Solid waste plan under preparation January 1993 -August 1993 Public meetings on MSW management Completed February 1993 options Mid project formal consultant review date to be selected Draft report submitted approx. August 1993 AEA and peer review of draft approx. August 1993 Final report submitted September 1993 Final report September-October 1993 Prepared: Peter Crimp, Development Specialist Amended: June 24, 1993 Page 31 Project Summary Report Title Sitka Co-Generation Brief description This is a demonstration of a small back-pressure steam-turbine installation at the waste-to- energy facility in Sitka, Alaska. Identification Number AEA contract 2800559 Grantee Alaska Energy Authority Funds passed through to: — City-Borough of Sitka PO Box 190869 304 Lake Street Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Sitka, AK 99835 Project Managers Peter Crimp, 907/561-7877 Dick Smith, 907/747-3294 Department of Commerce and Economic City-Borough of Sitka Development, Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Regional Bioenergy Program Funds $25,000 Cost Sharing Match City-Borough of Sitka $580,000 Total Match $580,000 Note: Total match includes improvements to the facility in addition to the steam turbine- generator including emissions controls and design improvements. Expanded Description This project is aimed at promoting the environmentally sound and efficient use of MSW for energy through increased energy recovery efficiency and cost effective operation of an existing waste-to-energy facility. The project will also serve to demonstrate the use of a small-scale back pressure turbine, that has direct application at facilities generating steam from other biomass fuels such as wood waste and hospital waste. The City-Borough of Sitka owns a mass bum municipal solid waste incinerator which disposes of 25 tons of MSW and sewage sludge per day. The facility is operated by Sheldon Jackson Page 32 - Community College and recovers steam for heating campus facilities via a district heating system. Boilers are currently rated to 150 psig and are operating at 30 psig, producing an average of 4,000 pounds of saturated steam per hour. The incinerator produces steam for 166 hours per week. Preliminary estimates indicate a 100 kW in-house demand for power. Increasing steam pressures to 150 psig and installing a back pressure turbine would result in power savings of about $23,160 annually, reducing power purchases and demand charges for 289,500 kWh annually. 30 psig exhaust steam would be available to meet the existing campus heating requirements. The City-Borough has identified several other capital improvements for the facility, including adding a larger capacity electrostatic precipitator to provide redundancy in the flue gas handling system, and other state-of-the-art pollution control systems. In addition to the energy production benefits, the turbine-generator project will reduce the costs of operating the facility, improving the ability of the City-Borough to finance the implementation of these other air quality related improvements. Specific recommendations for facility improvements are contained in the attached draft report entitled Incinerator Operating Measures Study, prepared for the City-Borough by RW Beck and Associates. Page 18 of the draft summarizes cost payback estimates for the turbine-generator portion of the project proposed for regional funding. Needs Addressed Where appropriate from an economic and environmental perspective, waste-to-energy is an attractive solid waste disposal alternative which recovers useful energy from an otherwise wasted resource. To remain competitive with other solid waste disposal alternatives, and to provide the level of environmental controls demanded by regulatory agencies and the public, waste-to-energy facilities must operate efficiently and use state-of-the-art emissions control technologies. Older plants require capital upgrades to remain competitive. This project addresses both the need for upgraded environmental controls and improved operating efficiency through better energy recovery. Recovery of electrical energy from low pressure steam using a back pressure turbine-generator is an energy production strategy with potential applications throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Small sawmills, waste-to-energy facilities, hospitals and industrial facilities that require low pressure steam, are all potential sites for this energy recovery technology. This project meets the need of demonstrating this small scale technology in a region of the country in which steam turbines have typically been on a much larger scale. As power rates in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska escalate, the number of cost effective applications for these small scale systems is likely to increase. Project Objectives Specific objectives are as follows: 1) to promote the upgrade of existing waste-to-energy facilities to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impacts 2) to promote the recovery of energy from MSW in those instances where it is environmentally and economically beneficial to do so 3) to promote the recovery of electrical energy from low pressure steam by using small scale back-pressure steam turbines at other facilities throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska Page 33 Approach AEA will grant funds to the City-Borough of Sitka in support of capital improvements to the community's existing waste-to-energy facility. These capital improvements will include the installation of a back pressure turbine to recover electrical energy from steam currently produced for district heating. The City-Borough will also allow access to parties interested in touring the facility, and facilitate technology transfer by documenting the selection, installation, start-up and performance of the steam turbine-generator system. Results AEA entered into a grant agreement with the City-Borough of Sitka on August 10, 1992. The City-Borough is in the planning phase of the project. Since the last quarterly report, Dick Smith, Director of the City's Public Works Department and project manager for this project, has reported that plans are temporarily on hold due to City funding problems. Problems started when $175,000 in planned state funds for City of Sitka was cut from the Govemor's FY93 budget. A key element of the City's budget problem as a result of this action, was the cost of the new electrostatic precipitator. Because of this budget problem, the generator will not come on line until December 1993, when sufficient city funding will be available for the project whether or not state funding is available. Major Milestones Milestone AEA and City-Borough of Sitka enter into grant agreement Project Plan Developed by Sitka Procurement and tum key contract Equipment procurement and shipping Installation Startup and shakedown Final inspection by AEA Begin performance monitoring End performance monitoring Final report Prepared: Peter Crimp, Development Specialist Amended: June 24, 1993 Status Completed 8/10/92 October 1 - 31 to be determined in project plan to be determined in project plan to be determined in project plan to be determined in project plan to be determined in project plan to be determined in project plan 12 months from date of monitoring start Page 34 open Project Summary Report Title South Tongass Wood-Waste Brief description This is a feasibility study to evaluate the potential for developing a power plant fired with surplus wood residues from several industrial sources in Southeast Alaska. Identification Number DE-FG79-84-BP14984, A014 Grantee Alaska Energy Authority PO Box 190869 Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Project Manager Peter Crimp, 907/561-7877 Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 Regional Bioenergy Program Funds $40,000 Cost Sharing Match AEA cash, contractual services $33,839 AEA personal services, electrical and mechanical engineers $2,370 AEA overhead $3,791 Total Match $40,000 Expanded Description Several sawmills and log sorting facilities in Southern Southeast Alaska are producing wood residues in excess of their ability to properly dispose of this material. The practices of open burning, land filling and the use of silo burners without adequate emissions control devices are all being discouraged by regulatory agencies. Preliminary estimates indicate that mills in Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Annette, and Kaasan are collectively producing sufficient residue to provide fuel for about 3 mW of baseload power. Electrical power for the communities of Thome Bay, Craig and Klawock is produced by diesel fired generators. The community of Ketchikan uses primarily hydroelectric power, although load Page 35 projections indicate that additional diesel-fueled capacity will be needed to meet demand within the next few years. Metlakatla uses a mix of hydroelectric and diesel power. This project will evaluate the prospects for developing a power plant that uses these surplus wood residues to produce power for local utility use. A detailed description of the evaluation is described under the heading of approach below. Need Addressed The project addresses the need for power production alternatives to costly diesel fuel in Southeast Alaska communities, the need for improved wood waste disposal practices, and the need to use local fuel resources for local needs as an economic development strategy. Project Objectives Specific objectives are as follows: 1) to encourage the development of a facility to fully utilize wood waste being produced by wood processors in Southern Southeast Alaska at a regional generation facility. 2) to provide adequate information conceming project development to encourage independent power producers, local ,electric utilities, wood processors and public agencies to participate in developing a wood-waste fired generation facility. 3) to reduce dependency on non-renewable fuel resources imported into the Southern Southeast Region of Alaska. 4) to determine the long term wood residue supply anticipated for the Southem Southeast Alaska Region that could be available for energy production. 5) To encourage local economic development through the use of “import substitution” of fuels for power production. Approach The scope of work proposed for this project is to complete a feasibility study for a wood-waste- fired electrical generation facility located in a South Tongass community. The study will take place in two parts: (1) A wood resource and transportation cost assessment that will examine the quality and quantity of mill, sort yard and landing residue available for fuel and (2) a design concept and cost estimate for a wood-fired power plant at a location identified by the first phase of the feasibility study. The study will be tailored to seek alternate energy markets for the wood- waste on a regional basis, providing a regional wood-waste disposal facility and utility power in the location offering the highest feasibility and public benefit. The second phase of this project will be initiated only if the results of the first phase demonstrate that it is economically viable. 1. Analysis of Fuel Supply The fuel supply analysis will investigate both short and long term (20 year) wood fuel availability to the project from a multitude of sources including sort yard waste, landing slash, and off-island residue deliverable by barge. Estimates of the quantity, characteristics, and cost of prepared fuels from all sources will be included. The long term fuel supply analysis will include factors such as the level of harvest activity on the Tongass National Forest, potential for future Page 36 competitive markets for wood waste and possible changes in the flow and production of logs and wood waste over the next 20 years. 2. Siting The study will recommend a proposed site for the facility with considerations for: fuel delivery cost and storage; site development costs; make up water; cost to access power grid; power sales and proximity to market for steam and transmission line; environmental impacts including air quality, water quality and noise; proximity to fuel supply from uplands and tidewater; land ownership and land use designations; utility participation and cooperation; and public acceptance. 3. Concept Design Electrical A concept design that maximizes power sales from the facility, while recognizing the superiority of diesel generators in load following will be prepared. Remote diesels with automated dispatch may be necessary to serve peak loads. Plant design, cost estimates and performance criteria, suitable for use in preparing of an RFP for independent power producers will be prepared. Mechanical A mechanical concept design including fuel handling, preparation and storage, boiler feed water system, boiler design, flue gas control and ash handling will be prepared. The concept design will also consider the viability of co-firing portions of the municipal waste stream. The concept design will include cost estimates and performance criteria suitable for use in preparing an RFP for independent power producers. 4. Environmental Analysis This portion of the project will address environmental issues including: stack emissions and Clean Air Act compliance; ash-fill siting and design criteria (or alternative means of ash disposal); air emissions from fuel dryer, if applicable; and water quality impacts. The study will also discuss the avoided impacts of reduced land filling, open burning, fuel oil transport and storage, and generation of power via diesel internal combustion units. If determined to be necessary for permitting and if adequate funds are available, the study will include the collection of baseline air quality data. 5. Economic and Financial Analysis The study will include an economic and financial analysis of the project which includes estimates of capital cost, operations and maintenance costs, and fuel costs for the life of the project. This analysis will address the level of State and Federal funding needed to arrive at a target kWh power rate. The target power rate will be a rate determined to be competitive with altemative costs of wholesale power. The economic analysis can be used for comparative studies with hydro and diesel power generation, as well as serve as a decision document for obtaining public and private project financing. Results AEA has recently secured matching funds for this project and is in the process of developing an RFP for professional services to implement the study. The RFP for the fuel volume and transportation assessment will be issued in January 1993. AEA awarded a contract for the first Page 37 phase of this study to America North/EMCON of Anchorage. America North has submitted the first four deliverables and is approximately half way through the project. Major Milestones Milestone Secure matching funding Draft RFP and review, Phase | Wood/Transportation Assessment Advertise for Professional Services Proposal deadline Select Consultant, Finalize Agreement First interim report Second interim report Third interim report Draft final report Final report Prepared: Peter Crimp, Development Specialist Amended: June 24, 1993 Page 38 Status Completed Completed December, 1992 Completed January 1993 Completed February 1993 Completed April 7,1993 Completed June 21 Completed June 21 Completed June 21 August 26 September 17 APPENDIX B ¢ Alaska Bioenergy News No. 33 and mailing list Page 39 Alaska Energy Authority Alaska Energy Authority P.O. Box 190869 Anchorage, AK 99519 (907) 561-7877 (office) (907) 561-8584 (fax) As a participant in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska Regional Bioenergy Program, the Alaska Energy Authority promotes the use of biomass resources for energy by providing technical assistance and information to the general public The purpose of this newsletter is to give readers information about trends in industries that use biomass fuels for energy. The newsletter also attempts to keep readers current on regulatory and public policy issues that affect the development of new projects. Biomass resources include wood, peat, agricultural byproducts and municipal solid waste. Alaska Bioenergy News is the newsletter of the Alaska Bioenergy Program. For more information on projects or program activities, or for technical assistance on bioenergy projects, contact: Peter Crimp Bert Tarrant Alaska Bioenergy Program Alaska Energy Authority Bioenergy News No. 33 June 1993 HEAT RECOVERY FROM JUNEAU MSW INCINERATORS CONSIDERED The Alaska Bioenergy Program has released a draft assessment of the feasibility of recovering heat from the Channel Corporation's municipal solid waste incineration facility in Juneau and distributing it to the Lemon Creek Correctional Center. The report concluded waste-to-energy potential exists, and that a financial analysis and full feasibility study should be undertaken. The Channel Corporation incinerates approximately 20,000 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) annually. The potential energy available from incineration is estimated at 105,000 million Btu per year, which is equivalent to approximately 980,000 gallons of heating fuel. Potential heat markets in the facility's vicinity include the Lemon Creek Correctional Facility and the Juneau Pioneers' Home. The correctional facility currently uses about 111,490 gallons of fuel per year in its oil-fired hot water system. It is located about 4,500 feet to the northeast of the incineration facility. The Pioneer Home, located about 3,200 feet south of the facility, uses 65,000 gallons per year in its oil-fired hot water system. The draft analysis assumed that recovered heat would be distributed only to the correctional facility, and that the distribution system will be designed to provide 90 percent of the facility's annual heating requirement. However, once heat recovery equipment was installed, the cost of providing heat to additional facilities would largely be the capital cost of additional piping and heat exchangers at facilities which buy heat. Heat recovery from incinerators would be accomplished through the addition of a boiler system downstream of the secondary combustion chamber. Hot water or steam is produced from flue gas heat. Recovered heat would be transferred via hot water in a 4-inch piping loop about 10,000 feet long (round trip) and used to preheat the boiler return water at the correctional center via a plate heat exchanger in the boiler room. Capital costs of the heat recovery equipment are estimated at $480,000, while capital costs of the distribution system were $355,000. Engineering and contingency costs brought the total estimated cost of the heat recovery and distribution system to $1.1 million. Operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for the system were estimated at $10,000 per year. No capital or O&M costs were included in the analysis for the existing oil-fired diesel system at the correctional center. Alaska Energy Authority Bioenergy News No. 33 June 1993 The present value of costs of the oil-fired system and the waste heat system were compared in 11 scenarios designed to test the sensitivity of the results to changing economic assumptions. The waste heat system proved to have the lower cost in eight of the 11 scenarios. The 30-year present value cost of the waste heat system in the base case scenario is about $1.5 million, while the cost of the oil system is about $1.95 million. The oil heat alternative is less expensive if current oil prices drop and remain stable and a 5 percent real interest rate corresponding to a taxable interest rate is assumed. Use of a shorter planning horizon also favors the oil alternative. The initial assessment indicated recovering heat energy from the incineration facility and distributing it to the correctional center is potentially feasible from an economic and technical standpoint. The incineration facility produces an ample amount of energy to head the correctional center and other existing and potential facilities in the area. Providing heat to the Juneau Pioneers' Home would likely increase the benefit of the waste heat system, since it would largely involve only the additional costs of a piping loop. For more information, contact the Alaska Energy Authority Bioenergy Program at 561-7877. SOUTH TONGASS WOOD WASTE STUDY IS UNDERWAY A feasibility study sponsored by the Alaska Bioenergy Program to evaluate the potential for developing a power plant fired with surplus wood residues from sources in Southeast Alaska is underway and expected to be completed in September. Conducting the study is America North/EMCON Inc. of Anchorage. A number of sawmills and log sorting facilities in southem Southeast Alaska are producing wood residues which require disposal by landfilling and open burning; however, open burning, land filling and the use of silo burners without adequate emission control devices are being discouraged by regulatory agencies. Preliminary estimates indicate mills in Ketchikan, Annette, Metlakatla and Kasaan are collectively producing sufficient wood residue to provide fuel for about 3 megawatts of baseload power. Objectives of the study are to: e encourage the development of a facility to fully use wood waste being produced by wood processors in southem Southeast Alaska at a regional generation facility; ° provide adequate information conceming project development to encourage independent power producers, local electric utilities, wood processors and public agencies to participate in developing a wood waste fired generation facility; ° reduce dependency on non-renewable fuel resources imported into the region; ° determine the long term wood residue supply anticipated for the region that could be available for energy production; and, ° encourage local economic development through "import substitution” of fuels for power production. The study will take place in two parts. In phase one, a wood resource and transportation cost assessment will examine the quality and quantity of mill, sort yard and landing wood residue available for fuel. The fuel supply analysis will investigate both short and long term (20 years) wood fuel availability to the project from a number of sources including yard waste, landing slash and off-island residue deliverable by barge. Estimates of the quantity, characteristics and cost of prepared fuels from all sources will be included. Phase two will result in a design concept, cost estimate and economic analysis for a wood-fired power plant at a location identified in the first phase of the feasibility. The study is tailored to seek alternate energy markets for the wood waste on a regional basis, providing a regional wood waste disposal facility and utility power in the location offering the highest feasibility and public benefit. Phase two of the study will be initiated only if the results of phase one demonstrate economic viability. Alaska Energy Authority Bioenergy News Clean Air Legislation is passed The last session of the Alaska Legislature passed a new state clean air law needed to comply with 1990 amendments by Congress to the federal Clean Air Act. If the legislation, House Bill 167, had not passed, Clean air Act penalties would have been enforced. The Clean Air Act requires that state programs include certain provisions, including new permit fees that will pay for the program, criminal penalties for violations and a small business assistance program. The draft bill was worked out in negotiations by a working group formed by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The working group included oil, minerals and fishing groups, municipalities, federal and state agencies, large and small utilities and environmental groups. Major provisions of the legislation include: e generic "general permits” which allow small operators operating similar facilities a way of avoiding costly individual permits; e State agencies can exceed federal regulatory minimums on air pollution but an independent review mechanism safeguards abuse of the authority; ° Standards cannot be applied as permit stipulations without going through formal adoption as a regulation; and, e local governments can adopt air standards beyond state minimums, but DEC must independently review each case. Also, only the state has fee-collection powers. Alaska, Federal Government develop Energy Research Agreement The Alaska Energy Authority and the U.S. Department of Energy's Morgantown Energy Technology Center are in the process of finalizing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the two agencies. The CRADA would create a formal vehicle of information exchange between the agencies aimed at demonstrating emerging