nrg focus - march 2011 issue

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A GLOBAL OUTLOOKTECHNOLOGY | REVIEW | UPDATE

China:At the forefront of energy development with plasma gasification

Alter NRG Awarded Platts Global Energy Award

Waste-to-Energy vs Zero WasteA Comparison

Westinghouse Plasma Testing Capabilities

Project Updates Alter NRG & Partners

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Year of theRabbit

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ContentsAlter NRG Awards _______________3Green Energy Initiative of the Year

Moltoni _______________________4Debate between Zero Waste and Waste to Energy Facilities (Overview)

Plasma Arc ____________________6The Leading Light by Dr. Gary Young

Turning Garbage into Gas _________7Plasma Gasification technology is gaining popularity

Facts & Figures _________________8A Data Insight

Westinghouse Plasma ___________ 10Testing Capabilities●● On-site syngas analysis, variety of feedstock handling processes

●● Syngas for Coskata’s ethanol facility

Spotlight On China _____________ 14At the Forefront of Development●● Waste Management in China ____________ 16●● Development of the P-5 Reactor ___________18

Project Updates _______________ 20●● AFE & AP Working Together●● Moltoni’s Exclusive Territory License Agreement●● SMS Envocare’s Facility Completed Commissioning●● Wuhan Kaidi, Wuhan, China●● Tees Valley Renewable Energy Facility●● Demonstration Scale Project, China

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Alter NRG has been honoured as the recipient of the prestigious Platts Award for the Green Energy Initiative of the Year. This award recognizes the business or organization that has demonstrated the strongest commitment through a specific initiative aimed at generating more sustainable, green and renewable energy production.

Over●the●past●eleven●years●the●Platt’s●Global●Energy●Awards●have●become●a●

prestigious●honour,●recognizing●those●that●reach●beyond●the●status●quo●in●

the●name●of●excellence●in●leadership,●innovation●and●performance.●●The●

awards●receive●more●than●200●nominations●each●year●from●over●30●

countries●including●Brazil,●India,●Puerto●Rico,●Saudi●Arabia,●South●Africa,●

Spain,●Russia,●Switzerland,●Argentina,●China,●Pakistan,●Bangladesh,●

Thailand,●United●Kingdom●and●the●United●States.●●The●Platts●Global●Energy●

Awards●have●been●described●by●past●entrants●and●winners●as●both●the●

“World●Series”●and●“Academy●Awards”●of●energy.●■

Award Winning Alter NRGAlter NRG Corp. wins the Platts Award for the Green Energy Initiative of the Year

Mark Montemurro, CEO of Alter NRG comments:

“WefelthonoredjustbeingnamedasfinalistsamongstalistofverycredibleandreputableFortune500andotherlargecompaniesincludingNRGEnergy,HindustanPetroleumCorporationLimitedandKruger.Developingcleanenergysolutionsischallenginganditisbothhumblingandencouragingtowinsuchaprestigiousaward.Iwouldpersonallyliketothanktheeffortsofourapproximately80personteamofpeoplethatarethedrivingforcebehindoursuccessasaCompany.”

Mark Wright, Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Alliances for Alter NRG Corp, accepts the 2010 award for Green Energy Initiative of the Year.

Image Source: www.geaweb.platts.com

Other Awards Alter NRG has been Awarded or Nominated for:

●● Deloitte’s●Technology●Green●15●Award●

Winner,●2008

●● TechRev●focuses●on●bringing●awareness●to●

technology●being●developed●in●Calgary●that●

is●being●adopted●on●a●global●scale.●Alter●NRG●

was●nominated●in●2010

●● Ernst●and●Young●Entrepreneur●of●the●Year●

Award:●Mark●Montemurro,●CEO●of●Alter●NRG,●

has●been●named●a●finalist●for●two●

consecutive●years●in●the●Cleantech●category,●

Prairie●division

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The Zero Waste ModelThe●Zero●Waste●model●supports●better●packaging●choices,●education●and●reuse●options●to●

effectively●eliminate●initial●generation●of●waste.●Recycling●and●composting●are●the●next●steps●

for●unavoidable●waste.●However,●in●order●to●achieve●zero●waste,●all●levels●of●the●waste●

management●hierarchy●must●be●perfectly●integrated.●All●non-recyclable●materials●must●be●

avoided,●and●all●residual●wastes●must●be●perfectly●composted,●reused,●or●recycled.●This●is●why●

there●is●no●evidence●of●the●Zero●Waste●model●being●achieved●in●any●urban●centre●worldwide.●

Landfills●are●undesirable●for●a●number●of●reasons,●including●large●scale●land●use,●methane●

emissions,●and●potential●leaching●of●toxins●into●groundwater.●So●what●are●the●alternatives?●

Alter NRG’s Australian and New Zealand Representative, Moltoni Energy Pty Ltd., compared thermal treatment of waste to the “Zero Waste” model supported by environmentalists throughout the world. But is a goal of Zero Waste realistic in today’s society?

