Executive Summary

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1.0

Summary and Recommendations

1-1

1.1

Site Selection and Market Penetration

1-1

1.2

Distribution System Selection

1-3

1.3

Gasifier Selection

1-5

1.4

Financial Analysis

1-8

1.5

Recommendations

1-9

2.0

Introduction

2-1

2.1

Background

2-1

2.2

Objectives

2-2

2.3

Approach

2-3