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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnchorage Biomass heat Earth Run Energy App Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 1 of 13 9/2/2008 Application Forms and Instructions The following forms and instructions are provided for preparing your application for a Renewable Energy Fund Grant. An electronic version of the Request for Applications (RFA) and the forms are available online at http://www.akenergyauthority.org/RE_Fund.html The following application forms are required to be submitted for a grant recommendation: Grant Application Form GrantApp.doc Application form in MS Word that includes an outline of information required to submit a complete application. Applicants should use the form to assure all information is provided and attach additional information as required. Application Cost Worksheet Costworksheet.doc Summary of Cost information that should be addressed by applicants in preparing their application. Grant Budget Form GrantBudget.xls A detailed grant budget that includes a breakdown of costs by task and a summary of funds available and requested to complete the work for which funds are being requested. Grant Budget Form Instructions GrantBudgetInstr.pdf Instructions for completing the above grant budget form. • If you are applying for grants for more than one project, provide separate application forms for each project. • Multiple phases for the same project may be submitted as one application. • If you are applying for grant funding for more than one phase of a project, provide a plan and grant budget for completion of each phase. • If some work has already been completed on your project and you are requesting funding for an advanced phase, submit information sufficient to demonstrate that the preceding phases are satisfied and funding for an advanced phase is warranted. • If you have additional information or reports you would like the Authority to consider in reviewing your application, either provide an electronic version of the document with your submission or reference a web link where it can be downloaded or reviewed. REMINDER: • Alaska Energy Authority is subject to the Public Records Act, AS 40.25 and materials submitted to the Authority may be subject to disclosure requirements under the act if no statutory exemptions apply. • All applications received will be posted on the Authority web site after final recommendations are made to the legislature. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 2 of 13 9/3/2008 SECTION 1 – APPLICANT INFORMATION Name (Name of utility, IPP, or government entity submitting proposal) EarthRun Energy Type of Entity: Independent Power Producer Mailing Address EarthRun Energy 515 W. 20th Ave. Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Physical Address EarthRun Energy 515 W. 20th Ave. Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Telephone 382-3448 Fax Email info@earthrunenergy.com 1.1 APPLICANT POINT OF CONTACT Name Erin Phillips Title Vice President, EarthRun Energy Mailing Address Erin Phillips 3505 Newcomb Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 Telephone 317-0749 Fax Email erin.d.phillips@gmail.com info@earthrunenergy.com 1.2 APPLICANT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Please check as appropriate. If you do not to meet the minimum applicant requirements, your application will be rejected. 1.2.1 As an Applicant, we are: (put an X in the appropriate box) An electric utility holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity under AS 42.05, or X An independent power producer, or A local government, or A governmental entity (which includes tribal councils and housing authorities); Yes 1.2.2. Attached to this application is formal approval and endorsement for its project by its board of directors, executive management, or other governing authority. If a collaborative grouping, a formal approval from each participant’s governing authority is necessary. (Indicate Yes or No in the box ) Yes 1.2.3. As an applicant, we have administrative and financial management systems and follow procurement standards that comply with the standards set forth in the grant agreement. Yes 1.2.4. If awarded the grant, we can comply with all terms and conditions of the attached grant form. (Any exceptions should be clearly noted and submitted with the application.) Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 3 of 13 9/3/2008 SECTION 2 – PROJECT SUMMARY Provide a brief 1-2 page overview of your project. 2.1 PROJECT TYPE Describe the type of project you are proposing, (Reconnaissance; Resource Assessment/ Feasibility Analysis/Conceptual Design; Final Design and Permitting; and/or Construction) as well as the kind of renewable energy you intend to use. Refer to Section 1.5 of RFA. EarthRun Energy is proposing a sustainable, community based biomass heat project for Anchorage, Alaska. If awarded the money, EarthRun will move quickly into a comprehensive feasibility study followed by a conceptual design. The first season of harvesting is planned to start in the winter of 2009. 2.