NRG Focus - Dec 2012 Edition

DECEMBER 2012

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A GLOBAL OUTLOOKTECHNOLOGY | REVIEW | UPDATE

Air Products, Tees Valley Project 1 & 2 Updates

GTS Demo Plant in Shanghai, China

Wuhan Kaidi Demo Plant in Wuhan, China

Westinghouse Plasma Torches

Rendition of Air Products, Tees Valley Project, Teesside, UK

Air Products: Tees Valley 2Second Renewable Energy Plant in Tees Valley, UK

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Cover Photo: Site location for the Tees Valley Renewable Energy Facility, UK

Contents

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Clean Syngas Model _____ 3

Tees Valley projects, UK _4-5• Tees Valley 1: Air Products - Renewable

Energy Facility

• Tees Valley 2: Air Products Outlines Plans

for a Second Facility in Tees Valley

Site licence to pGpT _____ 6PGP Terminal a.s. for Czech and Slovakia Republics

open house _______________ 7• June 2012

WpC Torches ____________8-9• New Developments

project Updates __________ 10• Wuhan Kaidi, Wuhan, China

• GTS, Shanghai, China

Conference Updates ____ 11• GTC, Washington, DC

• ICWMT, Beijing, China

• Energy from Waste, UK

For our 6th edition of NRG Focus we

will continue to bring clarity to the

experiences and activities that help

optimize our Westinghouse plasma

gasification technology. In this issue, we

will provide updates on Tees Valley 1 and 2

projects, Site license for pGpT, WpC Torches

among others.

please read on and we hope you enjoy this

latest edition of NRG Focus.

Warm Wishes for the holiday Season to all our Readers!From the team at Alter NRG

www.alternrg.comISSUE | DECEMBER 20122

Clean Syngas Model

The clean syngas produced by Westinghouse Plasma Gasification solutions can be converted into a wide variety of energy products.

● Electricity, through gas turbines, reciprocating engines and in the future, fuel cells

● liquid fuel including: ● Ethanol ● Jet fuel ● Diesel etc.

Westinghouse Plasma Corp.: Clean Syngas Model3 nrg Focus | by ALTER NRG

Air Products has begun construction of a $500 million waste-to-energy plant in

Tees Valley, UK. The Renewable Energy Facility will convert 950 tonnes per day

of household waste into 49 MW of electricity, enough to power 50,000 homes.

The formal announcement of the Tees Valley project was made public in August 2012, and the

unveiling of the details was presented at the SMI’s energy from waste event in September 2012

by Alter NRG’s Westinghouse Plasma Corporation President, Richard Fish & Air Products’

Bio-energy Europe Business Manager, Lisa Jordan.

The Waste to Energy project in Tees Valley UK is continuing to progress on time and on budget,

Alter NRG executed approximately 37% of the first purchase order from Air Products and the

gasifier fabrication is in advanced stages set for operation in 2014.

PROJECT UPDATE

Tees Valley 1

Gasifier fabrication in progress in advanced

stages for the Tees Valley 1 Project.

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NEW PROJECT

Tees Valley 2

Air products announced it is

advancing their second proposed

facility on adjacent lands in Tees

Valley on October 23, 2012.

On October 23rd, 2012, Air Products announced plans for a second

renewable energy plant in Tees Valley, UK. Presently the company

is constructing its first renewable energy plant on the reclamation

pond site (next to the North Tees Chemical Complex) near

Billingham. It is proposed that this second, separate plant will be

located on adjacent land. Using the latest advanced gasification

technology provided by Alter NRG, the proposed scheme will

convert industrial and commercial waste into 50MW of

renewable energy. A facility of this size would have the ability to

generate the same amount of power that is consumed in 50,000

homes each year.

They held an exhibition about its plans at the Low Grange

Community Centre on October 29th and at the Port Clarence

Community Centre on October 30, 2012. The exhibition was

open to members of the public, as an opportunity for local

people to learn more about the proposed project and meet the

Air Products’ team in advance of a planning application being

submitted in a few months’ time to Stockton-on-Tees Borough

Council.

