In April of 2003, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $256,476 grant to the Tulalip Tribes of Washington State to ''assess the feasibility of developing biogas generation facilities to convert manure and other biomass resources into electricity to help meet the Tribe's energy needs from a renewable energy source.'' During the past year and a half, the Tulalip Tribes, working cooperatively with area dairy producers, have completed a comprehensive assessment of the feasibility of developing a biogas generation facility in Snohomish County. This work included an assessment of significant dairy and non-dairy biomass resources in Snohomish County, an analysis of preliminary design elements for a biogas facility, and a baseline analysis of engineering and cost values of constructing one such facility at the Monroe Honor Farm, a dairy farm formerly operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections. This comprehensive feasibility study, including work by some of the world's foremost experts in the fields of biomass production, has concluded that development of a biogas facility in Snohomish County is both technologically and economically feasible. The final report outlined here summarizes the work performed under the DOE grant, and provides full documentation of the study results.
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