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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 htto://www.akenergyauthority.org/REFund.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
GrantBudgetlnstr.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.
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SECTION 1 -APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name (Name of utility, IPP, or government entity submitting proposal)
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Type of Entity:
University/State entity
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 757140
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99n5
Telephone Fax
(907) 474-7083 (907) 474-6567
1.1 APPLICANT POINT OF CONTACT
Name
Carol E. Lewis
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 757140
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775
Telephone Fax
(907) 474-6567(907) 474-7083
Physical Address
172 AHRB
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775
Email
ffcel@uaf.edu
Title
Dean and Director
School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
Email
ffcel@uaf.edu
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
An independent power producer, or
A local government, or
X A governmental entity (which includes tribal councils and housing authorities);
Yes 1.2.2. Attached tothis application is formal approval and endorsementfor 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.)
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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 enemy YOU intend to use. Refer to Section 1.5 of RFA.
Reconnaissance; Resource Assessment/Feasibility Analysis. The project is a reconnaissance of
biomass availability in Alaska; a resource assessment of the appropriateness ofthe available
biomass for use as biofuel, and a feasibility analysis of use of appropriate biomass as a biofuel.
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 .C/rant proiect.
The project addresses the availability, quality and feasibility ofsustainable, economic use of
agricultural and forestry biomass in Alaska. This must be considered before the myriad of
biofuel projects proposed & envisioned can move forward, and before existing, commercially
available technologies that use biomass to produce energy for heat, fuel, & power can be most
effectively, and most successfully, deployed. The goal ofthe project is to 1) assimilate all
existing information on the total forest and crop biomass available in Alaska into one data base,
2) determine the gaps in the data base and the information needed to fill the gaps, and 3)
determine the biological,physical, and economic feasibility of using Alaskan biomass as
biofuels. The impetus for the Study is the biomasslcoal-to-liquids plant proposed for the
Fairbanks area of interior Alaska, and its need for commercial/industrial-scale volumes of
biomass fuel stocks. However, the Study will have major statewide application as it will serve as
the basisfor all agricultural andforestry biomass-based energy projects; the greatest number of
which are being proposedfor rural and village communities. Work will take place in Fairbanks
and Palmer, Alaska. Project cooperators are the School ofNatural Resources and Agricultural
Sciences(SNRAS) and the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station(AFES) at the University
ofAlaska Fairbanks(UAF) (project primary/agricultural energy crops andforest biomass),
Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation(FEDC) (logistics, data support, and information
dissemination), and the Alaska Division of Forestry (forest biomass, and harvest, transport, and
storage technologies),
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.
The amount offunding requestedfromAEA is $286,149 over a period of 1-Y2 years. No funding is
requestedfor the projects senior participants. Aforestry technician is budgetedfor 9 months
over the period of the grant, and one graduate student for the academic year and summer is
included to assist in compiling the information. All travel is within Alaska for any necessary field
work. Funds are requestedfor laboratory supplies for biomass chemical analysis. There a two
sub-awards. One is to FEDC for logistics support, data compilation, publication preparation,
and public information dissemination. Another is to the Alaska Division of Forestry for synthesis
of information on forest inventory, best management practices, regeneration,forest harvest
methods and equipment, transportation and potential processing, and on and off site storage.
The University ofAlaska AFES will lever its federal formula funds that it receives for applied
research in agriculture (Hatch Act) andforestry (McIntire-Stennis Act) pursuant to its mission
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as a central component of UAF, the State's land-grant university, to perform applied research
that is relevant to the State ofAlaska and supports its economic development and quality of life
of its residence against any grant funds received for AEA. The AFES will also lever funds
receivedfor wood chemistry research through a special USDA grant "Wood Utilization
Research" against the AEA grant funds. Researchers involved in the project are involved in
energy-related crop and forestry work and will only require operating support and either no or
only partial salary support.
The Alaska Division of Forestry is presently conducting aforest inventory of the Tanana Valley
State Forest, encompassing approximately 1.8 million acres in the interior ofAlaska in the
middle and upper Tanana Basin. The project isfunded with state generalfund monies. Forestry
will contribute all of this information to this research project. It will also lever all information
that is gathered from the biomass inventory being conducted on the TokArea in the community
of Tok. These efforts are underway to determine the per acre volume of biomass available in a
variety of timber types. Work is being conducted by state Wildland Fire and Resource
Technicians under the direction of the Tok Area Forester, Jeff Hermanns. All work is being done
in accordance to the guidelines and parameters established by Dr. Jingjing Liang, Assistant
Professor of Forest Management, and Research Assistant Tom Malone of the University of
Alaska -Fairbanks.
FEDC will make available to this project the preliminary woody biomass assessment embodied
in the Interior Issues Council's 2007 Cost of Energy Taskforce Fairbanks Energy Business Plan
and all otherpertinent information gathered in pursuance of its promotion of the Valued-Added
Forest Products industry. It will also lever the results of the Biomass/Coal-to-Liquids Pre
feasibility & Engineering study. FEDC personnel involved in the project are involved in
ongoing energy project work and will require operating support and either no or only partial
salary support.
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 descrilJtion ofother benefits to theAlaskan public.
Currently, there are a number of biomass-to-energy projects functioning or under consideration
across Alaska, and it is expected that upwards of half the projects seeking funding under the
Renewable Energy Grant Fund program will be same. However, there is currently no "answer"
to the above discussion point for Alaskan agricultural energy crops and forest biomass that are
projectedfor biofuel use; the information is either scattered and not organized in a manner that
enables quantifiable answers to be provided to those who have an intense interest in harvesting,
producing, and using biomass for fuel, or is simply unavailable.
