Document:

EXHIBIT
10.9

FIRST
AMENDMENT TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

TENNESSEE
VALLEY AGRI-ENERGY LLC

AND

DELTA-T
CORPORATION

This First Amendment to Project Development Agreement (“Amendment”) is
entered into this 5th day of June, 2007 by and between Delta-T
Corporation (“DELTA-T”), and Tennessee Valley Agri-Energy, LLC (“Client”),
which parties may be referred to individually as a “Party” or jointly as the “Parties.”

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS,
Delta-T and Client executed a Project Development Agreement (“Agreement”) on July
28, 2006, and;

WHEREAS,
both Parties wish to amend the Agreement in accordance with Article 12.6.

NOW
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Client and DELTA-T agree as follows:

1.             Article 1 of the Agreement is
supplemented as follows:

1.1          Basic Project
Development Services: 
DELTA-T shall:

* * *

1.1.8        Provide
a basic process engineering package suitable for estimating construction cost
by others.  (See Exhibit A attached to
this Amendment).

1.1.9        Support Client’s selected construction
partner in the preparation of a lump sum, fixed fee EPC price.

1.1.10      Provide to Client’s selected construction
partner a fixed fee for Engineering, Procurement and Technology Licensing as
defined by the Division of Responsibilities (to be determined).

2.             Article 3 of the Agreement is
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

ARTICLE
3

COMPENSATION

3.1          Project
Development Services: 
For the services described in Section 1.1 above of the Agreement and as
supplemented herein, Client shall pay DELTA-T a fee equal to $825,000.00.  Client has previously paid DELTA-T $75,000.00
of such fee.  Client shall pay to DELTA-T
$525,000.00 within ten (10) days of signing this Agreement and the remaining $225,000.00
shall be paid to DELTA-T within ten (10) days of completion of the basic
process engineering package (see Exhibit A attached to this Amendment).

3.2          Travel
and Related Expenses: 
Client shall bear the cost of all reasonable travel, room and board and
related expenses incurred in connection with providing on site services to the
extent provided under Article 1 above, with reimbursement based on actual
costs.  Client shall pay DELTA-T’s
reasonable costs incurred in connection with all other such expenses incurred with
Client’s prior consent, except that DELTA-T will be responsible for one site
visit by one person without charge to Client.

3.3          Late
Payment Penalty: 
Client shall pay DELTA-T a late charge at the lesser of 1% per month or
the highest amount permitted by applicable law on all payments past due.

3.             Article 6 of the Agreement is
supplemented as follows:

f.                                         The
one-time technology license fee for the Plant shall be $2.2 million payable by
Client to DELTA-T, with 50% payable within ten (10) days of signing the License
Agreement, 30% payable at mechanical completion, and the remaining 20% upon
completion of the performance test.  The
above quoted fee is subject to change if a definitive EPC or EPT Agreement is
not executed within six (6) months of this Amendment.

4.             Article 7 of the Agreement is
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

EPC
CONTRACTOR FOR THE PLANT

Client may investigate
entering into an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Agreement for the
construction of the entire Plan (“EPC Agreement”) with parties other than
DELTA-T provided the parties are not competitors of DELTA-T as defined in
Exhibit B attached to this Amendment. 
Client has selected Panattoni Construction, Inc. as its EPC contractor
for the Plant.  In the event that Client
does not execute a final EPC Agreement for the construction of the Plant with
Panattoni Construction, Inc., Client and DELTA-T shall mutually agree on the
EPC contractor, agreement not to be unreasonably withheld.

5.             All other terms of the Agreement
remain in full force and effect.

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DELTA-T CORPORATION

Confidential
Information

IN WITNESS whereof the Parties have
executed this Amendment by their authorized representatives as of the date
first written above.

	
  DELTA-T CORPORATION

  	
   

  	
  TENNESSEE VALLEY AGRI-ENERGY LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
    /S/ Mark A. Shmorhun

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
    /S/ Bartt R. McCormack

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Printed 

  Name

  	
    Mark A. Shmorhun

  	
   

  	
  Printed 

  Name:

  	
    Bartt R. McCormack

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
    VP Project Development

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
    Chairman/President

  
							

 

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EXHIBIT
A

SCHEDULE
A

DESIGN
PACKAGE

	
  VOLUME 1

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION A

  	
   

  	
  SYSTEM DESIGN SPECIFICATION

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION B

  	
   

  	
  TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1000 Piping

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1300 DDGS Handling, Storage & Loadout

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1400 DDGS Dryer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1500 Grain Handling and Milling

