Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. Design, Fabrication & Installation of State-of-the-Art Industrial Biomass Boiler Systems Gailyn and Valerie Messersmith Bark River, Michigan

Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. A Little about US… Located in Bark River, Michigan Incorporated in 1982 Over 100 systems installed - Alaska to Maine Typical application found in hospitals, schools, as well as wood and lumber processing Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

Advantages of biomass fuels Renewable and Sustainable Locally available Carbon Neutral Fewer Emissions Lower Cost Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

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Local Messersmith Systems Wetterau Wood Products – Antigo, WI Canopy Gardens – Antigo, WI Reedsburg Hardwoods – Reedsburg, WI Goeman’s Wood Products – Hartford, WI Stetson Hardwoods – Stetsonville, WI Krueger Lumber – Valders, WI Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

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Cost Savings 2006-07 Heating Season Facility Building Sq. Ft. MonthPer Chips Tons % of Net BTUs from Wood 100% Fossil Fuel Costs Actual Fuel Costs w/ Wood Estimated Savings Percent Savings Output mmBTU   Brattleboro Union HS 390,000 6 1602 84% $248,753 $92,680 $156,073 63% 8.5 Hanover HS 187,000 816 82% $109,960 $47,038 $62,922 57% 5.0 Richmond Middle School 107,000 377 92% $45,290 $6,009 $29,281 65% 3.0 Westmin-ster Center School 52,000 8 246 91% $36,826 $13,091 $23,735 64% 2.0 Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. Questions to consider Fuel What fuel is locally available? What is the cost and how will it be transported? Site Location What location is near the existing boiler room? Has sufficient space for new equipment? Has access to roads that can handle large trucks? Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. Questions to consider Buildings What type and size structure is needed to house the system? Personnel Who will operate and maintain the system and what will it cost? Pre-feasibility Can potential cost savings offset the total cost of the project? Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

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Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. Krueger lumber If Krueger Lumber used #2 Heating Oil for the Heating Season to produce same output as on wood chips… Would need: 61,892 gallons of #2 heating oil 61,892 gallons x $2.97/gal = $183,819 fuel cost Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. Krueger lumber If Krueger Lumber used Wood Chips for the Heating Season to produce same output as on heating oil… Value of wood chips burned was $31,000 $183,819 heating oil $31,000 wood chips $152,819 Net fuel cost savings!! Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. Krueger lumber Additional costs with Boiler System: Routine Maintenance – clean out ash - $4,500 Repairs - $4,474.64 After wood chips, maintenance and repairs still resulting in a cost savings of $143,844.36! Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.

Krueger lumber According to Larry Krueger, “Burning wood waste makes a lot of environmental sense. Burning fossil fuel takes carbon out of the ground and into the atmosphere. With wood, you take the ash from burning, bury it, and put carbon back into the earth. Plus, the fuel source, growing trees, remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It’s a win, win.”

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Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. Thank you! Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. Gailyn and Valerie Messersmith www.burnchips.com 906.466.9010 Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.