OGT Evanston RFI

MagLev Wind Turbine Technologies, Inc. (MWTT) & Off Grid Technologies, Inc.
(OGT) Vertical Axis Wind Turbine 200 Mega Watt Off Shore Wind Farm (VAWT Off Shore JV) Submitted to City of Evanston, Illinois Lake Michigan Project REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
To DEVELOP POWER FROM AN OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY FACILITY IN LAKE MICHIGAN OFF THE NORTHERN SHORE OF EVANSTON
City of Evanston Off Shore Wind Project (RFI)
Disclaimer
The information included in this document has been prepared and included for the purpose of this document only and shall not be construed as a precedent in any other situation outside this context. The obligation of the parties to perform any effort identified in this document is subject to the execution of a formal contract between the parties concerned.
Acknowledgement
Off Grid Technologies would like to thank the City of Evanston, Illinois for giving us the opportunity to submit this document.
Off Grid Technologies, Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0. ABOUT REGENEDYNE ...................................................................................................................................... 4 1. ABOUT OFF GRID TECHNOLOGIES ................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 OFF GRID TECHNOLOGIES QUICK SNAPSHOT.................................................................................................... 4 1.2 SERVICE OFFERINGS........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.3 STRATEGIC ALLIANCES & PARTNERSHIPS......................................................................................................... 5 1.4 TEAM EXPERIENCE .......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.5 MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 6
A. PROPOSED PROJECT SCOPE AND BUSINESS PLAN ................................................................................. 7 1. PROJECT SCOPE ............................................................................................................................................... 7 2. BUSINESS STRUCTURE..................................................................................................................................... 11 3. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 12 4. POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS .................................................................................................................... 15 5. OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE .................................................................................................................... 16 6. TIMELINE ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 B. TECHNICAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONSIDERATIONS......................................................................... 17 1. INTERCONNECTION ........................................................................................................................................... 17 2. TECHNOLOGY AVAILIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS .................................................................................................... 17 3. INFRSTRUCTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................................................. 19 C. GENERAL PLANNING AND PREDEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................... 20 1. REGULATORY APPROVAL PROCESS ................................................................................................................... 20 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND ANTICIPATED STUDIES .......................................................................................... 20 3. PUBLIC OUTREACH AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT........................................................................................ 24 4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................ 25 D. DEVELOPER EXPECTATIONS OF THE CITY................................................................................................ 25
E. ADDITIONAL ITEMS ........................................................................................................................................ 25
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0. About Regenedyne (www.regenedyne.com) The Company was organized as Maglev Renewable Energy Partners, LLC in June 2008. On January 26, 2009 Maglev Renewable Energy Partners, LLC amended its Certificate of Formation and changed its name to Regenedyne LLC. Regenedyne is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maglev Management Corporation and has no prior operating history. The Companys primary business is to complete development of its Maglev Wind Turbine technology, create commercially acceptable maglev wind turbine products for the generation of electrical power and market those products to customers looking to generate electric power through the use of a cost effective non-polluting renewable energy resource.
1. About Off Grid Technologies (www.ogtforce.com)

Off Grid Technologies, Inc. is a renewable energy specialist & consultant providing both small & large scale green energy technology solutions. Off Grid offers residential, business, institutional and governmental customers an easy way to purchase cleaner competitively priced electricity producing products, as well as, the opportunity to offset their carbon footprint.
1.1 Off Grid Technologies Quick Snapshot

Born from Rapid Roofing LLC. Orlando, Florida, USA. 12 Employees. Specializes in the consulting, engineering, sales, and installation of renewable energy devices including; photovoltaic technology, vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT), utility grade wind projects, Small Wind Community based energy micro grids, solar tracking systems, utility grade plasma gasification system (waste to energy). Projects include commercial projects feasibility Study: CBS Outdoor study, American Tower, SBA Tower, Village of Markham Illinois, U.S. Steel, etc. Recognized in Museum of Science & Industry Chicago exhibit, Black Creativity A Green Revolution. Energy Star, Resnet Certification.
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1.2 Service Offerings
Off Grid is a client-focused organization with expertise in designing and installing renewable energy devices for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. We offer the most cost-effective and reliable solutions to our customers to supplement and or even provide for their complete energy needs through solar and wind energy.
Key Service Offerings:

Renewable Energy Consulting Energy Cost Reduction Programs Wind Energy Products Solar Energy Products Wind Farm Development Plasma Gasification Technology (Waste to Energy) Feasibility Studies & Project Research Funding & Finance Assistance And more
1.3 Strategic Alliances & Partnerships