Alter NRG recently announced that it has signed an Exclusive Territory License Agreement with Moltoni Energy of Australia. The agreement provides Moltoni with the exclusive rights to use Alter NRG’s Westinghouse Plasma gasification technology in Australia and New Zealand.

DEBATE

Thermal Waste to Energy or Zero WasteFact versus Fiction - Moltoni’s Prespective

Figure 1 – EU waste treatmentISSUE●|●MARCH●20114

Today’s●Waste●to●Energy●(WTE)●technologies●virtually●eliminate●the●

need●for●landfills,●so●although●we●cannot●achieve●zero●●waste●

production,●we●can●achieve●zero●waste●to●landfill●within●the●next●20●

to●50●years.●As●seen●in●Figure●1,●nations●such●as●Germany,●the●

Netherlands,●and●Switzerland●already●rely●almost●entirely●on●

recycling●and●WTE.●

Many●arguments●have●been●presented●in●opposition●to●WTE●related●

to●recycling,●environment,●health●and●economy.●But●when●we●look●at●

the●facts,●these●arguments●become●invalid.●●

Assertion: WTE discourages recycling and innovationIndependent●US●University●studies●have●shown●that●communities●that●

have●a●thermal●WTE●facility●tend●to●recycle●more●than●those●without●

due●to●the●greater●awareness●by●the●community●of●their●waste●

disposal●options.●In●addition,●the●slag●by-product●can●be●reused●in●

various●construction●materials●such●as●bricks●and●road●aggregate.

Assertion: WTE plants emit high levels of emissions, which have negative health effectsIn●regards●to●emissions,●environmental●regulators●including●the●

European●Environment●Agency●and●the●US●EPA●have●introduced●

much●tighter●regulatory●limits●on●emissions●from●WTE●facilities●over●

recent●years.●WTE●facilities●have●responded●by●developing●

technologies●that●prevent●the●formation●of●dioxins●and●furans,●along●

with●the●use●of●gas●clean●up●technologies●such●as●wet●Electrostatic●

Precipiators●(ESPs),●selective●catalytic●converters,●scrubbers●and●

activated●carbon●to●keep●emissions●of●particulates,●nitrous●oxides●

(NOx),●doxins●and●heavy●metals●to●levels●well●below●regulator●limits.●

Figure●2●shows●how●emission●levels●have●decreased●over●time.●●

As●a●result,●the●only●significant●outputs●from●a●gasification●WTE●

plant●are●synthesis●gas●and●an●inert,●non-leaching●slag.

The●US●EPA●now●views●mass●combustion●WTE●facilities●as●the●

cleanest●form●of●thermal●power●generation.●Throughout●the●

developed●world,●governments●are●classifying●electricity●generated●

from●the●biomass●portion●of●MSW●as●renewable.●In●addition,●

greenhouse●gas●emissions●from●landfills●that●are●avoided●due●to●the●

operation●of●WTE●facilities●should●be●taken●into●account.●Concerning●

health,●there●are●numerous●thermal●WTE●plants●(even●combustion●

plants)●operating●within●major●cities●in●Europe●and●Asia●with●no●

identified●health●risks.

Assertion: WTE is an inefficient processAlthough●WTE●facilities●have●lower●energy●generation●efficiencies●

than●standard●fossil●fuel●power●plants,●WTE●is●a●much●more●efficient●

option●than●waste●management●alternatives,●which●include●landfill,●

landfill●gas●to●energy,●flaring,●and●anaerobic●digestion.●Without●WTE,●

the●resource●used●to●generate●power●–●waste●–●would●just●be●

discarded,●resulting●in●zero●energy●efficiency.●Any●energy●generation●

is●greater●than●that.

Assertion: WTE is unnecessary as Zero Waste is achievableThree●major●changes●would●need●to●occur●in●order●to●achieve●zero●

waste●from●our●developed●society.●First,●a●major●shift●in●

manufacturing●processes●of●consumer●products●and●packaging;●

secondly,●the●ability●to●recycle,●repair,●re-use●or●compost●everything●

we●discard●post-consumption;●and●lastly●perfect●source●separation●

of●waste●materials●either●through●individuals●or●additional●waste●

handling.●As●populations●and●waste●volumes●increase,●the●challenge●

is●amplified.●Taking●these●steps●in●today’s●society●is●simply●

impractical●and●unrealistic,●therefore●we●must●look●to●the●best●

alternative●–●WTE.