As example, a preliminary survey of existent research and information by the Participating
Applicants indicates:
A vailable Information
a. Forest inventory for parts of Alaska
1. Type potentially from Division of Forestry inventory
2. Volume of economically viable species for commercial timber, but timber
inventory may not provide accurate estimate ofpotential biomass for energy
feedstocks
b. Crop inventory for Alaska
1. Grain and grass crops -we know how much is produced and can estimate
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residues that may available for energy feed stocks.
2. Woody crops none are currently grown as crops in Alaska and we have only
very limited estimates on potential productivity under intensive management. We
have limited estimates of standing biomass in non-intensively managed fields.
c. Limited chemistry for forest types laboratory data
d. Current infrastructure for moving processed product
e. Ongoing projections of new rail routes
Important Information Gaps
a. Volume of biomass available for energy -including forest floor and waste
b. Woody crops -field data
c. Chemistry for selected interior biomass forest types
d. Chemistry for non-woody field crops
Other Needed Information:
a. Management information for crops that pertains to biomass not for food orfeed
b. Forest management for harvest for biomass -not economically viable species for timber
c. Economic viability ofAlaska biomass feedstocks
i. Cost of crop production
ii. Cost offorest management
iii. Cost offorest & other land treatments
iv. Infrastructure -description ofcapital and operating cost
v. Equipment
i. crop planting and harvest
ii. forest harvest
vi. Processing
vii. On-site storage
viii. Transportation
ix. Off-site storage
x. Land profitability in alternative uses
d. Energy units available by biomass feedstock source
Answers to the above questions will be of direct benefit to all Alaskans who wish to use
harvested/cultivated biomass as a biofuel-particularly so for rural & village communities,
where the need to reduce the cost of energy is most acute.
The results from this Study will provide key information for the evaluation of the physical,
biological and economic feasibility of a sustainable biomass energy industry. In a broader
scope, this Study will also address the question ofwhat impact the use of biomass for biofuels
will have to Alaska agricultural and forest resources.
The economic feasibility component of this project will lay the groundwork for future
specification and estimation of biomass feedstock supply curves. The supply curves will
represent the quantity of biomass available from a given feedstock on a sustainable basis at a
given price. The supply curves will be used to identify the cost minimizing combination of
biomass feedstocks by energy requirements. As such the supply curves are of critical interest to
policy makers, communities, industries and other stakeholders who need to assess the potential
for large scale biomass energy development.
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Finally, the Gap Identification & Analysis portion of the Study will allow the University of
Alaska and other entities to better target their future research endeavors and provide policy
makers aframework through which to more fully understand the purpose & direction offuture
research funding requests.
In short, it is anticipated that the Study will underpin most, if not all, future projects intending to
use agricultural and/or forestry biomass as their major or sole fuel component and serve as a
primary point of reference in the feasibility phase offuture agricultural and forestry biomass to
energy projects.
2.5 PROJECT COST AND BENEFIT SUMARV
Include a summary of your project's total costs and benefits below.
2.5.1 Total Project Cost $ 286,149
(Includina estimates throuah construction.)
2.5.2 Grant Funds Requested in this application. $286,149
2.5.3 Other Funds to be provided (Project match)* $ 0
2.5.4 Total Grant Costs (sum of 2.5.2 and 2.5.3) $286,149
2.5.5 Estimated Benefit (Savings) $ SEE ABOVE
2.5.6 Public Benefit (If you can calculate the benefit in terms of $ SEE ABOVE
dollars please provide that number here and explain how
yOU calculated that number in your application.)
*We have stated the fund sources that will be used as leverage In Section 2.3. This IS not a
formal match obligation from UAF or SNRAS/AFES.
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 Qovernment entity, state that in this section.
Carol E. Lewis for SNRAS/AFES
Jomo Stewart for FEDC
Mark Eliot for Division of Forestry
No other project management assistance is requested.
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.)
See Attachment F. Schedule assumes a start date ofNovember 1, 2008
Reconnaissance November 1,2008 -January 31,2009
Publication of Reconnaissance February 1,2009 -February 28,2009
Gap Analysis February 1, 2009-April30, 2009
Gather Information to Fill February 1, 2009 December 31, 2009
Gaps
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Publication of Gap
Information
Chemical, Physical Feasibility
Economic Feasibility
Publish Final Results
Disseminate Public
Information
January 1,2010 -January 31,2010
April 1, 2009 -January 31,2010
November 1,2008 -February 28,2010
March 1, 2010 -April 30, 2010
November 1,2008 -April 30, 2010
3.3 Project Milestones
Define key tasks and decision points in your proiect and a schedule for achieving them.
• Complete Reconnaissance Study -will determine the extent of work needed to begin
gathering information to fill the gaps -Complete by January 31, 2009
• Publish Reconnaissance Study -Complete by February 28,2009
• Complete Gap Analysis -provide focus, direction and scope for future research -Completed
by April 30, 2009
• Publication of Gap Information -Complete by January 31,2010
• Complete Reconnaissance Study, Gap Analysis and initial Chemical/Physical/Economic
Feasibility analyses -Complete by February 28,2010
• Publication of Reconnaissance Study, Gap Analysis and results of
Chemical/Physical/Economic Feasibility Analyses -Complete by April 30,2010
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.
Carol E. Lewis -Project Manager
Stephen D. Sparrow -Bioenergy crops lead
Joshua Greenberg -Economic feasibility lead
Gwen Holdmann -Assist with data gathering on biomass availability and demand/use
Juan A. Soria -Physical and Chemistry feasibility lead
Mark Eliot-Forest biomass lead
Jomo Stewart -logistics, data management, public information dissemination lead
The project is a data gathering, data management and feasibility analysis project with the
exception of the biomass chemistry. SNRAS/AFES, FEDC, and Alaska Division of Forestry
resources and data bases will be utilized. Wood and crop chemistry work will be conducted at
the Kertulla Hall laboratory, a component of SNRAS/AFES located in Palmer, Alaska.
Resumes for Key Personnel Attached.
3.5 Project Communications
Discuss how yOU plan to monitor the project and keep the Authority informed ofthe status.
