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1 The Pilbara Waste to Energy Project Alternative Waste Treatment Sustainability Renewable Energy

2 3.9 ibillion 43% Number of plastic bags used by Australians in 2007.* Of construction and demolition waste sent to landfill in 2006/2007. # The Australian Environmental Picture Plastic bags Only 14% of these bags were reused by customers at supermarkets* That means 3.3 billion bags ended up in landfills or polluting the environment Plastic bags are produced from polymers derived from petroleum. The amount of petroleum used to make a plastic bag would drive a car about 11 metres* The energy contained in all of the plastic bags used in one year is enough to propel a car 42 million km * Source: Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2010). Construction and Demolition (C & D) waste C & D waste is produced from building or demolition sites Of the 43.8 million tonnes of waste generated in Australia in 2006/07, 38% or 16.6 million tonne was C & D waste # 7 million tonnes of C & D was sent to landfill in that period # Items such as concrete, metal and clean fill are recycled from this stream The leftover plastic, timber, textiles and cardboard is considered contaminated and unsuitable for reuse or recycling, but is ideally suited to energy recovery # Source: EPHC National Waste Report 2010.

3 Contents About New Energy 2 Our Vision 2 What sets us apart? 3 Project Summary 4 The Process 6 Technology 8 Why Gasification? Million FAQs 12 Waste Hierarchy 16 Sustainability 18 Energy Generation and Carbon Emissions 20 Our Goal 21 Tonnes of commercial and industrial waste produced by Australians in 2006/2007. # 44% of this ended up in landfill. Commercial and Industrial (C & I) waste C & I waste is generated from commercial and industrial activities such as offices, restaurants and factories The waste that is not source-separated is often considered contaminated and not suitable for recycling. Again it s ideal for energy recovery # Source: EPHC National Waste Report 2010.

4 About Renewable energy and clean energy technologies are the way of the future. From solar, to wind, to biomass, new energy sources are decreasing our reliance on fossil fuels and our impact on the environment. New Energy Corporation is positioned to be a leading provider of renewable energy in Western Australia, through its innovative low temperature gasification technology. By treating waste that would otherwise be going to landfill, New Energy will generate renewable energy to supply back to the grid or directly to industry, not only providing a valued resource to the local area in the form of electricity, but also providing a solution to the growing issue of landfill across Western Australia. WA generates over five million tonnes of waste a year, 67% of which is sent to landfill. In fact, WA has the highest proportion of waste sent to landfill in Australia, according to the EPHC National Waste Report New Energy Corporation will provide a sustainable solution to waste treatment in WA, by working to divert waste from landfill and create energy. The more waste reduced, reused, recycled and ultimately diverted from landfill, the better the result for our environment and the community. New Energy s waste to energy process is well proven, with the low temperature gasification technology utilised by New Energy already operating in several facilities world wide. New Energy will build, own and operate commercially viable waste to energy plants and, at the proposed plant in the North West, will divert approximately 100,000 tonnes per annum of waste that would otherwise have gone to Pilbara-based landfill sites. This mass of waste represents enough energy to power 21,000 homes in the region. Whilst as a nation we are working harder at reducing, reusing and recycling our waste, there is still a large proportion that ends up in landfill. New Energy Corporation has their sights set on the goal of by supporting the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycling of waste and then treating waste for energy recovery. New Energy is managed by a group of passionate business men and women, who have a diverse background in the fields of waste management, recycling and new technologies. Each is committed to creating a commercial and sustainable alternative to landfill, combined with bringing the benefits of renewable energy production from waste to WA. This Australian first, in waste management infrastructure, represents an exciting opportunity for the Pilbara region. Our vision is a world with ; where waste fuels a sustainable future. 2

5 3 Society s Waste Renewable Energy Environmental Benefits What sets us apart? Viable We generate renewable energy by processing waste diverted from landfill. Our low temperature gasification technology reduces our reliance on fossil fuels, helps to reduce our global environmental footprint and is commercially proven. Opportunity

6 Project Summary New Energy is investing in state-of-the-art waste to energy technology in what will be an Australian first. Resource projects and population growth have put a strain on both power and waste infrastructure in the Pilbara. This project will help solve both these issues by using commercially proven Entech technology to recover energy from waste and by feeding the electricity generated straight into the North West Interconnecting System (NWIS). In fact, New Energy s plant at full capacity will produce enough energy to power 21,000 homes. Location New Energy consulted local councils in the Pilbara, and the Department of State Development, to find the best location for the project. Three sites were initially identified for investigation the Burrup Peninsula, the Maitland Industrial Estate and the Boodarie Industrial Estate at Port Hedland. Project Milestones April 2013 Environmental approval March 2013 Planning approval 4 June 2013 Final approval

