EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE & CAP 2026 ALIGNMENT

1. EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE & CAP 2026 ALIGNMENT 

Project: NSIP Total Site Solution – The Biofuel Farm  

Proponent: New Steam Independent Power Inc. (NSIP) 

Objective. Transform regional waste streams into resilient, dispatchable waste-to-energy infrastructure, anchored by a 30 MW baseload design with a pathway toward 50 MW as feedstock and gas recovery are validated. 

Footprint Strategy. Contain the project within existing operational boundaries, with no land encroachment proposed. 

• Establish a weather-independent microgrid with islanding capability for critical water, municipal and emergency loads. 
• Convert municipal solid waste, equine manure and canine waste from disposal liabilities into controlled energy feedstocks. 
• Pair energy production with aggressive methane capture, odor containment and accelerated biological stabilization. 

2. INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING PILLARS 

A. 600-Acre Advanced Vacuum Cap 

High-efficiency, multi-layer LLDPE geomembrane capping and vacuum collection across the legacy footprint. The design target is to materially improve gas capture above conventional collection performance and route recovered landfill gas directly to generation. 

B. 5-Acre BACT Negative-Pressure Tipping Barn 

A clear-span enclosed processing facility for incoming waste. Negative-pressure ventilation, controlled airlocks and odor-control systems are intended to reduce fugitive emissions and boundary odor migration. 

C. Controlled Anaerobic Bioreactors 

A recirculating bioreactor approach modeled on long-duration landfill bioreactor research, including the Yolo County program. Moisture, nutrients and feedstock balance are actively managed to accelerate stabilization and increase recoverable biogas. 

D. 30 MW Mainspring Linear Generator Hub 

A modular generation array designed to use variable-quality landfill gas. Linear generators provide a non-combustion-based conversion pathway with very low NOx potential and can support a resilient behind-the-meter microgrid. 

3. BIOLOGICAL FEEDSTOCK & DIGESTER STRATEGY 

Carbon–Nitrogen Balance. Horse manure, bedding and other carbon-rich materials can be blended with nitrogen-rich canine and other organic wastes to improve the C:N balance required for stable anaerobic digestion. 

Thermophilic Digestion. High-temperature digestion can accelerate conversion while supporting pathogen reduction, subject to final process design and regulatory validation. 

Engineered Feedstocks. The research program can evaluate kelp/macroalgae and specialized cellulolytic microbial systems as co-digestion inputs intended to improve conversion of difficult organic fractions. 

Pet-Waste Pilot. A controlled collection program using compatible bags and dedicated receptacles could divert canine waste from parks and trails to the digester, creating a visible 'waste → biofuel → electricity' loop while reducing potential watershed loading. 

4. RESEARCH & STRATEGIC ALLIANCES 

The Bio-Energy Research & Innovation Lab would serve as the technical core of the project, coordinating methane recovery, biological kinetics, feedstock trials, air-quality measurement and commercialization. 

• Scripps Institution of Oceanography / UC San Diego — marine biomass and coastal feedstock research. 
• DOE National Laboratories — advanced energy systems, controls, materials and commercialization partnerships. 
• UCI, UCLA and other university partners — biological, environmental and engineering research. 

5. FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK — ILLUSTRATIVE BASE CASE 

Important: The figures below are planning assumptions from the NSIP concept model. They should be treated as illustrative until independently validated through engineering, tax, market, regulatory and financial diligence. 

