2011 - G6B - Hingerhot!

Making waste the renewable solution
Integrated BioRefinery for Lowering Carbon Intensity
of Ethanol in an LCFS World
March 1, 2011
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IMUS™ Technology
IMUS
Integrated bioMass Utilisation System
Highmark Renewables
Research develops and
licenses IMUS™ technology
capable of processing large
volumes of high-solid
organic wastes
wastes.
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Integrated BioRefinery
BioRefinery™
•Low cost, reliable source of energy
•Waste management management
solution
•Cost Advantage
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Integrated BioRefinery
BioRefinery™
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Case 1: Ethanol Produced in
Alb
Alberta
- GPHH
• 40 MLPY Wheat Ethanol
thanol
• 5 MWe Biogas
• 36,000 head of beef cattle
beef cattle
• Mixed Feedstock
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Case 1: Alberta, Wheat Ethanol
• Avoidance of Coal Fired Electricity: ‐
of Coal Fired Electricity: 7.1 g/MJ
7 1 g/MJ
• Substitution of Natural Gas: ‐16.5 g/MJ
• Avoidance of Land‐Spreading Manure and Land‐Filling other Waste Products: ‐62.3 g/MJ
• Avoidance of Urea Production: ‐1.5 g/MJ
TOTAL: 83,800 CO₂e / year; 87.4 g/MJ
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Case 2: Ethanol Produced in
Mid
Midwestern
US
•200 MLPY Corn 200 MLPY C
Ethanol
•17 MWe Biogas
•Mixed Feedstock
•Mixed Feedstock
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Case 2: Midwestern US,
C
Corn
E
Ethanol
h
l
• Avoidance
Avoidance of Coal Fired Electricity: of Coal Fired Electricity: ‐ 5.4 g/MJ
5 4 g/MJ
• Substitution of Natural Gas: ‐10.1 g/MJ
• Avoidance of Land‐Spreading Manure and id
f
dS
di
d
Land‐Filling other Waste Products: ‐59.9 g/MJ
• Avoidance of Urea Production: ‐1.1 g/MJ
TOTAL: ‐381,700 CO₂e / year; ‐76.5 g/MJ
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Low Carbon Fuel Standard
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Conventional Gasoline: 90.9 g/MJ
Conventional
Gasoline: 90.9 g/MJ
Average of US Corn Ethanol: 101.0 g/MJ
Average W Canada Wheat Ethanol: 40 5 g/MJ
Average W. Canada Wheat Ethanol: 40.5 g/MJ
Integrated BioRefinery: ‐46.9 g/MJ
10% Reduction in Carbon Intensity by 2020:
• 18% conventional wheat ethanol OR
• 6.6% Low Carbon Ethanol
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Conclusions
The Integrated BioRefinery model provides:
• Cost Advantages
• Measurable Carbon Reductions
• Low Carbon Ethanol
• Waste Management Solution
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Presented by Leann Hinger
[email protected]
(780) 603-0253
603 0253
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