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Provide a one paragraph description of your project. At a minimum include the project location, communities to be served, and who will be involved in the grant project. EarthRun Energy will provide a sustainable source of high grade wood chips for biomass heating in the city of Anchorage, Alaska while strengthening and beautifying the urban forests. In Anchorage, urban forests are currently overgrown presenting fire and disease problems. It is the right time to make a sick forest a productive and healthy forest. EarthRun has worked hard to come up with the cleanest, quietest and least interruptive way of harvesting the dead and unhealthy trees from our urban forests, chipping them, and heating one municipal building, the Russian Jack greenhouse. EarthRun Energy will work closely with the municipality to return the forests to a healthy state. 2.3 PROJECT BUDGET OVERVIEW Briefly discuss the amount of funds needed, the anticipated sources of funds, and the nature and source of other contributions to the project. Include a project cost summary that includes an estimated total cost through construction. To launch the sustainable urban forestry project, EarthRun Energy needs $42,000.00.. If we receive the grant, we will be clear to move forward into feasibility and conceptual design without financial restrictions. 2.4 PROJECT BENEFIT Briefly, discuss the financial benefits that will result from this project, including an estimate of economic benefits (such as reduced fuel costs) and a description of other benefits to the Alaskan public. The financial benefits include a lower heating bill for the municipal greenhouse. At suggested project scale, EarthRun Energy will save the municipality about $9,000.00 a year in heating (2009 Natural gas prices), heating one third of the greenhouse complex. EarthRun Energy will hire four people thus contributing locally to the green collar job movement. Although EarthRun will not originally create a boom in the economy, it is important to note that 100 new companies all hiring five people into the green field makes a large difference in a town the size on Anchorage. The public benefits greatly from the urban forestry project. Under EarthRun Energy's watch, we will respect and maintain the common land for the good of all. We plan to do business in a new way, a way where we honor the land and benefit the community. We respect the natural resource Anchorage has to offer. Healthy tree provide clean air, clean water, shade and many other studied benefits. A strong forest is less likely to catch fire, if there were ever a serious fire in the Anchorage green belts, the cost would be enormous. Our plan will not prevent fires but it will Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 4 of 13 9/3/2008 make the forest more immune to them. 2.5 PROJECT COST AND BENEFIT SUMARY Include a summary of your project’s total costs and benefits below. 2.5.1 Total Project Cost (Including estimates through construction.) $42,000 2.5.2 Grant Funds Requested in this application. $42,000 2.5.3 Other Funds to be provided (Project match) $ Possible municipal funding 2.5.4 Total Grant Costs (sum of 2.5.2 and 2.5.3) $42,000 2.5.5 Estimated Benefit (Savings) $9,000/year 2.5.6 Public Benefit (If you can calculate the benefit in terms of dollars please provide that number here and explain how you calculated that number in your application.) The public benefit will be largely seen in the increased health of the local forests. By removing unsightly dead and unhealthy trees from the overstocked urban forests, which prevents new growth we will allow healthy trees to receive more sunlight and nutrients so that they can grow. The removal of dead growth and unhealthy trees will also give new growth an opportunity to flourish, which provides benefit to local animal species and the overall heath of the forest. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 5 of 13 9/3/2008 SECTION 3 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Describe who will be responsible for managing the project and provide a plan for successfully completing the project within the scope, schedule and budget proposed in the application. 3.1 Project Manager Tell us who will be managing the project for the Grantee and include a resume and references for the manager(s). If the applicant does not have a project manager indicate how you intend to solicit project management Support. If the applicant expects project management assistance from AEA or another government entity, state that in this section. Austin Johnson will manage the sustainable urban forestry project. (Resume and References attached) 3.2 Project Schedule Include a schedule for the proposed work that will be funded by this grant. (You may include a chart or table attachment with a summary of dates below.) If the grant is awarded, we will spend this winter, planning and plotting out harvesting locations. We will contract out a forester to begin developing detailed harvesting plans. Over the summer of 2009, we will complete the conceptual design for the project and secure additional funding to move forward with the project. 3.3 Project Milestones Define key tasks and decision points in your project and a schedule for achieving them. Securing this grant is step one. With the proper resources, the next step we will take is to contract with a forester who will survey greenbelt forests to determine overall health and removal quotas. Step three will be to achieve a partnership with the municipality allowing us to harvest on public lands. After securing additional funds we will purchase equipment, which will put us in a position to harvest. 