CAPEX COMPONENT                                           CONCEPT ESTIMATE 

30 MW Linear Generator Hub                                     $65.0M 

600-Acre Vacuum Cap Retrofit                                    $18.0M 

5-Acre Enclosed Tipping Barn                                      $12.5M 

High-Solids Digester & Feedstock Intake                          $8.5M 

Site Integration & Research Laboratory                           $14.5M 

TOTAL GROSS CAPEX                                              $118.5M 

Illustrative 30% Federal Incentive Assumption                    $35.55M 

ILLUSTRATIVE NET DEPLOYED CAPITAL                           $82.95M 

ANNUAL OPERATING MODEL                                  CONCEPT ESTIMATE 

30 MW Electricity Revenue                                          $28.9M 

Environmental / Low-Carbon Value                                 $14.5M 

Specialized Feedstock Tipping Fees                                 $3.6M 

GROSS REVENUE                                                    $47.0M 

Operations & Maintenance                                          $11.5M

Research Lab / Facility Upkeep                                      $2.0M 

ILLUSTRATIVE EBITDA                                                $33.5M 

Illustrative Operating Margin                                         71.2% 

6. AI DATA CENTER / BEHIND-THE-METER OPPORTUNITY 

A co-located, liquid-cooled data center is a potential future offtake strategy—not a prerequisite to the base WTE project. The concept is to match continuous computing demand with continuous landfill-gas generation behind the meter. 

• Grid relief — on-site generation can reduce dependence on constrained utility interconnection capacity. 
• 24/7 supply — dispatchable WTE generation better matches the flat load profile of AI computing than intermittent resources alone. 
• Thermal integration — recovered data-center heat could potentially support digester temperature control and other process loads. 
• Resilience — an islandable microgrid can improve continuity during regional outages, subject to Tier-4 engineering and redundancy requirements.

7. SCALE-UP VISION 

NSIP's long-range thesis is to standardize the Total Site Solution for replication across suitable U.S. and international landfill sites. National and global figures in the concept model should be presented as scenario projections—not established outcomes—until independently validated against site counts, gas yields, capture efficiency, capacity factors, market pricing and lifecycle emissions. 

The Vision — A Global Carbon‑Negative Utility

Globally, there are 10,000+ methane‑producing landfills.

Worldwide potential:

3–5 PWh/year of carbon‑negative electricity

NSIP becomes the world’s largest carbon‑negative energy producer.

PWh stands for petawatt-hour, a massive unit of energy equal to 1,000,000,000,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) 

8. KEY FUNDING & TECHNICAL RESOURCES 

• California Energy Commission — Funding Opportunities: https://www.energy.ca.gov/funding-opportunities/solicitations 
• CEC GFO-25-304 — Air Quality / Co-Benefits:
•  https://www.energy.ca.gov/solicitations/2026-01/gfo-25-304-modeling-and-monitoring-air-quality-and-co-benefits-energy 
• CalRecycle — Organics Grants: 
• https://calrecycle.ca.gov/funding/organics/ 
• CalRecycle — GHG Reduction Loans: 
• https://calrecycle.ca.gov/funding/ghgloans/ 
• DOE — Waste-to-Energy: 
• https://www.energy.gov/cmei/fuels/waste-energy 
• DOE — Bioenergy Technologies Office: 
• https://www.energy.gov/cmei/fuels/bioenergy-technologies-office-funding-opportunities 
• DOE — Lab Partnering Service: 
• https://labpartnering.org/topics/biotechnology 
• DOE — Energy Dominance Financing: 
• https://www.energy.gov/EDF 
• SoCalGas — Biomethane Monetary Incentive Program: https://www.socalgas.com/sustainability/renewable-gas/biomethane-monetary-incentive-program 

THE STRATEGIC CASE 

CAPTURE THE METHANE • CONTAIN THE ODORS • ACCELERATE THE BIOLOGY • GENERATE 24/7 POWER

“LET’S STOP BEING A DUMP AND START BEING A POWER PLANT.” 

The Vision — A Global Carbon‑Negative Utility

Globally, there are 10,000+ methane‑producing landfills.

Worldwide potential:

4.3–6.0 PWh/year of carbon‑negative electricity

$26T–$73T in global net profit.

NSIP becomes the world’s largest carbon‑negative energy producer.

PWh stands for petawatt-hour, a massive unit of energy equal to 1,000,000,000,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh)