[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 86 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1048]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, Air Force, RDT&E, Line 221, PE #0708611F 
(Support Systems Development).
  Legal name and address of entity receiving earmark: Biomass Energy 
Systems, Inc., 100 Overlook Center, 2nd Floor, Princeton, NJ 08540.
  Description of how the money will be spent and why the use of Federal 
taxpayer funding is justified: This project is underway to introduce 
alternative energy sources based on locally available resources for the 
USDOD and in Alaska. The Air Force, APTO, Eielson AFB and BESI have 
forged an alliance to create an alternative energy source program to be 
implemented in Alaska. The program consists of three phases. First, an 
integrated waste to energy system consisting of waste gasification, gas 
cleanup, and a gas engine to convert waste-based fuel gas to 
electricity will be demonstrated using wood waste and other locally 
generated wastes at Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, AK. After the testing is 
completed and any modifications are identified, the gasification system 
will be relocated to a local village, to demonstrate the system in a 
typical local setting as a backup source of power. After testing the 
system under local conditions is completed, the system will be 
integrated in parallel with the existing petroleum-based system. 
Initially the system will operate as backup for the existing system 
with a gradual change over to a primary role. This provides a practical 
model of sustainable renewable energy for the USDOD facilities, as well 
as the Alaskan villages.
  Description of matching funds: BESI is currently under contract to 
the U.S. Air Force, APTO to deliver a final design for a 1MW system for 
Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. This is a Congressionally funded 
project from FY 07 and the contract is worth $848,040.00.
  Authorized Amount: $4,000,000.
  Project Name: Eielson Air Force Base Alternative Energy Source 
Program.
  Detailed Finance Plan: $2,300,000 Equipment Gasifer and Genset; 
$700,000 Instrumentation and Controls; $1,150,000 Construction and 
Installation; $550,000 Shakedown; $300,000 Project Management.

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