7 5 Artist s impression of proposed plant The Boodarie Industrial Estate has proved to be the best location on the following grounds: Proximity to major road transport routes Access to major existing power infrastructure Location within the regional power generation industry precinct Proximity to major regional sources of waste Good separation from the nearest residential land (approx 6 km) Alignment with the Port Hedland Land Use Master Plan. Project Features Thermal capacity of 72 MW Waste capacity from 70,000 to 130,000 tonnes per annum Electrical generation capacity of up to 18.5 MW. Project Benefits Supports planned population growth for the region (an estimated 150,000 tonnes per annum of waste is projected to be generated in Karratha and Port Hedland alone) Australian-first waste management infrastructure Supports waste management for large industrial projects Replaces old and inadequate waste infrastructure that relies on unsustainable landfill Creates 30 full-time local jobs Environmentally sustainable project Helps make the Pilbara a sustainable and environmentally responsible place to live as well as the economic powerhouse of Australia. January 2017 Plant opens March 2015 Construction begins

8 New Energy supports sustainable waste management practices by providing a viable alternative to landfill. The energy in the waste is extracted and returned to the community, maximising the value of the waste and minimising its environmental impact. Waste Diverted from Landfill, Trucked to Plant Waste to Landfill Waste Management Households The Process Recyclable Waste Local Industry Sustainable Waste Treatment Build, own and operate commercially viable Waste to energy plants. Reduce our environmental impact by diverting waste from landfill. Waste to Energy Plant Process the waste using state-of-the-art Entech technology. Use low temperature gasification, an advanced thermal treatment technology, to recover energy from the waste. 6

9 7 New Energy Waste to Energy Plant Households Electricity Generation Waste Generation; Municipal & Industrial Local Industry Clean Energy Generation Generate renewable energy to supply back to the grid or directly to industry. Maximise the benefits of this clean technology by returning the energy to households and local industry.

10 Syngas Burner Energy Utilisation Heat Exchanger Air Quality Control System Entech Low Temperature Gasification Chamber Turbine/ Generator Technology A new generation of Energy Recovery. 8 Plant: New Energy s processing plants are designed to accept waste, inspect it, remove recyclables, and then recover energy from the remainder. Accept: Waste trucks pass over a weighbridge, where they are registered, recorded and weighed. They are weighed again as they exit. The weighbridge operator tells the drivers where they should deposit the waste. Inspect: If the waste doesn t need sorting, it is deposited by the trucks at the energy recovery building. The waste is carefully inspected before being fed into the energy recovery or gasifier units. Recyclables: If the waste needs sorting, it is deposited at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), where it is inspected and recyclables and incompatible wastes are removed. The remaining waste is then transferred to the energy recovery building. Buildings: All operations, including waste deliveries from the trucks, waste inspection and processing, waste storage and energy recovery, are carried out indoors. No operations occur in the open air. In this way any potential noise, dust and odour is minimised. It is also essential for good housekeeping in the event of a storm or heavy rain. In the North West, the buildings will be cyclone rated, and a set of emergency procedures will ensure that process safety is unaffected by weather. These procedures will include process hibernation in the event of strong winds; and additional waste stocks for back-up in the event waste deliveries are restricted by heavy rain. Gasification: The Entech technology that New Energy uses to extract energy from the waste is called gasification. Gasification works by slow-cooking the waste for hours at temperatures of up to 875 o C and introducing small quantities of air and steam. The air and steam break up the molecules in the waste, which are converted from a solid into a gas. This synthetic gas or syngas contains small molecules like methane. It is like natural gas, with a high energy content. Energy: All the energy content of the waste is extracted into the syngas. The only residual is ash, which is like the ash from a slow combustion stove; it has no energy content. The syngas is piped to a burner where it s used to heat water and make steam. The steam powers a turbine and generator system to make electricity. The electricity is fed into the grid, for use in homes and businesses.

