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1 New, Improved, and Emerging Technologies Tom Miles T R Miles, Technical Consultants, Inc. tmiles@trmiles.com Barriers to Biomass Project Development 2014 Alaska Wood Energy Conference Fairbanks, Alaska Apri 15-17, 2014

2 Wood Heat Has Increased Since : Dot Lake Dry Creek Copper River Hoonah STICKS, CHIPS, PELLETS T R Miles Technical Consultants 2

3 Apply Emerging Biomass Technologies to Recurring Needs Heat Buildings Processing Food Security Greenhouse Heat Soil fertility - Biochar for carbon smart farming Power <100 kwe - village and small community >100 kwe community and institutional Waste Disposal Nonrecylable wood and paper Wastewater sludge Fuel Syngas to low cost diesel T R Miles Technical Consultants 3

4 HEAT Heat Improved Boilers and Gasifiers Improved Boilers suitable capacities, ash tolerance, fuel flexibility Improved Gasifiers - heat, power, biochar Fuel Improved Fuels Low cost densification systems Torrefied Wood/Char Heat and Power Improved Gasifiers All Power Labs 20 kwe, 100 kwe Spanner/Borealis 100 kwt/45 kwe BC Biocarbon heat, power, char Third Party Heat Suppliers Give me the heat. Don t give me the heartache. T R Miles Technical Consultants 4

5 Improved Boilers: Bioburner Moisture and Ash Tolerant Chip Boilers High MC/Ash Combustion Control LEI BioBurner Ash Removal T R Miles Technical Consultants 5

6 Improved Fuels CHIPS PELLETS CARDBOARD + WOOD BRICKS MICRO CHIPS DRYING TORRIFIED T R Miles Technical Consultants 6

7 Clean Chips for Gasifier Fuel Laimet Chipper T R Miles Technical Consultants 7

8 Heating Gasifiers + Biochar Fluidyne Shasta II Gasifier Boiler with Logs and Chipper T R Miles Technical Consultants 8

9 Greenhouse Heat Exchangers T R Miles Technical Consultants 9

10 Shasta II in Operation T R Miles Technical Consultants 10

11 80 kwe Genset Runs at 42 kwe on Woodgas 100 kwth Jacket Heat to Greenhouse T R Miles Technical Consultants 11

12 Spanner/Borealis 100KWth ~300,000 Btuh 45 kwe T R Miles Technical Consultants 12

13 45 kwe SPANNER IN FABRICATION - >200 IN SERVICE 8,000 HRS/YR T R Miles Technical Consultants 13

14 Modular Heat Generator Wood chips Built-in dryer High availability Meet customers Quarterly Spanner/Borealis Heating Gasifier T R Miles Technical Consultants 14

15 SMALL POWER GENERATION Less than 100 kwe Spanner/Borealis 45 kwe/100kwt All Power Labs 20 kwe kwe scale No Stirling systems - bankrupt ORC systems - high cost, low efficiency More than 100 kwe Proton 250 kwe PHG 1 MWe Energy Service Providers Phoenix Energy Heat, Power, Biochar T R Miles Technical Consultants 15

16 Thomas Deerfield Chipping Gasifier Fuel Hoonah 2012 Gasifier Fuel All Power Lab Gasifier Automated Control T R Miles Technical Consultants 16

17 All Power Labs 20 kwe Power Pallet Sealaska/Icy Straits Lumber and Milling 2012 Mini Grid Tie for Multiple Units Scaling to 100 kwe Generating 20 kw and Heat from Engine Cooling Water T R Miles Technical Consultants 17

18 Integrated Heat, Power and Syngas FEEDSTOCK RECEIVING AND PROCESSING Proton Power SYNGAS POWER kwe HEAT Steam, HW LIQUIDS Oils, Vinegars BIOCHAR 18

19 Heat and Biochar International Tech Corp, Prineville, Oregon FIXED AND PORTABLE PLATFORMS T R Miles Technical Consultants 19

20 Energy Services - Phoenix Energy 500 kwe, 1000 kwe, 2,000 kwe + Biochar T R Miles Technical Consultants 20

21 T R Miles Technical Consultants 21

22 FUEL: Why Not Make Oil in Alaska? Proton Power - hydrogen Hydrothermal Carbonization Urban and Municipal Waste PNNL Oil From Food waste Cool Planet pyrolysis Drop-in Gasoline, Diesel and Biochar T R Miles Technical Consultants 22

23 T R Miles Technical Consultants 23

24 Use Improved, New, and Emerging Technologies to Meet Needs T R Miles Technical Consultants 24

25 The Way Ahead Use demonstrated technologies to convert high ash fuels to heat for energy and food production Build wood infrastructure through heating systems Use heating technologies that make electricity and biochar as co-products Use co-products (biochar) to grow food (e.g. greenhouse) Employ heat/power technologies that use wood and waste. e.g. gasification PHG Watch for Improved technologies - wait for commercial installations Integrated Waste Liquid fuel Large power generation T R Miles Technical Consultants 25

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