From: Selsmeyer@aol.com [mailto:Selsmeyer@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 5:40 PM
To: Hadjy, Pandor
Subject: USDA Renewables Meeting


Please consider our comments at the Dec 3 meeting.
The Northeast Wis.  Biogas Consortium, a group of 6 Dairy Farms managing 
approx. 12000 Dairy cows, came together in 2000 for the express purpose 
described in your mission, Expanding Rural Renewable fuel systems.

       NewBC has activity investigated all avenues of existing Technologies 
to achieve affordable DG (distributed Generation) of renewable energy 
produced with the biomass produced on each Dairy form, namely manure.

       There is a multipurpose goal in our extensive Research which 
emcompasses environmental concerns; reduction of green house gas immission 
odor control, cleanwater concerns, generation of needed renewable energy and 
the conversion of a costly waste into a valuable, needed resource,

       NEWBC has done ass the due diligence and financial calculations with 
both proven technologies and newer, unproven processes.  The most glaring 
obstacle priventing further progress and success is the money.

       Certainly, low interest loans and loan guarentee would be a necessary 
part of the endeavor given the depressed state of the Dairy industry today.  
Given the opportunity to secure a low interest loan and or a loan guarentee, 
our NEWBC would be off the drawing boards and onto reality.