All project monitoring will be the responsibility of the Project Manager. Three reports to AEA,
each at the completion ofa major phase of the project, are listed in the time lines. FEDC will be
the responsible partner for public information dissemination throughout the project.
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3.6 Project Risk
·Discuss potential problems and how you would address them.
The project is a low-risk project. All data bases reside with the project partners and/or are a
part ofpublic record and published material. No software purchases will be required. The
methodology is well knownfor constructing cost/supply side models that will depict benefitlcost
scenarios associated with the use ofdifferent types offorest and crop biomass and the
technology application. All partners have commissioned, designed, and/or authored and
directed graduate students in conducting feasibility studies of this nature.
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.
On its face, Alaska'sforest and agricultural resource potential is immense. The project seeks to
better qualify/quantify those resources and addresses the question of availability, quality and
feasibility of biomass so that it might be used in Alaska as an economic, sustainable fuel source.
The overall goal of the project is to 1)assimilate all available information on the total forest and
crop biomass available in Alaska into one data base, 2) determine the gaps in the data base and
the information needed to fill the gaps, and 3) determine the biological, physical, and economic
feasibility of using Alaskan biomass as biofuels. The project will address the entire array of
agricultural and forestry biomass that might potentially serve as biofuel source and assess the
pros and cons of each in the framework ofchemical, physical, and economic viability.
Completion of the proposed project will be necessary before the requested information on pros
and cons of the proposed energy resource or alternatives can be provided to those who intend to
use agricultural andforestry biomass as a total or partial source for energy generation.
4.2 Existing Energy System
4.2.1 Basic configuration of Existing Energy System
Briefly discuss the basic configuration ofthe existing energy system. Include information about
the number, size, age, efficiency, and type of generation.
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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.
Alaska contains vast forested lands and lands that have agricultural production capability.
However, aforest inventory analysis (FIA) for Alaska total is incomplete at best. Agricultural
land surveys exist for most of the state, but are also not complete.Additionally,large masses of
the productive forest and agricultural lands are not within reach of current transportation
infrastructure and existing electrical or power supplies.
The U.S. Forest Service information for Alaskan forests dates to the mid 1980s. The School of
Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences and the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment
Station's Growth and Yield Program has information along the road system from the Kenai
Peninsula to the Brooks Range. The Alaska Division of Forestry in the Department ofNatural
Resources also has comprehensive data along the road system. These data bases have not been
merged into a single data management system. The U.S. Forest Service estimates the cost to
complete the FIA for Alaska at $2.9 million annually over a period of 20 years.
Agricultural land surveys for Alaska are published by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation
Service (NRCS). It is estimated that within the road system there are 500,000 acres of cropable
lands. Grain, grass, and oilseed crops are likely candidates for energy use. The USDA National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides statistics for grain and hay. There are no
statistics for oilseeds or crop residues although amounts could be estimated. Woody biomass as a
crop is also a potential energy source. There have been reasonable successes with these crops in
other northern areas. Research at the University ofAlaska Fairbanks under the Agricultural and
Forestry Experiment Station is progressing. Willow and poplar are the species mostfrequently
used and our included in the research.
The Western Governors' Association in the review draft of "Biomass Electric Supply Sources for
the Western States" (2005) estimated biomass resources in the western states including Alaska.
The major categories included agricultural, forest, and urban biomass resources. However,
much of the information regarding crop residues, energy crops, unused logging slash, primary
sawmill residues, biosolids, wastewater, and landfill waste had to be estimated based on an
average from selected western states, calculated on a per capita or per acre basis as applicable,
then extrapolated to obtain totals.
Much more information exists but, as stated above, is scattered and not organized in a manner
specifically directed to give quantifiable answers to those with an interest in using biomass as a
dedicated fuel stock.
4.2.3 Existing Energy Marl(et
Discuss existing energy use and its market. Discuss impacts you{project l1'1ayhave on energy
customers.
Available information regarding energy production and usage in Alaska can be gleaned from a
number ofsources and in varying levels of detail. A broad stroke analysis can be found in the
document titled, "How Would$l ,200 Per Person State Payments Compare With Increased
Household Costs for Energy Use?" recently published by ISER. For a more detailed, regional
analysis, one can look to the Interior Issues Council's 2007 Cost of Energy Taskforce Fairbanks
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Energy Business Plan. What is clear is that communities which do not have access to the
Southcentral Natural Gas distribution system, particularly in Northern, Northwestern, Western
and Interior Alaska, rely heavily (75%+) on high cost petroleum based fuels to satisfy their
home/space heating. Most also use petroleum products for their electrical generation needs. The
negative aspects of this reliance are further compounded in relatively isolated Rural &Village
communities by the high cost transporting these expensive fuels to point of use.
It is this high end-use fuel cost that is driving many individuals and communities to seek
alternative fuel sources,especially in the critical realm ofhome/space heating. And "biomass"
because of it apparent wide distribution, abundance, proximity to affected communities, easy
availability and assumed low cost -combusted in an appropriate technology, is being strongly
considered as a means of alleviating the fuel cost dilemma.
Biomass boilers currently operating in Alaska include those in Tanana, Ionia, Kasilof, Tok and
Craig. Projects also under consideration or in process include Dot Lake, Fort Yukon, Kenny
Lake School, New Su-Valley High, Galena Boarding School.
However, in the absence of this Study, or one similar to it, many ofthese projects have & will be
moving forward on biomass availability, sustainability and economic optimization assumptions
that are at best incomplete, and at worst purely anecdotal.
This Study will indirectly impact energy consumers throughout Alaska by underpinning most, if
not all, future projects intending to use agricultural and/or forestry biomass as their major or
sole fuel component, and by providing a primary point of reference in the feasibility phase of
future agricultural and forestry biomass to energy projects that may be considered for or within
communities.
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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
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4 ..3.2 LandOwnership ..•. . .
