Locating and Prospecting Sites and Environmental and Engineering Analysis

Through EBD's strategic partnerships and alliances, we bring a wide variety of services and highly skilled staff with years of experience in the energy industry together. EBD can provide site investigations, identifications, and quick, turn-around analysis of potential sites, identifying the important, strategic key elements needed to move forward. Our environmental team is highly experienced in the renewable energy sector and can identify any potential obstacles and offer solutions to streamline the process. Timing is crucial for independent power producers and EBD's management team will help keep tasks on goal and on budget.

Engineering evaluations and analysis are another crucial part of EBD's successful approach to clean energy development. Through multi-phase planning and development, our engineering partners, in electrical, mechanical, and civil work will ensure optimized efficiency in planning, find opportunities to reduce out-of-pocket expenses (if available), and offer solutions to improve or enhance the generation capacity of an existing or new facility.

We utilize a diverse scheme of clean energy project development strategies. Whether it's developing our own projects or working as an asset to assist in the development or upgrade of your project, EBD can provide a unique, customized approach to meet your needs. EBD has consulted on and assisted with the development of grid-independent data centers and installations; net-metered installations for agricultural producers and municipalities; all the way to large-scale, commercial applications.

Feasibility Analysis, Interconnection Studies, Project Financing, and Incentives

Once a site is selected, the next step in planning and development moves to feasibility. EBD has conducted more than 25 feasibility studies in hydropower, wind, solar energy, biogas, anaerobic digestion, communications, and environmental conservation. Our team has provided consultation on countless projects that identified cost savings opportunities and site viability through innovative technology solutions even when others could not. Our conservative, comprehensive, and exhaustive approach to feasibility reviews is designed to provide you with the most accurate information available. From site studies to historical data research and a thorough engineering reivew with preliminary design suggestions will pave the path forward for any new, or existing facility.

Interconnection and project financing are two of the most challenging and potentially overwhelming aspects for independent power producers, municipalities, and others. EBD and its partners are familiar with these challenges and bring a new element of success to the table that's otherwise impossible for some. Our existing relationships and familiarity with the clean energy development process sets EBD apart from its competitors. While some companies offer specialized services with a limited range, whether it's on our own projects, or on yours, EBD can push through the interconnection challenges and assist with the necessary documentation to support project financing and identification of incentives.

Licensing and Permitting, Equipment Procurement, and Construction

The next step in project development is the most important, and most rewarding: building the project. EBD's team of experts and partners are familiar with the licensing and permitting requirements nation-wide. We have existing relationships with many stakeholders, offering invaluable insight to help expedite the process when possible and ensure things are done right - the first time! EBD's legal team provides expert solutions for the renewable energy industry that will help to avoid unforeseen pitfalls.

Once you're ready to build, our mechanical and electrical engineering includes sizing and identifying the necessary equipment for a turnkey product. Our group understands all of the aspects needed for a facility to be fully operational and leaves no stone unturned! Identification and sizing of equipment also includes identification of manufacturers, vendors, and subcontractors with the right skill and background necessary to get the job done right.

During construction, EBD offers quality control planning and oversight, safety and security oversight, project management, media and graphics, compliance with local, State and Federal laws to keep the project moving along seamlessly. Our experience with unforeseen issues has provided us with a unique perspective into the clean energy industry that very few others have. This additional level of expertise provides rapid mitigation strategies and solutions you won't find anywhere else.

Turnkey Solutions

We provide a comprehensive scope of work. From inception (the idea stage), to plant operations, the entire process can be handled under one roof:

• Pre-planning and siting, identifying environmental attributes, locating nearby solutions (such as transmission lines), and analyzing potential (power, cost, etc.)
• Full-scale, cost effective, feasibility studies: You provide the data, we provide the comprehensive analysis. We pull historical data from a wide array of sources to develop comprehensive, predictive high, low, and average values.
• Engineering and Design: Our list of speciality engineers will provide licensed performance evaluations, construction designs, and everything you need to begin building.
• Financial Analysis: Planning requires preparing a cost schedule that can be presented for grants, lenders, and / or investors, and we will provide a comprehensive, analytical review

Operations and Maintenance

Once a new facility is constructed or an existing facility upgraded, the next step is to start producing power. With our experienced crew, we can provide operators, technicians, engineers, and other experts to keep your project running smoothly. Our commissioning team will provide any project with reports and analysis that support warranty documents, performance requirements, and can be quantified against preliminary planning to help understand the future of the project.

Planning the way forward, EBD also understands that a simple mistake in reporting requirements can result in often times, heavy fines. EBD's project management team utilizes a key-point, goal oriented approach to operations that ensures projects operate at their maximum potential without interruption.

Investment Opportunities

As a renewable energy developer, we have a plethora of projects in our scope. Whether its renewable energy credits ("green tags"), partnership investments that benefit from tax incentives and depreciation, we can fit a variety of investment structures and clean energy formats to fit the needs of potential investors. While some of our projects can include late-stage funding and completed project purchases, many of our projects are already in the pre-development stage and require additional, early stage funding (to complete tasks like interconnection studies, engineering, and some permitting). This additional investment only increases the value to partners with additional incentives, faster returns based on flip structures, and other, valuable opportunities. We are actively watching the laws (and helping participate in organizations that shape those laws), to identify opportunities to sell power direct to end users, providing all new opportunities in clean energy financing structures.

Unlike other types of investments, renewable energy is its own, unique opportunity:

• Renewable Energy is not a "traditional" quick-turn-around / high risk investment. Although the returns can be very high on clean energy projects, for short-term investors (tax-equity partners), it's a combination of incentives, depreciation, renewable energy credits, and publicity that is the real benefit. For long-term investors, while the IRR (time value of money), may not be as high as a high-risk, short-term venture, the return on investment is substantially higher based on the way power purchase agreements are structured.
• Unlike a typical "commodities" investment, energy is both a service and a "product", with a permanent, high-demand (that continues to grow) consumer base. Furthermore, in America, most renewable energy projects benefit from PURPA and guaranteed sales contracts.
• Incentives for renewable energy can be taken up-front or in some cases, over a long period of time. EBD will work with you and our international accounting partner to identify the best ways for you to monetize incentives.