OGT partners with subcontracting companies from time to time to attain services across technologies, geographies and domains, which could be of interest to the client. These partnerships and alliances are aimed at bringing greater value to the client and increasing the in-house expertise and knowledge on that particular product/technology or domain far beyond what OGT can do alone. The criteria for choosing partners for subcontracting focuses on the following: To help global businesses meet their needs, OGT while partnering takes care to analyze the corporate culture of the subcontracting company in order to have a perfect blend of technology, thoughts, and ideas. OGT also focuses on the level of maturity in terms of processes within the subcontracted organization. This enables easy understanding without conflict of opinion compromising quality standards set by OGT as an organization. Understanding the expertise & experience level of the subcontracting organization enables OGT to bring the best to the clients project. Partners and sub-contractors have specific expertise in the renewable energy and consumption reduction industries. Union electrical contractors will be used to inspect work and complete electrical wiring.
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1.4 Team Experience
MWTT & OGT (VAWT OFF SHORE JV) Project has an experienced team which is either represented on the Board of Directors, or within each respective companys structure. They are collectively focused on alternative energy consulting, project management, engineering, system design, implementation, integration, manufacturing, finance, maintenance and support. The team is comprised of: Design and Engineering Professionals Functional and Technical Consultants Funding & Finance Specialists Grant Writers Project Managers Licensed Electricians & Installers Back office & Support Personnel
1.5 Management
Mr. William Penman, President Mr. Carl A. Hansberry, Vice President of Business Development & Marketing Mr. Carter Brown, Vice President of Engineering Mr. Bill Howard, Vice President of Project Management. Mr. Oliver Harper, Vice President of Financing & Grants Mr. Luke Townsend, Vice President of Contracts & Legal Mr. Fred Moore, Vice President of Environmental Business Project Manager (email:fmoore@ogtforce.com)
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A) Proposed Project Scope and Business Plan 1. Project Scope

This Proposed project will detail the collaborative effort between Off Grid Technology Inc. (OGT) and Regenedyne (MagLev) for consideration by City of Evanston, to develop multiple wind power plants off shore within the network of Great lakes in Lake Michigan off shore of the state of Illinois the United States of America. The company (VAWT OFF SHORE JV) will supply innovative state-of-the-art electricity produced from twenty (20) Giant MagRay10 Mw turbines in the State of Illinois seven miles off shore from Evanston, Illinois in Lake Michigan within the continental United States of America, with North & South America as primary clients.
MagLev Wind Turbine Technologies (MWTT) advanced design of the giant wind turbine concept of kinetic magnetic levitation systems embodies wind energy acceleration components to provide a higher output of wind into kinetic wind generation for the production of electricity through innovative engineering concepts. The giant turbine systems have the capability to reduce existing wind farms scale of size for large land acquisition by up to 90% making it the most cost effective energy plant in the world.
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The systems will provide electricity at a rate lower than coal and nuclear and present wind technology in the ball park of 1 cent per kilowatt over the course of 100 years making it the most cost effective energy production system currently available on earth. We believe this technology has the capacity to completely displace current technology in use for wind farm development both in power output and system stability. This system will create up to 200 Mega Watts of power using 20 turbines in class 4 & 5 wind environments defining a new paradigm shift for wind energy technology. The Regenedyne turbine energy strategy is to provide our customers with the most affordable, long term manageable costs for electricity in the world, from an environmentally sound standpoint. Fully realizing each currently proposed areas potential could make the JV of MWTT & OGT off/on shore wind farm developments the biggest vertical axis wind turbine renewable energy supplier in the region and perhaps the world. The Regenedyne (VAWT) concept can make America the leader in the Wind Energy business reducing the impact of European and Chinese companies entering our market. Our company's research of best available data indicates that many potential sites within our country have the potential to produce up to 10 mega watts of electricity from each twin turbine power plant based upon elevated off shore platform sites in Lake Michigan off the shores of the city of Evanston Illinois. Off shore wind farms array usually require thousands of acres of area per turbine. The maximum power output from a small site of 796 acres of space for a conventional 3.0 Mw turbine will require a minimum of 12.4 acres of space per turbine, providing a maximum of about 64 turbines within the 796 acres. This produces only a maximum of 192 Mw of power from horizontal turbines. Regenedyne turbines at this site can produce up to1Gw of power from only 100 turbines from our preliminary data.
Regenedyne Giant Turbine Power Plant
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Magnetic levitation is an extremely efficient system for wind energy. Heres how it works: the vertically oriented blades of the wind turbine are suspended in the air above the base of the machine, replacing the need for ball bearings. The turbine uses full-permanent magnets, not electromagnets therefore, it does not require electricity to run. The full-permanent magnet system employs neodymium (rare earth) magnets and there is no energy loss through friction. This also helps reduce maintenance costs and increases the lifespan of the generator.
MagRay 10.0 (VAWT)