Identify potentiall~nd ownership. i$sues, .including whether site owners have agreed to the
ro"ect or how ouintend to a roach landownershiand access issues;
. . .
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4.3.3 Permits . . . .
Provide thefollowin9 information as itmay relate to permitting andhowyouintendto address
out$tanding perrnitissues~ . . ..
• pst ofapplicable permits·
• Anticipatedpermittingtimeline
• Identif and discussion of otential barriers
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4.3.4 Environmental .. ..... .. . . .. .. ... .•... . .. .. . ... . ..
Address whether the following environmental and land use issues apply, and ifsohowtheywillbe addressed: .. .. .... .. ... ......
• ..Threatened.or Endangered species
• Habitat issues· . . ..
• Wetlands and other proteptedareas
• . ArGhaeologicaL and historical resources
• Land development·cQnstraints ..
.• Telecommunications interference
• Aviationconsigerations ..
• Visual, aesthetics impacts
• ·Identi and discussotherotentialbarriers
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14.4 Proposed New System Costs (Total Estimated Costs and proposed Revenues)
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The level of cost information provided will vary according tothe 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
• Proiected development cost of proposed renewable energy system
NOT APPLICABLE
4.4.2 Project Operating and Maintenance Costs
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
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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
NOT APPLICABLE
4.4.4 Cost Worksheet
Complete the cost worksheet form which provides summary information that will be considered
in evaluating the project.
Download the form, complete it, and submit it as an attachment. Document any conditions or
sources your numbers are based on here.
This Cost Worksheet is not applicable to the proposed project which is a feasibility study.
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.
NOT APPLICABLE
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4.4.6 Analysis and Recommendations
Provide information about the economic analysis and the proposed project. Discuss your
recommendation for additional project development work.
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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 Le. a Proposed Power Purchase Agreement price,
RCA tariff, or avoided cost of ownership)
• Potential additional annual incentives (Le. tax credits)
• Potential additional annual revenue streams (Le. 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 proiect
This information is addressed in Sections 2.4: PROJECT BENEFIT, 4.1: PROPOSED
ENERGY RESOURCE, 4.2.2: EXISTING ENERGY RESOURCES USED, and 4.2.3:
EXISTING ENERGY MARKET
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 bud.qet costs bv tasks usin.q the form -GrantBud.qet.xls .
The total project cost to the state ofAlaska, AEA is $289,274. Pursuit of this Study fulfills part of
the mission of UAF and SNRASIAFES as the land-grant institution for the State of Alaska, and
we have provided an explanation of what SNRASIAFES and our partners bring to the project as
aleveragedinvestmen0
The budget justification for expenditures that AEA will incur to complete the project is:
Budget Justification
Salaries:
No salary is requestedfor the 4 senior participants, Carol E. Lewis, Stephen D. Sparrow,
Mingchu Zhang or Joshua Greenberg. We are requesting salary for 3 mos per year for a 1 -Y2
years for the research faculty Dr. Andy Soria at $37.18/hr for 520 hrs in Yr 1 and 260 hrs in Yr 2
to conduct chemical analysis for the project. Also requested is 6.0 mo. per year for the forestry
technician at $30.00Imonthly to conduct the fieldwork. 1.5% leave reserve is included. Support is
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Renewable Energy Fund
Grant Application
also budgeted for 1 graduate student (academic year and summer) to assist in compiling the
data. Salaries include a 4.5% iriflation increase for senior personnel in the 2nd year.
Benefits:
Staff benefits are applied according to UAF'sfixed benefit ratesfor FY09. Rates are
32.1%for senior salaries and 7.9%for graduate students (summers only). A copy of the rate
proposal is available at: http://www.alaska.edulcontrollerlcost
analysis/negotiated agreements.html
Travel:
Domestic: $7,000 in Yr 1 and $3,000 is Yr 2 is requested for in state research site travel.
Subawards:
A subaward will be made to the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation (FEDC)
for ($10,000 in Yr 1 and $5,000 in Yr 2)for logistic support, data compilation, publication
preparation and public information.
A subaward will be made to the Division of Forestry for ($25,000 in Yr 1 and $12,500 in
Yr 2) for synthesis of information onforest inventory, best management practices, regeneration,
forest harvest methods and equipment, transportation equipment, on and off site storage.
Materials & SUPPlies:
Funds are requested for publications supplies and for laboratory supplies for the biomass
chemical analysis.
Other Direct Costs:
Per UAF policy, in-state tuition costs are includedfor the graduate student (academic year
only). Beginning in FY 2008, fees are also included for graduate student health care.
Indirect Costs:
Alternative Indirect Cost Statement when the Sponsor Limits F &A Recovery:
Facilitates and Administrative (F &A) Costs are calculated at 25.0% as per our agreement with
the State ofAlaska for all State agencies (attached).
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:
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Renewable Energy Fund
Grant Application
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 is in compliance 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 Andrew Parkerson-Gray
Signature ~
Title Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
Date October 7, 2008
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ATIACHMENT A
Resumes
Gwen P. Holdmann
Bio-Statement
Professional Preparation:
Bradley University, Engineering Physics, B.A., 1994
Awarded the Ising Physics Scholarship and Bradley Scholar Scholarship
Appointments:
112008 -present: Organizational Director, Alaska Center for Energy and Power,
University of Alaska Fairbanks
1105-1108: Chena Power: Vice President
3/04-12/07: Chena Hot Springs Resort: Vice President of New Development
2/02-9/03: ABS Alaskan: Renewable Energy Design Engineer
5/99-3/01: Alaska SAR Facility: Satellite Operations Technician
Selected Publications:
R. Garber-Slaght, G. Holdmann, S. Sparrow, D. Masiak (September, 2008) Opportunities for Biomass Fuel
Crops in Interior Alaska. Published by the University ofAlaska. 12 pages.