advanced power generating technologies for rural Alaska. No. 33 June 1993 The first effort anticipated once the CRADA is in place would be a two-day workshop hosted by AEA and METC on advanced power systems for rural locations. The workshop is tentatively scheduled for late September or early October. METC would contribute personnel to make presentations and would secure participation by its contractors as well. AEA could also make presentations. Topic areas include fluidized bed combustors, biomass units, gasification systems for rural use, coal-fired diesel engines, natural gas options and advanced coal treatment. PAPERMAKERS MUST HANDLE TONS OF WASTE The Pacific Northwest, home to 18 of the nation's largest pulp and paper mills, has become a dumping ground for a large share of the paper recycling industry's solid wastes, according to the Portland Business Jourmal. A recent survey by the Northwest Pulp and Paper Association (NPPA) showed about one-half the waste paper recycled by Oregon and Washington paper mills is imported from other states and Canada. About 1 million tons of waste paper from California, Colorado, Utah, Illinois, Minnesota and British Columbia are hauled to the Pacific Northwest annually to keep large paper mills running. Two thirds of the total was actually recycled into new products. Most of the remaining one-third, in the form of residual pulp sludge, was dumped in landfills. Paper doesn't last forever. After several trips to the recycling plant, wood fibers in paper pulp deteriorate and become unusable. The mixture of rejected wood fiber, clay, ink and water can accumulate quickly. The residual pulp sludge can be burned to make steam for power generation, but the resultant ash also must be disposed of, usually in a landfill. The problem of getting rid of pulp mill sludge will likely worsen as firms start recycling more magazines and office waste paper. Unlike cardboard and newsprint paper, shiny, smooth-surfaced paper has a high percentage of clays and fillers. Oregon State University researchers, with private sector participation, are engaged in a study which could result in tuming paper sludge into products tanging from concrete to synthetic gas. Gasifying the sludge is technically possible; the remaining question is cost efficiency. About 25 percent of the Alaska Energy Authority Bioenergy News sludge consists of inorganic materials, such as clay and limestone, which won't tum into gas and remains as ash. The ash will be evaluated for use in building materials. Recent Publications "Trees for Fuelwood: A Step Toward Energy Diversity" is available from the National Arbor Day Foundation's Arbor Day Institute. The 80-page publication includes chapters on how to get started growing trees for an energy source, how to manage the harvest and storage of wood fuel, and what to look for in selecting the equipment to burn wood. Also sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the publication is available for $13.45 postage paid from The Arbor Day Institute, P.O. Box 81415, Lincoln, NE 68501-1415. "Municipal Solid Waste Combustion: Testing and Evaluating the Combustion Characteristics of Waste Fuels" is available from the Bonneville Power Administration. The 109-page book reports on the combustion and emissions characteristics of mixed waste paper and refuse-derived fuel and compares them with those of wood. Information can be obtained from: Pat Fox, Program Manager, Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program, PO Box 3621 RMG, Portland, OR 99232. “Potential Utilization of Recycled Waste Glass in Alaskan Pavements" addresses the feasibility of using recycled glass in the construction of highways. The technical report, prepared by Assoc. Prof. Lufti Raad at UAF, concludes crushed glass shows advantages as an aggregate in asphalt mixtures. For more information, contact the Transportation Research Center, Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775. An executive summary report entitled "Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives" was recently published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The report: (1) Compiles detailed data for existing waste management technologies on costs, environmental releases, energy requirements and production, and coproducts; (2) Identifies research needs for managing MSW; and (3) develops a data base for matching a technology to a particular situation. Copies are $19.50 from the National Technical Information Service, US Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161 (From SERBEP Update, June 1993). No. 33 June 1993 Meetings and Conferences Third North American Agroforestry Conference August 15-18, 1993, Ames, IA. Contact lowa State University, Dr. Richard C. Schults, Conference Coordinator, 251 Bessey Hall, Department of Forestry, Ames, IA 50011-1021. ph: 515/294-7602 or §15/294-1166. First Biomass Conference of the Americas: Energy Environment, Agriculture, and Industry August 30-September 2, 1993, Burlington, VT. Contact NREL Conferences Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401. ph: 303/231-1158 or 1040, fax: 303/231-7719. Alaska Energy Authority/Morgantown Energy Technology Center Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) workshop Tentative late September/early October, Anchorage, AK. Contact Alaska Energy Authority, 701 E. Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99519. ph: 907/561-7877. Tenth International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels November 7-10, 1993, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact Dori Nielsen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Bivd., Golden, CO 80401. ph: 303/231-7719. Integrating Biological Engineering into ASAE-- Biomass Energy and Alternate Products and Forestry Sessions December 14-17, 1993, Chicago, IL. Contact American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2950 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659. ph: 616/429- 0300, fax: 616/429-3852. Liquid Fuels, Lubricants and Additives from Biomass June 16-18, 1994, Kansas City, MO. Abstracts due August 13, 1993. Contact Jon Hiler, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2950 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659. ph: 616/429-0300, fax: 616/429-3852. The Honorable Walter J. Hickel Governor, State of Alaska Office of the Governor P.O. 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Box T Juneau, AK 99811-2000 Alaska Gateway School District ~Mr. Spike Jorgenson, Superintendent P.O. Box 226 Tok, AK 99780 Alaska Health Project Ms. Kristine Benson Health Specialist 1818 W. Northem Lights Bivd., Suite 103 Anchorage, AK 99517 Alaska Journal of Commerce Ms. Margie Bauman, Editor 3710 Woodland Drive, #2100 Anchorage, AK 99517 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Mr. Ed Packee University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK 99775 Alaska Business Monthly Ms. Judy Fuerst P.O. Box 241288 Anchorage, AK 99524-1288 Alaska Correctional Industries Mr. Leland Spratt Production Manager P.O. Box 919 Palmer, AK 99645 Alaska Forest Association 111 Stedman Street, Suite 200 Ketchikan, AK 99901 Alaska Gateway School District Mr. Bob Malisch District Engineer P.O. Box 226 Tok, AK 99780 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Mr. Frank D'Elia, Rural Housing Division P.O. Box 101020 Anchorage, AK 99510 Alaska Lumber and Pulp Wrangell Sawmill Wrangell, AK 99929 Alaska Natural Energy Institute Mr. Greg Spry P.O. Box 83876 Fairbanks, AK 99708 Alaska Power & Telephone Mr. Vern Neitzer Vice President P.O. Box 459 Skagway, AK 99840 Alaska Pulp Co. Roy Martin P.O. Box 591 Wrangell, AK 99929 Alaska Pulp Corporation Mr. Gary Bowen P.O. Box 1050 Sitka, AK 99835 Alaska Reforestation Council *Mr. Earl Stephens P.O. Box 242081 Anchorage, AK 99524-2081 Alaska Ruralite Magazine Mr. Ken Dollinger, Editor P.O. Box 557 Forest Grove, OR 87116 Alaska Timber Corp. Ms. Karen head P.O. Box 69 Klawock, AK 99925 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Alaska Power & Telephone Co. Mr. Robert Grimm P.O. Box 222 191 Otto Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Alaska Public Utilities Commission Mr. Mike Tavella Utilities Engineer 1016 West 6th Avenue, Suite 400 Anchorage, AK 99501 Alaska Pulp Corporation Mr. Ed Oetken P.O. Box 1050 Sitka, AK 99835 Alaska Reclamation Center P.O. Box 200147 Anchorage, AK 99520-0147 Alaska Resource Conservation Center, Inc. Ms. Bernie Karl, Chairman & CEO P.O. Box 10087 Fairbanks, AK 99710 Alaska Science and Technology Foundation Mr. John W. Sibert Executive Director 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 360 Anchorage, AK 99501-3555 Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Ms. Paula Anderson Member Services Representative 4831 Eagle Street Anchorage, AK 99503 ———— Alaska VOTECH, Forestry Department Dr. Robert Kesling, Chairperson P.O. Box 1728 Seward, AK 99664 Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association 401 E. Fireweed Lane #201 Anchorage, AK 99503-2111 Alternative Energy Division Energy, Mines & Natural Resources Ms. Jody Barclay 580 Booth St., 7th Floor Ottowa K1AOE4, CANADA Anchorage Air Pollution Control Agency P.O. Box 196650 Anchorage, AK 99519-6650 Anchorage Municipal Light & Power "Ms. Lori Kell 1200 East First Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 Arctic Bibliographer Rasmuson Library University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK 99775-1011 Arctic Slope Regional Corporation P.O. Box 129 Barrow, AK 99723 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Albertson, Doug EPI 4006 Industrial Avenue Coeur 'd Alene, ID 83814 Allen, Mr. Lee Star Route A P.O. Box 6762 Palmer, AK 99645 American Forest Resource Alliance Rose Marie Watkins Director of Coalitions 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036 Anchorage Community College Director of Energy Programs 533 Providence Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 ARCO Alaska Inc. Mr. David W. Hanson Permit Coordinator 700 G Street Anchorage, AK 99510-0360 Arctic Environmental Information & Data Center Ms. Margaret Arend 707 A Street Anchorage, AK 99501 Armstrong R&D Corp. Mr. Peter Cheeseman P.O. Box 2000 Armstrong, Ontario POT 1A0 CANADA DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Ausman, Earle Polarconsult 1503 W. 33rd Avenue, Suite 310 Anchorage, AK 99503 Beierle, Mr. Fred Prosser Land Dev Co. P.O. Box 903 Prosser, WA 99350 Bio-Mass Energy Mr. Norlyn Van Beek 322 North Main Sioux Center, IA 51250 Biomass Users Network Dr. Woraphat Arthayukti 84 Soi Rajakroo Paholyothin Road Bangkok 10400, THAILAND Biomass Users Network ~*P.O. Box 1800-2100 Guadalupe San Jose, COSTA RICA Biotec R&D, Inc. Mr. Kent Herman P.O. Box 55632 North Pole, AK 99705 Bonneville Power Administration Mr. Patrick Fox, RMG P.O. Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) Badger State Industries Mr. Dan Clark 2565 East Johnson Street P.O. Box 7925 Madison, WI 53707 Bering Straits Corporation P.O. Box 1008 Nome, AK 99762 Biomass Users Network P.O. Box 33308 Washington, D.C. 20033 Biomass Users Network Private Bag 7768 Causeway, Harare ZIMBABWE Biorealis Systems, Inc. Mr. Robert Crosby P.O. Box 772773 Eagle River, AK 99577 Blatchford, Edgar Commissioner Dept. of Community & Regional Affairs P.O. Box B Juneau, AK 99811 Brand, Stephen Thermogenics, Inc. 3620 Wyoming Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 87111 Braswell, Mr. Allen P.O. Box 327 Delta Junction, AK 99737 British Columbia Forest Service Mr. Viggo Holm 1450 Government Street Victoria, B.C. CANADA V8W 3E7 Browning Timber, Inc. Mr. Waune Browning, President 579 Highway 141 White Salmon, WA 98672 Builders Supply 8375 Old Dairy Road Juneau, AK 99801 Burfoot, Dan P.O. Box 301 Tok, AK 99780 Calista Corporation 601 West 5th Avenue, Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99501-2225 Camahan, Mr. John 3201 "C" Street, Suite 602 Anchorage, AK 99503 9104\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Bristol Bay Native Association Richard E. See Economic Planner Bristol Bay Native Association P.O. Box 310 Dillingham, AK 99576 Brock Industrial Supply Mr. Joe Brock 16500 Northside Blvd. Nampa, ID 83687 Buck Handling Systems Mr. Don Gomer 1040 Arrowsmith Eugene, OR 97402 Bureau of Land Management Mr. Kent Tresidder 1300 NE 44th Avenue P.O. Box 2965 Portland, OR 97208 Bushnell, Dwight OSU Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Corvallis, OR 97331-6001 Cant Products, Inc. 2205 Cole Road Hom Lake, MS 38637 Carroll, Hatch & Associates, Inc. Mr. John Vranizan Box 8583 Portland, OR 97207 Cha’ +! Sanitation Corporation Mr. vestry Wilson General Manager P.O. Box 1267 Juneau, AK 99802 Chilkoot Lumber Co. Haines Lumber Mill Haines, AK 99827 Chugach Electric Association, Inc. Mr. Phil Steyer P.O. Box 196300 Anchorage, AK 99519-6300 Chukchi Community College P.O. Box 297 Kotzebue, AK 99752 Closs, Mr. Robert W. *Wheelabrator Environmental Systems 1322 North Monroe Spokane, WA 99201 Coeur d'Alene Fiber Fuels Mr. Jock Dudley Coeur d'Alene Fiber Fuels Coeur d"Alene, ID 83814 Commerce & Economic Development Alaska Dept. of, Division of Business Development Mr. Frank Seymour P.O. Box D Juneau, AK 99811 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Chase, Mr. Craig 4532 133rd Avenue SE Bellevue, WA 98006 Chugach Alaska Corporation Mr. Paul Tweiten Timber Manager 3000 A Street Anchorage, AK 99503 Chugach National Forest Planning Department 201 E. 9th Avenue, Suite 206 Anchorage, AK 99501 Citifor, Inc. Mr. Bob Rice Vice President 701 5th Avenue, #7272 Seattle, WA 98104-7090 Coeur d'Alene Fiber Fuels Mr. Keith C. Cluckey Coeur d'Alene Fiber Fuels Coeur d"Alene, ID 83814 Columbo, Nick P.O. Box 966 Delta Junction, AK 99737 Commerce & Economic Development Alaska Dept. of, Division of Business Development Mr. Jim Wiedeman 3601 C Street, Suite 724 Anchorage, AK 99503 Commerce & Economic Development Alaska Dept. of, Division of Economic Development Mr. Paul Fuhs, Director P.O. Box D Juneau, AK 99811 Community & Regional Affairs Alaska Dept. of State of Alaska Mr. Bob Shipley 949 East 36th Avenue, No. 403 Anchorage, AK 99508 Cook Inlet Region, Inc. P.O. Box 93330 Anchorage, AK 99509 Cooperative Extension Service Mr. Tony Gasbarro University of Alaska-Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 Cooperative Extension Service ““Ms. Catherine Brown 9112 Mendenhall Mall Road Juneau, AK 99801 Copper River Native Association Atna' T’Aene Nene’ Drawer H Copper Center, AK 99573 Corrections, Dept. of Mr. Walley Roman Correctional Industries Manager P.O. Box T Juneau, AK 99811 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Community & Regional Affairs Alaska Dept. of Ms. Ginny Moore, Librarian 949 East 36th, Room 400 Anchorage, AK 99508 Community Economic Development Corp. Mr. Walley Powers 1577 C Street, Suite 304 Anchorage, AK 99501 Cooperative Extension Service Mr. Don Quarberg General Delivery Delta Junction, AK 99737 Cooperative Extension Service Ms. Karin Holser Extension Assistant 2221 E. Northern Lights Bivd., Suite 240 Anchorage, AK 99508-4143 Cooperative Extension Service Ms. Michele Peep 1514 South Cushman Fairbanks, AK 99701 Corrections, Dept. of Ms. Kathy Christy Facilities Planner 2200 East 42nd Avenue Anchorage, AK 99508 Craig, City of Mr. Tom Briggs Public Works Director P.O. Box 23 Craig, AK 99921 Craig School District Mr. John Holst Superintendent P.O. Box 800 Craig, AK 99921 Davis, Dr. Neil 375 Miller Hill Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Delta Junction, City of Mr. Emory Bohan, Mayor P.O. Box 229 Delta Junction, AK 99737 DNR, Forestry State of Alaska Big Lake Area Office Box 520455 Big Lake, AK 99652 DNR-RES Allocation *Dr. M. Welbourn P.O. Box 107005 Anchorage, AK 99510 Doyon Limited Mr. Norman Phillips 201 First Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99701 Eklutna, Inc. Mr. Lee Stephan, Vice President 510 L Street #200 Anchorage, AK 99501-1949 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Davis, Dr. Neil 3802 Roche Road Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Delta Barley Farmers Ms. Pam Rule P.O. Box 1134 Delta Junction, AK 99737 Delta Woodcutters Association Ms. Vonda Chapman, Secretary 5271 Spangler Road Delta Junction, AK 99737 DNR, Forestry Tok Area Office P.O. Box 10 Tok, AK 99780 DOT/PF Sharon Mcleod Everette Director, Technology Transfer 2301 Pegar Road Fairbanks, AK 99709-5316 Dumont Stoker Corp. John Dumont Jr. P.O. Box 149 Monmouth, ME 04259 Electric Power Research Institute Ms. Cindy Farrar P.O. Box 10412 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Electric Power Research Institute Mr. Evan Hughs P.O. Box 10412 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Energeo Mr. Charles Sanders 235 Montgomery St., Suite 820 San Francisco, CA 94104 DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Energy & Environment Research Center Mr. William Hauserman P.O. Box 8213 Grand Forks, ND 58202 a ENSTAR Mr. Dave Webb P.O. Box 6288 Anchorage, AK 99502 Environmental Conservation, Alaska ~ Dept. of Mr. Dick Marcum P.O. Box O Juneau, AK 99811-1800 Environmental Conservation, Alaska Dept. of Mr. Glenn Miller P.O. Box O Juneau, AK 99811-1800 Environmental Conservation, Alaska Dept. of Ms. Allison Talley, Librarian P.O. Box O Juneau, AK 99811 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) Enerfor Corporation Mr. Robert M. MacLeod, C.A. President 310 O'Connor Street Ottawa, Ontario CANADA K2P 1V8 Energy, Mines & Resources Canada Mr. Joe Robert, Chief Bioenergy Supply Technology 580 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4 CANADA ENFOR Mr. J. Richardson 351 St. Joseph Bivd. Hull, Quebec K1A 1G5 CANADA Environaid Mr. Dan Bishop 12175 Mendenhall Loop Road Juneau, AK 99801 Environmental Conservation, Alaska Dept. of Mr. Bill MacClarence 3601 C Street, Suite 1334 Anchorage, AK 99503 Environmental Conservation, Alaska Dept. of Southcentral Regional Office Mary Ann See & Ron Godden 3601 C Street, Suite 1350 Anchorage, AK 99503 Environmental Conservation, Alaska Dept. of Mr. Pete McGee Regional Supervisor 1001 Noble St., Suite 350 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Environmental Conservation, Alaska Dept. of Mr. Jon Stone P.O. Box O Juneau, AK 99811-1800 Environmental Protection Agency 701 C Street Anchorage, AK 99503 EPA, Air Programs Mr. Chris James 1200 Sixth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 ESA Process Equipment, Inc. Mr. Eric Smith, President 3004 N.E. 155th Avenue Vancouver, WA 98665 Eyak Corp. “P.O. Box 340 Cordova, AK 99574 Fairbanks North Slope Borough Mr. Don Moore Public Works Executive Director P.O. Box 1267 Fairbanks, AK 99707 Fiber Fuels Institute Mr. John Fisher, President 5013 Miller Trunk Highway Duluth, MN 55811 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Environmental Conservation/Air Quality Alaska Dept. of State of Alaska Mr. Leonard Verrelli P.O. Box O-MS 1800 Juneau, AK 99811 Environmental Recycling, Inc. Mr. Larry Kelly 1100 W. Barnette St., #102 Fairbanks, AK 99701-4540 EPA Carol R. Purvis Air & Energy Research Lab MD-63 Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Estes, Dave 236 Irwin Street Juneau, AK 99801 Fairbanks Industrial Development Corp. Mr. Ron Ricketts Executive Director 515 7th Avenue, Suite 320 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Falloon, Mr. Brad 1215 11th Avenue North Extension Nampa, ID 83687 Fish & Game, Alaska Dept. of Division of Game, SERO Mr. Donald E. McKnight Regional Supervisor P.O. Box 20 Douglas, AK 99824 Foresters and Managers, Inc. Mr. Clare Doig 6541 Sexton Rd. N.W., Suite F Olympia, WA 98502-9551 Forestry Sciences Lab Mr. Jim Howard, Project Leader Box 3890 Portland, OR 97208 Frontiersman Mr. Allen Baker 1261 Seward Meridian Wasilla, AK 99654 Gillam, Hank 104 2nd Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99701 Golden Associates, Inc. ~ Mr. Keith Mobley 139 E. 51st Avenue Anchorage, AK 99503 Governor, State of Alaska Ms. Nancy Barnes Executive Secretary P.O. BoxA Juneau, AK 99811-0101 Gulkona Community Corp. Mr. Lyle Hennager P.O. Box 930 Delta Junction, AK 99737 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Forestry Sciences Lab Ms. Yvonne Weber 4043 Roosevelt Way N.E. Seattle, WA 98105-6497 Frazee, Mr. Ken Frazee Consulting Service 5258 Kootenai Boise, ID 83705-2607 Galea, Mr. John Forestry Consultant 5814 S. Tongass Highway Ketchikan, AK 99901 Goldbelt Corporation 801 W. 10th, Suite 300 Juneau, AK 99801 Golden Valley Electric Association Ms. Vayla Colonell Ms. Becky Gray P.O. Box 1249 Fairbanks, AK 99707 Great Lakes Governors, Council Mr. Frederic Kuzel Project Director 35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 1850 Chicago, IL 60601 Gumley, Tony Fischer Brothers Firewood Svc. 300 W. Swanson Wasilla, AK 99654-6827 Hamilton, Ms. Joy General Delivery Shageluk, AK 99665 Hargesheimer, Mr. John c/o FPE Roen 560 E. 34th, Suite 300 Anchorage, AK 99503 HCI Publishing Mr. Mike Hilts & Ms. Laura Noggle 410 Archibald Street Kansas City, MO 64111 Hill, Mr. Dan Greshnel Loop Road HCR-01 Box 6224 #3 Palmer, AK 99645 Homan, Mr. Frank ~ 523 Harris Street Juneau, AK 99801 Homer Electric Association Mr. Jim Elson P.O. Box 5280 Kenai, AK 99611 Horvath, Mr. Hunter 565 W. Sth Colville, WA 99114 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Hanson, Ronald G. Hanson Engineering 4117 Birch Lane Juneau, AK 99801 Harman, Mr. Dave City Engineer P.O. Box 329 Petersburg, AK 99833 Heinze, Mr. Harold Commissioner Dept. of Natural Resources 400 Willoughby Avenue Juneau, AK 99811 Hoener, Todd Director Housing Services Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc. 122 ist Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99701 Homer Electric Association Mr. Sam Matthews 3977 Lake Street Homer, AK 99603 Hope, Ms. Nancy 1403 Edgecumbe Drive Sitka, AK 99835 House Research Agency Alaska State Legislature Mr. Brad Pierce P.O. Box Y Juneau, AK 99801 Humphries, Mr. Jack 17 N. Belfast Avenue Augusta, MA 04330 Institute of Northern Forestry Mr. George Sampson 308 Tanana Drive Fairbanks, AK 99701 Interior Regional Housing Authority 828 27th Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99701 Islands Community College 1101 Sawmill Creek Boulevard Sitka, AK 99835 Jacobson, Alan ~“TSS Consultants P.O. Box 1079 Meadow Vista, CA 95722 Janke, Mr. Joe 9690 Hiland Eagle River, AK 99577 Jones, Mr. Peter Energy Management Office Dept. Public Works, Gov't NWT Box 390 Ft. Smith, NW Territories Canada XOEOPO 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 ldaho Department of Water Resources Mr. Gerald Fleischman 1301 N. Orchard Street Boise, ID 83720 Institute of Northern Forestry 201 E. 9th Avenue, Suite 105 Anchorage, AK 99501 Interior Services Mr. Ralph Bartlett 400 Sanduri Fairbanks, AK 99701 ITT Rayonier, Inc. P.O. Box 7596 Ketchikan, AK 99901 Jacoby, Steven Office of the Governor Office of Management & Budget Division of Governmental Coordination P.O. Box AW Juneau, AK 99811 Jenks, Doug Pyro Industries 695 Pease Road Burlington, WA 98233 Juneau, City & Borough of Mr. Bob Johnson Public Works Director 155 S. Seward Street Juneau, AK 99801 DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Juneau, City & Borough of Ms. Cindy Johnson Solid Waste Management Specialist 155 South Seward Street Juneau, AK 99801 Kavilco Inc. Mr. Loui Thompson Kasaan, AK 99901 Kenai, City of Tom Wagoner 210 Fidalgo Kenai, AK 99611 Kenai Peninsula Community College 34820 College Drive Soldotna, AK 99669-9732 Ketchikan Community College *7th and Madison Ketchikan, AK 99901 Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mr. Fred Monrean City Engineer 344 Front Street Ketchikan, AK 99901 Ketchikan Pulp Company Mr. Walt Bagalka Chief Contract Manager P.O. Box 6600 Ketchikan, AK 99901 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) K & K Recycling, Inc. Mr. Bernie Karl P.O. Box 10687 Fairbanks, AK 99710 Kawerak, Inc. P.O. Box 948 Nome, AK 99762 Kenai Peninsula Borough Mr. Ken Brown Public Works Director 144 N. Binkley Soldotna, AK 99669 Kerr, Cal Box 111293 Anchorage, AK 99511 Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mr. William Jones Planning Director 344 Front Street Ketchikan, AK 99901 Ketchikan Public Library Ms. Judy Stearns 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, AK 99901 Ketchikan Pulp Company Mr. Tom Hogan Senior Engineer P.O. Box 6600 Ketchikan, AK 99901 a Klawock Heenya Corp. P.O. Box 25 Klawock, AK 99925 Koch, Peter President Wood Science Laboratory, Inc. 942 Little Willow Creek Road Corvallis, MT 59828 Kodiak Island Borough Ms. Linda L. Freed Planning Director 710 Mill Bay Road Kodiak, AK 99615 Koncor Forest Products Mr. John L. Sturgeon President 3501 Denali Anchorage, AK 99503 Kumin, John ~Kumin & Associates, Architects 3000 A