3.4 Project Resources Describe the personnel, contractors, equipment, and services you will use to accomplish the project. Include any partnerships or commitments with other entities you have or anticipate will be needed to complete your project. Describe any existing contracts and the selection process you may use for major equipment purchases or contracts. Include brief resumes and references for known, key personnel, contractors, and suppliers as an attachment to your application. Personnel: 1 forester 2 harvesting crew 1 boiler technician (initial set up) Equipment: Description Quantity Unit Price Cost Binder 175 kW Boiler 1 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 Ford F-350 Super Duty Truck 1 $38,305.00 $38,305.00 Bandit Industries 12” whole tree chipper 1 $28,660.00 $28,660.00 7 Ton Deck Trailer 1 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 Honda Rancher 4X4 1 $5,399.00 $5,399.00 “Low impact” snow tracks 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 ATV log trailer 1 $1,895.00 $1,895.00 EU 2000i Honda generator 1 $1,079.95 $1,079.95 MS 361 Stihl Chainsaw 2 $199.00 $398.00 Forestry and chain saw helmet 2 $55.60 $111.20 Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 6 of 13 9/3/2008 Subtotal $186,348.15 3.5 Project Communications Discuss how you plan to monitor the project and keep the Authority informed of the status. We will monitor the project by closely working with the forester. We will inform the Authority with periodic progress reports. We will inform the community by hosting educational workshops on the natural wealth in the Anchorage bowl. We will lead by example as good stewards of the natural wealth in the Anchorage bowl through our forestry project. EarthRun Energy will also maintain an ongoing blog on our website that will contain updated project information. 3.6 Project Risk Discuss potential problems and how you would address them. The potential problems are as follows. 1. The boiler is a European design. The closest person who can fix a major breakdown is in Canada. We plan to handle this problem by thoroughly training the Anchorage crew on the technicalities of the boiler. We will be able to handle almost all of the problems the boiler could encounter. In the event of a failure to the scale that we cannot fix it, we will bring in a technician from Canada in order to solve the issue. 2. Community upset, because we are working in the local forests. As of yet, people have ignored the forests. When volunteers have helped clean up the forest on the side of the trail so no one can hide in them we have never heard anyone object. Our project will be at a much greater scale and due our expanded operations, we will produce more noise. However, we will use saws that are as quiet as we can manage and quiet generators in order to reduce this. We will work to keep our impact as low as possible through using fuel-efficient saws and making our equipment environmentally friendly. (Fuel-efficient machines and tracks that are low impact). In the event of community upset, we will host a public meeting in order to explain our situation and work with the public so that we can operate in a way that will no longer be offensive. SECTION 4 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND TASKS • Tell us what the project is and how you will meet the requirements outlined in Section 2 of the RFA. The level of information will vary according to phase of the project you propose to undertake with grant funds. • If you are applying for grant funding for more than one phase of a project provide a plan and grant budget for completion of each phase. • If some work has already been completed on your project and you are requesting funding for an advanced phase, submit information sufficient to demonstrate that the preceding phases are satisfied and funding for an advanced phase is warranted. 4.1 Proposed Energy Resource Describe the potential extent/amount of the energy resource that is available. Discuss the pros and cons of your proposed energy resource vs. other alternatives that may be available for the market to be served by your project. The amount of energy stored in the urban forests in anchorage is tremendous. After our initial calculations, we estimate that the forests in Anchorage could sustainably provide 200 million kwh annually. Our forester will confirm this data so that we can move forward with the project. To meet the boiler demand, we would only take 1.4 million kwh annually. With this in mind if the project successfully runs for the first several years, we will look to expand the operation in such a manner that we will harvest approximately 4.4 million kwh of energy so that we can power the Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 7 of 13 9/3/2008 entire greenhouse. Thus saving the municipality 27,000 dollars every year. The promise of this project is specifically found in making the forest healthy and restoring to a manageable state. Due to the excess biomass we have decided to heat the greenhouses. 4.2 Existing Energy System 4.2.1 Basic configuration of Existing Energy System Briefly discuss the basic configuration of the existing energy system. Include information about the number, size, age, efficiency, and type of generation. The existing energy source for heating the Russian Jack greenhouse is natural gas. They use the natural gas in a gas-fired boiler that produces hot water. Currently it consumes 14.2 billion BTU/year at an efficiency of 60-80%. 