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2000 Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2100 Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2200 Centrifugal Chillers

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2300 Package Boiler

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2400 Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2600 Cooling Tower

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3000 Centrifugal Pumps

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3100 Metering Pumps

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3300 Air Compressors

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3400 Agitators

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3500 Low Voltage Electric Motors

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3600 Med. Voltage Electric Motors

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3700 Decanter Centrifuge

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  4000 Field Fabricated Tanks

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  4100 Shop Fabricated Tanks

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  4200 HDPE Shop Fabricated Tanks

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  5000 Columns and Pressure Vessels

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  5100 Column Internals

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  5200 Column Internal Installation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  6100 Instrumentation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  6200 Control Valves

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  6300 Manual Valves

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  7000 Equipment Installation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  7100 Electrical/Instrument Installation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  8000 Plant Control Narrative

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  9000 Fire Protection

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION C

  	
   

  	
  EQUIPMENT DATA SHEETS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1.      Agitators

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2.      Air Compressors

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3.      Boilers

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  4.      Centrifuges

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  5.      Chillers

  

 

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  6.      Column Internals

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  7.      Columns & Pressure Vessels

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  8.      Cooling Tower

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  9.      Desiccant and Ballast

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  10.  Filters

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  11.  Heat Exchangers (P&F)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  12.  Heat Exchangers (S&T)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  13.  Pumps

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  14.  Tanks

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  15.  Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  VOLUME 2

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION D

  	
   

  	
  LISTS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1.      Line List

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2.      Instrument List

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3.      Valve List

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  4.      Equipment List

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  5.      Motor List

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  6.      Document List

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  VOLUME 3

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION E

  	
   

  	
  P&IDS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION F

  	
   

  	
  PROCESS EQUIPMENT DRAWINGS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1.      Classifier Strainer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2.      Columns and Pressure Vessels

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3.      Heat Exchangers (Shell and Tube)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  4.      Tanks

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  5.      Mix Tank Plug Auger

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION G

  	
   

  	
  GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1.      Fermentation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2.      Main Process Building

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3.      Distillation and Dehydration

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  4.      Evaporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  5.      Boiler

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION H

  	
   

  	
  ELECTRICAL SINGLE LINE DIAGRAMS

  

 

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EXHIBIT
B

COMPETITORS
OF DELTA-T

	
  4B Components 

  East Peoria, Illinois

  	
   

  	
  Magnin-Interis 

  Charmes, France

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Abengoa BioEnergy 

  Sevilla, Spain

  	
   

  	
  Katzen
  International, Inc. 

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Agrol Biotechnologies Ltd. 

  Guildford, Surrey Canada

  	
   

  	
  Lurgi PSI Inc. 

  Memphis, TN

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Ambitech Engineering Corporation 

  Downers Grove, Illinois

  	
   

  	
  Merrick &
  Company 

  Aurora, Colorado

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  AMG Engineering 

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  	
   

  	
  Praj Industries 

  Pune, India

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Bio-Process Innovation 

  West Lafayette, Indiana

  	
   

  	
  Process Plus,
  LLC 

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Bio-Renewable Group 

  Omaha, Nebraska

  	
   

  	
  Raphael Katzen
  Associates International 

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Broin & Associates, Inc. 

  Aberdeen, South Dakota

  	
   

  	
  Ro-Tech
  Incorporated 

  Louisville, Kentucky

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Burns & McDonnell 

  Kansas City, Missouri

  	
   

  	
  SNC-Lavalin
  Group 

  Toronto, Canada

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Chematur Engineering & Weatherly 

  Engineering Atlanta, Georgia

  	
   

  	
  Southeastern
  Energy Development, Inc. 

  Brooklyn, NY 

  (Alliance with Pure Vision Technology)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dick Engineering Inc. 

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  	
   

  	
  Technip 

  Cedex, France

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  MECS, Inc. 

  St. Louis, Missouri

  	
   

  	
  Vogelbusch USA,
  Inc. 

  Houston, TX (and its parent Vogelbusch-Austria)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Fagen, Inc. 

  Granite Falls, Nebraska

  	
   

  	
  Wave Zeal Ltd. 

  Winnepeg, Manitoba CANADA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Harris Group Inc

  Seattle, WA

  	
   

  	
  Washington Group
  International 

  Boise, Idaho

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ICM, Inc. 

  Colwich, KS

  	
   

  	
  Any individual, group or company that performs, on
  the date of the License or during its term, (a) consulting or engineering
  related to the design of alcohol process technology and/or (b) design/build
  services for existing and prospective alcohol plants.