Turbine Rotor System design
Maglev wind turbines have several advantages over conventional wind turbines. For instance, theyre able to use winds with starting speeds as low as 1.5 meters per second (m/s). Also, they could operate in winds exceeding 40 m/s. currently; the largest conventional wind turbines in the world produce only a maximum of five megawatts of power. However, one large maglev wind turbine could generate one gigawatt of clean power, enough to supply energy to 750,000 homes. It would also increase generation capacity by 20% over conventional wind turbines at the same wind speed and decrease operational costs by 50%. Lastly, the MagLev turbines efficient design has a lifespan of 500 years, far exceeding the 20-25 years of conventional wind turbine designs. To view the turbine design visit (http://www.maglevwind.com). Video presentation can be found (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWKNMt9rsIA&feature=player_embedded). The Regenedyne Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) is revolutionary in design and is far superior to the conventional systems of today. The Regenedyne Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) can be manufactured at a fraction of the cost of the conventional turbines and should produce more power per turbine than the current ratings on similar conventional turbines. This is due to the inefficient conversion of wind speed power and the friction present in a conventional turbine as well as the existence of a braking system present in the conventional turbine which does not exist in a Regenedyne turbine.
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The second benefit of Regenedyne wind turbines is reduced land usage. A field of 500 windmills requires 32,000 acres. A 1GW Regenedyne wind turbine requires 100 acres decreasing land lease costs and negative environmental impact.
The maintenance cost of 500 conventional wind turbines over 20 years is tremendous. For newer machines annual maintenance is estimated at 1.5 - 2% of original cost. The annual operation and maintenance of 500 two megawatt commercial wind turbines, using current industry standards is between $26 and $35 million. Over 20 years (which is the life expectancy of a current commercial wind turbine) that comes to $525 million in maintenance costs alone. That is $25 million more than we estimate the cost of a new One Gigawatt Maglev Wind Turbine will be. This brings the creation and maintenance of a like sized wind farm cost to $1.025 Billion versus the Regenedyne cost of $800 Million. The reason the operation and maintenance of the Regenedyne wind turbines is so low is the frictionless power and the lack of wear on the materials as a result of there being no friction.
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Regenedyne turbines are self sufficient and grid ready, and the excess energy will be sold back to the municipalities in which they operate. Regenedyne turbines are the future of the wind farm development industry.
2. Business Structure
Phase One: The development of a 796 acre off shore site to provide 200 Mega watts of electricity from a vertical wind farm powered by twenty magnetically levitated 10 Mega Watt Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT). The project sites 796 acre area can accommodate a total of up to (100) 10 Mw wind turbines. See Appendix for additional proposed wind classification 4 to 5 project sites. Phase one will begin with an off shore site feasibility study of the proposed site to provide the best wind condition information & geographic aspect analysis to achieve optimal performance. Proposed project site will utilize a specialized met tower equipped wind resource assessment buoy containing wind anemometers and a weather data assessment system because environmental & climate conditions varies due to high seas and icing considerations for turbine placement. Additionally, on shore transmission lines must be analyzed for Kv carrying capacity data and receiver sub-station for power line load capacity, Interconnection Agreements obtained and considered, Sub-station controls & operating facility, maintaining data, permitting, Army Corp of engineer topography analysis of underwater surface condition, operational risk analysis, soil analysis for areas affected, safety analysis, geological study, all environmental studies including but not limited to; Environmental Impact Study, Migration pattern of Bird, Fish, Insect and other wild life, and requisite engineering system design will be completed to evaluate the potential to deliver power to the market.
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Phase Two: Site Development and installation of infrastructures, equipment, sub-station, battery back-up systems, and debugging of the initial site will occur. Complete the negotiation & submission of Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) to local utility or corporate end user. Prepare the next adjacent area(s) if available for turbine installation.
Phase Three: Complete development of the area as each 100Mw site is finished with 10 turbines requiring only 70 off shore acres at a time. Name Plating each turbine as it comes online prior to power production & delivery. Monitor system and service to ensure optimal efficiency and completion of the project.
3. Capital Requirements, Financing & Indicative Pricing

The following projections were developed using the NREL modeling system known as JEDI. This system approximates shore based costs and a job created, but does not consider off shore development costs, turbine efficiency cost increases, as well as many other factors.
Wind Farm - Project Data Summary based on model default values