11 Reducing our environmental impact 9 Renewable energy on demand Partner to industry Syngas: Like the gas you use at home, the syngas is fired to generate heat, carbon dioxide and water vapour. This exhaust gas is cleaned and filtered to remove traces of metals such as cadmium from batteries, sulfur from rubber, and chlorine from salts, which are absorbed into a stable lime solid or adsorbed onto activated carbon for disposal. The carbon dioxide and water vapour is then safely exhausted to atmosphere. Waste: The gasification system is very flexible, and accepts a variety of waste streams of different sizes and types. Once it has been inspected it can be fed directly into the gasifier in whole pieces. The New Energy plant will have minimal impact on the environment due to the plant design and the choice of energy recovery technology. Odour: All waste will be handled inside an enclosed building. The building will be ventilated to prevent the escape of odours, and this ventilation air will be treated in the energy recovery process to destroy odours. Noise: All operations occur indoors. The MRF and energy recovery processes are relatively quiet, except the power generation equipment. This is housed in special acoustic enclosures that reduce noise to a minimum. Dust: The process keeps dust to a minimum. Major plant activities occur indoors and dust is contained. The waste is handled in bulk for inspection and recyclables removal. Air: The only stream emitted to air is from the stack. This stream is carbon dioxide and water vapour, with trace amounts of other compounds. The trace amounts of other compounds meet the most stringent environmental standards. These ensure that stack emissions do not have an impact on the environment. The stack emissions are tested continuously and displayed in real time in the plant control room as an additional safeguard. Solid Residue: Small volumes of ash, lime and activated carbon are generated in the energy recovery process. These are inert and stable, and suitable for disposal in a Class II or Class III landfill, depending on their metals content.

12 Gasification The source of the energy in waste is carbon-based (carbonaceous) molecules. Extracting the energy means oxidising the carbonaceous molecules. To extract the maximum energy, all the carbonaceous molecules must be oxidised. The safest way to extract the maximum energy from the waste is through a two stage process: carbon removal from the waste carbon combustion 1. Carbon Removal from the Waste The carbonaceous molecules in the waste are converted from a solid to a free-flowing gas. This is a slow process which can take up to 24 hours. The gas rises gently, leaving behind a stable, inert ash. 2. Carbon Combustion The carbonaceous gas is collected and ignited in a separate gas burner. This process can reach very high temperatures, oxidising all molecules completely, without ash blocking the flow of air or shielding the molecules preventing full oxidation. This two-stage approach means the carbon is thoroughly removed and combusted, releasing the maximum energy from the waste. Importantly, the carbonaceous molecules are destroyed, minimising the release of organic pollutants like dioxins and volatile organic compounds. Gasification A Two-Stage Oxidation Process Waste Air & Steam Air Syngas CH 4 C0 Combustion Products C0 2 H 2 0 Atmosphere Entech Low Temperature Gasification Reactor Syngas Burner Air Quality Control System (Impurities removed) 10

13 11 Comparison of Typical Plant Performance against World s Best Practice Emissions Standard. PCDD/F ng/Nm 3 TI mg/Nm 3 Hg mg/Nm 3 Heavy Metals mg/Nm 3 HF mg/Nm 3 Dust mg/Nm 3 HCI mg/Nm 3 C org mg/Nm 3 SO x 37 50mg/Nm 3 CO 23 50mg/Nm 3 NO x mg/Nm 3 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Entech plant performance Best Practice emission limits Standards: A New Energy facility will adhere to stringent international standards for environmental performance, including the European Union Directive 2000/76/EC. This is considered world s best practice in emissions performance, with low allowable limits for all pollutants. The table above shows the 2000/76/ EC standards in grey, and the Entech technology performance in green. Emissions from low temperature gasification are less than half the standard s allowed value. Due to these low emissions, the plant will readily comply with the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) for Ambient Air Quality, ensuring that ground-level concentrations of pollutants are many orders of magnitude lower than the allowable limits. Low temperature Environment