Although●a●goal●of●zero●waste●is●desired,●we●live●in●a●

society●of●consumption●and●the●steps●required●to●

achieve●this●goal●are●impractical.●If●we●ignore●the●

alternatives●which●are●currently●available●to●us,●we●will●

continue●to●rely●on●landfills●to●hide●our●waste●for●

generations,●with●their●undesirable●characteristics●of●

large●scale●land●use,●methane●emissions●(21●times●

more●potent●greenhouse●gas●than●carbon●dioxide),●and●

potential●emissions●of●leachate●into●groundwater.●

However,●there●are●thermal●WTE●technologies●available●

today,●which●can●virtually●eliminate●the●need●for●landfills●

in●dealing●with●residual●waste.●■

Figure 2 – A comparison of gaseous emissions from Swiss mass combustion WTE facilities in 2000 relative to the gaseous emissions in 1970 5 NRG●FOCUS●|●BY●●alter nrg

Dr.●Young●credits●this●economic●viability●to●plasma●gasification’s●thermal●

efficiency,●along●with●the●production●of●syngas●for●conversion●to●steam,●electricity,●

and/or●liquid●fuels.●In●addition●to●discussing●the●economics,●Dr.●Young●highlights●

the●environmental●benefits.●The●use●of●landfills●can●be●minimized,●if●not●eliminated●

through●the●use●of●plasma●arc●gasification.●■

Dr gary c. Young is an expert in industrial processes and the author of the recently published book ‘Municipal Solid Waste To Energy Conversion Processes; Economic, Technical and Renewable Comparisons’.

In an article comparing five thermal waste treatment technologies, Dr. Gary C. Young concludes that, “Plasma Arc Gasification is an economically viable technology for managing municipal solid waste. This technology can be used for managing solid wastes: residential waste, commercial waste and industrial waste as well as municipal solid waste, which can be a mixture of these wastes.”

Plasma Arc: The Leading Light?By: Dr. Gary C. Young

Type of Thermal Process Technology

Net Energy production to Grid

Mass Burn [Incineration] 493 kWh / tonne MSW[544 kWh / ton MSW]

Pyrolysis 518 kWh / tonne MSW[571 kWh / ton MSW]

Pyrolysis / Gasification 621 kWh / tonne MSW[685 kWh / ton MSW]

Conventional Gasification 621 kWh / tonne MSW[685 kWh / ton MSW]

Plasma Arc Gasification 740 kWh / tonne MSW[816 kWh / ton MSW]

Note: Except for plasma arc gasification, these processes present environmental issues in the disposing of ash and slag.


Improvements●in●plasma●gasification●technology●are●resulting●in●lower●costs,●greater●profits●and●increased●acceptance●worldwide.●Instead●of●dealing●solely●with●the●issue●of●waste●management,●the●process●can●be●used●to●generate●power●and●fuels●through●the●production●of●syngas.●Rising●fossil●fuel●prices●and●the●elimination●of●tipping●fees●provide●substantial●economic●incentives,●and●this●can●be●seen●in●the●growing●number●of●plasma●gasification●projects●worldwide.●

This●year,●Geoplasma●plans●to●begin●construction●on●its●$120●million●facility●processing●household●waste●in●St.●Lucie●County,●Florida.●Geoplasma●is●confident●that●revenues●generated●from●the●project●will●both●cover●the●capital●costs●and●provide●a●profit.●Coskata●is●currently●using●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●gasification●technology●to●convert●wood●waste●into●syngas,●which●then●undergoes●fermentation●to●produce●ethanol.●As●plasma●gasification●gains●popularity,●Alter●NRG●is●well-positioned●to●succeed.●“Demand●is●so●great●that●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●Corporation,●an●American●manufacturer●of●plasma●torches,●is●able●to●hire●out●its●test●facility●in●Madison,●Pennsylvania,●for●$150,000●a●day.”

Even●if●difficulties●in●converting●organic●waste●to●energy●are●encountered,●plasma●torches●have●been●used●in●the●destruction●of●hazardous●waste●for●years●in●Japan.●The●decreasing●costs●and●improvement●of●plasma●torch●technology●will●only●make●the●hazardous●waste●application●even●more●

feasible,●while●preventing●the●landfill●of●toxic●waste.●■

In early February, The Economist published the following article outlining energy from waste through plasma gasification, titled “Turning Garbage into Gas”. Plasma gasification technology is gaining popularity, and Alter NRG is at the forefront with Westinghouse Plasma Corporation and two of its partners, Geoplasma and Coskata.

Turning Garbage into Gas

Source: Turning Garbage into Gas, The Economist, February 3rd, 2011

St. Lucie County Landfill Site

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Facts & Figures: A Data Insight

Landfill Pricing (Tipping Fees) for MSW by Year (in $ per ton) ●● The●cost●to●landfill●waste●in●the●US●increased●by●45%●

between●1991●and●2008

●● As●landfill●costs●increase,●so●to●does●the●impetus●for●

alternatives●such●as●energy●from●waste●facilities

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waste●to●meet●the●EU●Landfill●

Directive●Source: Eurostat

US Waste Management•●Total●2009●US●WTE●capacity●was●94,721●tpd

•●In●the●US,●between●1980●and●2009●recycling●has●

increased●by●over●20%,●and●energy●from●waste●has●

grown●from●virtually●nonexistent●to●~10%

•●Waste●sent●to●landfill●has●decreased●from●~90%●to●

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Significant amounts of data are collected and analyzed by internal analysts at Alter NRG to help direct sales and business development efforts. Below is a compilation of some of the major waste management and gasification trends.


Source: Gasification Technologies Council

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•●There●is●significant●room●for●growth●in●using●biomass●

and●waste●as●a●feedstock●in●gasification●projects●as●

large-scale●gasification●primarily●uses●coal

•●Syngas●is●used●in●a●wide●variety●of●applications●in●

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EU Landfill Directives•●The●Landfill●Directive’s●impact●has●been●greatest●in●countries●where●landfill●aversion●was●not●already●under●way,●especially●in●Estonia,●

Hungary●and●Italy●where●landfilling●rates●of●waste●were●at●or●above●75●%●in●1995

•●The●Flemish●Region●of●Belgium●and●Germany●have●already●met●the●2016●target●of●landfilling●less●than●35●%●of●the●amount●of●waste●

generated●in●1995

•●Finland,●Hungary●and●Italy●have●met●the●

2006●target●of●landfilling●75●%●of●the●

amount●of●waste●generated●in●1995.●

Estonia●(which●landfilled●more●than●80%●of●

its●waste●in●2005)●was●close●to●meeting●

this●target●in●2005

•●Member●States●use●a●variety●of●strategies●

to●divert●biodegradable●municipal●waste●

from●landfill,●including●financial●incentives●

for●alternatives●such●as●energy●from●waste●

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Gasification Trends Syngas for Products

•● Syngas●is●a●versatile●project●that●can●be●

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Source: Gasification Technologies Council


Westinghouse Plasma Pilot Plant:Testing for the Future of Plasma Gasification The Westinghouse Plasma Pilot Plant located in Waltz Mill, Madison, Pennsylvania has been operational for over three decades. Initially designed to demonstrate the Westinghouse Plasma gasification technology, the Pilot Plant now conducts testing for Alter NRG’s technology development as well as providing our customers with accurate feedstock testing.

Project Specific AnalysisThrough●a●Pilot●Plant●Test,●customers●can●obtain●data●essential●

to●the●successful●development●of●their●gasification●project.●With●

a●capacity●of●48●tons●per●day●(dependent●upon●feedstock),●

clients●are●able●to●test●one●feedstock,●or●a●blend●of●a●variety●of●

feedstocks●to●gain●a●comprehensive●understanding●of●the●

syngas●composition.

The●Pilot●Plant●is●equipped●with●the●most●up●to●date●measuring●

and●sampling●equipment●to●better●understand●our●customers’●

syngas●composition.●Specifically,●customers●learn●about:

●● Syngas●composition●including●energy●value

●● Volume●and●sizing●of●particulate●in●syngas

–● Third●party●vendor●analysis●is●available●external●to●

Westinghouse●Plasma’s●testing●services

●● Potential●feed●handling●issues

●● Downstream●syngas●clean-up●processes

●● How●to●optimize●syngas●composition

●● Slag●characteristics

Feedstocks Tested at the Westinghouse Plasma Pilot PlantAlter●NRG●has●completed●gasification●tests●on●more●than●100●

distinct●feedstocks●such●as:

●● Refuse●Derived●Fuel

●● Simulated●MSW

●● Hazardous●wastes●and●

simulated●hazardous●wastes

●● Coal

●● Biomass

●● Oily●Sludge

●● Excavated●Landfill●Material●

(ELM)●-●PCB●disposal

●● MSW●Fly●Ash

●● Ferro-Nickel

●● High●Quartz●Iron●Ore

●● Black●Liquor

●● Tire●Derived●Fuel

●● Iron●Borings

●● Iron●Oxide

●● Iron●Bearing●Pellets

Note:●Feedstocks●can●also●be●

blended●and●mixed●for●testing●

at●the●Pilot●Plant.●■

Control RoomThe Westinghouse Plasma Pilot Plant located in Waltz Mill, Madison, Pennsylvania, USA


The Westinghouse Plasma Pilot Plant located in Waltz Mill, Madison, Pennsylvania, USA

The Westinghouse Plasma MARC 11 Torch


The Pilot Plant is controlled through a state of the art program that shows the critical temperatures and pressures during operation

Process Flow Diagram at the Westinghouse Pilot Plant

A typical test day at the Westinghouse Pilot Plant includes a heat-up/preparation period followed by material processing for about 6 – 10 hours, and then a follow-up operations period to cool down, organize residue and plant data, secure all subsystems, and shutdown the facility. The tests are conducted at ambient pressure using air in the plasma torch.


Sampling and Measuring CapabilitiesWestinghouse●Plasma●will●collect●data●

during●the●performance●of●the●test●

(using●equipment●on-site).●●The●test●

results●are●important●to●understand●

prior●to●building●a●commercial●scale●

facility●as●they●significantly●affect●the●

environmental●permitting●process●and●

final●engineering●design.

Test ReportA●test●report●is●prepared●by●Westinghouse●

Plasma●to●give●to●the●customer●after●the●

testing●is●complete●and●all●the●data●is●

analyzed.●●Data●such●as●the●torch●power●

and●thermal●efficiency,●temperature●and●

pressure●profiles●along●the●reactor●shaft,●

syngas●composition,●slag●and●metal●

analysis●(if●metals●are●present)●are●

included●in●the●test●report.●

Creating Clean Syngas On-siteAt●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●Pilot●Plant,●

we●have●been●processing●biomass●into●

clean●syngas●using●the●Westinghouse●

Plasma●gasification●technology●for●use●in●

Coskata’s●cellulosic●ethanol●

demonstration●facility●for●over●a●year.●

Coskata’s●cellulosic●ethanol●

demonstration●facility●is●located●adjacent●

to●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●Pilot●Plant●

and●as●such,●the●syngas●can●be●piped●

directly●into●the●bio-reactor●to●create●

ethanol.●Coskata’s●microorganisms●

convert●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●made●

syngas●into●ethanol●by●consuming●the●

carbon●monoxide●(CO)●and●hydrogen●(H2)●

in●the●gas●stream.●■

Testing at the Westinghouse Plasma

Pilot Plant provides our customers with

the opportunity to fully understand how

our technology would work processing

their specific feedstock. Using our

sophisticated sampling and measuring

equipment, Alter NRG is able to provide

our customers with an accurate

overview of the syngas to help them

further develop their projects. Over the

years, Westinghouse Plasma has

undertaken in excess of 100 tests

processing over 100 different types of

feeds and as such can confidently attest

to the quality and control of the testing

procedures and processes.

The Pilot Plant has three distinct feed systems so that feedstocks of various physical characteristics can be fed into the gasifier. Solids in almost any form and most liquids can be gasified.

The Client has the option to have an external analysis of the syngas composition


china: At the forefront of energy development with plasma gasificationThere are several key reasons why Alter NRG is doing business in China. Not only is the country seeking innovative technologies, China has also set targets to generate energy from renewables and is doing so with a cost competitive workforce.

SPOTLIGHT ON


Today, China’s population is over 1.3 billion, the largest of any country in the world. As China’s population continues to grow, especially the middle class, so too does the amount of waste generated. China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest waste generator in 2004 and it is predicted that by 2030, China’s annual solid waste quantities will increase by another 150% growing from about 190 million tons in 2004 to over 480 million tons in 20301. The social, financial, and environmental impacts of this growing waste stream are significant.