Holdmann, G. (June, 2007) The Chena Hot Springs 400kW Geothermal Power Plant: Experience Gained
During the First Year of Operation. Presented at the 2007 Geothermal Resource Council Annual
Meeting, published in proceedings. 9 pages.
Benoit, D., Holdmann, G., Blackwell, D. (June, 2007) Low Cost Exploration, Testing, and Development of
the Chena Geothermal Resource. Presented at the 2007 Geothermal Resource Council Annual
Meeting, published in proceedings. 9 pages.
Holdmann, G. (February, 2006) Geothermal Power for Alaska. Alaska Miner's Directory, pages 11-13.
Erkan, K., Holdmann, G., Blackwell, D., Benoit, D. (January, 2007) Thermal Characteristics of the Chena
Hot Springs Geothermal System. Proceedings, 32nd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA January 22-24, 2007.
Holdmann, G., Benoit, D., Blackwell, D. (November,2006) Integrated Geoscience Investigation and
Geothermal Investigation of Chena Hot Springs, Alaska. Prepared and published as part of the DOE
Geothermal Resource Exploration and DefInition program (GRED ill). 103 pages.
Holdmann, G, Erickson, D. (September, 2006) Absorption Chiller for the Chena Hot Springs Aurora Ice
Museum. OIT Geoheat Center Bulletin 27-3: p. 5-9.
Erickson, D., Kyung, 1., Mayer, E., Holdmann, G. (January, 2006) Year-round Ice Hotel Chilled by Hot
Water. Heat Pump Center Newsletter, Volume 24: p 31-33.
Kolker, A., Holdmann, G., Newberry, R., Eichelberger, 1. (November,2005). Geothermal Energy for
Alaska: an Update. American Rock Mechanics Publication. 11 pages.
Brasz, J., Biederman, B., Holdmann, G. (September, 2005). Power Production from a Moderate
Temperature Geothermal Resource. Presented at the Geothermal Resource Council Annual Meeting,
published in proceedings.
Holdmann, G. (April, 2005) Ram Pump Reprise -Reviving Gold Rush Technology in Alaska. Home Power
Magazine 106: p. 52-57
Holdmann, G. (2003). Guide to Microhydro Power for Alaska. Published by ABS Alaskan.
Related Professional Activities:
• Chair, Renewable Energy Alaska Project
• Elected to the Green Power Advisory Committee for Golden Valley Electric Association
rev 20 Jan 2008
•
rev 20 Jan 2008
ATTACHMENT B
Cost Worksheet -Not Applicable
Renewable Energy Fund
Application Cost Worksheet -NOT APPLICABLE
Please note that some fields might not be applicable for all technologies or all project
phases. Level of information detail varies according to phase requirements.
[ 1. Renewable Energy Source
The Applicant should demonstrate that the renewable energy resource is available on a
sustainable basis .
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12. Existing Energy Generation
1 The Railbelt grid connects all customers of Chugach Electric Association, Homer Electric Association, Golden
Valley Electric Association, the City of Seward Electric Department, Matanuska Electric Association and Anchorage
Municipal Light and Power.
RFA AEA 09-004 Application Cost Worksheet revised 9/26/08 Page 1
/ =SALASKA Renewable Energy Fund-=:> ENERGY AUTHORITY
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ATTACHMENT C
Grant Budget
Alaska Energy Authority -Renewable Energy Fund
BUDGET INFORMATION
BUDGET SUMMARY:
Milestone or Task Federal Funds State Funds
Reconnaissance $20,555.00
Gap analysis $105,906.00
Chemical/Physical Feasibility $70,522.00
Economic Feasibility $30,853.00
Publication $750.00
Information Dissemination $5,000.00
Project Applicable Indirects 52,563
Milestone # or Task #
BUDGET CATEGORIES: Reconnaissance Gap Analysis
Direct Labor and Benefits $20,555.00 $51,406.00
Travel, Meals, or Per Diem $7,000.00
Equipment
Supplies
Contractual Services $47,500.00
Construction Services
Other Direct Costs
TOTAL DIRECT CHARGES $20,555.00 $105,906.00
Local Match Local Match
Funds (Cash) Funds (In-Kind) Other Funds TOTALS
$20,555.00
$105,906.00
$70,522.00
$30,853.00
$750.00
$5,000.00
$52,563.00
Chemical &
Physical Economic Information
Feasibility Feasibility Publication Dissemination TOTALS
$60,022.00 $30,853.00 $162,836.00
$3,000.00 $10,000.00
$0.00
$7,500.00 $7,500.00
$5,000.00 $52,500.00
$0.00
$750.00 $750.00
$70,522.00 $30,853.00 $750.00 $5,000.00
RFA AEA09·004 Budget Form
University of Alaska Facilities and Administrative Rates
Applicable to State of Alaska Sponsored Activity
Memorandum of Understanding
Background:
The University of Alaska has a fundamental role to play in providing education, basic
and applied research and public service programs to support the development of Alaska's
economy. The University of Alaska is providing necessary elements for the growth of
several key economic sectors in Alaska, including health, transportation, natural resource
development and education.
The State of Alaska, by constitution and by statute, has the ability to direct or
significantly impact the economic success of these target sectors. Partnerships between
State government and the University of Alaska system are growing in the areas of
workforce development, continuing education, training and research. The State of Alaska
contracts with UA for approximately $15 million worth of activity on an annual basis, in
addition to the annual general fund allocation to the University.
The University's facilities and administrative (F&A) rate is perceived by some State
agencies as a significant barrier to forming more, or more substantial, partnerships of a
stable and permanent nature. Such partnerships are desirable because State law gives
State agencies special streamlined procurement processes for doing business with the
University. While there is a willingness in State agencies to pay some overhead
expenses, they do not share the federal government's view concerning the
appropriateness of the current rates, typically near 30% for "other sponsored activities",
and higher rates for research that utilizes expensive university assets. This can lead to
inconsistent and selective arrangements that may limit the opportunities made available
to the University, and affects its competitiveness in establishing long-term partnerships
with the State.