The proposed scheme has also been welcomed by local

business organizations including NEPIC, North East Chamber of

Commerce, CPI and Tees Valley Unlimited.

The renewable energy plant requires planning consent from

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and an environmental

permitting consent from the Environment Agency. As part of

this process, Air Products will be consulting over the coming

months a range of local and national organizations such as

Natural England and Northumbrian Water.

Lisa Jordan, Business Manager for Bio Energy at Air

Products said“ As with our first renewable energy

plant, the availability of skilled labour, industrial land,

good access to electrical infrastructure, and excellent road

links were important factors in our decision to pursue an

additional renewable energy plant in Teesside. Over the

next three years, we would create up to 100 permanent

jobs and work with local and national firms during

construction. We estimate that over 1400 people would be

employed during the construction of both plants.”

October 29th, 2012

Alex Cunningham, MP for Stockton North, welcomed Air

Products’ latest plans: “ I was delighted to play a small

part in bringing the first Air Products plant, now under

construction, to Teesside but to learn of this huge vote of

confidence by the company in our area by confirming a

potential second plant is quite stunning and will sustain

hundreds of construction jobs over several years. It

shows that Teesside is successful at attracting world class

technologies and corporations that create jobs and support

the country’s renewable energy agenda. By diverting

waste from landfill the plant offers an environmentally-

friendly solution for the production of renewable energy in

the North East.”

October 29th, 2012

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5 nrg Focus | by ALTER NRG

PGP Terminal (PGPT) is a company formed

specifically to develop waste to energy

projects in the Czech and Slovak Republics.

PGPT is focusing on projects with capacities

between 50,000 and 100,000 tonnes per

annum and producing between 5 and

18 MW of electricity.

Further, most projects in the Czech and Slovak Republics will be combined

heat and power projects with heat being provided to local district heat

systems. PGPT has a close relationship with BKB Metal a.s., a longstanding

Czech engineering firm based in Ostrava. PGPT has contractual relationships

in place with funding partners for development and project capital

requirements.

Both the Czech and Slovak Republics are under pressure and scrutiny from

the EU to reduce their reliance on landfill for waste. The picture shown... is an

example of the numerous smaller landfills that dot the Czech and Slovak

landscape and which will be closed down as plasma gasification plants are

built. The Slovak Republic is providing incentives for

plasma gasification projects through a Feed-In-Tariff of

€115/MWh (~$148/MWh) for eligible projects. The

Czech Republic currently considers energy from waste

projects on a case by case basis and can provide

power rates necessary for the projects to achieve

economics returns.

Earlier this year, PGPT purchased five site licenses from

Alter NRG as part of their business plan to construct five

combined heat and power projects over the next five

years. The relationship between Alter and PGPT

provides Alter an option to invest in PGPT’s projects.

Alter NRG issues Site License to PGPT

PGP Terminal, a.s.

In the words of Petr Brenek “ PGPT chose Alter’s

Westinghouse Plasma technology after conducting

a thorough due diligence and determining Alter’s

technology has superior ecological and technological

parameters and positive project economics.”

Independent Representatives

Copyright © 2012 Westinghouse Plasma Corporation

Independent Representatives

Copyright © 2012 Westinghouse Plasma Corporation

Country Licensees &

Representatives


Alter NRG and Westinghouse Plasma have completed its 4th Open House held at

our Pilot Plant in Pittsburgh, PA on June 19, 2012.

We welcomed more than 45 visitors, including project

developers, EPC developers, financial institutions, government

officials and customers who visited our world class

Westinghouse Plasma Gasification demonstration facility in

Waltz Mill, PA for a unique networking event. A site tour and

live torch demonstration took place while learning from our

industry experts.

We would like to sincerely thank our guest speakers who provided their

invaluable time during the Open House, including:

● Eric Darmstaedter, president, ClearFuels Technology inc., Rentech

● John D. howard iii, Chief Technical officer, Coronal

● Torsten Granberg, Chief Executive officer, plagazi

We would also like to thank all participants for taking the time to

explore the Westinghouse Plasma Technology,

demonstrations at the Plasma Center and enjoy the

Pirates Game in the evening!