Currently,●all●aspects●of●China’s●waste●management●system●are●undergoing●drastic●

changes●as●governments●at●all●levels●try●to●respond●to●the●challenge.●Although●

landfills●are●currently●the●most●commonly●employed●waste●management●method●in●

China,●in●order●to●keep●up●with●the●amount●of●waste●generated,●alternatives●to●

landfilling●will●be●necessary.●These●landfills●will●not●only●occupy●acres●of●valuable●land●

but●also●produce●harmful●greenhouse●gas●emissions.●Compared●to●landfills,●the●

operation●of●a●plasma●gasification●energy●from●waste●facility●avoids●(1)●the●release●of●

methane●that●otherwise●would●be●emitted●when●trash●decomposes●in●landfills,●as●well●

as●(2)●the●displacement●of●CO2●that●would●have●been●emitted●had●the●electricity●been●

generated●from●fossil●fuels●such●as●coal.●

Electricity DemandsWith●China’s●continued●

population●growth,●both●

electricity●generation●and●

consumption●have●had●to●

increase●to●keep●up●with●

demand.●Both●electricity●

generation●and●consumption●

have●increased●by●over●110●

percent●since●2000.●It●is●

predicted●that●the●total●net●

electricity●generation●will●

increase●to●10,555●billion●

kilowatt●hours●by●2035,●

which●is●over●3●times●the●

amount●generated●in●2009●2.

Waste Management in China

1● Waste●Management●in●China:●Issues●and●Recommendations●May●2005,●Urban●Development●Working●Papers,●East●Asia●Infrastructure●Department,●World●Bank

2● http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/china/Electricity.html


Renewable Energy TargetsRenewable●energy●is●transforming●the●energy●

landscape●in●China●and●helping●the●country●

achieve●energy●security●without●relying●on●the●

importation●of●fossil●fuels.●●With●the●recently●

released●12th●Five●Year●Plan,●the●Chinese●

government●is●encouraging●the●emergence●of●new●

“green”●industries●and●will●also●introduce●

stringent●environmental●targets.●This●will●include●

an●11.4%●share●of●non-fossil●fuel●energy●in●

primary-energy●consumption●and●two●to●three●

trillion●yuan●(US$304●billion●to●US$457●billion)●is●

expected●to●be●pumped●into●renewable●energy●

and●investments●over●the●next●five●years●3.●

Specifically,●the●Chinese●government●has●set●goals●

for●a●wide●variety●of●environmental●infrastructure,●

including●solid●waste●treatment.

The Market PotentialDue●to●the●vast●amounts●of●waste●generated●and●

the●insatiable●appetite●for●power,●the●Chinese●are●

seeking●alternative●methods●to●manage●both●

issues.●The●Westinghouse●Plasma●gasification●

technology●offers●an●ideal●solution●by●safely●

disposing●of●waste●while●generating●energy.●

3● ●http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4145?utm_source=dlvr.

it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=[htt[://markenglehartevans.com●

Doing Business in ChinaChina is well versed in gasification as the country has many coal gasification facilities operating to generate electricity. As such, the political environment is receptive to Alter NRG’s plasma gasification technology. There are many advantages to doing business in China, for example, China has a cost competitive workforce and can provide a low-cost equipment fabrication in its many factories. Construction timelines in China are also far shorter in comparison to North America as vast amounts of resources are focused on each project, bringing facilities online quickly. ■

The Chinese government has set goals for a wide variety of environmental infrastructure, including solid

waste treatment


Alter NRG’s P-5 reactor was specifically designed in response to demand in China for a demonstration-sized gasification vessel. With a maximum capacity of 50-100 tonnes per day, it is also ideal for treatment of medical and hazardous waste. The P-5 reactor complements our current product line by offering a smaller scale gasification reactor that is useful for a demonstration size facility or for processing hazardous or medical waste(s).

P-5 Plasma Gasification Reactor

GASIFIER MODEL: P-5

ApproximAte cApAcity (tonnes/DAy)

Feedstock Oxygen Air

Waste 100 50

Biomass 90 50

Hazardous Waste 100 50


1. Wuhan Kaidi, Wuhan, ChinaAlter●NRG●and●Wuhan●Kaidi●signed●an●alliance●agreement●in●May●2010●to●construct●a●biomass-to-energy●

demonstration●facility●in●Wuhan,●China.●The●demonstration●facility●is●in●the●city●of●Wuhan,●China●and●is●expected●to●be●complete●by●the●middle●of●2011.

