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I <br />OCT 17 1994 <br />BOOK, <br />° <br />fi <br />projects, <br />they have turned back three, and they would <br />be happy <br />to <br />put in any language needed to work this out. <br />Mr. Williams then gave a slide presentation of his company's <br />background and technology, noting that their contract would be <br />implemented and operated by Pacific Lighting Corporation, which <br />company started about 100 years ago lighting the street lights of <br />San Francisco with natural gas. He reported that in Florida they <br />have a contract with Lantana landfill and are in the final stages <br />of negotiating with Lake Worth.. They have about 3000 engineers <br />in the company and a mobile testing lab; they have operated <br />facilities for a long time and have sites with 50 year contracts. <br />Mr. Williams informed the Board that biogas is generated <br />from solid waste and waste water by a process called anerobic <br />digestion. Gas generation rates in Florida are about four times <br />higher than in other parts of the country and, therefore, they <br />are looking at smaller sites with longer lives. In testing, they <br />would come on the County's property at their expense and spend <br />about $80,000 to make tests. Mr. Williams went into considerable <br />detail about their testing, noting that all valves and wells are <br />covered. He explained how the gas is generated and controlled, <br />filtered, converted into electric power, etc. Mr. Williams <br />reviewed various uses, explaining that they can compress the gas <br />and sell to another user; they can scrub gas and process it to <br />pipeline quality; they can also scrub gas and actually use it as <br />vehicle fuel. Electric power looks most feasible here, and FP&L <br />is looking at it. In addition, there is the possibility of <br />co -generation, i.e., supplying steam to some nearby industries. <br />Mr. Williams pointed out that if something of the sort he is <br />proposing is not done, the county ultimately will have to cope <br />with the gas in some fashion. Under his proposal, in addition to <br />his company putting in the capital, they would also be paying a <br />royalty. They would like to test the County's site and if it is <br />economic, would like to proceed. <br />42 <br />(Mr. Williams submitted <br />-I <br />