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Name: Glenn Chipner
Email: ohiobiosystems.org
Phone: 419-903-0707
Title: Pres-CEO
Orgainization: Ohio BioSystems Cooperative, Inc. (OBSC) Street Address: PO Box 381
City: Nashville
State: OH
Zip Code: 44661

Project Name: National Transportation Energy Program (NTEP) Federal Stimulus Program: Energy and Environment Federal Stimulus Sub Program: State Energy Program Funding Type: Additional funding for an existing program Project County: Ashland Multiple Counties: Yes Project Zip Code: 44805 Project Sponsor: Not-for-profit Number of Ohio Jobs Created or Retained: 30,000 Timeframe to Start: 181 days or more Estimated Federal Stimulus Request: 223,000,000 Estimated Total Project Cost: 223,000,000 Brief Description: A. OBSC et al. Ashland-U, OARDC, OSU, UGARF, U-UT has researched the national transportation energy problem and has determined the specific-focused course the U.S. MUST follow as related to current transportation fuel infrastructure, petroleum industry, 192M light duty vehicles (2007) to retrofit and the continued or increased U.S. financial stability. Ohio needs to take the lead in this now.
 a. Research, Develop, Test, Evaluate, Implement. By sequenced Project:
    1. E85 Conversions & Retrofit; ;  $15M/3-Phase Cost sharing: OH, CA, D.O.E.
    2. Renewable Cellulosic Biomass Feedstocks – $30M/5-Phase. Cost sharing: OH, IN, PA, NY, IL, MO, WV, TN, USDA.
    3. C5/6 Pre-digesters and Lignin Kerosene; Cost sharing: $5M/5 Phase. Cost sharing: OH, IN, PA, NY, IL, MO, WV, TN, USDA.
    4. Cellulosic Ethanol Production; $130M/7 Phase. Cost sharing: OBSI, OH, IN, PA, NY, IL, MO, WV, TN, USDA.
    5. Science & Research Center; Cost sharing: OBSC, OBSI, OH, D.O.E.; $15M/5-Phase.
    6. Ethanol To Hydrogen; Cost sharing: OBSI, OH, CA, D.O.E.; $28M/7-Phase.
Specific OBSC NTEP Projects’ criteria & preliminary budgets available for review totaling $223M +-50%.