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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> February 7, 2008 <br /> Approved April 3, 2008 <br /> Pollock states that typically in addition to chairing the meetings, the staff and the <br /> chair sit down and talk through the agenda and presentations a week or so before the <br /> meetings . <br /> Grunwald states that I don ' t know the background of people enough to nominate <br /> someone . I don ' t know who is too busy . I know that I don ' t have the time . How can <br /> we talk this through? <br /> Sassaman states that I was going to suggest Al Vickers because he has been involved <br /> in this since its inception . <br /> Norwood states that I nominate Al too because he always volunteers for stuff that we <br /> don' t have any idea about. <br /> Sassaman calls for vote and Vickers ' nomination is passed unanimously <br /> 4 . Citizen Presentation - Bio Energy Center, Marc ter Horst ter Horst states Marty <br /> Hanks, his business partner who is present, is also a developer of this idea . We had <br /> spoken with Mike Nelson and Barry Jacobs who asked that we speak with you all <br /> first. <br /> Hanks states that what we were looking to do is look at an opportunity to solve <br /> multiple environmental concerns . It is a business theory . The goal is to make it as <br /> carbon neutral as possible . We would look at a business model that is community <br /> based opportunity that we developed through the Kenan-Flagler business school at <br /> UNC . Orange County and surrounding counties would have the opportunity to <br /> contribute to it. We are looking to replace coal and boiler fuel . <br /> Hanks and ter Horst describe a zvood fuel production facility that might use zvaste zvood from <br /> the surrounding areas to make boiler ficel or zvood stove pellet fuel from pulverized zvood . They <br /> describe hozv much zvood feedstock is available zvithin various distances from Orange County <br /> from zvaste zvood, lozv -grade timber and silvicultural wastes . <br /> ter Horst states that the other product we ' d like to work on is biodiesel . It is a mixture <br /> of chemicals that you can burn instead of petroleum that is derived from vegetable oil <br /> mixed with glycerin. It is a grown fuel and in the US it is at 1 . 6 million gallons <br /> production [as of] last year . You can make it from fryer grease, sunflower oil, or other <br /> oil crops . The format that we are looking at is modeled after Piedmont Biofuels in <br /> Pittsboro . They are gradually improving the bioreactor to decrease water use, <br /> increase efficiency, etc . They then describe the biodiesel process in some detail . <br /> 2 <br />