UA's Federal F&A Rate Development Process
The University develops its indirect rates in accordance with OMB Circular A-21 "Cost
Principles for Colleges and Universities". All of the allowable costs of current operations
are categorized into various bases and pools and rates are developed to recognize the full
cost of defined activities. Source of funds is not a factor in the determination of the rates.
Costs are classified as direct costs (base), or indirect costs (pool). The terms "indirect
costs" and "facilities and administrative (F&A) costs" are used interchangeably. The
administrative component of the rate is capped at 26%, while the facilities component is
uncapped.
The primary rates negotiated with the federal government at each institution within the
system are the organized research rate, the instruction rate, and the other sponsored
activities rate. VA has ten different federally approved F&A rates ranging from 30% for
"sponsored training" to nearly 50% for "on-campus organized research". The base upon
which these rates are applied is a Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) base, as defined in
University of Alaska Facilities and Administrative Rates
Applicable to State of Alaska Sponsored Activity
Memorandum of Understanding
Circular A-2l , and includes salaries and wages, fringe benefits, materials and supplies,
services, travel, and subgrants and subcontracts up to the first $25,000 of each subgrant
or subcontract. Equipment, capital expenditures, charges for patient care and tuition
remission, long tenn space rental costs, scholarships and fellowships, as well as the
portion of each subgrant and subcontract in excess of $25,000 are excluded from MTDC.
Rates are developed based on actual costs for a specific period of time. Base and pool
projections are applied to these actual costs to develop rates applicable to future periods.
The university currently negotiates rates on a three year predetennined basis. The costing
methodology assumes that the full cost of a project includes a facilities and
administrative burden. The best way to recover this burden is to assess the cost as each
direct dollar is spent, subject to the MTDC limitations.
As described in Circular A-21, the relationship between the federal government and
universities is a partnership. The costing model generally assumes that the federal
government will share in the full cost of a particular sponsored activity. While most
federal projects awarded through a competitive process require some level of matching
expenditures to be committed by institutions, the federal government generally pays the
full cost (direct and indirect) of the federally funded portion of a project. Certain federal
agencies or programs have statutory thresholds on F&A cost rates that override
negotiated rates. Those programs often fund the core mission of universities (instruction
and financial aid), or relate to activities included in the original land grant function of
universities (cooperative extension).
Agreement:
The University recognizes that the State is partially funding facilities and administrative
costs through the annual general fund appropriation. The University and State would like
to promote partnerships with each other. The University and State also wish to simplify
and standardize the award process.
For awards that the State of Alaska makes to the University, for which a state agency
controls the award decision, the following F&A rates apply:
A) Instruction, Training and Other Sponsored Activity funded by the State:
Effective for new agreements, the State F&A cost rate will be 12% for State
sponsored awards applied to the MTDC base specified in A-21.
B) State Sponsored Research
Effective for new agreements, the State F&A cost rate will be 25% for State
sponsored research awards, applied to the MTDC base specified in A-21.
University of Alaska Facilities and Administrative Rates
Applicable to State of Alaska Sponsored Activity
Memorandum of Understanding
Exceptions to the rates specified in this MOU may be made to comply with federal or
other funding agency requirements that limit F&A rates for funding passed through the
state to UA. The rates specified in this MOU are not intended to apply to proposals made
by the state to external funding agencies, like the federal government, that include UA as
a named sub-recipient. The F&A rate used for UA in those situations should be the
appropriate UA federal negotiated rate.
This MOU was first in effect for awards issued after June 28, 2002 until June 30, 2004
and in April 2004 it was extended to June 30, 2007. This document extends this MOU
until June 30, 2010. At that time, this agreement may be reviewed and amended by
mutual consent.
For the State of Alaska: For the University of Alaska:
~ ~h5l<n ~rI-.~
Guy Bell, Ch\ir Date Myron J. Dosch, Controller
Administrative Solutions Team
ATTACHMENT E
Authorizations
&
Letters of Endorsement
J1~IS FOR 0$. USE ONLY ~~ In: IO( Out: I, J(-1fw Rus ~ "!'" ,!'~ •• Submitted: 1 r(¥Q-Y In-Hand
To OGCA: IRT D
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Version FYi007 -Replaces All Previous Versions
PROPOSAL ROUTING FORM
:,i Office of Sponsored Programs
Complete the Entire Form Per the Instructions
(FORM OSP-001) Minimum of five (5) business days for review
(1) The Basics
(a) Proposal 5000 11631
(b) Sponsor Due Date: Oct 8 2008
(c) Unit Due Date:
(d) Unit Proposal Number: AFES 9-12
(e) Program Guidelines: DAttached or URL:
(2) Project Background Information (a) Title: Forestry and AQricultural Biomass in Alaska
(b) Sponsor: Alaska Energy Authority
(f) Sponsor Type: o Federal o University/lnst. o Private/Found.
(h) Project Type: [Z]NC DNN
DRC DRN
(k) Is UAF a Subaward Recipient?
Prime Sponsor:
(m) Any Equipment Budgeted?
(0) Peer Review: [l]lnternal
(q) Is Project Alaska Specific?
(5) D-Level Org. Code: D6AFES
(3) Personnel Last Name
(a) PI Lewis 7670
Sparrow(b) Co-I #1 7620
(c) Co-I #2 Greenberg 7189
.(.eI) cil!l::@o ~
Segla(e) Unit Contact 5550
Theis 7305(f) Fiscal Officer
(C) Div./Prog.: (d) Start Date: Jan 1 2009 (e) End Date: July 1 2010
[Z]State (g) Activity Type: [Z]Organized Research DTrainingllnstructionoIndustry/Corporate oOther Spons. Activity 0 Off-Campus
.f]RSADpP (i) Mechanism: o Grant o Contract DCA
DRV DXN U> Proposal Format: [(] Electronic 1Paper
IDYes [Z]No (I) Does the Project Contain Subawards? [Z]Yes DNo I
ISubaward(s) To: FEDC and State Div of Forestry !