Project Location Year of Construction Total Project Size - Nameplate Capacity (MW)
Number of Projects (included in total) Turbine Size (KW) Number of Turbines Installed Project Cost ($/KW) Annual Direct O&M Cost ($/KW) ILLINOIS 2012 200 1 10000 20 $3,119 $10.19 2008 $623,711,061 $108,788,981 $97,824,144 $2,038,000 $1,208,582 $95,786,144 $1,980,000 $0 $1,380,000 $600,000
Money Value (Dollar Year) Installed Project Cost Local Spending Total Annual Operational Expenses Direct Operating and Maintenance Costs Local Spending Other Annual Costs Local Spending Debt and Equity Payments Property Taxes Land Lease
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City of Evanston Off Shore Wind Project (RFI) Local Economic Impacts - Summary Results
Jobs During construction period Earnings $9.21 $7.76 $1.45 $42.35 $15.77 $67.33 Output $11.25
Project Development and Onsite Labor Impacts Construction and Interconnection Labor
Construction Related Services
Turbine and Supply Chain Impacts Induced Impacts

Total Impacts During operating years (annual)
148 131 17 907 403 1,458
$125.00 $47.70 $183.94
Onsite Labor Impacts Local Revenue and Supply Chain Impacts Induced Impacts
Total Impacts
11 12 16 39
$0.97 $0.57 $0.61 $2.16
$0.97 $3.28 $1.85 $6.10
Notes: Earnings and Output values are millions of dollars in year 2008 dollars. Construction and operating jobs are fulltime equivalent for a period of one year (1 FTE = 2,080 hours). Wind farm workers includes field technicians, administration and management. Economic impacts "During operating years" represent impacts that occur from wind farm operations/expenditures. The analysis does not include impacts associated with spending of wind farm "profits" and assumes no tax abatement unless noted. Totals may not add up due to independent rounding. Results are based on model default values.
Detailed Wind Farm Project Data Costs

Construction Costs Equipment Costs
ILLINOIS Cost Local Share 0% 0% 0% 0%
Turbines Blades Towers

Transportation
Equipment Subtotal
Balance of Plant
$282,022,522 $66,025,340 $73,099,483 $50,462,224 $471,609,569
Materials Construction (concrete rebar, equip, roads and site prep) Transformer Electrical (drop cable, wire, ) HV line extension Materials Subtotal Labor Foundation Erection Electrical Management/supervision Misc. Labor Subtotal
$68,147,584 $7,708,905 $8,125,706 $14,842,954 $98,825,149 $2,582,510 $2,925,059 $4,262,692 $2,211,919 $23,704,400 $35,686,581
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90% 0% 100% 70%
95% 75% 70% 0% 50%

Development/Other Costs
HV Sub/Interconnection
Materials Labor
Engineering Legal Services Land Easements Site Certificate Other Subtotal Balance of Plant Total
Total Project Costs
$4,683,523 $1,434,655 $6,373,102 $3,473,341 $0 $1,625,141 $17,589,762 $152,101,492 $623,711,061
90% 10% 0% 100% 100% 100%
Wind Farm Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs

Cost Local Share
Labor
Personnel
Field Salaries Administrative Management Labor/Personnel Subtotal

Materials and Services
$735,091 100% $117,615 100% $196,024 100% $1,048,730 $28,261 $11,022 $5,511 $22,043 $211,956 $11,022 $71,641 $627,814 $989,270 $72,350,483 $0 $21,455,660 $1,380,000 $600,000 $97,824,144
100% 80% 100% 100% 0% 100% 100% 2% 0% 100% 0% 100% 100%
Vehicles
Site Maint/Misc. Services Fees, Permits, Licenses Utilities Insurance Fuel (motor vehicle gasoline) Consumables/Tools and Misc. Supplies Replacement Parts/Equipment/ Spare Parts Inventory Materials and Services Subtotal Debt Payment (average annual) Equity Payment - Individuals Equity Payment - Corporate Property Taxes Land Lease Total Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs
Other Parameters
Financial Parameters Debt Financing
Percentage financed Years financed (term) Interest rate

Equity Financing Off Grid Technologies, Inc.
80% 10 10%
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0%

Percentage equity Individual Investors (percent of total equity) Corporate Investors (percent of total equity) Return on equity (annual interest rate) Repayment term (years)
Tax Parameters
20% 0% 100% 16% 10 na na na na $6,900 $1,380,000 $30,000 $600,000 F

