SC PARTNERS LLC for NTR PLC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension of direct payment in lieu of tax credits for renewable energy property: HR 5499, Cantwell Lemieux Amendment to HR 4213. Manufacturing tax credit for solar energy property. Worked on developing a recycling tax credit.

Foreign entity interest: NTR, plc is an Ireland based company with investments in five U.S. subsidary companies: Greenstar, NA (recycler), Wind Capital Group, Tessera Solar, Stirling Energy Systems (solar), and Green Plains Renewable Energy (ethanol). Direct payments for tax credits benefits solar and wind projects and manufacturing. Recycling investment would be accelerated with an investment tax credit.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5499 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Increasing federal agencies' recycling and improving Department of Energy grant applications for recycling as an energy efficient technology.

Foreign entity interest: NTR, plc is an Ireland based company with investments in five U.S. subsidary companies: Greenstar, NA (recycler), Wind Capital Group, Tessera Solar, Stirling Energy Systems (solar), and Green Plains Renewable Energy (ethanol). Greenstar, NA has sought and continues to explore ways to upgrade its recycling facilities.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: restoration of funding; reforms in to the program in the Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010. Renewable Electricity Standard.

Foreign entity interest: NTR, plc is an Ireland based company with investments in five U.S. subsidary companies: Greenstar, NA (recycler), Wind Capital Group, Tessera Solar, Stirling Energy Systems (solar), and Green Plains Renewable Energy (ethanol). Tessera Solar is seeking DOE loan guarantees.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

Permitting and land use issues related to Tessera Solar's proposed project sites in California.

Foreign entity interest: NTR, plc is an Ireland based company with investments in five U.S. subsidary companies: Greenstar, NA (recycler), Wind Capital Group, Tessera Solar, Stirling Energy Systems (solar), and Green Plains Renewable Energy (ethanol).

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)