14 Will there be jobs for people living in Port Hedland? 12 Where will the project be located? After an exhaustive investigation, New Energy selected a site in the Boodarie Industrial Estate, to the South West of South Hedland. The Boodarie Industrial Estate proved to be the best location on the following grounds: Proximity to major road transport routes Access to major existing power infrastructure Location within the estate s power generation precinct Proximity to major regional sources of waste Good separation from the nearest residential land (approx 6 km) Alignment with the Port Hedland Land Use Master Plan When will the plant be built? New Energy received environmental and planning approval for the facility in mid Construction is planned to commence in the first quarter of 2015 with the facility to be operational in the first quarter of What wastes will the facility accept? The gasification process is capable of handling almost any type of waste that contains carbon. These substances containing carbon are sometimes called carbonaceous or organic. New Energy will invest in a Materials Recovery Facility, or MRF, to remove recyclable items such as concrete, bricks and metals. We will then recover energy from the remaining waste that would otherwise be going to landfill. The types of wastes that can be accepted is solid waste that meets the heavy metal criteria for Class III landfill in the Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definition 1996 (amended 2009) and liquid waste that has less than 1% halogen content. Acceptable wastes include municipal solid waste (MSW), construction and demolition waste (C&D), commercial and industrial (C&I), green waste, tyres and conveyor belts, waste oils, oily water, and solvents. Wastes with heavy metal concentrations greater than the requirements for Class III landfill, scheduled wastes such as polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorines, asbestos, high corrosive liquids, radioactive waste and explosives will not be accepted. It is anticipated that the peak construction work force will be around 50 personnel and during operation the plant will require 20 personnel, some of whom will live locally and others who will work on a fly-in fly-out basis. How does New Energy convert waste into electricity? The New Energy facility will use the Entech proven gasification technology that breaks down the organic portion of wastes to produce a synthetic gas (syngas) that consists mainly of methane (the main component of natural gas) and carbon monoxide. The syngas is fired to produce electricity. Gasification provides many advantages over a process such as incineration because it is a two-stage process which extracts the organic materials into a gas before burning them to release their energy. This enables New Energy to tightly control the process and minimise the production of hazardous air pollutants. What does the Town of Port Hedland think about the project? The council is very supportive of the project and will both supply waste to and will receive power from the waste to energy project. The project is looked upon as a key to the future waste management plans of the Council. What kind of Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines will the plant operate under? The facility has been subject to a thorough environmental assessment by the Environmental Protection Authority. However the Plant will only be built when all necessary approvals are in place. When in operation, the facility will be operated under the terms of a Works Approval license under the supervision of the DER. The Directors and Management of New Energy are committed to environmental protection and understanding local community expectations. New Energy will convene a community liaison group to oversee the site operation to ensure that the interests of the Port Hedland community are safeguarded. Emissions from the plant will be subject to regular testing and the plant will have a continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) for a wide range of parameters. Results will be placed on our website regularly for anyone to look at.

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17 15 What about odour? We do not expect odour to cause any problems for local residents. The site is located more than 6 km from the nearest residential area and all wastes will be handled inside an enclosed building. Ventilation air from the area of the plant where waste deliveries are tipped and sorted will be treated in the gasifier to destroy any odours. What about noise levels? The operations of the facility are fully enclosed and don t generate much noise beyond the immediate vicinity of the Plant. As the plant is located remotely from residential areas, noise emissions will not be detectable in residential areas. Computer modelling of noise emissions demonstrates that the emissions meet the criteria defined in the Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 at all times. New Energy is also seeking to minimise emissions by selecting low noise equipment. How will water supply and usage be managed? The New Energy Facility will use about 100,000 kl of water a year. Most of this water is used for either cooling in the power production process or wash-down water. At this stage New Energy expects that water will be obtained from the Port Hedland Scheme supply but is investigating whether it can source either bore water or recycled water if this is available. What about wastewater? The wastewater generated in the facility (such as wash-down water) will be re-used in the process. The small volumes of grey water and sewage generated in the offices and ablution block will be treated and reused appropriately or disposed of in an approved septic tank system. Is gasification just incineration? While gasification and incineration are both thermal processes, gasification provides significant advantages over incineration. Incineration is a mass burn technology with heat recovery to produce steam and/or electricity. Combustion of the waste may produce pollutant molecules such as dioxins and furans or unburnt volatile organics. Preventing the formation of pollutant molecules is difficult when the entire mass of waste is burnt, as the combustion process is harder to control. In contrast, gasification converts the carbonaceous molecules in the waste into a syngas, which is then combusted in a gas burner for generating steam and/or electricity. The syngas is produced under strictly controlled conditions, without the formation of fly ash. Burning the carbonaceous molecules as a syngas, without the presence of fly ash, significantly reduces the risk of pollutant molecule formation. The combustion is much more effective, and can be more tightly controlled in a gas burner, rather than in association with the solid waste. This ensures that gasification minimises pollutant molecule formation in the combustion process, unlike incineration. What will the hours of operation be? The gasification and power components will operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week, but waste deliveries will be confined to between 5am and 5pm. Will the facility have a visual effect on the area? The New Energy facility will have little visual effect on the area. The main structure will be a colorbond steel clad building that will be significantly smaller than the adjacent HBI Facility. A stack will be constructed to emit cleaned gases from the boiler. The body of the stack will be contained in the building, with only the top portion of the stack protruding from the roof. What benefits will the facility bring? The facility will recover energy in the form of electricity from waste streams that are currently landfilled. The facility will produce enough electricity to cater for around 21,000 households. The facility will generate renewable energy to help reduce the State s dependence on fossil fuels and assist in providing a stable power supply for Port Hedland. Greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by producing renewable electricity from waste instead of landfilling it. The facility will help with the closure of the South Hedland Landfill, as the majority of Port Hedland s waste will be handled in the facility. The Entech world-leading technology developed in WA will be showcased at the site and replicated to reduce the environmental impact of waste around Australia.

