RHI Fluid BioCarbon System

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Anaerobic Digestion

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Background BioTech Energy are appointed by RHI BioCoal to represent and market the thermal carbonisation technology known as the Fluid BioCarbon System, which produces a BioCoal, marketed under the Fluid -BioCarbon brand in selected countries including The Americas.

What is Thermal Carbonisation Technology (TCT) Thermal Carbonisation Technology (TCT) is a commercially proven technology which has been approved under the EU Waste Incineration Directive (WID) and is fully CE accredited. The technology creates a BioCoal – Biochar product from a wide range of organics and sludge’s, within a 12 hour period. The result is a carbon neutral BioCoal / BioChar with a heating value similar to that of fossil coals which can be supplemental to coal fuels that are used in the coal power plants worldwide or used as a domestic fuel.

How does it work The vegetable biomass is delivered to a rotating dryer where the biomass is dried to bring the moisture content down to 25%. The dried feedstock is then transported via a sealed conveyor, to a proprietary gasifier which has been pre-heated to 650° C where the biomass is fed into the gasifier retort. The hot dried biomass is then heated, under controlled conditions where the light hydrocarbons are partially combusted, at this stage the process is self sustaining and no further supplementary fuel is required. Without air the thermolysis process inside the retorts causes the carbonisation of the biomass. Proprietary software controls the entire fully automated process which is constantly being monitored and is adjusted for time and temperature. This results in a biochar / BioCoal product with a calorific value produced to the desired heating value required to meet the end users market, i.e.: between 16- 25 MJ/kg. As well as heating the driers the hot combustion gases produced during the process accumulate a significant amount of surplus energy which can be used for the production of electricity and thermal energy, such as steam which is then used for parasitic load within the process or on site. A smart grid system is supplied within the technology scope that enables surplus electricity to be switched within the building from external load to internal at ease. The patented process will process around 6 tons of biomass per hour producing around 2 tons of BioCoal, subject to ultimate required CV, PLUS 500kW electrical and 0.8 MWt of steam at 20 bar. The Product can be produced in two forms. In a “natural” coal form, or Pellets

What makes the Fluid BioCarbon System different to other process types?

1. Flexibility of Feed-stocks Unlike other BioCoal / biochar processes, the process will take most organic waste, plus sludge’s and manures which unlike torrefaction, for example, will only take woody material. This as an added environmental and financial impact, by not being reliant on the higher cost of wood supplies from forestry and by using every day by-products from domestic and commercial users. Almost any biomass is suitable to be used as input material in the process. Below are a few examples of feedstock’s which are suitable.

Woods /Grasses

Horticulture

Food

2. Flexibility of buy-product The BioCoal caloric value can be tailored toward the needs of the end user and their market. It will be important in the overall custom plant design that the end market is understood and that the technology provider understands the caloric value required by the end user of the BioCoal. The calorific value of the BioCoal also can alter the outcome of the BioCoal production; for example, from the same input you can get 2 tons at 25 GJ/tonne, 3 tonnes at 20 GJ/tonne and 4 tonne at 16 GJ/tonne. This is a unique and patented feature of the technology and its process.

3. Fast conversion of organics’ to a Carbon Neutral product.

100% of the parasitic energy required is provided by the process

The ash residue is inert and can be reused, around 5% by volume.

100% of the product is used to generate carbon neutral energy.

No landfill or land use.

Product can be used to supplement or replace fossil fuel for industrial or domestic use.

By product can be activated carbon which offers excellent application possibilities for chemical purification.

4. BioCoal Quality The Fluid BioCarbon System is constantly being tested for BioCoal quality vs. feedstock. The Independent consultants’ SGS are engaged each and every time to assess the by-product. On wood conversion they say

Copyright SGS 13-11-2011

5. Future Proof The Fluid BioCarbon System process is the next generation hybrid of anaerobic digestion and torrefaction.

6. Low Operational and Maintenance Cost The percentages below illustrate an expected percentage allocated to the overall cost of the Fluid BioCarbon System and based on known expenditure and value of the BioCoal supply within Poland.

It is expected that an average installation processing say, 48,000 tonnes of feedstock and producing around 16,000 tonnes of BioCoal will require- 1 Supervisor, 1 Skilled Maintenance operative and 1 Unskilled operative, based on three 8 hour shifts. A plant manager / director might be required, subject to any by-laws and process guarantees etc. For a personal quote please contact us, with a guide to the required heating value of the BioCoal and the expected contract rate for supply. We would assume no revenue would be generated from the feedstock.

Expected Air Emissions The Fluid BioCarbon System is regulated under the European Waste Incineration Directive and the current unit monitored by the independent environmental company SGS. SGS are an international company with offices throughout Europe and North America. The emissions table below were carried out under the EUC WID directive, and shows the contaminants within the gases BEFORE any air quality control. The unit operates with an air quality control process and will be supplied under Fluids’ scope of supply.

Averaged

Particulates mg/m³ 333.58 SO₂ mg/m³ 66.93 NO₂ mg/m³ 188.37 CO mg/m³ 2057.92

Copyright SGS

Expected Installation cost and delivery times The expected turnkey installation for a 48,000 tonne unit will be around €9.500, 000, and will include some allowance on normal civils. But, it is assumed that a suitable site is available and that infrastructure such as road, water, gas, etc is at the site. These costs are of course unknown to us at this stage and cannot be evaluated within the net profit indicated on the graph supplied above. It is expected that manufacturing and final installation will be around 9 months from order.

Plant layout and footprint Assuming that the air quality control unit is outside the building, the estimated footprint for a 48,000 tonne per year process will be around 1,400 M³

Process - Technology Guarantees and Finance Package option A full scale process will be available to visit from December 2012, which will be fully guaranteed and will be available under a finance package offered by the manufacture. This includes a complete turnkey installation funded by the manufacture with a payment holiday option, subject to proof of ability to pay and a commitment to pay for the project after 1 year of operation. The process comes with a 2 year process and technology warranty.

Your project- our next Steps BioTech Energy can provide you with more detailed technical and financial information based on your project needs. To start working together we will need you to sign an NDA and complete a basic questionnaire which informs us about your needs, targets and aim for the project to be successful. We are here to help!