Average Wage per hour
100% 0%
Local Property/Other Tax Rate (percent of taxable value) Assessed value (percent of construction cost) Taxable Value (percent of assessed value) Taxable Value Taxes per MW Local Taxes
Land Lease Parameters
100%
Land Lease Cost (per turbine) Land Lease (total cost) Lease Payment recipient (F = farmer/household, O = Other)
Payroll Parameters Construction Labor Foundation Erection Electrical Management/Supervision O&M Labor Field Salaries (technicians, other) Administrative Management
100%
Employer Payroll Cost
$23.53 $26.65 $35.30 $47.99

Average Wage per hour
37.6% 37.6% 37.6% 37.6%

Employer Payroll Cost
$32.10 $20.55 $51.37
37.6% 37.6% 37.6%
4. Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

It will be the desire of VAWT Off-Shore JV to maintain all or a portion of the power from the proposed project output for sale. Ideally, the power output will be negotiated and sold to a regional utility power company. Basic terms of an agreement will be for a period of 20 years at a price of 18-24 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). The pricing may remain flat, fixed or may escalate or deescalate over the life of the agreement. Production and Availability Guarantees will be put in place to insure proper operation and maintenance, safe reliable operating conditions in accordance with prudent operating practices. There will also be plans for inspection records available for the buyer. Curtailment provisions will be implemented due to an occasional necessity to curtail the production of wind energy. The request to curtail might come from the Purchaser, Transmission owner, or Transmission Authority for various reasons. Therefore, curtailment calculations will be negotiated depending on the reason and origin of the curtailment. The PPA will require that we, the seller maintain, at our expense, specific insurance policies. In some cases, there will be an option to list the purchaser as an additional insured under the policy. Policies typically required include: commercial general liability insurance; workers compensation insurance for sellers employees; automobile liability insurance; builders risk insurance; all-risk property insurance; and business interruption and extra expense insurance. The business interruption and extra expense insurance covers lost revenues or increased expenses needed to resume operations after a claim under the property insurance policy.
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The PPA will include detailed sections related to events of default. Events of default are situations where the action or inaction of one of the party significantly jeopardizes the overall project. Many events of default are curable, which means there is an opportunity to resolve the issue. However, when one party is responsible for an event of default, the other party is typically entitled to damages if the default cannot be cured. Events of default that may be considered incurable include: liquidation or dissolution of either party; assignment of assets; voluntary bankruptcy; selling energy committed to the purchaser to a third party; fraud; waste; tampering with the purchasers facilities; misrepresentation; and misconduct. In the event that one of these situations occurs, the other party is usually entitled to specific damages under the agreement. The PPA may also list specific events of default that are considered curable and provide a time period in which the defaulting party must cure. Examples of curable defaults include failure to: meet construction milestones; maintain security funds; maintain agreements required to deliver energy to the purchaser; comply with mortgage lien requirements; provide energy for sixty consecutive or ninety non-consecutive days in any 365 day period; or meet peak production requirements. Other curable defaults include: involuntary bankruptcy; abandonment of the facility, making false representations or warranties, or failure to comply with any other material obligation under the agreement which would have a material impact on the other party.
5. Operations and Performance

Revolutionary Vertical Axis Magnetic levitation Wind Turbine highly efficiency system is made from a concrete polybasic material patented formula which can last for hundreds of years. Regenedyne MagRay10.0 Mw turbine provides more power per unit then conventional horizontal rotor turbines made from metal without rusting in a water environment over the long term. Our design for an off shore tower mono pole system is the same concrete polybasic material system of 40 to 80 meter design for natural reef environment for wild life with up to a 7 acre footprint. The MagRay 10.0 turbine has adopted over twenty years of technological progress from conventional wind turbines and is designed to operate in the manner of one of the most efficient power plants in the world. Moreover, wind power generation is increasingly competitive with conventional fossil fuel sources and already today is on a better than par basis with new coal or gas fired power stations. Our wind farm delivery system places factory production near the actual project sites allowing for just-in-time production & delivery, as well as the cost efficiency of having the manufacturer as the developer. Current data for return on investment from wind class calculations based upon wind zone 4-5 demonstrates extremely favorable performance. The turbine needs to be placed at least 20 to 60 meters above lake or sea level to provide optimal performance at lake level. Slow speed wind condition data for our turbine indicates the base of turbine needs to be placed at least 80 feet high to provide the best wind for the 200 Megawatt wind farm that can be produced from only 20 turbines. Our own sea platform technology design is the only type structure that may be able to hold the small foot print of less than 8 acres with artificial reef built to create an underwater wild life around the underwater base of the system. The total ground area provided of 796 square acres is adequate for a total power production of minimally 200 Megawatts respecting the spatial considerations of City of Evanston and State of Illinois. Geo thermal heating interior system at the base of each 10 mega watt Regenedyne MagRay system will be designed for winter time conditions to keep icing off platform and ice around the base water line in the dead of winter and storm conditions. System will be developed with appropriate maintenance, remote communications, and monitoring to ensure optimal efficiency.
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6. Timeline
Manufacturing plant can be located in south Chicago area along the lake front and can produce up to four 10.0 MagRay turbines per month once full production is attained with a ramp up period of 12 months or less. Current development estimates for completion of the facility is 36 months after the initial feasibility study is completed.
B) Technical and Infrastructure Considerations