Using●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●P-5●Reactor,●Wuhan●Kaidi●is●demonstrating●the●plasma●gasification●technology●prior●to●building●a●commercial●facility.●In●China,●it●is●customary●for●the●government●to●support●a●demonstration●sized●facility●prior●to●backing●the●construction●of●a●commercially●facility.●

Wuhan●Kaidi●is●a●publicly●traded●company●in●China●with●a●stated●mandate●to●be●“devoted●to●environmental●protection●for●the●benefit●of●humanity”●with●approximately●1●billion●USD●of●annual●sales.●Wuhan●Kaidi●plans●to●develop●more●than●150●biomass●power●projects●throughout●China.●

2. Energy from Waste Facility, Shanghai, ChinaA●demonstration●scale●project●is●currently●being●developed●in●Shanghai,●China●in●combination●with●an●incineration●facility.●The●Westinghouse●Plasma●P-5●reactor●will●be●used●to●demonstrate●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●gasification●technology’s●capability●of●processing●both●municipal●waste●and●incinerator●ash●in●combination●with●an●incinerator.●

Using●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●gasification●technology,●the●municipal●solid●waste●and●incinerator●ash●will●be●processed●into●syngas●and●vitrified●slag,●an●inert●and●benign●by-product●that●can●be●used●as●construction●aggregate.●This●process●diverts●incinerator●ash●that●would●otherwise●be●disposed●at●a●landfill.●The●syngas●generated●through●the●plasma●gasification●process●is●sent●back●into●the●incineration●boiler●where●it●helps●increase●the●internal●temperature●resulting●in●an●improved●emission●profile●of●vent●gas.●Also,●incorporating●the●syngas●into●the●incineration●boiler●increases●the●steam●production●and●in●turn●increases●the●energy●production.●

Once●demonstrated,●this●process●will●be●a●repeatable●configuration●that●can●be●used●at●incineration●facilities●across●China●and●the●world.

“WearepleasedtobeworkingwiththeWestinghouseplasmasolutionandbelieveitprovidesfuelflexibilityforthemorethan150biomassprojectsthatweplantodevelopthroughoutChina.”

-●Mr.●CHEN●Yilong,●Chairman●of●Wuhan●Kaidi

Projects Under Construction in China

There are currently two demonstration-sized projects under development in China using the Westinghouse Plasma Gasification technology.

Doing Business in ChinaAccording to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, China needs RMB413.5bn ($60.7bn) in investments over the next ten years to utilize its biomass energy potential in rural areas. The report finds that if biomass feedstocks were converted into clean fuel, it could provide electricity to around 30 million rural people in China.

China has set a goal for 2020 to product 15% of energy from various waste-based sources, and this plan would help the country meet its goal, says ADB.‘Biomass energy is a sensible renewable energy option for rural areas and it can be cost-effective at community and industrial scales if governments support and effectively guide its development,’ said Klaus Gerhaeusser, ADB’s director general for the East Asia department. ■

Waste from Shanghai


Alliance Federated Energy and Air Products Announce Joint Development Agreement

Air●Products●will●act●as●

Alliance●Federated●

Energy’s●(AFE)●advisor●

on●the●design●of●Project●

Apollo,●a●40●megawatt●

(MW)●renewable●energy●

from●waste●project●

under●development●by●

AFE●in●Milwaukee,●

Wisconsin.●Should●the●

project●proceed●to●

construction,●under●the●

JDA,●Air●Products●would●

operate●the●facility.●AFE●

and●Air●Products●will●

also●collaborate●on●

future●waste-to-energy●

plasma●gasification●

opportunities●in●the●

upper●Midwest●region●of●

the●United●States.

Project Updates

Project Apollo Details: ● Description:●Renewable●energy●facility

● Capital●Cost:●Approximately●$225M

● Facility●Location:●25-acre●industrial●site

● Jobs●Created:●45●full-time●staff;●250●during●construction

● Fuel:●1200●TPD●municipal●and●industrial●wastes

● Electric●Generation:●Sufficient●to●power●approximately●20,000●

households

● Technology:●Westinghouse●Plasma●Gasification●to●produce●clean●syngas

● Design/Construct:●CorVal/Ryan

● Environmental●Permitting:●AECOM

● Commercial●Operation●Date:●Q4●2013●(estimated)●


Moltoni Energy, Australia & New ZealandAlter●NRG●recently●

announced●that●it●

has●signed●an●

Exclusive●Territory●License●Agreement●with●

Moltoni●Energy●of●Australia.●●The●agreement●

provides●Moltoni●with●the●exclusive●rights●to●use●

Alter●NRG’s●Westinghouse●Plasma●gasification●

technology●in●Australia●and●New●Zealand.●●

Moltoni●is●a●privately●owned●project●

development●company●and●has●a●portfolio●of●

more●than●a●dozen●projects●in●Australia●that●it●is●

actively●developing●and●is●also●partnered●with●

Mitsubishi●Heavy●Industries●Environment●&●

Chemical●Co,●General●Motors●Holden●and●Caltex●for●various●projects.●

The●Premier●of●Western●Australia●has●recently●given●his●support●to●a●large●waste●to●energy●facility●being●developed●by●Moltoni●near●Perth.●●●