4.2.2 Existing Energy Resources Used Briefly discuss your understanding of the existing energy resources. Include a brief discussion of any impact the project may have on existing energy infrastructure and resources. Natural gas is a very easy fuel to work with. Once the wood system is installed at the greenhouse it will supply a third of the heat. This amount of natural gas saved is very small in the greater scheme of things. In other words, it will have a minimal impact on the existing energy infrastructure. 4.2.3 Existing Energy Market Discuss existing energy use and its market. Discuss impacts your project may have on energy customers. There is currently no market for wood chips as a fuel in Anchorage. Since our customer is the Municipality, we believe we can have a large impact on them. Using renewable fuel will help them in terms of being an environmentally conscious city and it will spark new thoughts on the front of renewable energy. When people notice the improvement in the forest and realize it was not chipped and thrown in the dump they will begin to think that it is possible to change the paradigm in energy and move toward a new era. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 8 of 13 9/3/2008 4.3 Proposed System Include information necessary to describe the system you are intending to develop and address potential system design, land ownership, permits, and environmental issues. 4.3.1 System Design Provide the following information for the proposed renewable energy system: • A description of renewable energy technology specific to project location • Optimum installed capacity • Anticipated capacity factor • Anticipated annual generation • Anticipated barriers • Basic integration concept • Delivery methods • The renewable energy technology we will use is woodchip boiler technology. • Optimum installed capacity: 175kwh (600,000 BTU/hour) • Anticipated capacity factor: 98.5% • Anticipated annual generation: 5 Billion BTU • Anticipated barriers: Foreign boiler manufacturer and that this has never been done before in Anchorage. • The basic integration concept is to have a separate wood chip boiler room that will provide base heat for the greenhouse. • We will deliver the energy in the form of hot water form out boiler into the existing system. 4.3.2 Land Ownership Identify potential land ownership issues, including whether site owners have agreed to the project or how you intend to approach land ownership and access issues. EarthRun Energy will be working on municipal land. We intend to approach the municipality and begin to develop a partnership once we receive funding. Grant funds will allow the forester to complete a survey giving us the necessary information to negotiate permits and contracts with the municipality. Because of where we will be working, we acknowledge that we will have to be very respectful of what the community wants. 4.3.3 Permits Provide the following information as it may relate to permitting and how you intend to address outstanding permit issues. • List of applicable permits • Anticipated permitting timeline • Identify and discussion of potential barriers EarthRun Energy has not applied for any permits yet. The timeline calls for permits issued after we receive funding. The funding received from phase one will give us the resources needed to secure permits and contracts for heat sale and harvesting in local forests. 4.3.4 Environmental Address whether the following environmental and land use issues apply, and if so how they will be addressed: • Threatened or Endangered species • Habitat issues • Wetlands and other protected areas • Archaeological and historical resources • Land development constraints Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 9 of 13 9/3/2008 • Telecommunications interference • Aviation considerations • Visual, aesthetics impacts • Identify and discuss other potential barriers • No threatened or endangered species exist in the urban forests; therefore, we present no danger to any threatened or endangered species. • We will work to improve the habitat through the advantageous removal of trees from overpopulated forest. • Through our harvesting, we will avoid all wetlands and protected areas in order to avoid any potentially detrimental effects to the environment. • Our project will not be near any historical or archaeological resources. • Since our project will require the permanent space only at the greenhouse, our harvesting crew will pose no threat to land development. In addition to that, we will work only on park lands. • During our harvesting, if we ever come across telecommunications lines our first step will be to call the appropriate agency. However, we will work to avoid these areas so that we will not present any problems. • Our project does not involve work near the airport and we will not erect any tall structures that may be of hindrance to low flying aircraft. • The sustainable urban forestry project works to improve the natural beauty of the forest, which will increase the aesthetic value. While we may pose a temporary blot on the landscape during harvesting, we will clean our worksites in such a manner that we will leave the forest better than it was when we came to it. 4.4 Proposed New System Costs (Total Estimated Costs and proposed Revenues) The level of cost information provided will vary according to the phase of funding requested and any previous work the applicant may have done on the project. Applicants must reference the source of their cost data. For example: Applicants Records or Analysis, Industry Standards, Consultant or Manufacturer’s estimates. 