Open House

Photos below are for the Open House Reception, Presentations, followed by Westinghouse Plasma Technology and Torches Demonstration at the Plasma Center.

“ The entire staff was fantastic, I feel the message was

presented loud and clear, the foundation for the rewards

is fantastic, my hats off to Walt Howard and Richard

Fish,Yousef Abassi, Mark Wright and the entire team, my

partners and I look forward to a fruitful relationship.”

“ This was one of the most organized and well thought out events I have attended. The diversity of attendees and projects

was refreshing and informative. but I gained valuable insights into the challenges and great benefits, both monetarily and

environmental, of these state of the art projects. The venues were wonderful and convenient, and the city of Pittsburgh was

showcased through the excellent Pirates game entertainment to cap off a great day of learning. Thank you so much for the

hard work in planning and executing this event. The networking during this time will be beneficial as our team seeks out

opportunities for gasification projects.” 7 nrg Focus | by ALTER NRG

Plasma Torches

By Westinghouse Plasma Corp.

Westinghouse Plasma Torches have been developed over 40 years with over

$100M invested in research, development and commercialization.

Plasma torches have the unique capability of increasing the energy of the process gas by 2 to 10 times when compared to combustion

equipment. The torches are a rugged, high temperature process heating device designed to operate with high efficiency and minimal

maintenance in difficult commercial environments.

Westinghouse Plasma Corp is a leader in the development of plasma technology with years of experience in analytical, experimental and

commercial aspects of high temperature chemical and material heating processes. Our continuous optimization progress work to reduce

capital and operating costs while improving power output ranges.

Typical Plasma Applications include:

● Energy recovery from waste through plasma gasification

● Hazardous and medical waste destruction

● Combustion replacement

● Boiler ignition

● Foundry melters

● Ironmaking

● Plasma fired blast furnace

● Non ferrous metals processing

● Processing of metallurgical waste

● Plasma reformers

● Acetylene production

● Chemical processing

● R & D applications

● High temperature testing of ceramic and metallic materials.

Westinghouse Plasma Torches are manufactured in the USA and can be delivered anywhere in the world, providing aftermarket client support and warranties for the torch systems.

Market Developments

Currently in China, Alter NRG is continuing to build a relationship with an undisclosed client that is working with large steel companies on

innovative solutions utilizing Westinghouse torch technologies. One negotiation has advanced to a signed agreement with delivery dates in

2012 & 2013. These applications will provide significant economic and environmental improvement from current processes. In addition, there

are advanced negotiations on several torch orders in international markets. Alter NRG & Westinghouse Plasma Corp continues to expand its

pipeline of opportunities with regard to specific uses of torches for metal melting and other high heat source applications. These applications

span industries including steel, automotive, specialty metals and other industrial needs. These opportunities are presently aimed with clients

in India, North America and Asia.


MARC 3A Plasma TorchWPC’s standard MARC 3A configuration operates in

a range from 80kW to approximately 300kW. The

current to the field coils in the MARC 3A is in series

with the arc current. The MARC 3A does not feature

independent control of the field coil current and

arc current.

MARC 11 Plasma TorchWPC has two standard MARC 11 configurations, a

low power torch, the MARC 11L and a high power

torch, MARC 11H. The low power MARC 11L plasma

torch operates in the range from approximately 350

kW to approximately 800 kW.

The high power torch operates in the range from

approximately 860 kW to 2400 kW. The maximum

arc current of the MARC 11 plasma torch is 2000A.

The MARC 11 torch uses two separate power

supplies: one for the field coil and one for the arc.

The arc current and the field coil current can be

independently controlled.