The●project●would●be●a●large●waste●treatment●facility●which●Alter●NRG’s●W15●plasma●gasifier●would●process●a●number●of●industrial●and●

hazardous●waste●streams.●Moltoni●recently●completed●the●preliminary●engineering●for●the●facility●which,●upon●successful●construction,●will●

provide●base●load●renewable●energy,●reduction●of●greenhouse●gas●emissions,●and●up●to●a●90%●reduction●of●waste●going●to●landfill.●●

Construction●of●this●facility●is●expected●to●begin●in●2012.●

SMS Envocare’s facility in Pune, India (a sister facility of SMS Envocare’s facility in Nagpur)

SMS Envocare’s Facility Completed Commissioning, Q4 2010 in Nagpur, IndiaSMS●Envocare●has●completed●construction●of●its●second●facility●using●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●gasification●technology●for●

treatment●and●disposal●of●hazardous●waste●at●Butibori,●Nagpur●in●India.●The●facility●is●designed●to●destroy●30-75●metric●

tonnes●per●day●of●hazardous●waste●with●the●capability●to●export●1.6●MW●of●electricity.●The●facility●was●commissioned●in●the●

fourth●quarter●of●2010.

Artist Rendition of Moltoni’s Proposed Facility


Air Products submits planning application for Tees Valley Renewable Energy FacilityAir●Products●submitted●its●planning●application●in●February●2011●to●Stockton●Borough●

Council●for●its●proposed●Tees●Valley●Renewable●Energy●Facility●at●the●New●Energy●and●

Technology●Business●Park,●near●Billingham,●Teesside.●The●project●will●use●the●Westinghouse●

Plasma●advanced●gasification●technology●to●convert●pre-processed●household●and●

commercial●waste●currently●going●to●landfill●into●baseload,●renewable●power●for●up●to●

50,000●homes●in●the●North●East.●

Submitting●this●planning●application●

follows●more●than●12●months●of●

technical●and●environmental●studies,●

along●with●detailed●design●and●

engineering●work.●If●approvals●for●the●

proposed●project●are●given●-●which●also●

include●an●environmental●permitting●

consent●from●the●Environment●Agency●

-●work●on●the●project●could●start●by●the●

end●of●this●year,●and●enter●commercial●

operation●in●2014.●

Wuhan Kaidi, Wuhan, ChinaAlter●NRG●and●Wuhan●Kaidi●signed●an●alliance●

agreement●in●May●2010●to●construct●a●

biomass-to-energy●demonstration●facility●in●Wuhan,●China.●The●

demonstration●facility●is●in●the●city●of●Wuhan,●China●and●is●

expected●to●be●complete●by●the●end●of●2011.

Using●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●P-5●Reactor,●Wuhan●Kaidi●is●

demonstrating●the●plasma●gasification●technology●prior●to●

building●a●commercial●facility.●

Wuhan●Kaidi●is●a●publicly●traded●company●in●China●with●a●

stated●mandate●to●be●“devoted●to●environmental●protection●

for●the●benefit●of●humanity”●with●approximately●1●billion●USD●

of●annual●sales.●Wuhan●Kaidi●plans●to●develop●more●than●

150●biomass●projects●throughout●China●using●the●

Westinghouse●Plasma●Gasification●technology.

Waste from Shanghai

Site for Alter NRG’s plasma gasification demonstration facility

Graphic showing reception facility of proposed plant. * Illustrations are indicative only and subject to change following engineering design and consultation.


Energy from Waste Facility, Shanghai, ChinaA●demonstration●scale●project●is●currently●being●developed●in●Shanghai,●China●in●combination●with●an●incineration●facility.●The●Westinghouse●Plasma●P-5●reactor●will●be●used●to●demonstrate●the●Westinghouse●Plasma●gasification●technology’s●capability●of●processing●both●municipal●waste●and●incinerator●ash●in●combination●with●an●incinerator.●

Once●demonstrated,●this●process●will●be●a●repeatable●configuration●that●can●be●used●at●incineration●facilities●across●China●and●the●world.●■

Waste transported in Shanghai

Waste from Shanghai

City of Shanghai


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