4.4.1 Project Development Cost Provide detailed project cost information based on your current knowledge and understanding of the project. Cost information should include the following: • Total anticipated project cost, and cost for this phase • Requested grant funding • Applicant matching funds – loans, capital contributions, in-kind • Identification of other funding sources • Projected capital cost of proposed renewable energy system • Projected development cost of proposed renewable energy system • Total Cost: $300,000.00 Cost of Phase: $42,000.00 • Requested Funding: $42,000.00 • Applicant matching funds: $0 • Municipality of Anchorage • Projected Cost of System: $92,850.00 • Projected Development Cost: $7,150.00 4.4.2 Project Operating and Maintenance Costs Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 10 of 13 9/3/2008 Include anticipated O&M costs for new facilities constructed and how these would be funded by the applicant. • Total anticipated project cost for this phase • Requested grant funding • Total Project cost includes all of our equipment and in addition to that, it includes start up costs for the first year including maintenance, insurance and operating costs. The operating and maintenance costs for the new boiler facility are as follows: The boiler will be on line producing base load heat 98.5 percent of the year (manufacture’s specifications) 1.5 percent of the year will be devoted to scheduled maintenance. This 1.5 percent translates into six days. A technician working for six days at $20.00 per hour equals $2,880.00. If we divide this by the 359 days the boiler is working we see that maintenance costs are $.33 per boiler hour. Operating costs equal the amount of wood combusted per hour, which averages $4.50 per hour. Total municipal cost equals $4.83 per boiler hour. $4.83 divided by 175kWh equals $.03 per kWh delivered or $8.00 per million BTU’s. • This phase will cover the costs to secure contracts and survey local forests. • Requested Grant Funding: 100% 4.4.3 Power Purchase/Sale The power purchase/sale information should include the following: • Identification of potential power buyer(s)/customer(s) • Potential power purchase/sales price - at a minimum indicate a price range • Proposed rate of return from grant-funded project • The customer for our heat energy will be the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. During the first phase of the project, we will secure contracts with the municipality to purchase heat and harvest timber. However, we will only supply approximately one third of the yearly heat to the Russian Jack Greenhouse complex. • Our current plan is to base our cost on each ton of wood we deliver. We plan to charge $93.00 per ton, we will cover our costs of about $42,000.00 each year. • We will see a return of approximately $9,000.00 per year which translates to a 3% return on the investment. 4.4.4 Cost Worksheet Complete the cost worksheet form which provides summary information that will be considered in evaluating the project. Projected 2009 natural gas prices. *Information regarding existing energy system will be realized during the first phase of the project. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 11 of 13 9/3/2008 4.4.5 Business Plan Discuss your plan for operating the completed project so that it will be sustainable. Include at a minimum proposed business structure(s) and concepts that may be considered. The factors that govern the sustainability of the project are the forestry plan issued by the certified forester on the ground. This forestry plan will dictate how much the forest can sustain, in tons of wood per acre harvested. As long as the harvesters abide by the plan, the urban forestry project will sustainably continue far into the future. Built into the business structure is an educational component to the urban forestry project. EarthRun Energy will focus on young people becoming interested in making a difference in the community. Whether it is hands on experience, tours, or coming to classrooms, we know that we will spark the interest of young people. This could also provide us with a steady flow of job applications. Our harvesting crew will work throughout the winter, when the impact from our work will be the least. They will harvest enough wood over the winter to burn for the entire year. We will then charge the greenhouse $93.00 per ton of wood that we deliver, this will give us the capital we need to sustain the project without needing it to be subsidized by the state or any other organization. 4.4.6 Analysis and Recommendations Provide information about the economic analysis and the proposed project. Discuss your recommendation for additional project development work. Once we move past feasibility and into construction and operation, the project will save the greenhouse approximately $9,000.00 per year not to mention the benefit that will be seen in the improved heath of the forests throughout the Anchorage area. For our additional development work, we plan to phase in other boilers to further power the greenhouse. We are also looking into the idea of having an anaerobic digester that will run on grass clippings and used coffee grounds. This digester will work with our boilers in order to obtain entire energy independence for the Russian Jack Greenhouses and beyond. SECTION 5– PROJECT BENEFIT Explain the economic and public benefits of your project. Include direct cost savings, and how the people of Alaska will benefit from the project. The benefits information should include the following: • Potential annual fuel displacement (gal and $) over the lifetime of the evaluated renewable energy