DYes [Z]No (n) Is Tuition Budgeted for Grad. Students? [Z]Yes DNo
[ ] External (p) Is Project EPSCoR Related? DYes [(]No
(r) Banner Research Theme Code(s): AG0200,AG0500, ENOOOO[l]Yes DNo
(t) Related Proposal in Banner: 50000
First Name Phone Unit
Carol AFES
Stephen AFES
Joshua AFES
MEow'''tJ -AIIiiiir
Deb
Jason
(4) Ethics and Regulatory Compliance Check If the project involves any of the following:
r-(a) Use of Vertebrates? lACUC#
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(b) Research on Human Subjects? IRB#
(c) Use of Radiation, Lasers, or Significant Chemical Hazards?
(d) Use of Biohazards? LBC#
(e) Potential for Tech. Transfer, Patent, Copyright, Trademark, or Licensing?
(f) Material Transfer Agreements?
(g) Potential for Program Income?
(h) Conflicts of Interest?
(i) Research Restrictions?
U)
Import or Export of Data Goods, or Services? ITSC#
(k) Confidential or Classified Information? ITSC#
UAFID# FrE E-Class I
30003914 EX
30003906 F9
30003841 F9
~3·h~ ~
(5) Budget Information Any matching/cost sharing
(MlCS) requires completion of the M/CS Form
(a) F&A Rate Percentage: 25.000 %
(b) Indirect Cost Rate Code: FRW250
(c) Distribution Code: FAFE01
(d) Modified TDe (MTDe) L,Z/O ~"S'o _
(e) Total Direct Costs (TDe) $ 13~"5&;
(f) F&A Cost Recovery $ 52
j
S63 ,
(g) Total Sponsor Request $-.J..'6b , (c+-'"1
I(h) M/CS UAF $
,g(i) M/CS Third Party $
0> MlCS Total $ 0
(6) Project Space Requirements A ·Yes· answer on either of these items requires completion of the Space Reguest Form and consultation with Facilities Services or Campus
and Space Planning for budgeting and approval as necessary. Attach any relevant documentation received from Facilities Services or ClImpus and Space Planning to the proposal.
(a) Project requires new space/construction? DYes [(] No (b) Project requires renovation(s) of existing space? DYes [{]No
(7) Investigator Certification (If additional signature space is needed, attach another form) Relld, Sign, and Date: By signing this form, (1) I agree to
accept responsibility for the scientific & ethical conduct of this project and to provide the required progress reports if a grant is awarded as a result of the application; (2) I certify that
I am not presently debllrred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily exciuded from current transactions by any federal department or agency; (3) I
agree to be bound by the terms & conditions of the sponsored award agreement which supports this activity; (4) I certify that this proposed project is my original worl<i (5) I
"'d~' ob:~:".ml p~","re. (6) 1,....''',''"'-""'00 .-00 "" fo~ • o. """...-, '"'""'"""re".d '0 "" ."",,",00 I, 'ru.,
accur & plete s ~ y~~Owle "q~~ctme to criminal, ciVil, or admin~nalties.ei and (7) that that any false, fictitious, or fraUdUJe~
PI: ~f/ ~r.LvU Date:j()-"J,Og Co-I: ji DateO of'
Co-I: f~ Date:!et-=7' -<fl CO-I:-}/":;>'--/' Date:
(8) Unit ~~~ Read, Sign, and Date: By signing this form, I certify to the best of my knowledge that: (1) The PI listed is eligible to be a PI per UADM-21i!;i: or an exemption
has been req ste; ) PI and:~ds ~~of effort; (3) Unit resources in this application are available and allocated; (4) All space considerations in the project
have been accounted for; and (5) e POilll tl and budget are in compliance with sponsor/agency, state, federal, and university policies & regulations.
Lead Unit DeanlDirector '/ ~.//~ Date:l()-7-tfg Fiscal Review: Date:
~ -
Coli. Unit Dean/Director: Date: Fiscal Review: Date:
Coil. Unit Dean/Director: Date: Fiscal Review: Date:
(9) UAF Final Approvals Read, Sign, and Date: ~r~:hiS form, I certify that this proposal has been reviewed according to the JJAF l,Iniform Pr.9f>Q"al Review Pgji9', has
passed review and to the best of my knowledge meets a ~I able sponsor/agency, st't;( federal, and university policies, ationS,rndards.
