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Reclaim, Restore, Reinvent. Overview Presentation Land of Sky Regional Council January 6, 2011 Chris Neaville. Renewable Energy Legislation. NC’s Renewable Energy & Efficiency Portfolio Standard: - 12.5% electricity as renewable by 2020 for Investor Owned Utilities
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Reclaim, Restore, Reinvent Overview Presentation Land of Sky Regional Council January 6, 2011 Chris Neaville
Renewable Energy Legislation NC’s Renewable Energy & Efficiency Portfolio Standard: - 12.5% electricity as renewable by 2020 for Investor Owned Utilities - Renewable Energy Resources: • Solar, solar thermal, wind hydropower, geothermal, ocean current or wave energy. • Biomass, biogas, landfill methane. • Waste heat or hydrogen derived from a renewable resource. - NC Incentives • 35% Tax Credit • Accelerated Depreciation • Leverage with federal incentives
ReVenture Park, Charlotte • Project Highlights • Largest tract of underutilized I-2 industrial land in Mecklenburg County (667 acres) • The site will be recycled into a Renewable Energy “Eco Industrial Park” • Potential to create 1000+ green jobs and over $900M in new investment • A national model for innovative redevelopment • Further establish Charlotte as the “New Energy Capital” • Existing infrastructure enables “shovel-ready” reuse • Cleanfields Renewable Energy Legislation – SB886
TRANSITION: Superfund to Brownfield • NPL Superfund & RCRA Site • EPA ER3 Program • EPA RE-Powering America’s Land • NC DENR – Brownfield program • ReVenture - Accelerating clean-up Parcel B 329 Acres + / - Parcel A 338 Acres + / -
ECO-INDUSTRIAL PARK CONCEPT Biomass Power Wastewater Treatment Green Industries NO Waste Renewable Energy Reuse + Recycle Water
CURRENT PROJECTS • Long Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) • 20 megawatt Biomass to Energy power plant • Indoor Compost Facility • 4 megawatt Solar Farm • Biomass Fuel Processing • Propane Fleet Vehicle Conversion Facility • Alternative Fueling Station • Ethanol Transloading • Biodiesel Refining • Green Business Incubator • Renewable Energy Research Lab Parcel B 329 Acres + / - Parcel A 338 Acres + / -
“GREEN” DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS • Restricted to Clean Energy/Fuels Businesses • Catawba Land Conservancy 180 acre Conservation Easement • CarolinaThread Trail • 19% coverage ratio (81% green space) • Renewable Energy to power 50,000 homes • Regional WWTF will improve water quality • New green remediation concepts including Phyoremediation + Bioremediation • Turning bio-solids into renewable energy fuel • Wildlife Habitat Protection • Catawba River District certification Parcel B 329 Acres + / -
ANCHOR PROJECT #1 • Long Creek Regional WWTF • Synergies with Biomass plant • Use biosolids as Biomass fuel • Reuse water recycled through site • Ultimate green design to minimize discharge
ANCHOR PROJECT #2 Biomass-to-Energy STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT • KEY STAKEHOLDERS • Neighborhoods + Citizens • Local Communities • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities • Duke Energy • Clariant • Catawba River District • Coalogix • UNCC- EPIC + IDEAS • US National Whitewater Center • Catawba Lands Conservancy • Carolina Thread Trails • KEY GOVERNMENT PARTIES • US EPA HQ / EPA Region IV • NC DENR • NC Department of Commerce • Mecklenburg County • Cities of Charlotte, Mt. Holly, Belmont • NC Legislators • Governor Perdue’s Office • Charlotte Regional Partnership • Charlotte Chamber of Commerce • Centralina Council of Governments Parcel B 329 Acres + / - Parcel A 338 Acres + / -
THANK YOU Parcel B 329 Acres + / - Chris Neaville Withers & Ravenel 919-757-3313 cneaville@withersravenel.com