Street, Suite 202 Anchorage, AK 99503 Kuskokwim Native Association P.O. Box 106 Aniak, AK 99557 Langr, Ken Norther States Power 100 N. Barstow Street EauClaire, WI 54701 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Klukwan Forest Products Vice President of Operations P.O. Box 34659 Juneau, AK 99803-4659 Kodiak Community College P.O. Box 946 Kodiak, AK 99615 Kodiak Island Borough Mr. Ray Camardella Facilities Coordinator 710 Mill Bay Road Kodiak, AK 99615-6340 Koniag, Inc. 4300 B Street Anchorage, AK 99503 Kuskokwim Community College P.O. Box 368 Bethel, AK 99559 LA Dept. of Forestry Mr. Mike Buchart P.O. Box 3334 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Lawrence & Craig Ms. Linda Craig P.O. Box 10142 Portland, OR 97210-0142 DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Library, State of Alaska Lignetics, Inc. f Reference Librarian Mr. William Pickering P.O. Box G P.O. Box 1706 Juneau, AK 99811 Sandpoint, ID 83864 Loiselle, Bob Lowe, Mr. Royce 10624 Starlight Court P.O. Box 33806 ~ Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99803 Lumbrecht Forest Maniilaq Association Hank Goetz P.O. Box 256 P.O. Box 1 Kotzebue, AK 99752 Grennough, MT 59836 Martin, Mr. Robert Mat-Su Loggers Association Chairman, Alaska Energy Authority Mr. Dit Werner Board of Directors Star Route B, Box 7221 9354 River Court Way Palmer, AK 99645 Juneau, AK 99801-1276 Matanuska Electric Association Matanuska-Susitna Borough “Mr. Bruce Scott Mr. Roy Carlson Ms. Judy Inabinette Public Works Director P.O. Box 2929 350 E. Dahlia Avenue Palmer, AK 99645 Palmer, AK 99645-6488 Matanuska-Susitna Borough Matanuska-Susitna Community College Planning Department P.O. Box 899 Mr. John Duffy, Director Palmer, AK 99645 350 E. Dahlia Avenue Palmer, AK 99645 McCauley, Sharon McCune, Mr. Phil Office of the Governor P.O. Box 591 OMB Nampa, ID 83653-0591 P.O. Box AM Juneau, AK 99811 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) , McDaniels, Drew Pyro Industries, Inc. 695 Pease Road Burlington, WA 98233 Mechanical Sales, Inc. Mr. Mark Pennington 941 East Dowling Road, Suite 304 Anchorage, AK 99518 Menasha Corporation Lands and Timber Operations Mr. Ron Eckfield Chief Forester P.O. Box 588 North Bend, OR 97459 Metlakatla Power & Light Mr. Gordon Thompson Box 359 Metlakatla, AK 99926 . Miles, Tom Jr. “5475 SW Arrowwood Portland, OR 97225 Minnesota Dept. of Public Service Narvel Somdahl, P.E. Manager, Conservation/Altemate 900 American Center 150 East Kellogg Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55101 Mitkof Lumber Co. Inc. Mr. Pat Ford P.O. Box 89 Petersburg, AK 99833 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 McGrath Light and Power Mr. Tom Harris P.O. Box 309 McGrath, AK 99627 Menasha Corp. Mr. Ron Eckfield HC 31 Box 5249N Wasilla, AK 99654 Metlakatla Indian Community Mr. John Bruns, Forester Box 360 Metlakatla, AK 99926 Michigan State University David Nicholls Dept. of Forestry 208 Natural Resources Blvd. East Lansing, MI 48824-1222 Military & Veterans Affairs, Alaska Dept. of Mr. Roger Patch, Director of Facilities P.O. Box 5-549 Fort Richardson, AK 99505 Minnesota Dept. of Public Service Energy Division Mr. Rick Korinek 790 American Center Bidg. 150 East Kellogg Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55101 Montana DNRC, Energy Division 1520 E. 6th Avenue, 3rd Floor Helena, MT 59620 Morbark Northwest, Inc. Mr. Mike Duke P.O. Box 608 Toledo, WA 98591 Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services Mr. Ken DeForest Operations Manager P.O. Box 196650 Anchorage, AK 99519-6650 Murphy, Dr. Joyce Member, Alaska Energy Authority Board of Directors 12531 Old Seward Highway Anchorage, AK 99515 Nana Regional Corporation P.O. Box 49 Kotzebue, AK 99752 NATAS “Ms. Kathy Jackson P.O. Box 2525 Butte, MT 59702 National Wood Energy Association 777 N. Capital Street, Suite 805 Washington, D.C. 20002 Native Village of Fort Yukon Mr. Terry Brady P.O. Box 126 Fort Yukon, AK 99740 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Municipality of Anchorage Mr. Peter Poray P.O. Box 6-650 Anchorage, AK 99687 Municipality of Anchorage Mr. Mike Bieger Public Works Director P.O. Box 6-650 Anchorage, AK 99519-6650 Muska, John 545 NW 31st Corvallis, OR 97330 Nanilchik Native Association Mr. Bruce Oskulkoff 2600 Cordova, Suite 204 Anchorage, AK 99503 National Center for Appropriate Technology NCAT Library P.O. Box 3838 3040 Continential Drive Butte, MT 59702 Native Village of Fort Yukon Mr. Pat Stanley P.O. Box 126 Fort Yukon, AK 99740 Natural Resources, Alaska Dept. of Division of Forestry Mr. Les Fortune 3726 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99701 Natural Resources, Alaska Dept. of Division of Forestry Mr. Bob Dick P.O. Box 107005 Anchorage, AK 99510 Natural Resources, Alaska Dept. of State of Alaska Mr. Dave Wallingford Division of Forestry, SERO P.O. Box 7-005 Anchorage, AK 99510 Nickerson, Andrew 3915 Camino Lindo San Diego, CA 92122-2009 Northern Light Larry Dobson 1385 33rd Avenue S. Seattle, WA 98144 .. Northwest Public Power Bulletin ~Mr. Rick Kellog, Editor P.O. Box 4576 Vancouver, WA 98662-0576 O'Connell, Russ CONEG 400 N. Capitol St., Suite 382 Washington, DC 20001 Ogden Martin Systems of Marion, Inc. 4850 Brooklake Road, NE Brooks, OR 97305 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Natural Resources, Alaska Dept. of Division of Forestry, SERO Mr. Jim McAllister 400 Willoughby Avenue Juneau, AK 99801 NEOS Corporation 3569 Mt. Diablo Bivd., Suite 200 LaFayette, CA 94549 North American Energy Services Mr. Will Evans, Superintendent c/o Tacoma Public Utilities Steam Plant No. 2 1171 Taylor Way Tacoma, WA 98421 Northwest Enviro Services Mr. Stan Barankiewicz 1813 E. 1st Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 NRG Resource Recovery Ms. Renee Jakubiak 1221 Nicollet Mall, Suite 800 Minneapolis, MN 55403 Oak Ridge National Labs Lynn Wright P.O. Box 2008 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6352 Olds, Glenn A. Commissioner Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development P.O. Box D Juneau, AK 99811 OMB-KGC 3601 C Street, Suite 370 Anchorage, AK 99503 Oregon Department of Forestry Mr. Paul Bell 2600 State Street Salem, OR 97310 Organized Village of Kake P.O. Box 316 Kake, AK 99830 Pacific Generation Inc. Mr. Kirk Humphries 500 NE Multnomah Street #900 Portland, OR 97232-2039 _.Pastro, Mr. Anthony J. P.O. Box 83812 Fairbanks, AK 99708 Peratrovich, Nottingham and Drage 1506 W. 36th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99503 Petersburg, City of Mr. Eli Lucas Public Works Director P.O. Box 329 Petersburg, AK 99833 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Oregon Department of Energy Mr. Alex Sifford 625 Marion Street, NE Salem, OR 97310 Oregon State University Dr. Dwight Bushnell Department of Mechanical Engineering Rogers Hall, Room 204 Corvallis, OR 97331 Pacific Energy Systems Mr. John R. Martin, P.E. General Manager 1700 S.W. 4th Avenue, #103 Portland, OR 97201 Palmer Correctional Center Mr. Art Schmidt, Superintendent P.O. Box 919 Palmer, AK 99645 Pease, Dave Editorial Director Forest Industries 655 N.W. Canyon Drive Redmond, OR 97756 Petawawa National Forestry Institute Mr. Jeff Monty, Director Technology Transfer and Operations Chalk River, Ontario KOJ 1J0 CANADA Pine, Mr. George Box 3 Tok, AK 99780 PNW Research Station Ms. Susan Willits Timber Quality Research P.O. Box 3890 Portland, OR 97208 Port Graham Corp. Mr. Pat Norman Port Graham, AK 99603 Prince Edward Island Forestry Branch Mr. Paul McKnight Department of Energy & Forestry P.O. Box 2000 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8 CANADA Radar Companies Mr. Duane Powell P.O. Box 20128 Portland, OR 97220 ~.RCN Engineering Mr. Ron Nienas 8430 Rosalind Street Anchorage, AK 99507 Resource Development Council Ms. Becky Gay 121 W. Fireweed Lane #250 Anchorage, AK 99503-2035 Resource Recovery Report Mr. Frank McManus Editor and Publisher 5313 - 38th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20015 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Pope & Talbot Mr. Mike Niebuhr P.O. Box 850 Spearfish, SD 57783 Price-Chen International, Inc. The Alaska Pacific Trading Co. P.O. Box 462 Anchorage, AK 99510 Prince William Sound Comm. College P.O. Box 97 Valdez, AK 99686 Ravenscroft, Mr. Bryan Penta Post Company Intrst 84 Exit 147 Tuttle, ID 83314 Recycling Council of Ontario Ms. Irene Fedun, Librarian 489 College Street, Suite 504 Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A5 CANADA Resource Management Mr. Ted Smith P.O. Box 1026 Willow, AK 99688 Robinson, Mr. George Drawer 1120 Kenai, AK 99611 DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Ruby, Michael G. Rural Alaska Power Association Envirometrics, inc. Ms. Dianne Rabb 4803 Fremont Avenue North P.O. Box 100214 Seattle, WA 98103-6527 Anchorage, AK 99510 Rural Cap Rutledge, Pete Mr. Conrad Zipperian P.O. Box 3657 P.O. Box 200908 Palmer, AK 99645 Anchorage, AK 99520 Satellite Systems Unlimited Scheie, Don Mr. Bob Walker P.O. Box 877191 35543 Spur Highway Wasilla, AK 99687 Soldotna, AK 99669 Sealaska Corporation Seasoned Chips Ltd., Inc. Mr. Rick Harris Mr. Bill Campbell, President One Sealaska Plaza - S400 P.O. Box 27418 Juneau, AK 99801 Philadelphia, PA 19118 Seley Corporation SERI “Mr. Steve Seley Ralph Overend P.O. Box 5380 1617 Cole Bivd. Ketchikan, AK 99901 Golden, CO 80401-3393 Severson, Mr. Gordon J. Seward, City of 3201 Westman Circle Mr. Everett P. Diener Anchorage, AK 99508 Mr. Ron Garzini, City Manager P.O. Box 167 Seward, AK 99664 Shaan Seet, Inc. Shee Atika, Inc. P.O. Box 90 P.O. Box 1949 Craig, AK 99921 Sitka, AK 99835 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) Sheldon Jackson Incinerator Plant Mr. Roy Levine, Supervisor 801 Lincoln Street Sitka, AK 99835 Shepard, Mr. Mark P.O. Box 953 Slana, AK 99586 Sitka, City & Borough of Mr. Jerry Simpson Public Works Director 304 Lake Street, Room 104 Sitka, AK 99835 Smith, Ted P.O. Box 1026 Willow, AK 99688 . Solid Waste Services “Municipality of Anchorage Mr. Bill Kryger P.O. Box 196650 Anchorage, AK 99519-6650 South Central Timber Development Mr. Joseph R. Henri 255 East Fireweed Lane Anchorage, AK 99503 Southeast Pellet Stoves P.O. Box 6200 Ward Cove, AK 99901-6200 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Sheldon Jackson Junior College Forestry Program Box 479 Sitka, AK 99835 Shepard, Ms. Marlene P.O. Box 360 Craig, AK 99921 Sitka, City and Borough of Mr. Larry Harmon City Engineer 304 Lake Street Sitka, AK 99835 Soldotna, City of Mr. David Bunnell Public Works Director 177 North Birch Street Soldotna, AK 99669 Soloy, Mr. Chris P.O. Box 872801 Wasilla, AK 99687 Southeast Conference Mr. Jim Kohler 124 W. Sth Street Juneau, AK 99801 Southwest Municipal Conference 3300 Arctic Bivd., Suite 203 Anchorage, AK 99503 DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Spenard Builders Supply 104 Smith Street Sitka, AK 99835 State and Private Forestry Mr. Paul Forward, Director 201 E. 9th Avenue, Suite 206 Anchorage, AK 99501 Stysick, Gary Alaska Rural Investments P.O. Box 6961 Ketchikan, AK 99901 Tacoma Public Utilities Mr. Mark Gamble Thermal Plant Manager P.O. Box 11007 Tacoma, WA 98411 .. Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc. Chris Maisch, Forestry Director 122 1st Avenue, Suite 600 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. Phillip C. Badger Program Director, Biomass Muscle Shoals, AL 35660 The Tatitlek Corporation Ms. Mary Gordoaoff, President Box 650 Cordova, AK 99574 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) Stastny, Mr. J. Shelby Office of the Governor OMB P.O. Box AM, Room 445 Juneau, AK 99811 State Publications Distribution and Data Access Center Alaska State Library Mr. Lou Coatney P.O. Box G Juneau, AK 99811 Sylva Energy Systems Inc. Mr. Terry Guenell 519 Richard Street Thunder Bay, Ontario P7A 1R2 CANADA Tacoma Refuse Utility Mr. Walt Forslund 747 Market Street, Suite 408 Tacoma, WA 98402 TBI Water Systems 4225 E. Joseph Spokane, WA 99207 The Irland Group Forestry Consultants Mr. Lloyd C. Inand 7 North Chestnut Street Augusta, ME 04330 Thermogenics, Inc. Mr. Stephen C. Brand 3620 Wyoming Bivd., NE Suite 207 Albuquerque, NM 87111 Thorne Bay, City of Ginny Tierney City Administrator P.O. Box 19110 Thorne Bay, AK 99919 Tollman, Ed Copper Valley Construction Box 165 Glennallen, AK 99588 Trends Publishing, Inc. National Press Building Washington, D.C. 20045 TVA/SERBEP Mr. Phil Badger CEB IC-M Muscle Shoals, AL 35660 _ U.S. Forest Servic “Mr. Gene Miller P.O. Box 21628 Juneau, AK 99802-1628 U.S.D.A. Forest Service Mr. Les Paul Box 1628 Juneau, AK 99802 UAS - Ketchikan C.L. Chesire 7th & Madison Ketchikan, AK 99901 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Timberline, Inc. Mr. Reed Oswalt Box 722 Kodiak, AK 99615 Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Dept. of Mr. Rod Platsky 2301 Peger Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Tumer, Neil Southern Engineering & Equipment Co. P.O. Drawer 270 95 - 3rd Street N.E. Graysville, AL 35073 U.S. Forest Service Mr. Michael Barton Regional Forester P.O. Box 21628 Juneau, AK 99802-1628 U.S. Forest Service Mr. Conrad Reinecke Information & Education Office P.O. Box 1628 Juneau, AK 99801 U.S.D.A. Forest Service Ms. Yvonne Weber Forestry Sciences Laboratory 4043 Roosevelt Way, N.E. Seattle, WA 98105-6497 Underwater Construction, Inc. Mr. Chuck Morris 8740 Hartzell Road Anchorage, AK 99507 University, Alaska Pacific Department of Natural Resource Mr. Richard Myers 4101 University Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 University of Alaska-Anchorage Engineering Department 2651 Providence Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 University of Alaska-Fairbanks School of Engineering Mr. Ron Johnson 306 Tanana Drive Fairbanks, AK 99775-0661 University of Alaska-Fairbanks Geophysical Institute Dr. William J. Stringer Associate Professor University of Alaska-Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 University of Alaska-Fairbanks ‘Caulfield Department of Rural Development 705B Gruening Fairbanks, AK 99775 University of Alaska-Fairbanks Utilities Department, Powerplant Mr. Farhad Mamarzadeh Fairbanks, AK 99775-1660 University of Alaska-Juneau Forestry Programs 11120 Glacier Highway Juneau, AK 99803 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 University, Alaska Pacific Management Science Mr. Christopher R. Low Associate Professor 4101 University Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 University of Alaska-Anchorage School of Engineering Dr. David Junge 3211 Providence Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 University of Alaska Statewide Office of Land Management Rick Rogers, Forester 2221 E. Northern Lights Bivd, #213 Anchorage, AK 99508 University of Alaska-Fairbanks The Northern Engineer Geophysical Institute Fairbanks, AK 99701 University of Alaska-Fairbanks Utilities Operations Mr. Jerry England 802 South Chandalar Drive Fairbanks, AK 99775-1660 University of Alaska-Fairbanks Dr. James Drew, Dean School of Agriculture Resources Management 103 Arctic Health Building Fairbanks, AK 99775-0080 University of Idaho Mr. Richard Folk College of Forest Resources Department of Forest Products Moscow, ID 83843 University of Idaho Dr. Alton Campbell College of Forest Resources Moscow, ID 83843 USDA Forest Products Lab Mr. Andy Baker 1 Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, WI 53705 USDA Forest Service, R-6 Mr. Robert Lease P.O. Box 3623 Portland, OR 97203 Valdeghta, Bob Associate Consultants Investment Enterprises Box 1267 Seward, AK 99664 . Valley Sawmill ~Mr. Greg Bell 6231 Old Seward Highway Anchorage, AK 99502 Van Oss, Mr. Jim HCR 48750 East End Road Homer, AK 99603 VRCA Environmental Services 6700 Arctic Spur Road Anchorage, AK 99518-1550 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 University of Idaho Physical Plant Moscow, ID 83843 USDA Forest Service Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab Mr. Jim LaBau 210 East 9th Avenue, Suite 303 Anchorage, AK 99501 USDA Forest Service Mr. Chad Converse 201 E. 9th Avenue, Suite 201 Anchorage, AK 99501 Valdez, City of Public Works Director Mr. Lee Schlitz P.O. Box 307 Valdez, AK 99686 Van Hersett, Mr. David Resource Dev. Association E. 728 Sprague Spokane, WA 99201 Vermont State Energy Office Mr. Norm Hudson State Office Building Montpelier, VT 05602 Walkinshaw, Rob 2438 Tulik Drive Anchorage, AK 99517 Washington State Energy Office Mr. Jim Kerstetter 809 Legion Way, SE Olympia, WA 98504-1211 Washington Water & Power John Steigers Fuel Supply Coordinator E. 1411 Mission P.O. Box 3727 Spokane, WA 99220 Whitestone Farms Mr. John Hasz P.O. Box 1229 Delta Junction, AK 99737 Williams, CPT Ryan Energy Officer 21st CSG/DEB Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-5000 World Trade Center *Mr. Albert Chang 4201 Tudor Center Drive, Suite 105 Anchorage, AK 99508 Wrangell, City of P.O. Box 531 Wrangell, AK 99929 Yukon Flats People Speak Gwitcha-Gwitchen-Ginkhye P.O. Box 98 Fort Yukon, AK 99740 91Q4\TJ1518L(1) DISTRIBUTION LIST QUARTERLY ENERGY NEWSLETTER June 14, 1993 Washington Timberland Management Mr. Gary Hansen, President P.O. Box 130 Union, WA 98592 Weiber, Ward Pouch 340044 Deadhorse, AK 99734 Will Burt Co. Rodney Webner 169 South Main Street Orrville, MO 44667-0900 Wiltsee, George Appel Consultants Inc. 10438 Larwin Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311-2058 Wrangell, City of Mr. Ken Davidson Public Works Director P.O. Box 531 Wrangell, AK 99929 Young, Mr. Joe Box 42 Tok, AK 99780 APPENDIX C Federal FY93 Bioenergy Technical Assistance Grant Application Page 40 OMe A, i Mo. APPLICATION FOR sa weaiao a “se Ot 004 5-21-93 i 4. DATE RECEIVED GY FEDERAL AGENCY Federal Center DE-FG 79-84BP14984 M015 Alaska Energy Autho Department ofCommerce & Economic Development Address (give city, county, state. and 2p code): Name end telephone number of the person to be contacted on matters invotwing 701 East Tudor Road, Suite 260 (hs application (give area code) P.O. Box 190869 Peter Crimp | Anchorage, AK 99519-0869 (907) 561-7877 6 EMPLOYER (OENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN; 7. TVPE OF APPLICANT: (enter appropriate letter in box) LA Lofololililsts} |) com, US Conta vette of Hh Laur C. Municipal J. Private Unéversity O. Township KK Indian Tribe O New & Continuation OD Revision E interstate LL indmidusl F. intermunicipal M Profit Organization f Revision, enter sopropriace letter(s) in boxies): [A] [J G. Special District N. Other (Specity) A increase Award 8. Decrease Award C. increase Duration O Decrease Ouration Other (specify): 8. MAME OF REDERAL AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration 1€. CATALOG OF FEDERAL COMESTIC Seay 11. O€SCRIPTIVE TITLE OF APPLICANTS PROJECT: ASSISTANCE NUMBER State of Alaska Technical Assistance Program | Tme Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program 12 AREAS AFFECTED BY PROJECT (cities, counties. slates. efc.} Statewide | 12, PROPOSED PROJECT: 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: ‘Start Oate Ending Date | @ Applicant ? b. Project “| 7-1-93 6-30-94 i Statewide 16. 1S APPLICATION SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372 PROCESS? | 8 20 a YES THIS PREAPPLICATION/APPLICATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE 176.359. STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372 PROCESS FOR REVIEW ON pee lm | c State $ 20 52,950. b NO. [J PROGRAM IS NOT COVERED By £0. 12372 | tt | en moc s cre rar Fon seve = 9 TOTAL : 00 (CO Yes = "Yes," attach an explanation. {J No 229,309. 18. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ANDO BELIEF. ALL DATA IN THIS APPLICATION PREAPPLICATION ARE TRUE ANO CORRECT, THE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN OULY AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING BOCY OF THE APPLICANT ANDO THE APPLICANT WILL COMPLY WITH THE ATTACHED ASSURANCES WF THE ASSISTANCE IS AWARDED & Typed Name of Authonzed Representative b Tite eee ¢. Telephone number Paul Fuhs Commissioner (907) 465-2500 4. Signature of Authorized Representative @. Date Signed eee tandard Form 424 = (R 4-88) Prescribed by OMB Curcuiar A102 Authorized for Local Reproduction FUER SS, SRL. COCO RNIN ODOR OIE OION STATE OF ALASKA FEDERAL FY93 BIOENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FY93GRNT.DOC GRANT APPLICATION DE-FG79-84BP14984 MO15 Submitted By: State of Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic Development Alaska Energy Authority 701 E. Tudor P.O. Box 190869 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-0869 ‘Submitted To: Pat Fox, Program Manager Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program Bonneville Power Administration P.O. Box 3621, RMG Portland, Oregon 97208 MAY 21, 1993 SOHO ie State of Alaska Federal FY93 Bioenergy Technical Assistance Grant Application TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction Department of Commerce & Economic Development Background Rural-Urban Energy Development Strategies............... Economic Development Strategies and Biomass Use Program HiStory...........::.csceesesscesseeecessceseeeseeeesseesseeeeeeseaees 1979-1983 Research and Development Activities ..... Alaska Bioenergy Program, 1984-1992 ..... Public Information ...............ccccceceeeeeeeeee Investigation of Site Specific Biomass Development Opportunities. . Technology Transfer and Technical Assistance.................::005 Long-Term Objectives for the Development of Biomass Resources. Statement of Work «0.0.0.0... eee eee Core Program Activities . Task Force and Policy Group Participation Information and Technology Transfer .... Technical Assistance .......... Interagency Coordination Institutional Barriers..... Field Projects.... Fairbanks Wa gy ... Juneau Heat Recovery and Distribution. Seward Wood Waste...... Sitka Steam Turbine. Sitka Waste to Energy....... South Tongass Wood Waste . Sutton Wood-Fired Boiler .. Reporting deen CO eerie cei hiuctialettsentesesursessneesseesernaenuarscuetdohtdeendusnaassousassrdewstsGubeuasbuneesssdseshaaheeeann WCOMNMMOHHHEREONNNNGBA “” Appendix |: Financial Description HOW FeCOral FUND. oss cesccetsversecerssasbetsostdashsaspbusdeemsdustdeesdunetcenehsaccuedenbesotbenaniesaasbensebedehtiyes Carry Over Funding. State Match...... 1. Task Force Activities... 2. Meetings and Conferences.. 