www.greenfuels.co.uk ‘from royal trains to jet planes’ james hygate founder & ceo
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www.greenfuels.co.uk www.biodiesel.co.uk
www.greenfuelsresearch.com
‘From Royal Trains to Jet planes’James Hygate Founder & CEO
Green Fuels Founded 2003
Design, manufacture and supply technology for distributed-scale biodiesel production
Installed capacity of over 400 million litres per year
Equipment in over 50 countries on 5 continents
Patents in processing technology & bio-aviation fuel
Royal Warrant of Appointment
Distributed-scale approach Locate facility close to source of supply
Relatively low capital cost, rapid payback
Reduces impact of transport on cost and carbon budget
Consistent high quality fuel
Builds community involvement
Improves traceability in feedstock-to-fuel cycle
Ideal for emerging markets, islands, cities and closed loop recycling
20,000 lpd FuelMatic GSX 20 being installed for diesel co-operative in Massachusetts
Closed-loop recycling of waste oil into fuel for logistics fleet at distribution centre for McDonald’s in Dubai, UAE
Technology Scaled for distributed, rapid-deployment and
mobile applications: Standardised, factory built and tested
Skid mounted and containerised options
Touch screen PLC controlled with remote access
Use proven transesterification method with patented separation technology (US 8,562,841)
No water requirement, can operate off-grid
Commercially proven globally with variety of feedstocks
Micro onsite installations from 50 litres per day
Commercial installations from 1,000 litres/day to 50,000 litres/day
Fuel used in a variety of applications….
Case study: Closed loop recycling Co-locating at DC’s the refineries are located
at the oil well and point of use - maximising margin and demonstrable carbon savings
McDonald’s currently recycle 12.5 million gallons of used cooking oil per year in the USA alone
Co-location minimises:- collection, consolidation and brokerage costs - enabling dramatic margin increase
Primary driver is the demonstrable LC CO2 saving over using fossil fuel
But in most locations its also cheaper than traditional fuel sources.
New oil
Biodiesel
Used oil
Used oil
Case study: diesel-electric locomotive
Royal Train – used by UK Royal Family for official duties
Hauled by Class 67 diesel-electric locomotives with 1.9MW output
Running on 100% Green Fuels-supplied biodiesel since 2007
Anecdotal report of improved fuel economy with biodiesel vs. mineral diesel
Case study: Combined Heat and Power
PWC Headquarters London
CHP system providing all heating and cooling and 25% of electrical demand.
Operating on 100% biodiesel produced in a Green Fuels FuelMatic from locally sourced UCO
Highest BREEAM outstanding rating Worldwide
Being rolled out to other sites
Tapachula, Mexico
Serving regional airport, providing biodiesel for local transport
Fuel used as B100 for transport to COP 16
Provides model for future decentralised production of aviation biofuel
Case study: Rural locations
Case study: BioJet 1 US subsidiary provided the biodiesel for ‘Green Flight’, the world’s first B100 jet aircraft
flight
The plane was an Czechoslovakian L29 Delfin jet fighter / trainer from the early 1960s
The flight was performed at the Stead air field in Reno, Nevada on October 5, 2007
Started our research into bio-aviation fuels…..
The aviation biofuel market
Global jet fuel demand 6 MBPD by 2020 = $262bn
IATA: 6% of fuel to be alternative by 2020
EU: 600 MGPY of aviation biofuel by 2020
USA: 1,500 MGPY by 2020
Addressable global market - $15B by 2020
MBPD, million barrels per day; MGPY, million (US) gallons per year
Jet biofuel patent Based on hydro-processed fatty acid esters HEFA
Drop-in biofuel so no adaptation to infrastructure or aircraft
US Patent 8,715,374 Issued May 6th 2014
Granted claims cover fuel composition
Fuel composition is wide ranging and encompasses hydroprocessed FAME
Why Green Fuels Biojet?
Low feedstock dependency
Close to market, ASTM approved and applicable at any scale
FAME input is free from glycerine contamination, reducing the energy required to the process oil.
Freeze separating the fractions allows selection of the optimum fraction of FAME for onward processing into jet fuel and other high value products.
Removes components responsible for low-temperature gelling as well as for oxidative instability.
The technology can be retrofitted to existing biodiesel facilities that have a secure feedstock supply
By co-locating at exiting biodiesel facilities we minimise permitting time and costs
TechnologyTr
anse
ster
ifica
tion
High- n-3triglyceride oil
MeOH
Glycerol
FAME mixtureLo
w-t
empe
ratu
re
free
ze fr
actio
natio
n
n-3 esters
n-6, n-9, saturated esters
Hig
her-
tem
pera
ture
fr
eeze
frac
tiona
tion
Saturated esters
Hyd
roge
natio
n
H2
n-6, n-9 mono-unsaturates
Hyd
roly
sis
H2O
n-6, n-9 estersEster/alkane fuel
Tran
sest
erifi
catio
n
Low- n-3 triglyceride oil
MeOH
Glycerol
FAME mixture
Hig
her-
tem
pera
ture
fr
eeze
frac
tiona
tion
Saturated esters
Hyd
roge
natio
n
H2
n-6, n-9 mono-unsaturates
Hyd
roly
sis
H2O
n-6, n-9 estersEster/alkane fuel
Fuel properties
JP-8 Jet A; Jet A-1 GFR fuelAromatics vol% 25 25 10
Flashpoint °C 38 38 51Density @15°C kg/m3 775-840 775-840 805
Net Heat of Combustion MJ/kg 42.8 42.8 43.3Freeze Point °C –47 –40; –47 –54
FA compositions
C20:5 C20:2 C8:0 C10:0 C20:1 C18:3 C18:2 C16:1 C12:0 C18:1 C14:0 C16:0 C22:1 C18:0 C24:1 C20:0 C22:0 C24:00
10
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50
60
70
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-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
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80
100
Sunflower Soybean Corn (USA) Canola JatrophaUCO Palm Camelina P. tricornutum N. salina
Fatty Acid
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Cost analysis – UCO
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F2 e
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fuel fr
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H2 re
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H2 en
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H2O c
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$/g
al (U
S)
Overall yield of jet fuel per litre feedstock ml 662Net cost per gallon $ 2.84
A typical UCO would provide approximately:• 76% jet fuel • 17% road fuel• 7% n-3
Opportunities in Brazil
Today bioenergy represents around 30% of the Brazilian energy makeup
Great potential for the decentralised processing of used cooking oil into biodiesel
Ethanol mills looking at biodiesel production to fuel farming operations
Mining companies looking at biodiesel production for internal use
Huge opportunity for the production and use of bio-aviation fuels as outlined in ‘Flightpath to aviation biofuels in Brazil’
Contact details
Green Fuels Ltd.
Future House
Staverton Technology Park
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6TQ
+44 208 133 3869
www.greenfuels.co.uk
www.greenfuelsresearch.com