1. Interconnection
(VAWT OFF SHORE JV) will collaborate with Local and National utilities, Transmission providers, Cities, States, and The United States Government, to determine optimal interconnection design of the first of its kind scalable technology wind power plant system. This system will create up to 200 Mega Watts of power using 20 turbines in class 4 & 5 wind environments defining a new paradigm shift for wind energy technology. The Interconnection Customer agrees to construct its facilities or systems in accordance with applicable specifications that meet or exceed those provided by the National Electrical Safety Code, the American National Standards Institute, IEEE, Underwriter's Laboratory, and Operating Requirements in effect at the time of construction and other applicable national and state codes and standards. The Interconnection Customer agrees to design, install, maintain, and operate its Small Generating Facility so as to reasonably minimize the likelihood of a disturbance adversely affecting or impairing the system or equipment of off shore project. 2. Technology Availability and Limitations
OGT and MWTT plans to build a new facility in the Chicagoland area to gear up for the Great lakes off shore development, as well as other parties such as developers, who will wish to purchase our 10.0 MagRay turbine. OGT & MWTT Joint Venture will practice supply side manufacturing in the central area for staging of wind turbine onshore & off shore projects. Situating a turbine production plant near a shipping facility eliminates limitations moving giant turbine parts overland to sites with large populations.
Engineering Team:
Providing a sustainable, built environment Studio C Management, Inc. is a technology focused Architectural and Construction Management firm with special expertise in engineering, communications, energy systems and security systems. Studio C uses state-of-the-art Auto Desk Building Information Management (BIM) software to collaboratively design sustainable, energy-efficient buildings and infrastructure projects. Using BIM generated documentation, Studio C is able to seamlessly communicate with its engineering and construction team members. Studio Cs principal architects each have over 25 years of professional experience. Also, its chief of engineering and construction is a licensed professional engineer with over 35 years of experience in aerospace and construction, and has taught Construction Management at the college level.
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Studio Cs professional staff has experience with many kinds of transportation projects, including rail systems, aviation systems, and facilities. Studio C has experience with LEED construction projects. Studio Cs training expertise includes Building Electrical Systems, Construction Safety, Construction Heavy Equipment, and Construction Materials.
Engineering Team:
Founded originally in 1955 as a division of General Dynamics, General Atomics (GA) and its affiliated companies now constitute one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to electromagnetic systems, remotely operated surveillance aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electronic, wireless and laser technologies.
Urban Maglev is a new transportation solution aimed at meeting urgent needs for faster, cleaner means of passenger transport in local communities and urban areas.
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General Atomics Energy Products, formerly part of Maxwell Energy Products, is globally recognized as the leading U.S. developer and manufacturer of advanced film capacitors, high voltage capacitors, high energy capacitors, metalized capacitors and high current capacitors for pulse power and other demanding applications. Our primary markets include national laboratories and universities, energy and defense contractors, and medical and industrial companies around the world. In addition to capacitors, we develop and manufacture high voltage power supplies and pulse power systems, and provide other components such as resistors, fuses, and PFN's
3. Infrastructure for Construction and Maintenance
RM Engineering is a world-class engineering and procurement organization. The engineering arm of J. Ray McDermott, JRM Engineering is a leader in offshore fabrication and installation and offers customers a full range of engineering, procurement, and support services. JRM Engineering has completed projects ranging in scope from process and feasibility studies to engineering for major grassroots facilities and facility expansions. The companys close association with marine construction has made it an expert in combining advanced designs with practical fabrication and installation methods based upon equipment availability. Its liaison and experience with fabricators permits the tailoring of designs to suit the capabilities of potential construction contractors, allowing the production not only of optimum designs but also realistic cost estimates and schedules for construction.
Engineering Arm of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. Company Founded in 1923 Started Building GOM Platforms in the 1940s Headquarters Office in Houston, Texas Industry-wide Reputation as Innovative, Premier Engineering Organization Modern Facilities and Equipment Expert in Latest Technologies - Spars, Compliant Towers, FPSOs, MOB
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C. General Planning and Predevelopment Considerations

