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Energy Integration Group, Inc. is a leading developer of renewable projects, with activities spanning from coast to coast and persuing new projects throughout the nation. One of our focuses is developing Biomass Projects, which are very suitable for many areas around the country.

Biomass covers all sources of natural and agricultural waste products, such as forestry and crop waste, or other agricultural sources. Most projects that involve dry material are based on a process in which the biomass is combusted. Other processes can be applied for biomass with high water content. EIG is interested in considering the most economical opportunities for turning your waste products into revenue sources.

In order to be a revenue opportunity, the waste products should be available on a large scale, potentially by combining several sources in the local area. A biomass project should be able to demonstrate access to these waste products for at least a 10 year period. The project needs to be located within a reasonable distance to the waste product sources - depending on the type of waste and the transportation cost this could mean within a 5-10 miles radius.

In an ideal setting, the project would have access to a future site of 5-20 acres, depending on the storage need for the waste products. Most successful projects are located adjacent to a major source of biomass, such as a chicken farm or an agricultural processing facility, with access to additional biomass that can be delivered to the project by truck from the surrounding area. In other successful projects, the facility is located next to a major plant or factory with the capacity to use the generated power and potentially benefit from the heat that is generated as a by-product.

Most project sites have easy access to power lines, but the project team will assist you in evaluating which interconnection options the area offers and what the transmission capability on those lines are. In some cases, the project will pay for upgrades to the existing transmission facilities in the area. In general, transmission lines have to be within a distance of less than 3-5 mile