project • Anticipated annual revenue (based on i.e. a Proposed Power Purchase Agreement price, RCA tariff, or avoided cost of ownership) • Potential additional annual incentives (i.e. tax credits) • Potential additional annual revenue streams (i.e. green tag sales or other renewable energy subsidies or programs that might be available) • Discuss the non-economic public benefits to Alaskans over the lifetime of the project • Each year the biomass boiler runs the Greenhouse will save approximately 5.1 billion BTU’s of natural gas by replacing it with clean renewable biomass. At Enstar’s current estimates, the price of natural gas will increase by 22% in the first month of 2009. Using these numbers, we will be able to save the greenhouses about $9,000.00 per year. EarthRun Energy will work to deliver wood heat at the 2007 natural gas price. Binder estimates that the boiler will have a life span of 30 years. That will save the greenhouse 153 billion BTU’s of natural gas. However, that is not the lifetime of the project, just of one boiler system. After thirty years, the greenhouses will have saved $270,000.00 from which we will have the funding to purchase a new boiler or the means necessary to repair Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 12 of 13 9/3/2008 the old boiler. This idea gives the project an indefinite lifetime. • We expect revenues of $42,000.00 per year from greenhouse fuel consumption at $93.00 per ton of wood delivered. This money will all be used to fund the project and cover the capital expenses of our harvesting. • According to the measures taken by the 109th Congress, the Tax Relief and Heath Care Act of 2006 (H.R 6408) was extended giving a tax credit of 1.9 cents/kwh (adjusted for inflation) to all closed-loop sustainable energy projects. This will give EarthRun Energy $29,307.10 per year in tax credit. • Additional revenue streams will come from EarthRun Energy’s own forest investment program. The idea behind forest investment is to have individuals, families and corporations, investing in a specific amount of land that they know will benefit from out sustainable urban forestry project. The return on investment of a sustainably managed forest will come in many forms including increased
carbon storage, and the other qualities of a healthy tree such as the cleaning of water, the production of oxygen and the ascetics of a healthy urban forest. With ever increasing attention to carbon and ecological footprints, EarthRun Energy believes that offering a local way for people to support the environment is important. At this time we do not know how much the investment will be per acre. • The public benefit will be seen in the increased health of the local forests. We do this by removing the unsightly dead and overgrown trees. Remaining trees will receive more sunlight and nutrients allowing them to grow. The removal will also give new growth an opportunity to flourish, which provides benefit to local animal species and the overall heath of the forest. SECTION 6 – GRANT BUDGET Tell us how much your total project costs. Include any investments to date and funding sources, how much is requested in grant funds, and additional investments you will make as an applicant. Include an estimate of budget costs by tasks using the form - GrantBudget.xls Our investment in the project is primarily through the time that we have put in to it. We have devoted the last several years to research and development of biomass power including, combustion, pyrolysis, ethanol production, gasification and anaerobic digestion. During this time, we built small scale models of gasifiers and anaerobic digestion devices and analyzed their potential. Through our research, we have found that existing technologies will be the most efficient and feasible way to bring green power to our community. We have spent time looking for locations that would be suitable for the boiler we will use, locations that have some proximity to urban forests. All of our funding will come from this grant. However, we look to continue our commitment to the project acting as the harvesting crew and overseeing the entire project. We would like to see this project underway for the good of the environment, the forests and the greenhouses. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 13 of 13 9/3/2008 SECTION 7 – ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION: A. Resumes of Applicant’s Project Manager, key staff, partners, consultants, and suppliers per application form Section 3.1 and 3.4 B. Cost Worksheet per application form Section 4.4.4 C. Grant Budget Form per application form Section 6. D. An electronic version of the entire application per RFA Section 1.6 E. Governing Body Resolution per RFA Section 1.4 Enclose a copy of the resolution or other formal action taken by the applicant’s governing body or management that: - authorizes this application for project funding at the match amounts indicated in the application - authorizes the individual named as point of contact to represent the applicant for purposes of this application - States the applicant complies with all federal state, and local, laws including existing credit and federal tax obligations. F. CERTIFICATION The undersigned certifies that this application for a renewable energy grant is truthful and correct, and that the applicant is in compliance with, and will continue to comply with, all federal and state laws including existing credit and federal tax obligations. Print Name Signature Title Date