Westinghouse Plasma Gasification: The next generation of Waste‐To‐Energy Solutions

PROJECT UPDATESGasification Technologies Council (GTC)October 11‐14, Washington, DC

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WESTINGHOUSE PLASMA CORP – WHAT WE DO• We make syngas by gasifying difficult waste streams – municipal, hazardous,industrial, medical, construction/demolition waste and mixed biomass

• We process at Industrial scale and create negative/low cost syngas for powerand liquid fuels

PRODUCES NEGATIVE / LOW COST SYNGAS SUITABLE FORFOSSIL FUEL REPLACEMENT

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ELECTRICITY50 MW (gross)

base load production

LIQUID FUELS~365,000 Bbls/yr

SYNGAS~3.5 Million MMBtu/yr

WASTE350,000 tpy

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• Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group acquired AlterNRG in July 2015

• $5 billion USD renewable energy company with 10 subsidiaries in China, US and Canada

• 23 year history in hydropower, wind power, power, environmental pollution control and development of syngas to liquids technologies

• Combined with RES acquisition (November 2014) combination provides solution for conversion of multiple waste streams to liquids production on a worldwide basis.

• The combined companies will offer solutions liquids, power and syngas

• Global IP portfolio with 150+ patents in gasification, FT liquids and related processes

• 40+ CFB biomass to power plants in operation; 110 in construction and planning

• Owns Kaidi Sunshine Biomass Investment Co; 500,000+ hectares of forest land feedstocks

• Completed over $2 billion in EPC contracts 100 MW ‐ 300 MW                                            power plants in China and Vietnam

• Recent $2 billion pollution control project in Hong Kong

• Established Kaidi R&D institute; includes development of                                                       $100 million demonstration facility for gasification, syngas to                                             liquids conversion and upgrading to transportation fuels

SUNSHINE KAIDI NEW ENERGY GROUP – HARVEST INTERNATIONAL

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WESTINGHOUSE PLASMA: PROJECTS UPDATE

GASIFICATION SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS P5• Up to 100 tpd 

Waste• Up to 5 MW 

electrical• Energy 

equivalent of up to 50,000 Bbls/yr of fossil fuel

W 15• Up to 300 tpd 

Waste• Up to 15 MW 

electrical• Energy equivalent 

of up to 150,000 Bbls/yr of fossil fuel

G 65• Up to 1,000 

tpd Waste• Up to 50 MW 

electrical• Energy 

equivalent of up to 650,000 Bbls/yr of fossil fuel

Commercial Facilities:

MIHAMA MIKATA, JAPAN ‐MSW & SLUDGE, 

24 TPD:2002

PUNE, INDIA ‐ HAZARDOUS WASTE, 78 TPD:

2008

WUHAN, CHINA ‐ BIOMASS, 150 TPD:2012

SHANGHAI, CHINA ‐MEDICAL WASTE & FLY 

ASH, 30 TPD:2013

Under Construction:

TEES VALLEY, UK ‐ TV2MSW, 1,000 TPD:

2016

BIJIE, CHINA –MSW, 600 TPD:LATE Q2, 2017

Commissioning:

TEES VALLEY, UK ‐ TV1MSW, 1,000 TPD:

2015

UTASHINAI, JAPAN ‐MSW & AUTO SHREDDER RESIDUE, 

220 TPD:2003 TO 2013

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THE COST ADVANTAGE OF UTILIZING WPC SYNGAS FORCREATING POWER AND LIQUID FUELS

WESTINGHOUSE PLASMA GASIFICATION IS THE KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGY

1000 TPD PLASMA GASIFICATION FACILITY UNIT OPERATING COST(PER MMBTU SYNGAS PRODUCED, NET OF GATE FEE REVENUES)

• Assumptions:• Capital per MMBtu for clean syngas is ~$2/MMBtu

• Compression to 400psig per MMBtu is ~$0.75/MMBtu

* Europe, UK, China, India, Japan, Korea, South America

NAT GAS / LNG $7.00 to $14.00 / MMBtuOIL $40/bbl to $80/bbl

The VALUE PROPOSITION of GASIFYING 1000 tpd of WASTE• In a period of historically low fossil fuel prices, WPC syngas continues to be a cost effectivefeedstock for the production of liquid fuels.

• Gate fees for waste feedstocks offset the cost of syngas production and provide a significantsource of revenue for a plasma gasification facility.

CLEANUP

Gate Fee $0/t $40/t $60/t $80/t $100/tCost of Syngas

Production (Per MMBtu)

$6.0 $1.75 $0 ($2.40) ($4.75)

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TEES VALLEY, UK: TV1 ‐ 2015

6Administrative & Control Rooms

Feedstock Reception Coke & Flux Silos Feedstock Conveyors

WPC Gasifier & Auxiliary Modules

Syngas cleaned and 

compressed to FT specification

Gas Turbines

Syngas Cleanup Train

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TEES VALLEY, UK: ADVANCED GASIFICATION ENERGY‐FROM‐WASTE PLANTS Overview:• 2,000 tpd of MSW• 100MW (gross) electrical base loadproduction; uses combined cyclepower block

• World’s first combined cycle EFWfacility

Update on both phases:• TV1 (1,000tpd) ‐ completedcommissioning and in start‐up;scheduled to be on‐line in Q1 2016

• TV2 (1,000tpd) ‐ under construction;commissioning in Q1 2016;commercial operation targeted forQ4 2016

WPC Gasifier and Auxiliary Modules installed at TV1

TV1

TV2

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THE OPERATION OF THE TEES VALLEY PROJECT DEMONSTRATES:

1. Industrial / Commercial scale volumes of syngas from waste:• 2,000tpd of feedstock will produce ~7 Million MMBtu/year of syngas• 100MW (gross) electrical, base load production of energy• Equivalent production of 1,600 – 2,000 Bbls/day of liquid fuels

2. The ability to consistently produce syngas at the required specification:• To ensure reliability, the syngas must consistently meet the fuel

specification of the gas turbine• Gas turbine syngas specification is similar to liquids conversion

technology syngas specification

3. The ability to create negative to low cost syngas from feedstock's• Tipping fee revenues reduce the operating cost of making clean syngas

NEXT STEP APPLICATIONS:

REFUELING, LIQUID FUELS & HAZARDOUS WASTE SOLUTIONS

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GE TECHNICAL / ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY HIGHLIGHTS

Working with GE, WPC syngas is asuitable fuel for GE’s Frame 6, 7and 9 series gas turbines:

• GE gas turbines will not experience ade‐rate when operating on a blend orat 100%WPC Syngas

• In fact, the increased volume of WPCSyngas will increase efficiency andgenerate additional electrical powervs. natural gas

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INTEGRATED WASTE TO LIQUIDS SOLUTION’S

Westinghouse Plasma:• WPC is a provider of syngas for the 

biofuels industry• WPC syngas is a suitable fuel for 

GE’s 6,7 and 9 series gas turbines• Offers an integrated waste to diesel 

solution through Sunshine Kaidi

~310,000 Bbls/yr

Assumptions: 1100tpd MSW @ 6200 Btu/lb

~3.8 Million MMBtu/yr

(250‐300 Btu/scf)

Other downstream liquids technologies

Westinghouse Plasma Process RES Kaidi Process

RES Kaidi:• Demonstrated over 5 years at ~10 BPD capacity, 14,000 hours of operation,

at 4,000 hours of continuous operation• Premium quality, clean burning diesel and jet fuels, finished FT Diesel

Conforms to ASTM D975• FT aviation turbine fuel meets all specifications for ASTM (American Society

for Testing and Materials)• Evaluated by United States Air Force, Commercial test flight with United

Airlines; approval from U.S. Federal Aviation AdministrationWuhan, China: Biomass to Liquids, 150 tpd

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TURNKEY HAZARDOUS WASTE SOLUTION’S

PUNE, INDIA ‐ HAZARDOUS WASTE, 78 TPDProcessed over 600+ different waste streams.Successfully operating over  the past 7+ years.

SHANGHAI, CHINA ‐MEDICAL WASTE &FLY ASH, 30 TPD

Successfully completed 120+ day in operation.

Commercial operations• In India (since 2008).• In China (since 2013).

Flexible operations• Processed over 600+ 

hazardous waste streams since 2008.

• Syngas can be utilized for steam, power or process fuel.

Turnkey modular facility• Can be co‐located with existing industrial facilities.• Facility footprint: ~2,000 m2

• Reduces project time lines and increases economic returns.

Environmentally sustainable• Slag has commercial uses (construction aggregate, rock wool  

insulation, etc.)• WPC’s high temperature gasification process does not create 

furans or dioxins.

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THE WRAP UP• Plasma gasification now has processing capabilities ranging from 25 to

1,000 ton per day in a single reactor

• Due to tipping fees of some feedstocks, plasma gasification produceszero/negative cost syngas

• Plasma gasification takes multiple waste streams to create syngasproduction that can be converted to “higher value” end products

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ELECTRICITY50 MW (gross)

base load production

LIQUID FUELS~365,000 Bbls/yr

SYNGAS~3.5 Million MMBtu/yr

WASTE350,000 tpy

THANK YOU

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