  

 

 6EXHIBIT 10.10

NATURAL

RESOURCE

GROUP,

INC.

AGREEMENT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

(Tennessee Valley
Agri-Energy, LLC)

	
  DATE:

  	
   

  	
  June 9, 2006

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  PARTIES:

  	
   

  	
  Natural Resource Group, Inc., a corporation
  organized under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Minnesota
  (hereinafter “NRG”)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Tennessee Valley Agri-Energy, LLC, a corporation
  organized under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Tennessee
  (hereinafter “Client”)

  

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter contained, and intending to be bound legally thereby, it
is agreed as follows:

1.     Services.  During the term of this Agreement, NRG will
provide professional environmental services (hereinafter “Services”) at the
request of Client pursuant to work orders (hereinafter “Order” if singular and “Orders”
if plural) from Client, which Order or Orders cumulatively become part of this
Agreement as Exhibit A.  Each
Order will set forth specifically the Services requested and the charges for
the Services.

NRG will be responsible for obtaining any local,
state, or federal licenses or permits needed to perform the Services under this
Agreement.  NRG will obtain landowner
permission to enter private property as needed to perform the Services under
this Agreement.

Unless directed otherwise, materials specifically
required by regulatory agencies will be submitted by NRG to Client, and Client
then will submit the materials to the appropriate agency.

2.     No Assignment.  No part of this Agreement will be assigned by
NRG without the written approval of Client.

3.     Term; Termination.  The term of this Agreement shall be from the
date of this Agreement until terminated in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement.  This Agreement may be
terminated by either party upon seven (7) days written notice to the other
party.  Upon such termination, Client
will pay NRG in accordance with Paragraph 4 the charges for all Services
performed and expenses incurred hereunder up to the date of such termination.

4.     Payment.  Payment will be made by Client to NRG
pursuant to monthly invoices itemizing the Services performed.  All NRG invoices will be paid within thirty
(30) days following receipt by Client.

5.     Insurance.  NRG will purchase and maintain such
professional liability and other insurance as is appropriate for the Services
being performed and furnished.

The insurance required by this Paragraph 5 shall
include the specific coverages and be written for not less than the limits of
liability and coverages as hereinafter provided, or required by law, whichever
is greater:

a.               Workers’
compensation insurance for the statutory limits and Employer’s Liability Limits
of $1,000,000.  Each Accident:  $1,000,000, Disease-Policy Limit and
$1,000,000.  Disease-Each employee.

b.              Commercial General liability
insurance, including bodily injury, property damage and personal
injury/advertising injury, with limits of not less than $1,000,000 for each
occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate and $2,000,000, products &
completed operations aggregate.

c.               Comprehensive
Automobile Liability insurance with combined single limit of $1,000,000.

d.              Professional liability including
Pollution Incident Liability Coverage with limits of $1,000,000 per
claim/aggregate.

Certificates for all such policies of insurance shall
be provided to the Client upon written request. 
Certificates shall contain a provision that the coverage afforded will
not be canceled, or non-renewed without at least thirty (30) days prior written
notice has been given to Client.  All
such insurance shall remain in effect during the term of this Agreement.

6.     Indemnification/Limitation
of Liability.  Subject to
any limitations stated in this Agreement, NRG will indemnify and hold harmless
Client, its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, from
and against liability for all claims, losses, damages and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys fees, to the extent they are caused by a negligent act,
error, or omission of NRG or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
subcontractors or anyone else for whom NRG is legally responsible.  NRG will not be responsible for any loss,
damage, or liability arising from any contributing negligent acts by Client,
its officers, directors, employees, agents, subcontractors or anyone else from
whom Client is legally responsible. 
Neither party will be responsible to the other for consequential damages
including, but not limited to, loss of profit, loss of investment or business
interruption.  Client will seek recourse
only against NRG and not against its employees, officers, directors or
shareholders.  NRG’s limit of liability
due to breach of contract, warranty, or negligent acts, errors or omissions of
NRG shall be Fifty Thousand & 00/100 Dollars ($50,000.00) or the fee paid
to NRG under this Agreement, whichever is greater.

7.     Hazardous
Substances/Hazardous Waste. 
Client represents that if Client knows or has reason to suspect that
hazardous substances, pollution or contamination may exist at any site where
NRG is to perform Services for Client (“project site”), Client has fully
informed NRG in writing.  In the event
NRG encounters hazardous substances, pollution or contamination beyond that
disclosed by Client to NRG in writing, NRG may suspend its Services or
terminate this Agreement.  Client
acknowledges that NRG has no responsibility as a generator, treater, storer, or

disposer of
hazardous or toxic substances found or identified at a project site.  Client will defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless NRG from any claim or liability arising out of NRG’s performance of
Services under this Agreement and made or brought against NRG for any actual or
threatened environmental pollution or contamination except to the extent that
NRG has negligently caused or contributed to any such pollution or
contamination.  This indemnification
includes reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred by NRG in defense of
such claim.

