Ortigalita Power Company LLC Gasifier

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Parreira Almond Processing Company
Los Banos, CA 93635
United States

Latitude: 36.9776

Longitude: -120.872

Notes

Ortigalita is requesting an RMDZ loan of $1,125,000 to purchase a 500 kilowatt gasification system. The total cost of this project is estimated at $1,550,000; the RMDZ loan funding represents 73% of this cost.
Ortigalita was established as a joint venture in March 2009 between Parreira Almond Processing Company (Parreira) and Phoenix Biomass Energy, Inc. (Phoenix Energy). The parent company for Phoenix Energy is Kosciuszko Partners. Phoenix Energy has been incorporated in the United States since 2007.

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Distance (miles)	0	10	25
American Indian	2.2%	2.8%	2.6%
Asian	1.2%	3.1%	2.8%
Black	0.7%	2.5%	2.4%
Hispanic	65.5%	73.4%	72.4%
White	29.2%	18.2%	19.7%

Population	1,857	43k	65k
Income	$66k		$56k

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Consideration of the Ortigalita Power Company LLC (Ortigalita) application to the Recycling Market Development Revolving Loan Program 7/21/2009 "Ortigalita, a start-up company, is requesting a $1,125,000 loan to finance the purchase of equipment to be sited at an almond farm in Los Banos, California (Merced County)."

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Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Secondary Fuel(s)
0.8 MW	Burner: Gasification	Proposed	Agricultural Crop Residue	Wood Waste Solids

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