Toombs County, GA (in progress)
The agreement, made with the Toombs County Board of Commissioners, calls for a two phase construction plan that will include up to three Biosphere Gasification Systems. An Energy Purchase Agreement with Georgia Power Company was also executed in conjunction with this project which states that Georgia Power Company will purchase the 24 megawatts of renewable energy produced onsite. The Toombs County Project represents the creation of 30 new green collar jobs and approximately $34 million in new capital investment to the State of Georgia.
In, 2009 the Company signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Toombs County for 5 acres of land and building under a ten-year agreement renewable for 10 years.
Contracts and Agreements cover the following critical elements of the project:
• Location for the Biosphere Process™ System secured by long term lease or purchase
• Manpower resources available for contract in support of local operations
• On going support of the landfill if collocated on site ensuring waste access and emergency support
• Appropriate access for delivery of feed stock including but not limited to truck or rail haulers
• Access to water supply and guarantee of delivery via truck or pipeline depending on configuration
• Long term guarantees of waste delivered to the System
• Planning, zoning and permitting support from the municipality and county
• Right of way access to the Grid for interconnect
• Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)