8.     Sample Ownership.  All samples and cuttings of materials
containing hazardous contaminants are the property and responsibility of
Client.  Removal of cuttings from the
project site will remain the obligation of Client.  Absent direction from Client, NRG may return
all contaminated samples and laboratory byproducts to Client for proper
disposal or treatment.

9.     Buried Utilities.  In those situations where NRG performs
subsurface exploration, Client, to the extent of its knowledge, will furnish to
NRG information identifying the type and location of utilities and other
man-made objects beneath the surface of the project site.  NRG will take reasonable precautions to avoid
damaging these utilities or objects. 
Prior to penetrating the project site’s surface, NRG will furnish Client
a plan indicating the locations intended for penetration.  Client will approve the location of these
penetrations and authorize NRG to proceed.

10.   Standard of Care.  All work performed under the terms of this
Agreement by NRG will meet or exceed the care and skill exercised by reputable
members of its profession practicing under similar circumstances at the same
time and in the same locality.

11.   Confidentiality.  All information related to the Orders and the
Services pursuant to this Agreement will remain confidential.  NRG will not divulge to anyone communication
(or part or substance thereof) received from or given to Client in connection
with NRG’s Services pursuant to this Agreement, except:  (a) at the express and specific direction of
Client; or (b) in compliance with the final order of a court of appropriate
jurisdiction or of an administrative body of appropriate jurisdiction; or (c)
as may be required by applicable rule, regulation, ordinance or law.  Upon termination of this Agreement, NRG, if
requested, will return to Client all maps, books, or other information or
materials supplied by Client to facilitate the Services.

12.   Headings.  The various headings in this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement or any section or provision hereof.

13.   Attorneys’ Fees.  In the event either party shall be successful
in any suit for damages for breach of this Agreement, including nonpayment of
invoices, or to enforce this Agreement or to enjoin the other party from
violating this Agreement, such party shall be entitled to recover as part of
its damages its reasonable legal costs and expenses for bringing and
maintaining any such action.

14.   Waiver of Terms and
Conditions.  The failure
of either party in any one or more instances to enforce one or more of the
terms or conditions of this Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege in
this Agreement, or the waiver by either party of any breach of the terms or
conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as thereafter waiving any
such terms, conditions, rights, or privileges, and the same shall continue and
remain in force and effect as if no such failure to enforce had occurred.

15.   Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be deemed to be an
Agreement made under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and for all purposes
it, plus any related or supplemental exhibits, schedules, documents, or
notices, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of such
state.

16.   Construction.  Wherever possible, each provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement or any related
document shall be invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity without invalidating the
remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement or
such related document.

17.   Survival.  All express representations,
indemnifications, or limitations of liability included in this Agreement will
survive its completion or termination for any reason and NRG’s completion of
the Services contemplated herein.

18.   Notices.  All notices given with respect to this
Agreement shall be in writing to the parties at their respective addresses as
shown in this Agreement.

19.   Entire Agreement.  This Agreement together with its Exhibit A
constitutes and expresses the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties hereto, and all previous discussions, promises, representations, and
understandings between the parties hereto are merged herein.

The parties hereto have
caused this Agreement to be appropriately executed as of the day and year first
above written.

	
  NATURAL RESOURCE GROUP, INC.

  	
   

  	
  TENNESSEE VALLEY AGRI-ENERGY LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
    /s/ Todd A. Potas

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
    /s/ Bartt R. McCormack

  
	
  Its:

  	
    Principal

  	
   

  	
  Its:

  	
    Chairman

  
	
  Date:

  	
    6/9/06

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
    8/24/06

  
	
  1000 IDS Center 

  80 South Eighth Street 

  Minneapolis, MN 55402

  	
   

  	
  540 Little Creek Rd. 

  Pulaski, TN 38478

  	
   

  
	
  Attn:

  	
    Todd Potas

  	
   

  	
  Attn:

  	
    Bart R. McCormack

  
	
  Phone:

  	
    (612) 339-4815

  	
   

  	
  Phone:

  	
    931.424.0653

  
	
  Fax:

  	
    (612) 347-6780

  	
   

  	
  E-mail:

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