1. Regulatory Approval Process
General Planning approval by all government agencies Department of energy, Illinois Department of Energy, Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Council on Environmental Quality (NEPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (ACOE) River & Harbor Act of 1899, National Park Service (NPS) Coast Zone Management Act (CZMA),Great Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC) committees, other governmental regulatory or Administrative agency, court, commission, department, board, or other governmental subdivision, State Legislature, rulemaking board, tribunal, consideration.
Predevelopment: Feasibility study of site will determined predevelopment of wind array placement of Regenedyne 10.0 MagRay turbine spacing, underwater transmission underwater feed line to on shore facility and architecture design of array & on shore facility. Consideration of Kv line capacity up to lake front substation inverter system to local utility or end user. Weather and high seas, Ice flow, FAA, Wildlife impact, Commercial shipping navigation, Military, Environmental impact, Safety planning, Local government permitted, U.S. Coast guard, Government approval.
2. Environmental Issues and Anticipated Studies

The following information addresses studies, associated cost and parameters required to engineer and design an environmentally safe, reliable and efficient off shore wind facility. Included is information on wildlife impacts as well as advanced technologies being used to reduce data collection cost and help accelerate the overall feasibility process. FEASIBILITY BUDGET Meteorological Wind Assessment (Buoy) 1@1,000,000. Installation Marine Biologist Bird/Fish Habitat Study Operations / Engineering/ Management Insurance & bonding Total Cost $1,000,000.00 $300,000.00 $65,000.00 $50,000.00 $110,000.00 $15,000.00 $ 1,640,000.00
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Site development on the Lake Michigan off shore will produce little to no impact on wildlife of the region:
Fish Migration
Lake Michigan Eco regions in were spatially coherent throughout Lake Michigan. The near shore waters of the lake were separated into two eco regions, one in the western basin and the other in central and eastern basin and were characterized by differences in substrate and topography. The three offshore clusters largely reflected circulation patterns. Coho salmon CPUE was highest in the southwesternmost part of Lake Michigan. Here, slope is gentle, temperatures are warm, and preferred prey (i.e.alewife) densities are known to be high. CPUE was highest in general in the southern part of the lake, decreasing to the north.
Bird Migration
Lake Michigan While certain flight directions are consistently followed by migratory birds, it is well to remember that the term "migration route" is a generalization, a concept referring to the general movements of a species, rather than an exact course followed by individual birds or a path followed by a species characterized by specific geographic or ecological boundaries. Even the records of banded birds usually show no more than the places of banding and recovery, and the details of the route actually traversed between the two points is interpolated. In determining migration routes, one must also constantly guard against the false assumption that localities with many grounded migrants are on the main path of migration and localities where no migrants are observed are off the main path. There is also considerable variation in the routes chosen by different species. Differences in distance traveled, time of starting, speed of flight, latitudes of breeding and wintering grounds, all contribute to this great variation of migration routes among species. For example, waterfowl banding data not only indicate species differences, but also indicate considerable diversity in direction of movement by different breeding populations within a species as well as between individuals in the same population. Nevertheless, there are certain factors that serve to guide individuals or groups of individuals along more or less regular paths, and it is possible to define such lines of migration for many species. Principal migratory routes of the Canvasback. The major route of travel extends from breeding areas in central Canada southeast across the Great Lakes and either south down the Mississippi River or east to Chesapeake Bay (After Stewart et al. 1958).
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Wind Feasibility Study
A feasibility study will be required to calculate total wind resources, anticipated production, and environmental factors:
Feasibility wind study partner: to reduce data collection cost and to accelerate the collection of required data.
WindSentinel Wind Resource Assessment Buoy Technical Proposal for Off Grid Technologies
This proposed project will feature the Sentineloffshore wind resource assessment buoy collector, processing and transmitting offshore wind resource assessment, meteorological, oceanographic, directional wave, water quality and currents data with near-real time communications capabilities. In this proposal, AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) specifies sensors and transmitters that meet the requirements of the client. AXYS is a Canadian company specializing in the design and manufacture of environmental data acquisition, processing and telemetry systems. Since 1986 they have been responsible for installing the entire Canadian network of oceanographic buoys. This is the second largest network in the world with 50 buoys operating and data return rates better than 95%. They apply their extensive knowledge and experience to marine and freshwater buoy platforms that measure aquatic, oceanic and atmospheric parameters. Our systems utilize proven costeffective technology applicable to a wide range of applications. With more than 130 successful buoy systems in use around the world, we are world leaders in buoy based systems for environmental data acquisition.
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3. Public Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement

Anticipated Public impacts will included but not be limited to real green jobs and increased green awareness in the local community, manufacturing that will impact the regional community and environmentally friendly energy systems that will produce clean efficient energy for decades to come.
Benefits will consist of the conservation of natural resources and reduction of fossil fuel usage, generation of more electricity with fewer moving parts and creating greater energy independence.
Key stakeholders will included all states in the Great Lakes Region as well as organizations like the Great Lakes Wind Council and American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Federal Government, Dept. of Energy, Dept of Interior, and local communities.
We look to establish a close relationship with the city of Evanston to insure proper permitting and agreements on staging areas, land facilities and transmission lines during construction. Because of the unique Vertical Axis design of the proposed wind turbines, aesthetics, noise impacts will not be a factor. The low profile, new design will be aesthetically pleasing. Because the wind turbines are a frictionless system, noise concerns will be minimized if not eliminated. The impact on fishing and navigation cannot be determined at this point but will be thoroughly researched during the feasibility phase of the project. The proposed off shore facility could possibly be a local tourist attraction. Public safety and security will be also be thoroughly researched during the feasibility phase but because of the off-shore location we anticipate no impact to public safety.
We anticipate decommissioning after a minimum of 100 years and should have this revisited on a decade basis.
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We plan to have close and consistent engagement with any and all local state and federal stakeholder groups to acknowledge all concerns as it relates to the environment, wildlife, aviation and commercial navigation. We will rely on the City of Evanston to relay to the local public all pertinent and necessary information during all phases of this proposed project.
4. Economic Development Opportunities

We expect to develop a turbine manufacturing facility within the state of Illinois. Numerous opportunities will present themselves as a result of a manufacturing facility to supply the Great Lakes wind developments that unfold in the future. .
D) Developer Expectations of the City

We would like to consider the City of Evanston as the Project Champion to help facilitate all aspects of the project from feasibility to Development and eventual Operation and to carry out all and necessary task as the Municipal Sponsor.
E) Additional Items
MagRay Brochure
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Summary
The public relations aspects of the first vertical giant wind turbine designed for all environments in the world with a life expectancy in excess of 100 years of clean renewable power production creating jobs, in fact an industry, within America will be enormous. The United States has the best wind energy program on earth and provides a model for other countries to invest in real sustainable energy production that will reduce the positively impact our environment. Turbines such as ours provide the beginning platform to cure the worlds dependency on oil, gas, and fossil fuels and will usher in a new era in wind energy development. This project will result in a product which is clearly a utility grade wind technology paradigm shift in the fight to slow down global warming.
Off Grid Technologies growing green energy into America's future.
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E. ADDITIONAL ITEMS ........................................................................................................................................ 25

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1. About Off Grid Technologies (www.ogtforce.com)

1.1 Off Grid Technologies Quick Snapshot

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Key Service Offerings:

1.3 Strategic Alliances & Partnerships

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A) Proposed Project Scope and Business Plan 1. Project Scope

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Regenedyne Giant Turbine Power Plant

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MagRay 10.0 (VAWT)

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3. Capital Requirements, Financing & Indicative Pricing

Wind Farm - Project Data Summary based on model default values

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Turbine and Supply Chain Impacts Induced Impacts

148 131 17 907 403 1,458

$125.00 $47.70 $183.94

$0.97 $0.57 $0.61 $2.16

$0.97 $3.28 $1.85 $6.10

Detailed Wind Farm Project Data Costs

ILLINOIS Cost Local Share 0% 0% 0% 0%

Turbines Blades Towers

$282,022,522 $66,025,340 $73,099,483 $50,462,224 $471,609,569

90% 0% 100% 70%

95% 75% 70% 0% 50%

City of Evanston Off Shore Wind Project (RFI)

$4,683,523 $1,434,655 $6,373,102 $3,473,341 $0 $1,625,141 $17,589,762 $152,101,492 $623,711,061

90% 10% 0% 100% 100% 100%

Wind Farm Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs

Field Salaries Administrative Management Labor/Personnel Subtotal

Percentage financed Years financed (term) Interest rate

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20% 0% 100% 16% 10 na na na na $6,900 $1,380,000 $30,000 $600,000 F

$23.53 $26.65 $35.30 $47.99

37.6% 37.6% 37.6% 37.6%

$32.10 $20.55 $51.37

37.6% 37.6% 37.6%

4. Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

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5. Operations and Performance

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B) Technical and Infrastructure Considerations