3. Project Travel............. cee Information Transfer and Technical Assistance... Appendix II: Optional Form 60 Attachment |: Continued Explanation, Travel and Technical Assistance FY93GRNT.DOC ii- State of Alaska Federal FY93 Bioenergy Technical Assistance Grant Application Introduction Department of Commerce & Economic Development Background The Alaska Bioenergy Program is administered by the Alaska Energy Authority. The Energy Authority is a public corporation within the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, yet it is separate from and independent of the State. The Authority constructs, acquires, finances and operates hydroelectric and other power production projects. The Energy Authority's statutory responsibilities include evaluation of small hydro, wind, biomass, geothermal and other alternative energy opportunities. Its energy development activities tie in with the Department's overall goals of strengthening and diversifying Alaska's economy. The Department's major energy goal is providing energy and power to citizens of the State at the lowest, reasonable, economic, social and environmental cost. Rural-Urban Energy Development Strategies Finding solutions to high energy prices in Alaska's rural areas is one of the biggest challenges facing residents of the State. High transportation costs for heating and electrical generation fuels result in high retail fuel costs for rural communities. In many cases, rural energy costs represent close to 30 percent of annual income. Local use of wood energy, primarily for heating, provides an alternative solution to high rural energy costs. Many rural communities are located in or near wooded areas that provide an adequate fuel supply to support conversion to wood-based energy systems. Labor intensive activities, which support the production and sale of woody biomass, have the potential to keep cash in local economies. Biomass harvesting is also consistent with traditional, rural life styles. The urban, "Railbelt" area of Alaska includes Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and the geographical areas to the north, including the city of Fairbanks. Use of biomass as a power generation fuel faces stiff competition in the Railbelt, due to low-cost natural gas. In Fairbanks, coal provides the primary fuel used for electrical generation, however opportunities for using municipal solid waste, and wood waste continue to expand. Development of a residential pellet fuel and appliance industry in Alaska has the potential to duplicate the successful growth of that industry in west coast cities. Many Railbelt communities are looking at alternatives to landfilling municipal solid waste. Several landfills will be closing within the next 5 years, with no immediate prospects for development of new sites. Economic Development Strategies and Biomass Use Opportunities for using municipal solid waste (MSW) for energy are receiving increasing attention in urban Alaska. This is caused, in part, by increasing awareness of environmental impacts and regulatory changes associated with landfills and rising tipping fees. In the case of Southeast Alaska, limited landfill space is causing communities to take a hard look at energy recovery options. In many mid-size communities, however, low MSW volumes require that planners consider the economics of waste to FY93GRNT.DOC 1- energy facilities. Bark disposal problems at Southeast Alaska's pulpmills, chipmills, sawmills and log sort yards have raised a whole new set of environmental issues that will affect program direction in the years to come. These conditions indicate that identification of site-specific biomass opportunities may be the best approach for promoting commercial scale use. In many cases, Alaskans must consider scaled-down applications to suit small, local volumes of biomass fuel. There is continued interest in establishing a forest products industry that is based on the White Spruce and Paper Birch resources in Interior Alaska. Establishing markets for lower grade timber resulting from the harvest and processing of these resources would enhance the viability of such operations. Alaska's White Spruce forests require careful management of residual slash and cull logs, which can serve as brood stock for bark beetles if left untreated. Chipping residue is one means of reducing the threat of increased timber mortality caused by beetle infestations. Green chip and wood waste markets play a key role in the success of such an industry. Program History 1979-1983 Research and Development Activities In the late 1970's, the State of Alaska and the US Department of Energy co-funded a multi-year, wood gasification project. Costing well over one million dollars, this project focused on the development of combustion equipment that would produce low BTU gas using wood chips as a feedstock fuel. The project consisted of two major phases: (1) the purchase and modification of an off-the-shelf-gasifier,; and (2) the fabrication of a larger unit, designed to power a 250 kilowatt generator. This project was aimed at providing a solution to high, rural energy costs in wooded areas of the state. In 1983, the State of Alaska funded a separate research and development project. This effort included the fabrication of a wood combustor designed to fire a 3 kilowatt free-piston Stirling Engine. Like the earlier project, the State's goal was to produce low cost electricity for rural Alaskans through the use of woody biomass. Alaska Bioenergy Program, 1984-1992 Alaska has been awarded annual Department of Energy grants under the Pacific Northwest and Alaska Regional Bioenergy Program during this seven year period, from 1984 through 1992. The following summarizes program activities and accomplishments: Public Information In 1984 the Alaska Program initiated a quarterly newsletter titled "Bioenergy News." Published in May, August, November and February the newsletter provides current information on bioenergy-related activities within and outside of Alaska. The 32nd issue of the quarterly publication was distributed in November, 1992, with a distribution of over 500. FY93GRNT.DOC 2- Investigation of Site Specific Biomass Development Opportunities. The Alaska program has completed the following projects using both in-house resources and contractors. 1985: Valley Sawmill Project Charcoal Plant Feasibility Analysis Juneau-Sitka Waste Wood Assessment Wrangell Forest Products plant expansion study 1986: Biomass Inventory and Disposal Costs on State Agricultural Lands Estimation of Potential Timber Volume in the Tanana Valley Available for Wood Chip Fuel Biomass Permit Handbook Biomass Resource Assessment 1987: Biomass Conversion Opportunities Biomass Resource Assessment Update. 1988: e Ft. Wainwright Woodchips/Coal Air Quality Analysis 1989: e Use of Mixed Fuels in Direct Combustion Systems 1990: e Toxic and Hazardous Emissions Associated with Co-firing fuels in Direct Combustion Systems e Metlakatla Wood Waste Disposal Options e Alaska Sawmill and Pulp Mill Residue Assessment 1991: e Municipal Solid Waste: A Resource Assessment for Energy Recovery in Alaska. The design and installation of a wood-fired boiler system at the Alaska Correctional Industries agricultural complex at the Palmer Correctional Facility in Sutton. 1992: e Alaska Gateway School District Wood-fired Boiler Analysis. e Alaska Gateway School District Wood/Waste Heat Project Analysis. On-going activities for the current fiscal year include: ¢ Promoting the development of wood waste-fired power plant in the South Tongass area. e Assessing feasibility of heat recovery from MSW incineration and district heating distribution in Juneau. ¢ Assisting the Fairbanks North Star Borough in considering waste-to-energy as an MSW management altemative. FY93GRNT.DOC 3- e Analyzing the feasibility of generating and distributing heat and power from sawmill residues in Seward. « Assisting the City and Borough of Sitka in adding a new back pressure turbine to their MSW incinerator facility and in improving emissions control. Technology Transfer and Technical Assistance The Alaska program has continually provided highly visible, proactive technical assistance services to agencies, individuals and private industry. Assistance has been provided in several areas including: biomass resource availability; marketing assessments for biomass fuels and biomass-derived power and steam; evaluation of waste disposal options; information on appropriate technologies; and information on permitting and regulatory matters. The program promotes these services through its quarterly newsletter, Bioenergy News, and by attending conferences and trade association meetings. The program has maintained contacts with industry and agencies involved with timber management, harvesting and processing; solid waste management; agencies involved with air quality issues; the electric utility industry; and potential biomass fuel users, including public and commercial facilities. Long-Term Objectives for the Development of Biomass Resources The Alaska Bioenergy Program supports the following regional program goals and objectives : ¢ To promote the efficient and environmentally sound use of biomass for energy and other applications in Alaska. ¢ To assist in resolving institutional barriers to biomass production and use. This includes educating and providing information to policy makers who can influence resolutions to institutional problems. ¢ To promote self sustaining biomass production and consumption activities in Alaska. This includes assistance to communities and businesses in determining economic, environmental and technical feasibility of projects. e To clarify environmental resource recovery and use issues and to seek solutions to environmental problems. ¢ To continue technology transfer to the forest products and solid waste disposal industries. Economic, environmental and technical feasibility for industry and municipal projects are emphasized in this objective. ¢ To continue development and operation of a statewide institutional framework to promote biomass development issues. The Alaska Bioenergy Program will continue working towards meeting these objectives in the coming year. To provide a framework for this, objectives are linked to specific, potential user groups or areas: e Rural Areas - to promote biomass to energy use by providing low-cost fuel supply alternatives to diesel and to stimulate the local economy through the sale of biomass products, primarily for heating fuels. FY93GRNT.DOC 4- ¢ Public and Private Institutions - to encourage the development of small and mid-sized commercial wood heating projects in institutional buildings. e Industry - to promote the use of biomass for energy by increasing industry access to technical, financial and other information; and to identify waste for energy opportunities which result from disposal of wood harvesting or sawmill waste. e Municipalities - to promote the use of biomass as a residential or commercial energy fuel, assist in providing environmentally-sound alternatives to disposal of wood waste and municipal solid waste in municipal land fills and explore opportunities for co-buming biomass and other fuels. Statement of Work This statement of work covers the period July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1994. These dates correspond with the State of Alaska's fiscal year. In the coming fiscal year, the Alaska Program will continue to participate in the core activities described in previous amendments to this grant. These activities, which are listed below, incorporate the responsibilities that have traditionally been required by the Bonneville Power Administration. Core Program Activities Task Force and Policy Group Participation These activities include serving on regional program planning committees, preparing for and attending annual and national planning meetings, writing statements of work for regional Requests for Proposal, and general support for Bonneville Power Administration's position in the National Program. Proposed Budget Cost Element Direct Labor and Direct New Federal Funds $9,617 Labor Overhead Travel Federal Carryover 4,900 $14,517 Deliverables e Participating in three Task Force meetings and the annual Northwest Region planning meeting e Assisting in the preparations for and attending the annual National Bioenergy Conference and the Biomass Conference of the Americas e Participating in working committees with other Task Force members to plan and execute regional strategies for promoting the use of biomass as an energy resource e Preparing materials or plans for and attending the annual Northwest Region planning meeting FY93GRNT.DOC 5- ¢ Reviewing and providing written comments on regional Requests for Proposal and participating in regional evaluation committees ¢ Briefing Bonneville Power Administration Program Manager and the Regional Task Force on in-state policies, activities and technical information of interest to the Regional Program Information and Technology Transfer Information and technology transfer activities are aimed at specific target audiences that have strong potential for initiating biomass to energy development projects. Technology transfer activities include research and publication of data on biomass resource availability and on opportunities for using biomass as an energy resource. They also include supporting state and local planning efforts that match biomass energy resources with potential consumers. Proposed Budget Cost Element Funding Source ! Federal Funds ($) | Direct Labor and Direct New Federal Funds $5,495 | Labor Overhead Travel Federal Carryover 1,600 TOTAL | $7,095 Deliverables * Monitoring and reporting on biomass energy conversion projects or applications that are initiated in- state. Reports will be included in quarterly project reports to Bonneville Power Administration. e Attending two trade association or other meetings of forest products or waste management -* organizations, promoting the Regional Program at these meetings through displays or distribution of information, and reporting on meeting results in the quarterly project reports. e Publishing a quarterly newsletter for the forest products and waste management industries in Alaska. e Supplying information and articles for publication in BIOLOGUE, the Program Yearbook, journals and trade association publications. ¢ Providing project reports and other program information to state and federal agencies for distribution. e Publishing an annual report describing Alaska Program activities and accomplishments during the past fiscal year. e Continuing to serve as the regional technical information center for biofuels co-firing and toxic and hazardous emissions associated with co-firing of mixed fuels. Technical Assistance Activities in this area promote the use of biomass fuels by providing direct assistance or specialized research support to companies, individuals or municipalities interested in exploring new projects or expanding existing biomass energy facilities. Work in this area includes assessment of resources, FY93GRNT.DOC 6- markets, economics, and technologies applicable to specific projects. Assistance with permit information, financing, and state and federal statutes and regulations is also provided. Given a general increase in foreign and domestic demand for Alaskan timber in the Interior, we feel that it is likely that at least one additional processing plant of substantial size will be located in southcentral or interior Alaska during the next several years. Possible new facilities may include sawmills, oriented strand board plants, or pellet mills. As part of this year's technical assistance activities, the Alaska Bioenergy Program proposes to work with the public and private sectors to identify opportunities for bioenergy development which may be associated with current and potential industrial activity. We anticipate that project development in future years will continue to be carried out in successive phases following the Alaska Program's established procedure: 1. Prefeasibility analysis usually performed by Alaska Energy Authority staff 2. Detailed feasibility analysis, concept design, and siting of a facility in sufficient detail to provide a basis for project financing 3. Project financing 4. Facility design and construction If prefeasibility analysis during the next two years indicates that one or more bioenergy facilities are feasible and if State funds are available, then the State will commit at least $30,000 during state FY96 (July 1 1995 to June 30 1996) for expanded feasibility assessment. The Alaska Bioenergy Program may request matching funds from the Regional Bioenergy Program for this purpose in addition to Technical Assistance grant funds for federal FY 95. Proposed Budget Cost Element Funding Source | Federal Funds ($) Direct Labor and Direct Labor Overhead [TOTAL New Federal Funds | $6,038 Deliverables e Adescription of technical assistance requests and key technical assistance activities will be provided in each quarterly project report to Bonneville Power Administration. e The Program will promote its technical assistance services and actively seek opportunities to provide support to companies, municipalities, individuals, organizations and others interested in developing biomass energy projects. A report on these efforts will be provided in each quarterly project report to Bonneville Power Administration. Interagency Coordination This area includes developing and maintaining contacts with state and federal agencies to promote mutual awareness of goals and activities that affect the Bioenergy Program. Interagency coordination focuses on contacts with Task Force members, members of other Regional Bioenergy Programs, and in- state land management, environmental and economic development agencies. FY93GRNT.DOC 7- Proposed Budget Cost Element | Funding Source Federal Funds ($) | | [Direct Labor and Direct New Federal Funds $5,495 Labor Overhead TOTAL | $5,495 | Deliverables e Interagency contacts and coordination activities will be described in quarterly project reports to Bonneville Power Administration. e Letters will be written to agencies responsible for resource planning, permitting, economic development or other activities. These letters will recommend incentives or comment on activities that affect the development and use of biomass resources. e Coordination with other agencies on projects that promote mutual goals or coordination of information resources that affect the development and use of biomass projects. Institutional Barriers This area focuses on identifying state regulatory requirements and procedures that affect the development and use of forest and mill residues, non-commercial stands of timber, and municipal solid waste as energy options. This area also includes identification of environmental impacts and tradeoffs associated with using biomass energy fuels, and recommending solutions consistent with state environmental policies and laws. y Proposed Budget Cost Element Funding Source Federal Funds ($) Direct Labor and Direct New Federal Funds $5,495 Labor Overhead TOTAL $5,495 Deliverables ¢ Activities mitigating institutional barriers will be included in quarterly project reports to Bonneville Power Administration. Information will include: e Review and comment on new state or federal regulations affecting the use of biomass as an energy resource. ¢ Description of state legislation, policies or procedures that affect the use of biomass as an energy resource. « Asummary of contacts with organizations, agencies, or individuals in this work area. FYS3GRNT.DOC 8- Field Projects Fairbanks Waste-to-Energy Project description The Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB), with solid waste management responsibilities for Fairbanks and outlying areas, has been struggling to find a solution to a very difficult solid waste management problem. The Borough currently operates a bale and landfill facility that will be completely full in four to five years. While efforts have been made to select a site for a new landfill, wetlands regulations, shallow water tables, discontinuous permafrost and other siting difficulties have delayed any final determination of a suitable site. The Borough has been disappointed with efforts by two local firms to reduce volume entering the landfill by the production of dRDF fuels. These poorly capitalized efforts have not successfully diverted any significant quantities of waste from the landfill. Results of recycling efforts have been dismal, with markets for most materials unable to justify shipment. For example, currently corrugated cardboard is a break even proposition, with a $60 per ton shipping cost to Smurfit in the Northwest. In addition to the Borough's MSW problems, the city-owned Fairbanks Municipal Utility System's waste water treatment facility has no approved means of disposing of sewage sludge. Sludge is being belt press dried and stockpiled, and is a separate but equally difficult waste disposal problem that could benefit from a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility. The Borough assembly has been approached by several experienced, private firms interested in developing a waste-to-energy facility in Fairbanks. Proposals have varied from modular mass burn units, to retrofits of coal spreader stokers for dedicated dRDF combustion and fluidized bed combustion with a front end material recycling facility. Power production estimates for the waste-buming facilities have ranged as high as 7.5 Mw. Conceptual siting indicates a location adjacent to the city's wastewater treatment plant may be logical, as sludge solids could be processed and the facility's 1 Mw load could be directly served. Ballpark figures for tipping fees of around $70/ton have been aired by potential developers. Landfilling in compliance with new federal regulations is likely to be costly, and a WTE facility may have favorable economics. Fairbanks is certainly the most promising prospect for the development of a sizable WTE facility in Alaska. Power production in Fairbanks is primarily coal-fired (78%), with power plants owned by Golden Valley Electric Association and Fairbanks Municipal Utility Systems. Wholesale power is also wheeled across AEA's Anchorage-Fairbanks Intertie from Chugach Electric Association in Anchorage. The Fairbanks utilities also maintain diesel standby capacity. Both of the Fairbanks electrical utilities have indicated a willingness to purchase power from a WTE facility, although no firm prices or power sales agreements have been developed. While surplus power is available to the Fairbanks utilities from the Anchorage- Fairbanks line, the utilities are interested in locally-generated power to reduce dependence on this vital link. In addition to this incentive, several of these utilities’ thermal plants are aging, and new capacity would be welcome. On the downside, Fairbanks is a non-attainment area for carbon monoxide emissions. The federal Clean Air Act will mandate the use of oxygenated transportation fuels by fall of 1992. The ability to permit a new point source for CO in Fairbanks is uncertain; however, if a WTE facility were to offset coal combustion this would not become a major factor. Ice fog is also a problem in winter months, and could be adversely affected by steam cooling towers and stack emissions. The Alaska Bioenergy Program's support of the Borough's efforts to evaluate WTE on equal footing with landfilling is in keeping with current DoE emphasis on development and commercialization of biomass energy facilities. While it is uncertain whether WTE will be the preferred alternative, support for the FY93GRNT.DOC 9- study will ensure this option is given a fair consideration and could lead to the development of a multimillion dollar WTE facility with up to 7.5 Mw of capacity. Scope of Work Last year the Alaska Bioenergy Program awarded a $25,000 DoE grant to the FNSB to prepare a comprehensive solid waste plan to identify cost-effective methods for dealing with disposal of solid waste. FNSB's estimated cost of the study is $150,000. The study includes a review of waste-to-energy, landfilling, composting and recycling technologies. AEA entered into a grant agreement with the FNSB on August 10, 1992, but the project was delayed because of a procurement appeal. The FNSB executed a contract with Dames and Moore and issued a Notice To Proceed on November 23, 1992. Since then Dames and Moore has prepared technical memoranda describing existing solid waste and recycling systems; regulatory requirements; solid waste management options; and management altematives. The Alaska Bioenergy Program, which manages the FNSB grant, has submitted comments on these memoranda and will continue to be involved in the solid waste planning process. It is likely, however, that the solid waste management plan will not be finalized until August, 1993. Therefore we propose that the $25,000 grant be continued into Alaska FY94 (July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994). Proposed Budget | Cost Element Funding Source | Federal Funds ($)_| Contractor Match ($) Direct Labor and Direct | New Federal Funds Labor Overhead $2,748 Travel Federal Carryover 500 Contractual Services Federal Carryover 25,000 +3 Contractual Services _| FNSB | $150,000 [TOTAL | $28,248 [$150,000 re Proposed Project Milestones Milestone Status AEA and FNSEB enter into grant agreement Completed 8/10/92 Professional Services Contract signed Completed November 1992 Solid waste plan under preparation January 1993 - April 1993 Public meetings on MSW management Completed February 1993 options Mid project formal consultant review date to be selected Draft report submitted June 1993 AEA and peer review of draft April to July 1993 Final plan submitted June 1993 Final plan August 1993 Deliverables e Quarterly Project Status Summaries »n the progress of this project will be provided to Bonneville Power Administration as part of the q. :rerly reports. e A final report of solid waste management recommendations as prepared for FNSB. FY93GRNT.DOC 10- Juneau Heat Recovery and Distribution Project description Currently the Channel Corporation is incinerating around 20,000 tons and landfilling 2,400 tons of MSW per year at their facility, which is located between downtown Juneau and the airport. Although the two Consummat CS1600 incinerators are set up for heat recovery, Channel Corporation has not attempted to recover heat in the past. The Lemon Creek Correctional Facility is located around 4,000 feet from the incinerators and uses around 110,000 gallons of oil per year for space heating and hot water. In addition, there are numerous other existing or planned facilities in the area (not necessarily near the prison or incinerators) including a proposed KMart, the Juneau Pioneers Home, and a public school under construction. The Channel Corporation is interested in recovering heat from their incinerators and selling it to the prison and other potential markets in the area. The Alaska Department of Corrections is interested in paying less for