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My comments are from the perspective of the CEO of a start-up which
sees great potential to deliver business solutions to environmental
issues through biorefineries (we want to capture methane as well as
strip out nitrogen and phosphorous from digestate):
 
1.       As you think through what I expect will be incentive
structures to encourage adoption, I think that fostering highest
and best end uses for the outputs as an economic matter will help
projects to attract private capital on an un-subsidized or limited
subsidy basis, creating enormous leverage for the incentive dollars
you may recommend. I would be happy to share my basis for
suggesting this.
2.       If you have not created one, it may be useful to develop
an inventory of organic waste streams either created by state
entities/agencies/etc. or where the disposition of waste streams is
directed by the state in one way or another. Subject, of course to
contractual and/or other commitments, this creates for you an
economic tool to encourage private capital participation by helping
solidify one key component of the equation – input sourcing.
3.       While it is not my current focus, I have spent a fair
amount of time, dating to a year ago, exploring the use of
liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) as a marine fuel. My question/comment
for you is please not to leave the shipping industry out of the
equation. If diesel is bad for the environment, residual fuel oil
is much worse. Although Emission Control Area restrictions should
cause a shift to somewhat more environmentally friendly fuel grades
for SOx and NOx  compliance, that is ultimately a function of
compliance. I have not kept up on it, so do not know the recent
history of experience with compliance.