Model Diameter Typical length Weight

inches mm inches mm pounds

MARC 3A 3.5 89 32.5 826 45

MARC 11 18 457 35 889 450

Torch Type MARC 3A MARC 11L MARC 11H

Rated Min Power (kW) 80 350 860

Rated Max Power (kW) 300 800 2400

Air Flow (scfm) 20 95 200

Air Flow (kg/hr) 42 197 415

Thermal Efficiency 70% 85% 85%

Maximum Operating

Current400 ADC 1000 ADC 2000 ADC

Maximum Operating

Arc Voltage860 VDC 950 VDC 1200 VDC

Westinghouse Plasma Torch Advantages:

The Westinghouse Plasma Corporation plasma torch provides flexibility and

allows control over temperature, independent of fuel or oxygen throughput in

the process. Other benefits include:

● Highly reliable – over 500,000 hours in commercial operation

● Commercially proven & Industrial rugged design

● Availability in a wide range of power inputs from 80 to 2400 kW

● Power input can be quickly adjusted to match process requirements

● Long electrode life

● High thermal efficiency

● Self-stabilized and non-transferred arc

● Torch gas flexibility

The MARC 3A or MARC 11 plasma torches operate over electrical ranges

based on the configurations below:


GTS Shanghai Alter NRG is currently supporting the construction of a hazardous waste demonstration facility in Shanghai China. The facility is being constructed by GTS Shanghai and is located at the Shanghai Environment Hazardous Waste Facility in Jianding. Shanghai Environment is a division of the state owned company Shanghai Chengtou. The facility is currently under construction and is scheduled for start-up and commissioning by the end of Q1 2013. The project will be processing a variety of hazardous and industrial wastes along with incinerator fly ash. Incinerator fly ash is an increasing issue in China and is currently a high priority environmental issue for the Chinese government as incinerator flyash is considered a hazardous waste material in China. In its first phase the project will be supplying steam to existing power generation at the facility. This project demonstration is the next step in the process for larger scale commercial applications in China.

Project Updates

Wuhan Kaidi, Wuhan ChinaWuhan Kaidi’s demonstration facility is approximately 90% complete and has entered the commissioning phase. It will be operational in early 2013. Alter NRG is continuing to support the commissioning and start up process.

Upon successful demonstration, Kaidi has more than 100 sites identified to take biomass and convert it into power and liquid fuels.

Kashmir

Kyrgyzstan

South Korea

Laos

Kazakhstan

Myanmar

Mongolia

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

North Korea

Thailand

Tajikistan

Taiwan

Uzbekistan

China

Vietnam

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Russian Federation

India

Japan

Beijing

ShanghaiWuhan, Hubei


Gasification Technologies Council

(GTC) Conference - Washington, DC

Westinghouse Plasma Corp. co-presented with

Air Products at the Gasification Technologies

Conference (GTC) held in Washington, DC from October 29th to 31st,

2012. Walter Howard (CEO) and Bruce Leonard (Director, Corporate

Development) attended on behalf of Westinghouse Plasma Corp.

(Photo right) Walter in conversation with fellow GTC visitors.

Conference Updates

7th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology

(ICWMT), Beijing, China

Westinghouse Plasma showcased at the Seventh International Conference on Waste

Management and Technology Conference in Beijing, China from September 5th-7th, 2012.

Walter Howard (CEO) of Westinghouse Plasma is seen here showcasing our key enabling

plasma gasification technology.

Energy from waste -

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Westinghouse Plasma attended

the 7th Annual World Biofuels

Markets Conference held in

Rotterdam, Netherlands from

March 13-15, 2012. This is the

largest biofuels congress and exhibition event in Europe.

Kevin Willerton (Vice President, Strategic Alliances & Business Development)

engaging with visitors at the Westinghouse Plasma Corp. stand.

Kashmir

Kyrgyzstan

South Korea

Laos

Kazakhstan

Myanmar

Mongolia

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

North Korea

Thailand

Tajikistan

Taiwan

Uzbekistan

China

Vietnam

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Russian Federation

India

Japan

Beijing

ShanghaiWuhan, Hubei


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Alter NRG provides clean energy

solutions that are economically viable

and environmentally sustainable.

Westinghouse Plasma is the industry

leading plasma gasification

technology that provides clean and

renewable energy solutions by

converting all types of waste and

biomass into high value energy - like

electricity, ethanol or syngas. With

plasma systems in operation for 20

years and converting waste into

energy since 2002, the technology is

commercially proven and produces

lower emissions than other

conventional energy technologies.

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