The Forest Foundation, Inc.

Project 1. Assessment of tax credits, loans and grants for site redevelopment and alternative energy for Carolina Biodiesel and the Green Oil Campus. Assist in identifying grant sources and loan sources and help in writing and submitting grant and loan requests. Calculate employment and carbon mitigation as well as energy efficiency for loan application from State Energy Office. (Carolina Biodiesel and The Forest Foundation.)

Project 2. The Forest Foundation and Clean Energy Durham are requesting assistance in developing a carbon mitigation catalog to be funded by grants, donations and carbon mitigation offsets, working with local Government, non-profits, corporations and universities. Carbon mitigation calculations are needed for energy efficiency home and building improvements, biodiesel consumption, pedicabs and green transportation, greenspace and tree planting, solar PV and hotwater, and other creative local carbon reduction projects. Research is needed on catalog structure and management, to determine administrative and operational needs as well as marketing strategy. (Carolina Biodiesel, Clean Energy Durham, Greenway Transit and The Forest Foundation.)

Project 3. Engineering and revitalization of the Green Oil Campus fuel terminal. Help engineer biodiesel production, waste oil collection and processing and biodiesel distribution systems using old oil terminal infrastructure. This includes: sustainable energy and electrical systems, cogeneration, water recycling, waste reuse, heating and winterization, all under the constraints of the existing infrastructure and new and evolving technology. (Carolina Biodiesel, Bull City Biodiesel Coop, Reclaimation Station, Triangle Biodiesel, Orange Recycling)

Project 4. Help develop a grant and begin implementation of a Green Oil Campus Environmental Training and Learning Lab, working with local NGO’s like Clean Energy Durham, YIKES and SEEDS. Recondition space on the site for educational and vocational training in alternative energy, green transportation and environmental science. Build a learning lab on biodiesel, alternative energy, water catchment treatment and recycling, composting, and urban and rooftop gardening operation. Goal will be to outreach to local schools and the neighboring communities and train young adults in a range of environmental health, sustainable livelihoods and life skills. We are also looking for Liasion Coordinators for outreach to each university and schools in the area, to act as a communication conduit on activities and events on campuses that may be interested in and making sure campuses know of the work we are doing. (The Forest Foundation)

Project 5. Consulting, communications and marketing. Taking the above models, documenting the work we do and using this to educate and inform as well as provide assistance in technology transfer. Models may be used to help other local, decentralized alternative energy companies and organizations establish similar projects in their communities and may be used to assist in economic self sufficiency for NGO’s working in environmental conservation and sustainable development in developing countries. Synergistic and closed loop models such as these are needed in a number of areas and we have received requests for support from many organizations. This information and these services may provide an additional income generation source for the work of the non-profit. (The Forest Foundation)