heat. Scope of Work The Alaska Bioenergy Program is currently conducting a prefeasibility assessment of a heat recovery and distribution system. This assessment will recommend how and if the project proceeds. Assuming the system appears technically, economically, and politically feasible, the Alaska program will cooperate with Channel Corporation to contract a full feasibility analysis, concept design, and siting of the system. Although the Alaska Bioenergy Program feels it is premature to propose partial funding from the Regional Bioenergy Program for the full analysis, we may request such funding through a grant modification late in 1993 if the initial assessment indicates that the project is feasible. Proposed Budget Cost Element Federal Funds ($) State Match ($ Pt Ves emer Set Lete T Pre id NT} Labor Overhead Travel Contractual Services [FederalCaryover | 4,300 i Contractual Services State Funding $30,000 TOTAL [$10,495 $30,000 Deliverables ¢ Quarterly Project Status Summaries on the progress of this project will be provided to Bonneville Power Administration as part of the quarterly reports. e A feasibility analysis, concept design, and siting study prepared for Channel Corporation and the Alaska Bioenergy Program. FY93GRNT.DOC 11- Seward Wood Waste Project description Seward Forest Products operates a state-of-the-art mill which produces dimension lumber from timber from Native corporation land in Prince William Sound and, to a lesser extent, mixed ownerships on the Kenai Peninsula. Slabs and edgings are chipped and exported, while the 150 tons of bark, sawdust, and shavings produced each day are being stockpiled in the millyard. Around 100,000 units of residue are currently stockpiled at the mill. Draft regulations scheduled to be finalized in 1993 by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) indicate a tightening of restrictions for storage and disposal of wood and other solid wastes. At the same time, the Seward landfill has been closed by the DEC because of possible leaching into a high water table, so the Kenai Borough has had to truck MSW 100 miles to Soldotna, the nearest landfill. Around 105 tons of waste paper is separated out the 5,500 ton yearly MSW stream in Seward. The sawmill is located in an industrial park near the Spring Creek Correctional Center and Seward Ship Chandlery across the bay from downtown Seward. The mill provides power for their saws and chipper using diesel generators; however the mill is limited to operating only one shift because of current air quality permits. A diesel-fired boiler provides steam to the dry kilns at a cost of around twice what the local mill manager feels is reasonable. At the same time, the prison is using around 250,000 gallons of fuel each year for space and water heating, while the chandlery is planning an expansion which may require 300,000 gallons per year for heating. Seward Forest Products is interested disposing of their mill residue by converting it into heat for their kilns and nearby markets, and perhaps producing electrical power for their own use and for sale to the grid. The Alaska Department of Corrections and Seward Ship Chandlery are interested in paying less for heat. The City of Seward is interested in maintaining a positive climate for economic development. Scope of Work The Alaska Bioenergy Program is currently conducting a prefeasibility assessment of a facility which produces and distributes heat and possibly electricity for the sawmill and other facilities in the industrial park. This assessment will recommend how and if the project proceeds. If the system appears to be technically, economically, and politically feasible, the Alaska program will seek to cooperate with Seward Forest Products and the City of Seward in contracting for a full feasibility analysis, concept design, and siting of the system. Although the Alaska Bioenergy Program feels it is premature to propose partial funding from the Regional Bioenergy Program for the full analysis, we may request such funding through a grant modification late in 1993, if the initial assessment indicates that the project is feasible. Proposed Budget Cost Element Funding Source Federal Funds ($ Direct Labor and Direct Federal Carryover Labor Overhead Contractual Services Federal Carryover [| 4693 —_—i«y $10,188 e Quarterly Project Status Summaries on the progress of this project will be provided to Bonneville Power Administration as part of the quarterly reports. Deliverables « Prefeasibility analysis report. FY93GRNT.DOC 12- Sitka Steam Turbine Project description This project is aimed at promoting the environmentally sound and efficient use of MSW for energy through increased energy recovery efficiency and cost effective operation of an existing waste-to-energy facility. The project will also serve to demonstrate the use of a small-scale back pressure turbine, that has direct application at facilities generating steam from other biomass fuels such as wood waste and hospital waste. The City-Borough of Sitka owns a mass bum municipal solid waste incinerator which disposes of 25 tons of MSW and sewage sludge per day. The facility is operated by Sheldon Jackson Community College and recovers steam for heating campus facilities via a district heating system. Boilers are currently rated to 150 psig and are operating at 30 psig, producing an average of 4,000 pounds of saturated steam per hour. The incinerator produces steam for 166 hours per week. Preliminary estimates indicate a 100 kWh in-house demand for power. Increasing steam pressures to 150 psig and installing a back pressure turbine would result in power savings of about $23,160 annually, reducing power purchases and demand charges for 289,500 kWh annually. 30 psig exhaust steam would be available to meet the existing campus heating requirements. The City-Borough has identified several other capital improvements for the facility, including adding a larger capacity electrostatic precipitator, to provide redundancy in the flue gas handling system, and other state-of-the-art pollution control systems. In addition to the energy production benefits, the turbine-generator project will reduce the costs of operating the facility, improving the ability of the City- Borough to finance the implementation of these other air quality related improvements. Specific recommendations for facility improvements are contained in the attached draft report entitled Incinerator Operating Measures Study, prepared for the City-Borough by RW Beck and Associates, appendix 3. Page 18 of the draft summarizes cost payback estimates for the turbine-generator portion of the project proposed for regional funding. Scope of Work In Alaska FY93 (July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993), $25,000 in grant funds from the Regional Bioenergy Program were awarded to the City-Borough of Sitka to reimburse partial costs associated with design, engineering, purchase, shipping, installation, and start-up of a steam turbine-generator. The grant agreement is conditional on successful completion of the turbine-generator installation and start-up. In November 1992, however, the City-Borough reported that plans were temporarily on hold due to funding problems. Problems started when $175,000 in planned state funds for the City-Borough's electrostatic precipitator was cut from the Govemor's FY93 budget. Because of the funding cut, the generator will not come on line until December 1993, when sufficient City-Borough funding will be available for the project whether or not state funding is available. Therefore we propose that the $25,000 grant be continued into June 1994. The project will include system design, financing, installation and start up of a small steam turbine- generator rated at approximately 50 kW, including all associated wiring and controls. Under the federal grant agreement between AEA and the City-Borough of Sitka, AEA will have the opportunity to provide input in the design phase, and final payment will be conditional upon successful completion and operation of the project. The City will be required to maintain records on operations, maintenance and plant electricity purchases, which will be used to promote similar cost-effective power production from low pressure steam at other facilities. The Alaska Bioenergy Program will perform grant administration, project oversight and site inspection. FY93GRNT.DOC 13 - Proposed Budget Cost Element Funding Source Federal Funds ($) City-Borough of Sitka ($) Direct Labor and Direct New Federal Funds 2,748 Labor Overhead Travel | Federal Carryover 700 Contractual Services | Federal Carryover 25,000 Turbine-generator City-Borough of Sitka $580,000 purchase (partial) and design and installation of $580,000 Proposed Project Milestones AEA and City-Borough of Sitka enter into Completed 8/10/92 grant agreement Project Plan Developed by Sitka October 1993 Procurement and tum key contract December 1993 Equipment procurement and shipping May 1994 Installation June 1994 Startup and shakedown June 1994 Final inspection by AEA July 1994 Begin performance monitoring July 1994 End performance monitoring June 1995 Final report August 1995 Deliverables e¢ Quarterly Project Status Summaries on the progress of this project will be provided to Bonneville Power Administration as part of the quarterly reports. e A final project summary will be provided. This summary will be used to transfer similar technology to other applicable projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. FY93GRNT.DOC 14- Sitka Waste to Energy Project description The City and Borough of Sitka owns a mass bum incinerator which disposes of 25 tons of MSW and sewage sludge per day. The facility, constructed in 1980, currently provides heat to Sheldon Jackson College via a district heating loop. Over the next ten years, a 10% population increase in Sitka is expected to be accompanied by an 8% increase in the locally generated solid waste stream and an 8 to 20% increase in electrical power requirements. During this period, additional waste is expected due to improved compliance with the Intemational Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Ships (MARPOL). The current MSW facility, located in the center of town, has been criticized by some local residents for its residential location and associated noise and odor. Despite the City-Borough's good performance record and continuing efforts to improve emission control from the facility, some residents perceive that emissions from the plant are causing health problems. The City-Borough Assembly has agreed that a new location would be considered in the future. As the existing plant shows increasing signs of age and obsolescence over the next 5 to. 10 years, an opportunity will become available to incorporate current WTE technology in a new pliant. Currently, Sitka's electrical energy is produced by four hydro plants and three diesel units with a combined generating capacity of 32 megawatts. An energy assessment and strategic plan for Sitka has predicted the need for 5 MW of additional generating capacity by the year 2000. A 15.5 MW hydro plant at Takatz Lake is estimated to cost $106 million in current year dollars and would require a long transmission line exposed to severe topographic and weather conditions. Diesel electrical generation is another obvious choice for providing the additional 5 MW generating capacity. The City-Borough of Sitka is interested in a third option—developing an improved WTE facility located away from population centers. Fueled by MSW, waste oil, urban waste wood, and wood chips, the plant could satisfy Sitka's MSW disposal and electrical power needs in a cost-effective manner while addressing public air quality concems. Scope of Work The Alaska Bioenergy Program proposes to work with the City-Borough of Sitka in conducting an initial assessment of the feasibility of a new waste-to-energy facility. The prefeasibility analysis will assess Sitka's future MSW disposal and energy requirements, available fuel quantities and costs, capital and operation/maintenance costs, and other factors influencing the success of the project. The analysis will recommend whether and how project proceeds. lf a plant appears feasible, the City-Borough and Alaska Energy Authority will conduct a full feasibility study in Summer, 1994, which will include siting and concept design. The analysis will result in sufficient detail to provide a basis for issuing revenue bonds or for seeking financial backing from other sources. If the prefeasibility analysis indicates that a new waste-to-energy facility is feasible and if State funding is available, then the State will commit at least $30,000 during state FY95 (July 1 1994 to June 30 1995) for the full feasibility study. Next year the Alaska Bioenergy Program may request matching funds for this purpose from the Regional Bioenergy Program in addition to the Technical Assistance grant funds for federal FY94. FY93GRNT.DOC 15- Proposed Budget Cost Element State Match ($) Funding Source Federal Funds ($) | Direct Labor and Direct New Federal Funds $4,176 Labor Overhead Contractual Services TOTAL | State Funds | $30,000 $30,000 $4,176 Deliverables ¢ Prefeasibility analysis report. ¢ Quarterly Project Status Summaries on the progress of this project will be provided to Bonneville Power Administration as part of the quarterly reports. FY93GRNT.DOC 16 - South Tongass Wood Waste Project Description The scope of work proposed for this project is to complete a feasibility study for a wood-waste-fired electrical generation facility located in a South Tongass community. The study is designed to take place in two parts: (1) A wood resource and transportation cost assessment that will examine the quality and quantity of mill, sort yard and landing residue available for fuel and (2) a design concept and cost estimate for a wood-fired power plant at a location identified by the first phase of the feasibility study. The study is tailored to seek regional energy markets for wood-waste, providing a wood-waste disposal facility and utility power in the location offering the highest feasibility and public benefit. The second phase of this project will be initiated only if the results of the first phase demonstrate that it is economically viable. Analysis of Fuel Supply In April 1993 the Alaska Energy Authority entered into a contract with a consultant to analyze the potential fuel supply. The consultant is investigating both short and long term (20 year) wood fuel availability to the project from a multitude of sources including sort yard waste, landing slash, and off-island residue deliverable by barge. Estimates of the quantity, characteristics, and cost of prepared fuels from all sources will be included. The long term fuel supply analysis will include factors such as the level of harvest activity on the Tongass National Forest, potential for future competitive markets for wood waste and possible changes in the flow and production of logs and wood waste over the next 20 years. Siting The study will recommend a proposed site for the facility with considerations for: fuel delivery cost and storage; site development costs; make up water; cost to access power grid; power sales and proximity to market for steam and transmission line; environmental impacts including air quality, water quality and noise; proximity to fuel supply from uplands and tidewater, land ownership and land use designations; utility participation and cooperation; and public acceptance. Concept Design Electrical A concept design that maximizes power sales from the facility, while recognizing the superiority of diesel generators in load following will be prepared. Remote diesels with automated dispatch may be necessary to serve peak loads. Plant design, cost estimates and performance criteria, suitable for use in preparing of an RFP for independent power producers will be prepared. Mechanical A mechanical concept design including fuel handling, preparation and storage, boiler feed water system, boiler design, flue gas control and ash handling will be prepared. The concept design will also consider the viability of co-firing portions of the municipal waste stream. The concept design will include cost estimates and performance criteria suitable for use in preparing an RFP for independent power producers. Environmental Analysis This portion of the project will address environmental issues including: stack emissions and Clean Air Act compliance; ash-fill siting and design criteria (or alternative means of ash disposal); air emissions from FY93GRNT.DOC 17 - fuel dryer, if applicable; and w=**r quality impacts. The study will also discuss the avoided impacts of reduced land filling, open bu fuel oil transport and storage, and generation of power via diesel internal combustion units. If Jetermined to be necessary for permitting and if adequate funds are available, the study will include .1e collection of baseline air quality data. Economic and Financial Analysis The study will include an economic and financial analysis of the project which includes estimates of capital cost, operations and maintenance costs, and fuel costs for the life of the project. This analysis will address the level of State and Federal funding needed to arrive at a target kWh power rate. The target power rate will be a rate determined to be competitive with altemative costs of wholesale power. The economic analysis can be used for comparative studies with hydro and diesel power generation, as well as serve as a decision document for obtaining public and private project financing. Proposed Budget This project was originally scheduled for completion by June 30, 1993. After this schedule was prepared we determined that it would be advantageous to split the study into two phases. Phase | was funded at a total cost of $34,100, using equal parts of state and federal matching funds. We propose to carry over $22,950 from the original $40,000 award for this project and add $20,050 in other carryover funds to cover the cost of phase II. Other carryover funds were already matched with state funds in the previous grant cycle. Cost Element Funding Source Federal Funds ($) | State Match ($) Direct Labor and Direct | New Federal Funds Labor Overhead Travel Federal Carryover Contractual Services Federal Carryover 43,000 $22,950 (Project Carryover) $20,050 (Tech. Assistance Contractual Services TOTAL PT CC*‘éd*&$53;«4177 [$22,950 Proposed Project Milestones Milestone Date Draft RFP and review, Phase II: Concept Design. September 1993 and Siting Select Consultant, Finalize Agreement December 1993 Final report June, 1994 FY93GRNT.DOC 18 - Deliverables Quarterly Project Status Summaries on the progress of this project will be provided to Bonneville Power Administration as part of the quarterly reports. A final project report which includes siting, concept design, an environmental analysis, and an economic and financial analysis. FY93GRNT.DOC 19 - Sutton Wood-Fired Boiler As part of this year's project activities, the Alaska Program will complete the 12 month monitoring phase of the wood-fired boiler demonstration project initiated in 1990. The system monitoring will provide information on system performance, operation and maintenance costs, and fuel savings. This information will be included in a final report on the project. The report will be distributed to local governments, school districts, public facility design and management personnel, and other potential small commercial and institutional wood fuel users. Proposed Budget [ Cost Element Funding Source Federal Funds ($) | Direct Labor and Direct Federal Carryover | $2,748 Labor Overhead [TOTAL | $2,748 Deliverables e Quarterly Project Status Summaries on the progress of this project will be provided to Bonneville Power Administration as part of the quarterly reports. e A final project report will be written for potential users of similar small commercial wood-fired systems, and it will be advertised and distributed in-state. Copies will also be made available to task force members. FY93GRNT.DOC 20 - Reporting The Alaska Program will provide quarterly project reports to Bonneville Power Administration. These reports will describe activities and progress in completing the deliverables described in the preceding Paragraphs. The Annual Report will summarize Program activities, as well as evaluate issues and problems the Program has experienced over the past year. The Annual Report will list all publications and reports completed from Program inception to date. Quarterly accounting reports will be prepared by Alaska Energy Authority's accounting section and submitted to Bonneville Power within 30 days after the quarterly project updates have been submitted. The new Financial Status Report and the Request for Advance or Reimbursement forms will be used in accordance with current program procedures. Deliverables e¢ Quarterly project reports will be sent to the Bonneville Power Administration Project Manager no later than the last day of September, December, March and June. ¢ Quarterly accounting reports will be sent to the Bonneville Power Administration Project Manager no later than the last day of October, January, April and the September following completion of the grant period on June 30, 1993. e An extension will be requested for the April-June 1993 accounting period to allow for year-end accounting transactions (processing in July and August) to be included in the final quarter's Financial Status Report. e The Annual Report will be sent to the Bonneville Power Administration project manager no later than August 31, 1993. Conclusion The program will work to facilitate project development for targeted areas of opportunity. Strong emphasis will be placed on technology and information transfer in the coming year. The Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program has a strong research foundation that can benefit the forest products and waste disposal industries. This year's effort will be focused on communicating the availability of information and technical assistance services to potential users. The FY93 program will focus resource, market and feasibility assessments on specific subject areas which have considerable potential for project development. These include development of MSW-to- Energy in Fairbanks and Sitka, wood-waste to energy in the South Tongass Area and Seward, and energy recovery and distribution from MSW incineration in Juneau. The program will continue supporting development of a back pressure steam turbine project at the MSW incineration facility in Sitka, and work to identify and develop additional projects with attractive economics and environmental benefits. FY93GRNT.DOC 21 - APPENDIX | Financial Description This appendix presents an overall summary of how new federal funding, federal carry over funding and state match will be budgeted for the July 1, 1993-June 30, 1994 grant period. Budget estimates are summarized in Table 1 on page 24. New Federal Funding All of the $50,000 now being requested will be used to partially cover direct labor and direct labor overhead for the cost of administering the Alas» program. Carryover funding is requested to cover remaining program administration costs. Tr funds will pay for management of core program activities, project oversight, and research assist- 2 on four out of the seven planned field projects to be conducted during this grant period. Carry Over Funding At the time of this application, the Alaska program has one final quarter to complete in the budget period for the current grant year. Based on expenditures to date and projected remaining costs for the final quarter ending June 30, total unobligated, unexpended federal carry over funds are estimated at $76,359. This figure is broken out as follows: Allocated to South Tongass Wood Waste Phase 2 $22,950 FY92 Technical Assistance Grant 53,409 TOTAL $76,359 Carryover funds totaling $22,950 are allocated toward the second phase of the South Tongass Wood Waste project. These funds have not yet been obligated because second phase work is contingent on the results of the first phase, which is not yet compiete. Unobligated, unexpended carryover of an estimated $53,409 resulted from a three-month vacancy in the program coordinator position resulting in decreased expenditures for labor, labor overhead, and transportation charges to the program. In addition to this, the Alaska Program would like to request permission to carry over $50,000 in federal FY92 funds that were obligated in grant contracts for the Sitka Steam Turbine and Fairbanks Waste to Energy projects, but which were not spent because the pass-through grant work is behind schedule. The June 30 ending dates for