asp Pre-Award Admin.: Date: l of ~ AOR Approval: .A...£ JlK. Date: IOh1/O'l
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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
PROJECT TTTLE:Forestry and Agricultural Biomass in Alaska
PI: Carol Lewis
START: 111/2009
END:7/1I2010
DEPT": AFE~
BANNER.:
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ACCT SAlARESAIIID~
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$0.00
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F9 -Faculty (I.lNAC)
NR -CIassiIiod S1alf $30.00 21.4%
62.8'lIi
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$17.54 0.0%
$17.54 0.0%
T_OlIIerPenonnet
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SeIecl EoClass
F9 -Faculty (UNAC)
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Slephen D. SpamIw
G-._
Joshua GreenbeIg
Carol E.1..ewis
Andy Soria
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Student EmpIo,.,.,s
537,942
TOTAl. SAlARIES AND BENEFITS $112.980 $39,ll28 $152,000
ZDOO TRAVEL -Yr Yr Yr Yr Yr 110m Yearly
1.~T_ Description I 2 3 4 5 e-Select T....... Cost from Us! fi_ 0 $7.000 . $3;000 $10.000
Total Domestie Travel $7.000 $3.GOO $10.GOO--TOTAl. TRAVEL $7,000
300II COIITRACnw.SERVICES IIescriptiDn
3OZ11 T_OlIIer~Sns $0 $0 $0-_ sab;octlo F&A(first $25.000)
t FEOC -1ogisIIcaI support $5.000 $15,000
2 IlMsion of Foresby $0 .' $25.000
$5.GOO $40,000
$5,000 $40000-COMMOIJI11ES Descriptian
4012-lJIb ~~,Tectmicalani SciontiIioSopplies) AndySolia _ analysis $7;$00
C01SSo $750
$8,250
$160,410 $4.,770 $210,250
B.FaciIIIies ____,
$40,120 $12,443 $52,563
$0 $0 $0
30221
3029 SUBAWARD COSTS OVER $25.000
SUbawadlJ1 FEOC -klgisIical $0 $0 $0
~112 DMsionof $0 $12.500 $12.SOO
TOTAl. SUIlAWARIlS exs.>T FROM F&A $0 $12.500 $12.500
0lI00 STUDENT SERVICES
$Per~ It
_of_Tuition (Fa112l108) crediIs Tolal
In-SIaIeTuilion $301 301 $0 $5.418 $5,418 $10,a36
(M.()f.SIaIe Ttilion $615 $0 $0 $0 $0
orF $0 $0 $0
TOTAl. S1IJOENT SERVIC 11 11 $10,1136
C.Total Costs Ell """'F&A $5,'J18 $17,918 $23,336
D.Total_CosIs $165,898 567,688 $233,586
E. T_Sponsor!leqoost(8tD) $208,018 $80,131 $286,149
1
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SARAH PALIN, GOVERNOR
NORTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 3700 AIRPORT WAY
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99709-4699
DIVISION OF FORESTRY PHONE: (907) 451-2660
FAX: (907) 451-2690
October 6, 2008
To: Butch White, Grant Manager
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
From: Mark Eliot, Northern Regional Forester
Alaska Division of Forestry
3700 Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99709-4699
RE: Letter of Endorsement in support ofUAF, FEDC, and the Alaska State Division of Forestry
Joint Application under AEA Renewable Energy Grant Fund.
Dear Mr. White:
Please accept this Letter of Endorsement as confirmation of the State of Alaska Division of Forestry's
partnership with the University of Alaska -Fairbanks in submission of the attached Grant Application.
The division strongly supports this project and its commitment to aid UAF in both the furtherance and
completion of the Reconnaissance Study/Gap Analysis described therein.
Prior to the development of any biomass energy projects in Alaska it is necessary to have the
foundational knowledge that will be acquired in this effort. Throughout Alaska the high cost of energy
is impacting residents, both urban and rural. One component of the solution to this problem is
developing biomass energy systems; however, biomass projects cannot move forward until the
requisite study of biomass affordability and sustainability is complete.
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Mark Eliot
Northern Regional Forester
Alaska Division of Forestry
(907) 451-2670 office
(907) 451-2690 fax:
mark.eliot@alaska.gov
"We Proudly Serve Alaskans Through Forest Management and Wildland Fire Protection."
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FAIRBANKS
Economic Development
301 Cushman St., Suite 301, Fairbanks, AK 99701
October 3, 2008
To: Butch White, Grant Manager
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
From: Jim Dodson, President & CEO
Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation
301 Cushman Street, Suite 301
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Re: Letter of Endorsement in support ofUAF, FEDC, Alaska State Division of Forestry Joint
Application under AEA Renewable Energy Grant Fund
Dear Sir,
Please accept this Letter of Endorsement as confIrmation of FEDC's partnership with UAF in
submission the attached Grant Application, its support for the project and its commitment to aid
UAF in both the furtherance & completion of the Reconnaissance Study/Gap Analysis described
therein.
We believe this project is a necessary prerequisite to the development of biomass to energy
projects in Alaska. Many areas of Alaska are facing staggering energy costs and one potential
solution is energy from biomass, however biomass projects cannot move forward until a study of
biomass affordability and sustainability is complete.
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Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation
Phone: 907-452-2185 www.investfairbanks.com FAX: 907-451-9534
888-476-FEDC
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"",i_';"'_'" ":." Alaska (enter for Energy and Power
Memorandum
Date: October 6, 2008
To: Dr. Carol Lewis
From: Gwen Holdmann
Subject: Biomass Inventory Proposal for the Alaska Energy Authority
Dr. Lewis:
Thank you for inviting the Alaska Center for Energy and Power to participate in your
proposal to the Alaska Energy Authority entitled 'Forestry and Agricultural Biomass in
Alaska'. We agree with your assessment that the inventory needs to be completed and be
comprehensive in scope before significant investment will be made in large scale biomass
energy projects in the state.
The Alaska Center for Energy and Power is pleased to work with your team in assessing
specific case studies in temlS of commercial technology options using biomass fuels for
heat and/or power applications.
Sincerely,
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Gwen Holdmann
Organizational Director
Alaska Center for Energy and Power
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Gwen.Holdmann@uaf.edu
(907) 590-4577
Alaska Center for Energy and Power· University of Alaska Fairbanks· 814 Alumni Drive
P.O. Box 755910· Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5910· Tel: (907) 474-5402· Fax: (907) 474-5475
ATTACHMENT F
Project Timeline
PROJECT TIMELINE2009MONTH 1 MONTH 2 MONTH 3 MONTH 4 MONTH 5 MONTH 6 MONTH 7 MONTH 8 MONTH 9 MONTH 10 MONTH 12ReconnaissancePublication of ReconnaissanceGap AnalysisGather Information to Fill GapsPublication of Gap InformationChemical, Physical FeasibilityEconomic Feasibility Publish Final ResultsDisseminate Public Information2010ReconnaissancePublication of ReconnaissanceGap AnalysisGather Information to Fill GapsPublication of Gap InformationChemical, Physical FeasibilityEconomic Feasibility Publish Final ResultsPublish Final ResultsDisseminate Public Information