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The ESCO-B was organized to primarily provide a package of services in the field of energy management and invest in suitable biomass projects, which can yield an acceptable financial rate of return. The ESCO-B is expected to provide the following technical services:

  • detailed energy audit to identify the fuel substitution possibilities;
  • design, commissioning and installation of equipment;
  • maintenance of the equipment during the initial period of capital repayment;
  • performance monitoring during the repayment operational period.

In case either your company is a biomass producer (wood residues, agriculture residues, etc.), or your company is interested in a biomass energy project we kindly ask you to fill in the attached questionnaire following the instructions included in it, and return it to the address indicated in the questionnaire,

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for your time to complete this questionnaire.

We are particularly interested in plans of your organisation in the field of biomass utilisation (selling or use) that appear to be feasible from technical and economic point of view, with good possibilities for implementation.

If you are interested to sell the biomass for energy use, please fill out the Section # 1.
If you are interested only to use the biomass for the energy production on your site, please start from the Section #2.
If you are interested in the implementation of more than one biomass project, please fill out one questionnaire (Section #2) for each project.

Please return the completed questionnaire, to the following address in a period of 10 days from receipt:

The ESCO-B’s Legal Address and Contact Detail:
ESCO-B, Ltd.
27 Pushkinska St., Kyiv, 01601 Ukraine
Phone/Fax: (+380 44) 234 9961, 234 1211

General Director: Mr. Alexander Kurkin

If you take decision to fill the questionnaire in electronic format and to return it by e-mail, you can download it from the ESCO-B web-site:

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. A.Kurkin.

Thank you for your cooperation.

QUESTIONNAIRE

NOTES ON CONFIDENTIALITY AND PUBLICITY

The information that you will provide in this questionnaire will be mainly used internally for the ESCO-Bneeds. Sensitive information will not be communicated to third parties without your prior approval.

You may add your remarks here (if any):

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION/ COMPANY

Name of organisation/company:
Legal status (e.g public, private, local authority ,etc)
Main activities of organisation/company:
Contact person/ position
Contact details (address, tel, fax, e-mail)
Date

Section 1.QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE POTENTIAL BIOMASS SUPPLIERS

Type of the biomass
Questions / Process Industry residues / Agriculture residues / WoodIndustry residues / Forest logging residues (branches, tops, dead trees, etc.)
sunflower husks / cereal husks / other / straw / sunflower residues / maize residues / other / shaving / bark / sawdust / other
Estimated available quantity (m3, tonnes, other) per year
Main characteristics(if available) / Moisture content, %
Particle size, mm
How do you use or dispose the biomass at the moment(please mark with an X) / Energy production
Burning as a waste
Transport to the landfill
Using as a fertilizer
Other

Section 1. (continuation)

Type of the biomass
Questions / Process Industry residues / Agriculture residues / WoodIndustry residues / Forest logging residues (branches, tops, dead trees, etc.)
sunflower husks / cereal husks / other / straw / sunflower residues / maize residues / other / shaving / bark / sawdust / other
How much do you pay for the biomass disposal(fill as it is appropriate) / UAH/t
UAH/m3
UAH/y
Are you interested to sell the biomass for energy use(please mark with an X) / YES
NO
What would be the price for transportation of the biomass, which you are willing to sell / UAH/t/50km
UAH/m3/50km
THE MAIN BARRIERS FOR SELL BIOMASS:
Improper condition of the biomass (increased humidity, etc.) (please mark with an X)
Lack of information about energy production from the biomass (please mark with an X)
Lack of the biomass fuel consumers in the region(please mark with an X)
Other (please mark with an X)

Biofuel suppliers and consumers Questionnaire 1

Section 2.QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE POTENTIAL BIOMASS CONSUMERS (BIOMASS PROJECTS)

ANSWER
QUESTION / YES / NO
What kind of energy you are planning to produce from the biomass:
  • Heat

  • Electricity

  • Cogeneration (Heat + Electricity)

What are the energy demand that you would like to cover by biomass fuel:
Thermal
  • From 1MW up to 3MW

  • From 3MW up to 5MW

  • More then 5 MW

Electricity
  • From 0.1MW up to 0.5MW

  • From 0.5 MW up to 1MW

  • More then 1MW

Stage of project technical design:
  • The project is at the level of initial concept

  • The preliminary technical design is completed

  • The detailed technical design is completed

  • The final implementation technical design is completed

Stage of project investment appraisal study:
  • Only rough economic calculations have been performed

  • The pre-feasibility study is completed

  • The feasibility study is completed

Estimated total investment cost:
  • From UAH 600 000 up to UAH 3 000 000 (€100 000- €500 000)

  • From UAH 3 000 000 up to UAH 6 000 000 (€500 000- €1 000 000)

  • More then UAH 6 000 000 (€1 000 000)

Section 2. (continuation)

ANSWER
QUESTION / YES / NO
How do you plan to finance the project:
  • Own capital

  • Bank loan

  • Grant

  • Other

Status of the investment scheme:
  • Discussions about financing have not yet started

  • There is a preliminary expression of interest from the investors

  • We are in advanced stage of negotiations and discussions

  • The investment scheme is finalized and agreed

Expected start of implementation
  • Last quarter of the year 2006

  • First quarter of the year 2007

  • Second quarter of the year 2007

  • Third quarter of the year 2007

  • Fourth quarter of the year 2007

The main barriers to implementation:
  • Lack of own financial resources

  • Difficulty to get bank loans

  • Lack of technical information and incomplete studies

  • The project has technical risks

  • The project has economic risks

  • There are legislative and regulatory barriers

  • Other

Biofuel suppliers and consumers Questionnaire 1