project grants will be extended upon approval of this request to carry over funds. At this time, we would like to request Bonneville Power's approval to carry over $126,359 in FY92 obligated and unobligated funding. Carry over funds will be used to support the activities described in the summary budget above in Table 1. More details are provided on pages 5 to 21 and in Optional Form 60 attachment |. A summary of proposed expenditures of obligated and unobligated carryover funds is as follows: FY93GRNT.DOC 22 - Obligated Unobligated _— Total Carryover Carryover Carryover Direct Labor and Direct Labor Overhead $15,167 $15,167 Travel 9,200 9,200 Contractual Services $50,000 $1,993 $101,993 TOTAL $50,000 $76,359 $126,359 In September, 1992, when the Energy Authority completes its fiscal year-end accounting adjustments, a revised Optional Form 60 will be prepared. This budget revision will show actual carry over funds available for use in FY92, and the $126,359 estimate will be adjusted accordingly. Travel costs are broken out in more detail in Optional Form 60, Attachment |, and generally include three areas: (1) attendance at regional task force and annual planning meetings, (2) travel to the annual national bioenergy conference and to industry meetings, and (3) in-state travel in support of specific biomass projects and technical assistance requests. State Match Hard state match (Table 1) for the July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1994 grant period totals $52,950. The figure is broken out as follows: Project State Funding ($) Juneau Heat Recovery and Distribution $30,000 Tongass Wood Waste 22,950 TOTAL $52,950 In the coming fiscal year Alaska Energy Authority will be redefining program support costs due to changes in its agency budget. We do not plan to request an in-kind match of indirect overhead for this grant period. We may, however, continue to record program support costs. Summary The Optional Form 60 following Table 1 provides a line item breakdown of how new federal funds, carry over funds and state match will be used during the coming grant period. For easy reference, each line is labeled to show how the proposed use of funds ties into the table above. FY93GRNT.DOC 23 - Table 1. Federal FY93 Grant Application Budget. Cote Program Activities Task Force Activities Information and Technical Transfer Technical As ince Interagency Coordination Institutional Barriers SUBTOTAL Field Projects Fairbanks Waste to Energy |---New Federal Funds--| Direct Labor 7,000 4,000 4,395 4,000 4,000 23,395 2,000 Juneau Heat Recovery and Distribution Seward Wood Waste Sitka Steam Turbine Sitka Waste to Energy South Tongass Wood Waste Sutton Wood-Fired Boiler SUBTOTAL TOTAL: 2,000 7,000 2,000 13,000 36,395 Labor Overhead 2,617 1,495 1,643 1,495 1,495 8,745 748 748 2,617 748 4,859 13,604 Total 9,617 5,495 6,038 5,495 5,495 32,140 2,748 2,748 9,617 2,748 17,859 49,999 Direct Labor 4,000 4,000 3,040 11,040 11,040 Labor Overhead 1,495 1,496 1,136 4,127 4,127 Unobligated---- Total Labor Airfa 3,200 1,200 4,400 300 5,495 500 5,495 500 4,176 500 15,167 1,600 15,167 6,200 Per Die 1,700 400 2,100 200 200 200 300 900 3,000 Total Travel Cost 4,900 1,600 6,500 500 700 700 800 2,700 9,200 Contractual Servi 4,300 4,693 43,000 51,993 51,993 Obligated Contractual Services 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 Total 4,900 1,600 6,500 25,500 10,495 10,188 25,700 4,176 43,800 119,860 126,360 Total Federal Funds 14,517 7,095 6,038 5,495 5,495 38,640 28,248 10,495 10,168 28,448 4.176 53.417 2,748 137,719 176,359 State Match Funds 30,000 22,950 52,950 52,950 Total Funds 14,517 7,095 6,038 5.495 5,495 38,640 28,248 40,495 10,188 28,448 4,176 76,367 2,748 190,669 229,309 APPENDIX Il Optional Form 60 Appendix II presents a combined federal/state budget for the 1993-94 Program on the Optional Form 60. Plans for using carry over, new federal funds, and new state funds are identified separately on the Optional Form 60. FYS3GRNT.DOC 25 - CONTRACT PRICING PROPOSAL | Office of Management and Budget (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT) Approval No. 29-R( )84 This form is for use when () submission of cost or pricing data (see FPR 1-5.No 7-3) is PAGE NO. NO. OF PAGES required and ( ) substitution for the Optional Form $9 is authorized by the contracting officer. 1 6 [NAME OF OFFEROR SUPPLIES AND/OR SERVICES TO BE FURNISHED Alaska Energy Authority Department of Commerce & Economic Development HOME OFFICE ADDRESS Pacific NW and Alaska Bioenergy Program P.O. Box 190869 Alaska State Technical Assistance Program |_Anchorage, Alaska 99519-0869 DIVISION(S) AND LOCATION(S) WHERE WORK IS TO BE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROPOSAL |} GOV'T SOLICITATION NO. PERFORMED $ 229,309 DE-FG79-84BP14984-M015 Statewide DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF COST ELEMENTS EST. TOTAL As DIRECT MATERIAL (ITEMIZED ON EXHIBIT A) cosT ® EST REFERENCE CcOosTS a. PURCHASED PARTS | b. SUBCONTRACTED ITEMS | c. OTHER - (1) RAW MATERIAL (2) YOUR STANDARD COMMERCIAL ITEMS L (3) _INTERDIVISIONAL TRANSFERS (At ) | | TOTAL DIRECT MATERIAL | | 2. MATERIAL OVERHEAD (Rate % =) 3. DIRECT LABOR (Specify) ESTIMATED RATE/ EST. HOURS HOUR COST ($) Development Specialist Il, Range 20A (New Federal Funds) 1,050 23.91 25,106 Development Specialist ll, Range 20B (Carryover Federal — — L TOTAL DIRECT LABOR —_—_ 47,435 4. LABOR OVERHEAD (Specify Department or Cost Center) O.H. RATE X BASE EST COST®) (New Federai Funds) 37.38% 36,395 13,604 (Carryover Federal Funds) 37.38% 11,040 (See Supporting Schedule for Breakdown) Development Specialist Il, Range 20B (New Federal Funds) Se 11,289 (New Federal Funds) = — TOTALLABOR OVERHEAD | ——--——- — 17,731 Ss. SPECIAL TESTING (Including field work at Government installation) EST COST®) a TOTAL SPECIAL TESTING YY 6.___ SPECIAL EQUIPMENT (If direct charge) (Itemize on Exhibit A) 7. TRAVEL (if direct charge) (Give details on attached Schedule) EST COST® a. TRANSPORTATION (Carryover Federal Funds) 6,200 b. __ PER DIEM OR SUBSISTENCE (Carryover Federal Funds) 3,000 TOTAL TRAVEL | 9,200 8. __ CONSULTANTS (Identify-purpose-rate) EST COSTS (Carryover Federal Funds) (See Supporting Schedule) Bete. (State Matching Funds) 52,950 | i TOTAL CONSULTANTS eas 9. __ OTHER DIRECT COSTS (itemize on Exhibit A) 10. TOTAL DIRECT COST AND OVERHEAD 229,309 11. _ GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE o | 12. _ ROYALTIES: | 13. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST 229,309 14, FEE OR PROFIT | 0 15. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST AND FEE OR PROFIT |_229,309 93Q2\IT4809 Page 1 of 6 Revised Optional Form 60 9/20/91 This proposal is submitted for use in connection with and in response to ( . ete.) Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program State Technical Assistance Program and reflects our best estimates as of this date in accordance with the Instruction to Officers and the Footnotes which follows. TYPE NAME AND TITLE Gloria Manni, Director Accounting and Administration NAME OF FIRM DATE OF SUBMISSION Alaska Energy Authority, Department of Commerce & Economic Development May 21, 1993 EXHIBIT A - SUPPORTING SCHEDULE (Specify, if more space is needed, use reverse) COST EL NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION (See footnote $) EST COST ($) 3. Direct Labor (100% Salary) Development Specialist Il: Rate is based on 1050 hrs. of a state 47,435 salary range 20A, with a monthly gross salary of $3,885 and an hourly rate of $23.91, and 900 hrs. of a state salary range 20B with a monthly gross salary of $4,032 and an hourly rate of $24.81. The range 20B salary rate will go into effect on 1/16/94 if Peter Crimp is awarded a merit salary increase. Position is classified as partially-exempt (non-union). } The following provides a breakdown of direct labor costs by activity: Core Program Activities New Federal Funds Carryover Federal Funds Total Task Force Activities $ 7,000 $ 7,000 Information and Technical Transfer Technical Assistance 4,395 4,395 Interagency Coordination 4,000 4,000 Institutional Barriers 4,000 4,000 Field Projects Fairbanks Waste to Energy $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Juneau Heat Recovery & Distribution 4,000 4,000 Seward Wood Waste 4,000 4,000 | Sitka Steam Turbine 2,000 2,000 Sitka Waste to Energy 3,040 3,040 South Tongass Wood Waste 8,000 8,000 Sutton Wood-Fired Boiler 2,000 2,000 TOTAL $36,395 $11,040 $47,435 I. HAS ANY EXECUTIVE AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERFORMED ANY REVIEW OF YOUR ACCOUNTS OR RECORDS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT PRIME CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS? oO YES & NO (If yes, identify below.) NAME AND ADDRESS OF REVIEWING OFFICE AND INDIVIDUAL TELEPHONE NUMBER/EXTENSION i. WILL YOU REQUIRE THE USE OF ANY GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? oO YES i NO (If yes, identify on reverse or separate page) il. DO YOU REQUIRE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FINANCING TO PERFORM THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? Oo YES NO (If yes, identify.): QO ADVANCE PAYMENTS O PROGRESS PAYMENTS OR Oo GUARANTEED LOANS Iv. DO YOU NOW HOLD ANY CONTRACT (Or, do you have any independently financed (IKED) project) FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR WORK CALLED FOR BY THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? YES O NO (If yes, identify): DE-FG79-84BP-14984 A0014 Vv. DOES THIS COST SUMMARY CONFORM WITH THE COST PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN AGENCY REGULATIONS? & YES Oo NO (If no, explain on reverse or separate page) a2wnrirTagna Pane 2 af Revised Optional Form 60 9/20/91 This proposal is submitted for use in connection with and in response to ( , ete.) Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program State Technical Assistance Program and reflects our best estimates as of this date in accordance with the Instruction to Officers and the Footnotes which follows. TYPE NAME AND TITLE SIGNAT/ Gloria Manni, Director Accounting and Administration NAME OF FIRM DATE OF SUBMISSION Alaska Energy Authority, Department of Commerce & Economic Development Ma 21, 1993 EXHIBIT A - SUPPORTING SCHEDULE (Specify, if more space is needed, use reverse) COST EL NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION (See footnote $) EST COST ($) 4. Direct labor overhead $13,604 (New Federal Funds) and $4,127 (Carryover Federal Funds). 17,731 te 4 The 37.38% direct labor overhead rate consists of the following: | | ° Public Employees Retirement System 14.92% | ° Supplemental Benefits System 6.13% | ° Medicare 1.45% ° Group Health 10.76% ° Unemployment Security Compensation 1.00% ° Workmen's Compensation 1.12% ° — Terminal Leave 2.00% ] ~ + — + : > Tt | I. HAS ANY EXECUTIVE AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERFORMED ANY REVIEW OF YOUR ACCOUNTS OR RECORDS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT PRIME CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS? oO YES & NO (If yes, identify below.) NAME AND ADDRESS OF REVIEWING OFFICE AND INDIVIDUAL TELEPHONE NUMBER/EXTENSION i. WILL YOU REQUIRE THE USE OF ANY GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? oO YES & NO (If yes, identify on reverse or separate page) tM. DO YOU REQUIRE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FINANCING TO PERFORM THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? O YES & NO (If yes, identify.): Oo ADVANCE PAYMENTS O PROGRESS PAYMENTS OR oO GUARANTEED LOANS IV. DO YOU NOW HOLD ANY CONTRACT (Or, do you have any independently financed (IKED) project) FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR WORK CALLED FOR BY THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? x YES Oo NO (If yes, identify.): DE-FG79-84BP-14984 A0014 Vv. DOES THIS COST SUMMARY CONFORM WITH THE COST PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN AGENCY REGULATIONS? & YES Oo NO (If no, explain on reverse or separate page) 93Q2\IT4809 Page 3 of 6 Revised Optional Form 60 9/20/91 This proposal is submitted for use in connection with and in response to ( , ete.) Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program State Technical Assistance Program and reflects our best estimates as of this date in accordance with the Instruction to Officers and the Footnotes which follows. TYPE NAME AND TITLE SIGNAT Gloria Manni, Director Y ‘ (uy : Accounting and Administration Qo OQ. NAME OF FIRM DATE OF SUBMISSION Alaska Energy Authority, Department of Commerce & Economic Development May 21, 1993 EXHIBIT A - SUPPORTING SCHEDULE (Specify, if more space is needed, use reverse) COST EL NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION (See footnote $) EST COST ($) 7. Travel (Carryover Federal Funds) $ 9,200 Please note that exact figures and dates of travel cannot be given because meeting dates have not yet been established. ai Days Cost of Total Cost Total Per Per Diem of Per Travel | Core Program Activities Airfare $ | Diem | Per Day ($ Diem ($ Cost ($ Task Force Activities Le National Biomass Meeting | 6oo | 4 | 100 400 1,000 ho Biomass Conference of the | | | Americas 600 4 100 400 1,000 Annual Planning Meeting | soo | 3a [100 | 300 | 800 fil Task Force Meeting 1 soo 2 100 200 700 Task Force Meeting 2 soo | 2 100 200 700 Task Force Meeting 3 500 2 100 200 700 Information & Technical Transfer ey | Industry Meeting | 600 | 2 | 100 200 | 800 Industry Meeting | 600 | 2 | 100 200 800 | Technical Assistance | | Interagency Coordination PAL i 4 | Ly Institutional Barriers ay | SUBTOTAL 4400 | | 2,100 | 6,500 {CONTINUED ON NEXT FORM) I. HAS ANY EXECUTIVE AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERFORMED ANY REVIEW OF YOUR ACCOUNTS OR RECORDS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT PRIME CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS? oO YES & NO (If yes, identify below.) NAME AND ADDRESS OF REVIEWING OFFICE AND INDIVIDUAL TELEPHONE NUMBER/EXTENSION ul. WILL YOU REQUIRE THE USE OF ANY GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? Oo yes PSnNo it yes, identify on reverse or separate page) i. DO YOU REQUIRE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FINANCING TO PERFORM THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? QO YES & NO (If yes, identify.): Oo ADVANCE PAYMENTS Oo PROGRESS PAYMENTS OR Oo GUARANTEED LOANS IV. DO YOU NOW HOLD ANY CONTRACT (Or, do you have any independently financed (IKED) project) FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR WORK CALLED FOR BY THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? YES oO NO (If yes, identify.): DE-FG79-84BP-14984 A0014 Vv. DOES THIS COST SUMMARY CONFORM WITH THE COST PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN AGENCY REGULATIONS? & YES oO NO (If no, explain on reverse or separate page) 9302\IT4ana Pana 4 af & Raviead Ontianal Farm 60 9/90/01 This proposal is submitted for use in connection with and in response to ( , ete.) Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program State Technical Assistance Program and reflects our best estimates as of this date in accordance with the Instruction to Officers and the Footnotes which follows. TYPE NAME AND TITLE SIGNATURE Gloria Manni, Director ' Accounting and Administration Q- AU oa NAME OF FIRM DATE OF SUBMISSION Alaska Energy Authority, Department of Commerce & Economic Development May 21, 1993 EXHIBIT A - SUPPORTING SCHEDULE (Specify, if more space is needed, use reverse) COST EL NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION (See footnote $) | EST COST ($) 7. Travel (Carryover Federal Funds) Continued: | | Days Cost of Total Cost Total Per Per Diem of Per Travel Field Projects Fairbanks Waste to Energy Airfare $ Diem ($ Cost ($ | Juneau Heat Recovery and Distribution 500 Seward Wood Waste Sitka Steam Turbine SOO Sitka Waste to Energy South Tongass Wood Waste S00 Sutton Wood-Fired Boiler SUBTOTAL 1,800 I HAS ANY EXECUTIVE AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERFORMED ANY REVIEW OF YOUR ACCOUNTS OR RECORDS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT PRIME CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS? Oo YES XK NO (if yes, identify below.) NAME AND ADDRESS OF REVIEWING OFFICE AND INDIVIOUAL | TELEPHONE NUMBER/EXTENSION Me WILL YOU REQUIRE THE USE OF ANY GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? Oo YES NO (If yes, identify on reverse or separate page) it. DO YOU REQUIRE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FINANCING TO PERFORM THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? QO YES & NO (If yes, identify.): oO ADVANCE PAYMENTS QO PROGRESS PAYMENTS OR O GUARANTEED LOANS Iv. DO YOU NOW HOLD ANY CONTRACT (Or, do you have any independently financed (IKED) project) FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR WORK CALLED FOR BY THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? x YES O NO (If yes, identify.): DE-FG79-84BP-14984 A0014 Vv. DOES THIS COST SUMMARY CONFORM WITH THE COST PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN AGENCY REGULATIONS? & YES oO NO (If no, explain on reverse or separate page) 9202\TJ2846 Page 5 of 6 Revised Optional Form 60 9/1/91 ee eee eee ee eee eee This proposal is submitted for use in connection with and in response to ( , etc.) Pacific Northwest and Alaska Bioenergy Program State Technical Assistance Program and reflects our best estimates as of this date in accordance with the Instruction to Officers and the Footnotes which follows. TYPE NAME AND TITLE Gloria Manni, Director Accounting and Administration NAME OF FIRM DATE OF SUBMISSION Alaska Energy Authority, Department of Commerce & Economic Development May 21, 1993 EXHIBIT A - SUPPORTING SCHEDULE (Specify. if more space is needed, use reverse) COST EL NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION (See footnote $) EST COST ($) 8. Contractual Services (Carryover Federal Funds) i Carryover State Federal Match [_ Core Program Activities Funds Funds T Task Force Activities Information & Technical Transfer = Technical Assistance Interagency Coordination Institutional Barriers SUBTOTAL ° ° ° Field Projects Fairbanks Waste to Energy 25,000 25,000 Juneau Heat Recovery & Distribution 4,300 30,000 34,300 Seward Wood Waste 4,693 4,693 Sitka Steam Turbine 25,000 25,000 Sitka Waste to Energy South Tongass Wood Waste 43,000 22,950 65,950 Sutton Wood-Fired Boiler SUBTOTAL 101,993 52,950 154,943 TOTAL 101,993 52,950 154,943 I. HAS ANY EXECUTIVE AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERFORMED ANY REVIEW OF YOUR ACCOUNTS OR RECORDS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT PRIME CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS? rw oO YES NO (If yes, identify below.) NAME AND ADDRESS OF REVIEWING OFFICE AND INDIVIDUAL TELEPHONE NUMBER/EXTENSION ul. WILL YOU REQUIRE THE USE OF ANY GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? oO YES x NO (If yes, identify on reverse or separate page) i. DO YOU REQUIRE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FINANCING TO PERFORM THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? O YES NO (If yes, identify.): Oo ADVANCE PAYMENTS Oo PROGRESS PAYMENTS OR oO GUARANTEED LOANS Iv. DO YOU NOW HOLD ANY CONTRACT (Or, do you have any independently financed (IKED) project) FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR WORK CALLED FOR BY THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT? & YES QO NO (If yes, identify.): DE-FG79-84BP-14984 A0014 Vv. DOES THIS COST SUMMARY CONFORM WITH THE COST PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN AGENCY REGULATIONS? x YES Oo NO (If no, explain on reverse or separate page) aanatinass Attachment | Continued Explanation of Activity Areas Optional Form 60 Alaska Bioenergy Technical Assistance Application DE FG 79 84 BP 14984 (July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1994) Travel Travel for the coming year is geared to support three main areas of grant-related activities: 1. Task Force Activities These activities are described in more detail on page 5 of the grant proposal. They include attending the Biomass Conference of the Americas, scheduled for August 30 to September 2 in Burlington, Vermont and the National Bioenergy Program meeting, which has not been scheduled yet. The quarterly task force and annual planning meetings do not have fixed dates and locations at this time. It has been Bonneville Power's practice to rotate meeting sites among the five states participating in the bioenergy program. Therefore, travel and per diem costs are based on an average, which considers travel costs and length of meetings from previous years. 2. Meetings and Conferences This proposed travel is in support of the Information and Technology Transfer activities described on page 6 of the grant proposal. Our plan is to attend two key, annual meetings held by the wood products and/or solid waste disposal industries. Exact meeting dates and locations are not known at this time. Therefore, and average ticket cost and estimated number of days are used in this cost proposal. While many industry meetings are held each year, we propose to research conference schedules and attend the three meetings that will most closely meet the Program's Information and Technology Transfer objectives. Attendance at meetings and conferences will provide an opportunity to publicize Alaska ~ Projects and biomass development opportunities in the state. Travel cost estimates are based on the lowest fares available from Alaska. Our general practice is to work with Bonneville Power Administration's Program Manager in setting meeting dates that will allow us to make an advance purchase of tickets and stay over a Saturday night. 3. Project Travel In-state travel will be required to manage Projects as proposed in Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, and the South Tongass area. Additional in-state travel may be necessary to provide technical assistance and explore opportunities for development of additional Projects. Information Transfer and Technical Assistance These federal carry over funds will be used to support activities described on pages 6 to 7 of the grant Proposal. The budgeted $6,038 will cover unexpected costs associated with technical assistance requests from Alaska forest products or solid waste disposal companies/municipalities. These costs cannot be quantified in advance, as the type of requests received are unknown at the beginning of the grant period. Some examples of how these funds may be spent include assistance with laboratory testing of biomass wastes that may be used as fuel, help with air quality tests and regulatory compliance requirements on biomass energy projects, assistance in performing heat load calculations or making equipment modifications, and providing resource assessment and marketing opportunities for specific biomass resources. FY93GRNT.DOC 26 - APPENDIX D Current Industry-Related News Articles Page 41 Anchorage Daily News Tuesday, June 22, 1993 Alaska Pulp sues The Associated Press SITKA — Alaska Pulp Corp. filed a lawsuit Monday against the Forest Service over changes to the company’s long-term contract for timber from the Tongass National Forest. . At issue are different interpreta- tions of the 1990 Tongass Timber Reform Act, which changed the way the forest is managed and revised terms of the 50-year con- tracts with pulp mills in Sitka and Ketchikan. The Japanese-owned company says the contract changes have resulted in a substantial reduction in the volume of timber available for its Sitka pulp mill and Wran- gell sawmill. Company officials also are disputing the prices the Forest Service is charging for the trees. “We had hoped and tried to resolve differences through negoti- ations and discussion, but the For- est Service remained unyielding in its position and, unfortunately, we had no recourse other than legal action,"" Frank Roppel, executive vice president, said in a news release. : The company has been threaten- ing to sue for several months, so the move came as no surprise to the Forest Service, spokesman Doug Stockdale said. Stockdale noted that the Forest Service's interpretation of the act had been approved by the General Account- ing Office, an arm of Congress. Spokesman Wayne Nichols in _over timber supply, pricing Juneau said in March that. there was nothing the agency could do to meet the company's demands and still comply with the law. Environmentalists also are un- happy with the way the Forest Service has interpreted the law, but for different reasons. They allege the agency has continued to allow logging at a rate that cannot be sustained. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court at Juneau. Alaska Pulp spokesman Rollo Pool said the lawsuit challenges, among other things, the Forest Service's new pricing policy for Tongass timber. The company must pay the aver- age price paid by other timber buyers if the prices are higher than those calculated under the con- tract. But unlike Alaska Pulp, other buyers can speculate on fu- ture market conditions and buy logs only occasionally. “The Forest Service's interpre- tation of the comparable pricing clause is like an elevator that only travels in one direction,’ Roppel said. The company also objects that the Forest Service counts low-grade “utility logs’ toward the total volume in a timber sale. The agency previously counted on- ly the higher-grade saw logs to- ward the volume. Utility logs can be used only in pulp production, Pool said. As a result, the company is not getting enough saw logs to operate its sawmill at full capacity, Roppel said. ‘It is a shame not to be able to take advantage of the currently good lumber markets.” Roppel said the changes in the contract have made it difficult to produce pulp profitably. “If the price and log quality of subsequent offerings do not im- prove, the company will be forced to curtail its operations,’ he said “The jobs of many of our workers in Sitka and Wrangell will be threatened." Ketchikan Pulp Co. also has threatened to sue. Its managers say the company does not have enough logs to operate its pulp mill at full production. The mill recently re- sumed partial production after a spring shutdown. Stevens says budget levels for Tongass are too low With two Southeast Alaska pulp mills experiencing shutdowns, Sena- tor Ted Stevens told Forest Senice officials more timber in the Tongass National Forest should be prepared forsale. "These mills were shut down be- cause of constrained supply. For the past two years we have budgeted en- ough funds to prepare 420 million board feet (mmbf) for sale. Yet, the budget level developed by the Clin- ton Administration this year is only 350 mmbf," Stevens said. That level is well below the sustained-yield ca- pacity of the Tongass and below the market demand. Stevens made his comments dur- ing an Interior Subcommittee hear- ing of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Associate Forest Service Chief George Leonard admitted that the 350 mmbf level would jeopardize the economic future of the Southeast mills. he told Stevens "if we were to continue operating at the 350 mmbf level, it would make it very difficult for us to meet the needs of the two long-term contracts & also maintain a supply of timber to the indepen- dent mills." Leonard also indicated that various environmental appeals & other factors had reduced the am- ount of timber that could be prepar- ed forsale. Two 50-year contracts were esta- blished in the early 1960s with pulp Continued on back page ve ( se A “ Slan News @ ie { KPC Operating, but may shut down again: Ketchikan Pulp Co. resumed Operations at its Ketchikan plant, but said another temporary shut- down may occur Aug. 1. KPC said it has been unable (0 get an adequate supply of pulp- grade logs from the Tongass National Forest or other sources. Higher- value saw-quality logs are available, however, and the company has been able to continue operations of its sawmill in Ketchikan. KPC says it needs 275 million board feet of timber yearly to operate the pulp and lumber mill at normal capacity, but since 1990) the company has been unable to meet that volume under U.S. Forest Service sales. New regulations, appeals and lawsuits have slowed USFS preparation for new sales in the Tongass. Cutbacks affect Alaska Pulp’s mill in Sitka as well as KPC in Ketchikan, 2 askin een. Rep. oft Timber: Suit filed over Icy Bay logging project A group of environmental groups and Yakutat residents filed suit to block logging operations planned by Chugach Alaska Corp. on its land at Icy Bay near Yakutat. The suit, filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, seeks to overtum that agency’s permit allowing Chugach to build a tidewater log-handling facility. Chugach wants to log 3,500 acres of Sitka spruce and western hemlock off its land at the eastern side of the bay. Chugach contends that it is not out to destroy Icy Bay, but the plaintiffs say the logging operations could affect the bay, wildlife and the nearby Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The suit charges the Corps was wrong in determining the logging facility would pose no significant environ- mental impact. The Corps said it is reviewing its nauional guidelines to see if they allow for a broader look at projects such as that proposed by Chugach 6 Plaska Ezon, Rep. GH ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS Suit aims at Icy Ba By WESLEY LOY Daily News business reporter A coalition of environ- mental groups and Yakutat residents filed a lawsuit in federal court in Anchorage Thursday to block a major logging operation planned for remote Icy Bay. The suit, lodged against the U.S. Army Corps of En- gineers, seeks to squash the agency's permit allowing Chugach Alaska Corp. to build a tidewater log-han- dling facility. Chugach, one of the state's. 13 regional Native corporations, wants to log 3,500 acres of Sitka spruce and western hemlock off its land on the eastern side of the bay. A Corps spokesman said Thursday the agency needed more time to look at the suit. But Mark Stahl, lands manager for Chugach Alas- ka, ripped the lawsuit, say- ing his company is not ‘‘a bunch of fat, cigar-chewing timber barons" out to de- stroy Icy Bay. ots But environmental groups say Chugach’s permit was granted by the Corps with- out sufficient study of how the logging operation could affect the bay, wildlife and the nearby Wrangell-St. Eli- as National Park. The environmental groups include Yakutat Resource Conservation Council, the Southeast Alaska Conserva- tion Council, the Alaska Center for the Environment Please see Page C-6, ICY BAY Anchorage Y -7@ Valdez * -@ Cordova awd GULF OF AL# wy nn and Trustees for Alaska. Yakutat residents Walter Johnson, Martha Nelson and Elsie Beattie also sued, on grounds that the log-han- dling facility could harm nearby land they use for hunting and fishing. Icy Bay is about 65 miles from Yakutat, a community located at the point where the Southeastern panhandle joins the rest of the state. Mike Wenig, an attorney for the environmental law firm Trustees for Alaska, said the Corps was wrong when it determined the log- handling facility would pose no significant environmental impact. The facility opens the door to the clear-cutting of thousands of acres of pris- tine land, extensive road- building and the mass dump- ing of logs into the bay, Wenig said. All that will surely hurt the glacier-gird- ed bay, the national park, and the area's hunting and fishing value to Natives, he said Stahl, of Chugach Alaska, said the lawsuit is an alarm- ist attempt to thwart log- ging in Alaska. He said the Icy Bay tract is prime tim- berland at least six miles from the national park. He said the area is so flat and remote that only a person flying over is likely to even notice logging. The few people ever ven- ture into the isolated territo- ry to hunt, he added, are likely to enjoy even more moose and other wildlife that tend to forage in logged areas. Stahl said the environ- mentalists fail to consider the economic perks the log- ging could create for the nearby village of Yakutat, and the numerous businesses that would support the log- ging operation. Construction was slated to begin on the log-handling facility this summer, with | timber cutting to start possi- bly by fall. The whole opera- ' tion, Stahl said, would prob- ably employ more than 20 people. The timber would be hauled to the Seward saw- mill, in which Chugach Alas- ka is a partner. The Corps should have looked at the big picture, said Wenig, instead of focus- ing just on the relatively compact matter of building a rock ramp and floating dock needed to move the logs into floating corrals and then on- to barges or ships. “Under the Army’s ap- proach,”’ he said in a written statement, ‘‘an arsonist would be acquitted because his match was only a tiny part of the resulting fire.” John Killoran, spokesman for the Corps of Engineers in Anchorage, said officials hadn't had a chance to look over the lawsuit Thursday However, he said a review is under way to determine if national guidelines for the agency allow for a broader look at such projects. That review could be done in as little as two weeks. said Killoran | Timber: Chugach wants to log near Yukutat Chugach Alaska Corp.'s plans to log its land north- west of Yakutat have drawn fire from environmental groups. who Say the area is critical habitat for wildlife and that bark from logs sinking to the bottom of nearby Icy Bay would disrupt its ecology. The U.S. Army Crops of Engineers says it has received several letters asking for more environmental review of Chugach’s plan. Chugach says logging could startin July if everything falls into place. eee Afognak, Kachemak timber buyouts The Exxon Oil Spill Settlement Trustee Council voted to spend $38.7 million to purchase 42,000 acres of land from Seal Bay Timber Co. on Afognak Is- land—a deal that would end logging near Seal Bay in the northeast comer of the island. The deal was designed to protect habitats of bald eagles and marbled murrelets, as well as elk. Most environmental groups hailed the move, which was one of the biggest spend- ing by the group that oversees the $900 million Exxon spill settlement money. The deal with Seal Bay Tim- ber Co. includes 17,400 acres near Seal Bay for $38.7 million, and an additional 25,000 acres of steep, forested land on Tonki Cape, which lies just east of the parcel that was for sale. ‘In one of its final moves the state legislature agreed to spend $14.5 million to buy out Native-owned lands and timber rights in Kachemak Bay State Park, end- ing an 18-year old fight to end logging in the park. That money combined with money already commit- ted, gave the state $22 million, which is the negouated price for 24,000 park acres owned by the Seldovia Native Association. All the money came from settle- ments over the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Koncor Forest Products, which held timber rights in the park through a subsidiary, dropped plans to log two areas of Native land adjacent to the park as part of the buyout deal. (And the Seldovia Native Association said it won't offer nearby land for future logging, focusing instead on recreational leasing. Rep. Ge Alaska tou. Southeast intertie connects hydro units A $56 million Southeast Alaska electric intertie. connecting Tyee Lake hydro project south of Wrangell on Bradfield Canal with Ketchikan's Swan Lake hydro plant was approved by the legislature. Tyee has surplus power, while Swan Lake is atcapacity. Under the legislation approved, the project would receive a | 5-year $20 million loan from the state, with remain- ing costs financed by Alaska Industrial Development and Expon Authority bends, backed by !ocal power sales agreements. A new Southeast Energy Fund would also receive 40 percent of income from the “Four Dam Pool,” the state’s system of four hydro projects, to pay on loan and bond obligations for the project. The income stream amounts to some $4 illion . 7 Ap ‘a Zon Keg. ed Pac Juneau Empire Date: Glass recycling efforts are working | Friends of Recycling, a group working toward es- tablishing an education and recycling center, hopes to be busier than ever collecting glass during the Litter Free weekend, Saturday and Sunday in Juneau. Friends of Recycling began receiving glass in Jan- uary. In a joint effort with the Department of Trans- portation, glass is received at the 7%-mile DOT sta- tion on Saturday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. The glass is put through a machine that breaks it into small pieces. The crushed glass is then used as fill for the Montana Creek Road paving project. This not only saves space in landfills, but also saves energy in the incinerator and reduces the amount of fill taken from other sources, organizers said. The work station is staffed entirely by volunteers who scrape labels and prepare the glass for insertion into the crushing machine. It is asked that glass = brought to the station be clean and have the lids and labels removed when possible. Though bottles with la- bels can still go through the machine, the glue and pa- per labels hold the crushed glass together and the quality of the finished product is decreased. Any re- ~~ taining rings or Styrofoam wrappers should also be removed. Glass does not need to be separated by col- or or type, though Alaskan beer bottles are separated out and returned to the brewery for their own recycl- ing. Friends of Recycling asks that glass not be left at the site during unauthorized times. If you are inter- ested in volunteering or would like more information, stop by the station on Saturday mornings or call Mary, 364-3363, or Al, 789-5679. Or call Friends of Re- cycling at 780-4212. News From News From Interior Alaska... Southeast Alaska... Loggers Tap Interior Trees Greenpeace Agrees To Pay Alaska Pulp For Disruption The loader crawled like a crab across the forest floor while the large orange pincher on the end of the boom picked up skinny logs and placed them ina neat pile: The scent of spruce needles filled the airas Chris Masich,: a forester with Tanana Chiefs Conference, waved anarm The environmental activist grou Greenpeace has agreed to pay Alaska Pul Corporation for . extra. work it undertoo _ during a 1991 demonstration that disrupte: * its Sitka Pulp mill, according to papers file: Monday in Alaska Superior Court. .Th: gment is for $4,460, about half of wha APC-demanded in its complaint, said APC spokesman Rollo Pool. : cha large centered on its costs t fimeter of its mill from attac! protesters. On August 13 a’ of Greenpeace protester I dock i in inflatable rafts, Fou SS ecapeane proinotional literature has callec * for increased ‘activity on forestry issues. including blockades of ships carrying wood ~ and pulp and demonstrations at U.S. Forest Service offices and at timber firms. “These things may be good for fund raising and gaining publicity, but can be very disturbing toacompany thatis trying to runa business,” Pool said. The APC spokesman said the company has not yet received the money for the settlement. A court trial was scheduled to begin May 24. ers Native- - Corporati nt f the: opportunity-as we! | Ltd. owns 42 million acres of land, of which about’20 percent is potentially available for commercial harvesting, Masich said. Some 30 villages scattered throughout the Doyon region hold a timber harvest potential of perhaps | million acres, Masich continued. Maisch said white spruce, the only commercial-grade timber available in the Interior, is selling at record high prices. Prices . rose after a shortage in the Pacific Northwest. (2/28/93 Fairbanks News-Miner) A (ashe Alaska Journal of Commerce Fi Conference calls for reduced landfills By Eric Fry Alaska Journal of Commerce V V ASILLA—You haven't re- cycled until you buy recycled prod- ucts was the refrain at a Wasilla con- ference on marketing landfill materi- als April 17, sponsored by the Alaska Center for Appropriate Technology. Speakers from around the nation presented the difficulties and hopes . of making a profit from recycled plas- tics and paper products. And they spoke of encouraging communities to recycle and to create less garbage in the first place. “When is the last time you went to a grocery store and took all your pack- aging and left it in the store right on the checkout counter? You can make a point,” said Roger Rowell of the U.S. Department of Agricul- ture Forest Products Laboratory. “But that downsizes ind , and they don’t want to hear it. The biggest way to stop landfills from filling up is to bring less to them.” What's in a typical landfill? “If you look at the total paper, paperboard, yard waste and wood, it’s 60 percent,” Rowell said. “Sixty percent of what's in a landfill has a fiber base.” Rowell showed the potential of tak- ing mixed fibers—yard waste, news- papers, magazines—and turning them intocommodity composites, such as building materials, without a lot of processing. “Any agromass reduced to its fiber can be made into a composite.” Eight hollow tubes can be made from the same fiber as one 2x4 board, he said. “If you know engineering mechan- ics, you know the core of that 2x4 f plays very little in its modular prop- erties. I've also taken out all the de- fects. Youcan use 100 out of 100 ofthe composite tubes, whereas you can only use 50 out of 100 2x4s. “We believe in nailsand screws, but | have you ever tried to scrape bar- | nacles off a ship. We need to believe in glues. The cheapest adhesive we know is better than anything you do on a conventional house,” Rowell said. “If you're going to start talking about composites, you're going to have to change that paradigm of not trusting adhesives.” Rowell has made rock-hard, smooth, uniform composites from grasses, wheat straw, sunflower seed hulls, bamboos, oat hulls, flax, bluegrass, newspapers, magazines, mixed office waste, and even demolition waste, as long as it doesn’t have toxic materi- als. And fibers can be made into non- woven mats, he said. “It’s just a tex- tile. You can make this on a continu- ous basis. This can be used for geotextiles, or ground holdings. You can plant seeds in it, you can use it to keep weeds down, or for thermal use. It will eventually biodegrade.” If made with a core of kenaf, a grass, the mat is excellent for absorb- ing oil spills, Rowell said. “Why aren't you making these pads in Alaska? You could squeeze the oil out of them and recover it and burn the oil for energy or make plastics out of it, where the real money is.” Fibers are renewable, widely found in the world, and inexpensive. They can be converted to uniform compos- ites and modified to improve their ' properties, Rowell said. “Good causes, if they’re not going to make money, will not last. In the recycling business, I ask people to think about value-added, and to think of all the possibilities and go after the product that has the highest value.” Celeste Johnson, owner of a Con- necticut firm that makes products from recycled plastics, says she’s a manufacturer, not a recycler or a dump. Obex Inc. takes Nos. 1-7 foam, bags and shapes and cooks the plastic into different forms, such as plastic lum- ber, landscape ties, herb boxes and compost bins. “All plastics are recyclable,” she said, and each product has its own appearance suited to it. “To say we've hada tough time is an understatement,” Johnson said. The factory could produce 2,400 pounds an hour, but Connecticut has many incinerators and the state wants plas- CAAA Ae tics for them. Currently there is de- mand for only one of the two produc- tion lines, she said. And she has had a tough time convincing cities to give away their waste plastics to manu- facturers. Jerry Herrmann, executive direc- tor of an environmental education center reclaimed from an industrial site in Oregon City, Ore., said the federal government has too narrow a definition of recycling: The process of putting a product back through the process by which it was built. “We're talking about diverting ma- terials to a use that has nothing to do with their original use. We think re- cycling ought to be the process of keeping materials out of the landfill for some higher and better use,” Herrmann said. “The aluminum can, which every- one considers to be a recycling suc- cess story, I’m not so sure should ever have been developed. This container contains the equivalent energy input of being half-full of gasoline,” he said. It takes about 300 million BTUs to make a ton of aluminum, but only 15 million BTUs to make a ton of paper, and 4 million BTUs to make a ton of plastic, Herrmann said. “And yet the debate nationally is whether we should get rid of plastics. If we're going to make tough decisions about our lifestyle and about the re- sources that we require for our lifestyle, then we ought to understand the technical aspects ofhow resources are converted and used in our soci- ety,” Herrmann said. The Alaska Center for Appropriate Technology was founded last August in Wasilla to promote energy-efficient and sustainable resource use, prima- rily in housing, transportation and waste management. The center has written a 300-page text for the Alaska Craftsman Hous- ing Program on building in northern climates. Timber; Seward mill doing well, JV says Seward Forest Products, the new joint-venture operating the reopened Seward sawmill, is pleased with output and is considering a second shift at the mill, its managers say. Fifty people now work at the mill, and since the restart of operations in February the J-V has put $300,000 in new wages into Seward’s economy. Production has surpassed the projected 135,000 board feet daily, at times reaching 180,000 board feet. The J-V consists of Young & Morgan North, Inc., the operator, Chugach Alaska, Inc., the previous owner and operator, and Citifor, Inc., the Chinese overseas timber development company. The mill had been closed when its parent, Chugach Alaska, was put into Chapter 11 bankruptcy processings. The Associated Press SITKA — A state judge has ruled Sitka landowners may proceed as a class action claiming air and water emissions from Alaska Pulp Corp. degrade the property values. The ruling last week by Juneau Superior Court Judge Walter Carpeneti sides with Sitka resident Larry Edwards, who sued the mill and its Japanese-owned parent, Alaska Pulp Corp. Ltd. The decision clears the way for Sitka waterfront property holders to join the lawsuit if they also believe their land is marred by emissions. Edwards has estimat- ed as many as 300 others are potential members of the class. “Proving that APC acted unreasonably is a difficult and time-consuming task that the ordinary plaintiff would find difficult, if not impossible, to finance,”’ the judge wrote. Class action would protect potential plaintiffs who cannot afford to file claims on their own, Carpeneti said. Edwards, owner of a Galankin Island Clean Air bill: Last-minute maneuvers? One of the critical “must pass” pieces of legislation this year may become an adjournment pawn. HB-167 would establish the state’s air quality control pro- gram. Under terms of the 1990 federal Clean Air Act states must have such programs in place by Novem- ber, 1993, or face various penalties . HB-167 was : scheduled for final passage by the House on Apmil 23. | But Rep. Kay Brown is pushing to hold HB 167 in the | House to give the Senate little or no time to amend the bill. Fearing additional industry amendments, Brown has asked Hanley to seek a committment from the Senate that it will not amend HB 167 when it receives the measure (a similar bill is in the Senate). Barring that pledge, she is hoping House majority leaders will hold the bill long enough to stop substantial Senate hearings, but not so long that it gets lost in the . ey Anm DM. : : Sitka landowners can join mill suit last minute flurry toward adjournment. 22 K eed DM, ~4-20as parcel, claimed coastline between Povorotni Point and Starrigavan may be affected. In addition to damages, he sought an injunc- tion requiring -the -mill to adopt a closed system which filters and recycles wastewa- ter rather than discharging it. Carpeneti in his memorandum said the mill “strenuously argued’’ that its activities bear no relationship to the proposed class. The ruling reached no decision about whether pollution from the mill had ad- versely affected property. Carpeneti said however that Edwards had provided enough information to identify potential class members within boundaries. Supporting documents included deposi- tions from people living near the mill, as well as an Environmental Protection Agency report and a Sitka air and water quality committee report. The two reports show mill wastes had spread at least as far as Gavanski Island and Kruzof Island to the west, the court said. Econ ep Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Independent Proposed Btu tax unfair to Alaskans If anyone doubts that the presi- dent's Btu energy tax (in jest, the suy Thermal Underwear”’ tax) Vt equitable—that having a tax 2'% times heavier on oil than other fuels is grossly unfair when ernatives don’t exist—they need ly consider issues arising from Alaska. You can get a handle on one at the Blankenship Trading Post in ana. At Kiana, a small village on the banks of the Kobuk River, home heating oil currently costs just over a gallon. An average home uses a minimum 100 gallons a month during the seven months of hard winter. Many homeowners who can ‘ord it use far more for heating. More importantly, the residents or Kiana, who hunt for food to live, must buy gasoline for their snow- achines and fuel for their cook- wes. A typical famply will have to ouy at least 1,000 lons of gaso- line, not counting stove fuel—gaso- 2 costing about $2.50 a gallon. {iana is nqt.an isolated case. across Westetp Alaska, the aver- age family 1,000 gallons of esel a yeag for heating and other 850 gallons for cooking, spending an average of $3,599 per year for just ‘diesel oil. This is. ‘eady. a heavy burden consider- {the averagefamily in the region carns oily about $10,000. What cash is left is needed for gasoline, parts snowmachines and ammunition Tifles, all absolutely essential .vs Villagers to hunt for the food to put on their tables. ‘3y estimates in the president’s x GUEST OPINION By FRANK H. MURKOWSKI own plan, inflation caused by the hike in energy costs will increase household costs by another $300 to $500 per family in Alaska, probably more in rural areas where trans- portation and freight costs are so much higher and where electricity, gemerated by diesel, also is more expensive. Few Alaskans, howev- ex, will gain any offsetting benefit fram the federal government to sof- temthe tax blow. For Alaska’s 35,000 residents who make their living from fishing, the tax also will hit hard. An average Kodiak’ “‘dragger” may consume 2,500 gallons during a single fishing period. The tax will add more than $200 in expenses to every trip. According to the United Fishermen of Alaska, an average gillnetter operating at the mouth of the Cop- per River, who already pays up to $10,000 a year in fuel expenses, _ could be looking at another $700 in fuel costs—a lot in an industry. with traditionally small profit margins. . .(For residents of cold climates, éspecially in states like Alaska swhere alternatives to oil use usual- ly don’t exist, the president’s prop- osed energy tax clearly is inequit- able. Senate Energy Committee estimates show the tax likely will raise direct energy costs in Alaska by three times the national aver- age, above $285 per capita. During the recent initial debate in the Sen- ate on the tax, we got senators to agree that the higher tax for heat- ing oil was unfair. We have a long way to go, though, to explain to members more of the other prob- lems with the tax that should be fixed. For example: e It takes energy to make energy. To produce liquified natural gas for export, as is done at Kenai, 15 per- cent of the total gas supply is con- sumed in the LNG conversion pro- cess. If that ‘‘feed-stock’’ fuel is taxed, it will drive up the cost of the LNG bound for export, making it less competitive in international markets, worsening our balance of payments problem and costing us Jobs. e It takes energy to transport energy—to run the pumps of the trans-Alaska pipeline. If the oil and gas that power the pipeline is taxed, it will drive up the costs of producing oil, lowering the state’s total revenues. e If the energy tax is assessed on coal intended for export, it will add $4to$5a ton tothe cost of producing Alaska coal, making it uneconomic ‘in world markets—possibly stop- ping Beluga or Wishbone Hill pro- duction. , @ The tax will be assessed on re- fined products sold in the United States. But foreign producers won’t pay it on.their feedstocks. Thus they will have a big cost advanta over domestic refiners, possit driving American firms to produ less lubricates here, importi: more from overseas. That wou export jobs and hurt our domest energy industry—an industry th has already lost 300,000 jobs in r cent years. @ And the tax will hit the aviati and fishing industries hard, bo having lost money in rece years—airlines $4.7 billion la year alone. I disagree with the principle th a sector of the economy that pr duces 8.7 percent of our gro domestic product should be sing]: out to provide 22 percent of the ne revenues sought by the presider If new revenues must be raise then they should be produced equ ably. Any plan should promo domestic energy production, n likely lessen it. What is clear is that this tax is long way from an equitable a: workable energy plan for this cou try. Americans need to write oth: members of and tell the of their problems with this tax b fore it comes up in committees f: implementation this summer. Th hopefully will provide the fuel to g Congress to seriously study this ti and make it more fair. If Ame icans don’t speak out, the voices reason could be drowned out in tl nation’s capital at a big cost everyone. -- Republican Frank Murkowski is U.S. senator representing Alaska. New legislation will greatly expand state's air permit program Clean air politics: Putting sideboards on DEC | One of the major accomplishments of the 1993 legislature is likely to be passage of a new state clean air law, needed to comply with 1990 amendments by Congress to the federal Clean Air Act. As this is written, the bill is coming out of Senate Resources Committee after weeks of intensive work; in the State House, the Judiciary Committee is reviewing a house version of the bill, but the consensus in the legislature is that the Senate bill will very likely be the version finally adopted. The bill will substantially widen Alaska's air quality permitting bill, requiring hundreds of businesses and facilities to apply for permits that are not required to do so. The federal Clean Air Act requires that state programs include certain things, including new per- mit fees that will pay for the program, criminal penalties for violations, and a small business assis- tance program. If any state fails to implement the program by November, 1993, the Clean Air Actrequires penalities, including a mandated cutoff of federal funding. Also, if a state fails to set up its own program, the federal Environmental Protection Agency will take over air quality permitting, something state officials and in- dustry leaders want to avoid. Some advantages for Alaska Although state legislators are reluctant to vote to expand government regulation, there are a number of good things for industry and business in the proposed legislation: + Alaska will manage its own program, so businesses or institutions operating facilities will deal with state rather than federal officials. + A state program has the flexibility to tailor regu- lations to local conditions. * The legislation proposes a two-tiered fe. ‘ructure based on an hourly charge for DEC to process initial permits, followed by annual fees based on tons of emissions. This unique approach spreads part of the cost widely across the state's industrial community, as well as taxing the state's heavy industry (oil pro- ducers, refiners, pulp mills, fish processors, some large utilities). The alternative, that would be im- posed by EPA if it were to run the program, would levy a fee based on tons of emissions. Under that approach, a few major industrial or utility plants would pay all the costs. +A “general,” or generic, permitis provided to cover numerous small facilities that are similar. This is a major advantage for small operators, such as remote camps or lodges operating diesel generators of a certain size, because it will allow them to tie into a single statewide general permit rather than go to the expense of applying for a site-specific permit. * Local governments can set more stringent air quality requirements, but only after technical review by DEC. Also, municipalities will not assess their own fees — that will be done only by DEC. This is an important protection for major industries who fear getting hit by municipal regulators who may be under local political pressures unrelated to air quality issues. * The bill gives standing for administrative or judicial appeals only to third parties who participated in initial permit proceedings, or who are directly af- fected. This is aimed at anti-development groups who use appeal procedures as a strategy to delay projects. * Construction permits: Separate permits can be issued for construction, which allows work on the project to get under way before the more complex and time-consuming operating permit is issued. + Time-periods on permits: The bill specifies a maximum amount of time that DEC can process construction and operating permits. * DEC will be allowed to regulate at standards more stringent than federal minimums only after review by independent technical experts. * Site-specific permit stipulations used on several permits are to be considered regulations, and go through the formal regulatory approval process. This gets at the complaint by industry that mid-level agency staff impose de facto higher standards through stipulation, while leaving the agency with authority to set higher standards if there are site-specific or Page 2 compliance reasons. If finally adopted, this provision could be a key precedent, because similar complaints by industry are made about a wide range of state permits issued by several agencies. DEC group wrote the initial bill The initial air quality bill was developed by a working committee of affected industries and institu- uons put together by DEC — oil and mining compa- nies, fish processors, urban and rural utilities, federal agencies and environmental groups. Although that bill contained only the minimum needed to comply with federal Clean Air Act amendments (other provi- sions were added in the legislature — see at right) there were important concessions granted by several sides in the working committee. For example, envi- ronmental groups signed off, although reluctantly, on limits of administrative and judicial appeals rights. Also, because DEC is part of the process, the agency agreed conceptually to the idea of some limits on its authority to regulate beyond federal minimums, something the agency has fiercely resisted in the past. Local governments gave some ground in accepting limits on their own authority toexceed state standards (they can do so, but only after DEC technical review) and in giving up the right to assess their own permit fees. This was a sensitive area for industry, where there were fears that municipalities would use permit fees as a way to pay their overheads in an era of diminishing state resources. The fee structure was the most notable accomplish- ment of the DEC working committee. Because of its "two-tiered" approach — an hourly charge for initial permits followed by an annual permit fee based on emissions — is equitable because it spreads at least part of program costs more widely across the state's industrial community. If the program were paid solely from fees based on emissions, only a few industries would carry the cost. Also. because an hourly charge is part of the fee, it focuses attention, and potential public pressure, on DEC to run the program in an efficient manner. Timber played its own hand in air permit issue What's likely to finally emerge from the leg- islature is an air quality bill with a few more things init than what was initially submitted by the DEC working group. The “extras” in the bill are largely the result of efforts by the state's timber industry, working through its trade group, the Alaska Forest Association. Timber played its own hand on the issue, declining to participate in the DEC working group so that it would feel unfettered to advocate additional amendments to the working committee bill. Timber wanted the ''extras"' The working committee bill, introduced as SB-103 (by the Senate Resources Committee,) and HB-39 (by Rep. Kay Brown), in the House, was crafted to make the minimum changes needed for the new state program to qualify for EPA approval under the Clean Air Act. The timber industry got Rep. Mark Hanley to introduce HB-137, which was the working committee bill plus several provisions industry groups had advocated last year that were unre- lated to changes needed just to get federal qualification. The most significant addition is for indepen- dent technical review when DEC wants to go beyond federal minimum standards. The initial working committee bill required only that the commissioner be required to make findings when federal minimums are exceeded. The new language brings a separate review outside the agency. Timber operators also advocated that several key provisions be spelled out in statute rather than leftto regulation, particularly the term of a permit, which is now proposed at five years. Other added provisions include a “shield” for operators from court challenges after the agency has issued a permit. added protection for confidentiality of records and a “completeness” determination for applications. Page 3 Ley. ger 4/43 Study } Jere hK //, 1G § 3 finds gas additive in blood Stevens seeks fuel exemption By DAVID WHITNEY Daily News reporter WASHINGTON — USS. Sen. Ted Stevens said he would seek legislation ex- empting the state from hav- ing to use oxygenated gaso- line after the Centers for Disease Control told Con- gress Wednesday that a study found the pollution- control additive MTBE in the blood of Fairbanks driv- ers: : The additive methyl ter- tiary butyl ether is intended to cut carbon monoxide emissions from cars in cities where pollution levels dur- ing the winter exceed feder- al standards. Although pollution levels are excessive in Fairbanks and Anchorage only a few days a year, the two cities @ A WINTER HEADACHE: Consumers in Montana, Colorado and New Jersey are also com- plaining about oxy-fuel. B-3 were among 39 urban areas nationally that were re- quired to use oxygenated gasoline under 1990 amend- ments to the Clean Air Act. _ The program took effect in mid-October, and within two weeks several hundred Fairbanks residents had complained of health prob- lems including vomiting, dizziness, headaches and eye irritation. Based on those com- plaints, Gov. Wally Hickel suspended the program in Fairbanks, but gasoline con- taining MTBE continued to be sold in the Anchorage area until March 1. CDC Director William L. Roper told a Senate Appro- priations Committee panel Wednesday that its tests on 18 Fairbanks drivers and au- tomotive workers found minute amounts of the chem- ical present in their blood. Roper said the study re- sults ‘suggest a possible re- lationship” between the ad- ditive and the health complaints but ‘“‘we strongly recommend further investi- gation.” Stevens, R-Alaska, said he doesn't want to wait that long. “T intend to introduce a bill that prohibits use of all oxygenated fuels in Alaska until they are proven safe,” Stevens said. MTBE has been used for vears as a substitute for lead to improve gasoline octane levels. As a pollution-control additive, however, it repre- sents 15 percent of each gal- lon of gasoline, many times higher than its concentra- tions when used as an octane booster. After Wednesday's hear- ing, the nation's leading manufacturer of MTBE, Ar- co Chemical Americas Co., said it believes the additive is safe but that the industry is working with the CDC and the Environmental Pro- tection Agency on additional studies that it hopes can be completed this summer. The MTBE industry also released a report dated Tues- day by the Colorado Depart- ment of Health saying that use of MTBE gasoline there in the 1991-92 winter season had reduced pollution by 23 percent. The state began using the oxygenated gasoline in 1987 and reported receiving “only a handful” of health-related complaints. Anchorage Daily News Thursday, March 11, 1993 8: Complaints spur oxy-fuel study Research under way, though EPA says additive doesn’t affect health By MICHAEL PARRISH Los Angeles Times An additive mixed into gasoline this past winter is giving consumers headaches and making them nauseous, some public-interest groups and environmentalists say. So far there is no scientif- ic basis for the fear, says the Environmental Protection Agency and Arco Chemical Co., the world’s largest mak- er of the substance. The EPA had required the additive. Even so, in response to consumer complaints, pro- ducers of the additive and the American Petroleum As- sociation joined the EPA last month to finance a study by Rutgers University of commuter exposure. Consumer complaints of nausea and headaches from gasoline containing 15 per- cent methyl tertiary butyl ether began last fall in Fair- banks and Anchorage and have surfaced more recently Andy. Daily. in Missoula, Mont., and parts of Colorado and New Jersey. “I have seen customers gagging and turning away” at gasoline stations in Southern California, com- muter Paul Christensen said Friday. The EPA and producers of MTBE say a decade’s experi- ence with the additive has shown no such harmful ef- fects. And the new research should answer any remain- ing questions before the ad- ditive is required again. “This (Rutgers) test pro- gram is well under way,” said Willtam S. Whitney,. business manager for oxy- genated fuels at Philadel- phia-based Arco Chemical. The study will be finished by August, Whitney said. “So this should be under- stood before the program be- gins next fall. ... The only reason we haven't addressed this health issue before is because we haven't observed it.” The 1990 federal Clean Air Act required additives such as MTBE in gasolines dis- tributed in 39 urban areas of the United States beginning Nov. 1, 1992. Such additives, known as oxygenates, alter the com- bustion of gasoline to reduce an automobile’s emission of carbon monoxide. Winter weather, with its tempera- ture inversions and slower auto-engine warmup, in- creases the output of carbon monoxide, which can harm people, particularly those with existing respiratory ail- ments. The two additives avail- able — MTBE and ethanol, a grain alcohol usually made from corn — could have their own adverse health ef- fects, some environmental- ists and consumers worry. During. combustion, both create formaldehyde. Some concern also ha been raised that MTBE cou! be a low-level cancer-causin agent over long exposure Though studies so far sho. little likelihood of this, ac cording to the EPA, th agency still is studying th matter. An EPA spokesma said the Clean Air Act doe not specify which oxygenat should be added to winte gasoline. Concern over consume complaints of nausea an headaches also has caugh the attention of the federa Centers for Disease Contro and Prevention. An earl: CDC report found traces o MTBE in the blood of sever al Fairbanks residents. Richard D. Wilson, direc tor of the EPA’s office o mobile air-pollution source: sees the issue muddled b; factors beyond science. “People will blame any thing new for anything tha happens to their cars.” Mor, 13 Old-growth logging starts on Afognak The Associated Press KODIAK — Logging has Seal Bay parcels scheduled for harvesting. damaged by the 1989 spill. Seal Bay is at the top of begun at Seal Bay, drawing criticism from activists who want the Afognak Island old-growth forest preserved and who say landowners are unduly impatient. The state has begun pre- liminary negotiations to buy the 15,000-acre Seal Bay par- cel from Old Harbor and Akhiok-Kaguyak Native cor- porations, which have hired Koncor Forest Products to log the land. State officials said Unit 630, the 100-acre area where logging began this week, is the least sensitive of the “If they do (Unit) 630, we still would probably have some interest (in buying Seal Bay), but if they go any further, we would seriously have to reconsider it,"’ said Mark Kuwada, a habitat bi- ologist for the Alaska De- partment of Fish and Game. “The more they cut the less interest we're going to have,” he said. The Exxon Valdez Trustee Council, the six-member panel in charge of spending settlement money received from Exxon Corp., is work- ing on acquiring habitat the state’s list of ‘“‘imminent- ly threatened" lands. Sup- porters of a buyback said the landowners should slow logging while the state is considering a purchase. “They have to have a lit- tle patience,’ said Greg Pe- trich, conservation chairman of the Kodiak Audubon So- ciety. Biologists say ‘the Seal Bay shoreline has heavy wildlife traffic and provides critical habitat and protec- tion for an array of land and marine species. ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS SECTION C Logging may halt in Chugach Daily News oe reports WASHiNGuiON — The Forest Service is considering ending commercial logging on about half the national forests now cutting trees, including the Chugach Na- tional Forest in southcentral Alaska. 7 Of the 120 national forests with timber sale programs, the agency tentatively has identified 62 as candidates to be phased 5)! of the sale program by ler Pres- ident Clintui.. plan to end logging that fails to bring the federal government a profit, Associate Chief George Leonard said. An end to logging on the Chugach National Forest would have a small effect on the region's timber industry because most Southcentral logging is done on private acreage. Last year, about 5 million board feet of timber was taken off the Chugach, compared to more than 130 million taken from private forests owned by Native cor- porations. Chugach supervisor Bruce Van Zee said Chugach log- ging ranked near the bottom of the national list in terms of dollars spent to prepare for logging and n ey earned from timbe: AS. But much of the Chugac! logging is done to improve wildlife habitat, reduce bug infestations and remove trees that could cause fire danger, Van Zee said. Please see Page C-4, LOGGING Shortage prolongs shutdown The Associated Press KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan Pulp Mill announced an extended shutdown until June 1, citing a pulp log shortage. The: mill in late March an- nounced a “critically low” stock of log inventories and said it would: close for 30, days. The com- pany.‘on Thursday extended the shutdown until early June. Stephen Hagen, mill manager, said operations would resume at a reduced pace. The mill with a. usual work force of. around 360 people is among Southeast’s largest em- ployers. 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But it was not included on the logging phase-out list. Barry Polsky, a spokes- man for the industry's American Forest and Paper Association, said the logging cuts proposed for the 62 for- ests would reduce the U.S. timber supply and drive up lumber prices. Environmentalists, how- ever, expressed fear that the agency targeted a large num- ber of forests in an effort to whip up timber industry op- position to the idea Randal O'Toole of Forest Watch, an environmental group in Eugene, Ore., said the Forest Service is ‘‘trying to scare people off so that no action will be taken.” But Leonard emphasized no decisions have been made and that efforts will be made before 1998 to make some of the 62 forests more profitable. Many of the forests are in the Rocky Mountains eight in Montana and seven in Colorado — but they fall in 22 states from Alaska to New Hampshire. Seven are in the Great Lakes region. President Clinton an- nounced earlier this year he wanted to end logging of federal lands at below-mar- ket prices. Last year, the Forest Ser- vice said it received about $1 billion for timber sold from national forests, but ended up with a net loss of about $50 million after expenses and mandatory payments to states under a revenue-shar- ing formula. The 62 forests were identi- fied as ‘‘below-cost’’ forests where logging expenses and state payments exceeded revenue to the Treasury. They were listed in an April 13 memo from Forest Ser- vice Chief Dale Robertson. The Wilderness Society, a conservation group, has esti- mated that below-cost for- ests lost more than $300 mil- lion last year. Leonard said Friday that the Forest Service's proposal has yet to be reviewed by the Agriculture Department or the White House. He said the list was com- piled to provide regional for- est managers with guidance for preparing budget re- quests through 1995. “It was strictly an inter- nal document intended for that budget exercise. It does not represent the policy or the plan we are going to * Leonard said. SCWe are committed to ending below-cost sales. At the end of four years, there wouldn't be any below-cost sales for commercial pur- poses. But we've made no decision on what is going to affect 1994 or beyond,” he said. Leonard said the 62 ‘‘be- low-cost’’ forests currently produce a total of about 1.7 billion board feet. A board foot is one foot square by one inch thick Robertson estimated tim- ber sales will total between 4.1 billion board feet and 4.6 billion board feet in fiscal 1994 - well below tradition- al levels. Historically, the Forest Service has sold between 10 billion and 12 billion board feet annually. But harvests have fallen steadily from 11.9 billion in fiscal 1989, to 7.3 billion in fiscal 1992.