18 Waste Hierarchy Teamwork Positive Outcomes What is the Waste Hierarchy? The waste hierarchy is a tool that defines waste management strategies in terms of their desirability and environmental impact. Reduce: the most desirable outcome for waste management is to eliminate it at source. If we don t create the waste then we don t need to dispose of the waste. Reuse: if we are able to reuse waste then it does not need to be disposed of. For example using a personal coffee mug for your morning coffee rather than using a disposable cup every day; or fitting retreaded tyres to your car. Recycle: processing waste materials to make new products. Recycling has become a way of life in Australia for items such as paper, glass, some plastics and other materials. Recover Energy: all waste (solid, liquid or gaseous) has an energy component that can be recovered and reused. If waste is sent to landfill this energy recovery opportunity is essentially lost. Energy recovery takes a lot of effort and should only be utilised after the potential to recycle or reuse the waste is exhausted. Landfill: is the least desirable waste management option in the hierarchy because the opportunity is lost to recycle, reduce or recover as above. Australia and the Waste Hierarchy In order to illustrate how energy recovery fits into the Australian waste management structure, it s important to understand our current situation. The following data was obtained from the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) Waste Report 2010, which was published in March 2010 using data collected in the 2006/07 financial year. Reduce: Australia produced 43.8 million tonnes of solid waste in 2006/07. To put that into perspective that s 2,080 kilograms over 2 tonnes of waste per person for the year. That was an increase of 11.4 million tonnes or 35% from 2002/03. The increase is largely as a result of sustained economic growth and the associated consumption as incomes grow. Reuse: Australia has been far more successful at reusing waste water than solid waste. Our water reuse has steadily grown but opportunities to simply reuse solid waste items are limited particularly due to health concerns and a more affluent society. Recycle: the estimated recycling rate for Australia for 2006/07 was 52%. That s pretty good by world standards and has been driven largely by education and the yellow top bin system. Recycling has however only slightly increased from 1999 levels. That s because 91% of Australian households already recycle but there is a limit to what can be recycled. 16 Recover Energy: there is virtually no energy recovery in Australia, with this segment of the waste hierarchy representing only 1% of waste management. At this stage, landfill gas capture and anaerobic digestion of waste are the only significant forms of energy recovery practiced.

19 17 Reduce 1 Changing our behaviour Reuse 2 Reusing material Recycle 3 Recycling and reprocessing materials Recover 4 Recovering energy Landfill 5 Targeting The Waste Hierarchy Landfill: Australia is still heavily reliant on the least sustainable strategy for waste management landfill disposal. Between 2001 and 2007, the volume of waste to landfill increased by 12%, despite Government efforts to encourage waste reduction and waste diversion through recycling and alternative waste treatment technologies. In all, 21.3 million tonnes of waste was dumped in landfills in Australia in Why Energy Recovery or Waste to Energy is needed for Sustainable Waste Management. It s important to point out that Energy Recovery is not the total or sole solution for waste management in Australia. However, the statistics above show three inconvenient truths about our behaviour and waste management. They are: 1. We are an increasingly wasteful society. Reducing waste volume is the most effective and sustainable action but we are not doing this. 2. Recycling is vital but not everything can be recycled. There will always be residual waste items that need to be managed after recycling has been optimised. 3. Landfilling is still increasing despite our best efforts. These three facts prove there is a need for clean energy recovery processes from waste. We can t keep burying our waste in landfills and ignoring the associated long term environmental liabilities being created. Clean energy recovery processes like gasification are vital to accelerate our landfill diversion performance and our progress towards a society. With appropriate environmental conditions, energy recovery plants can safely generate renewable energy with minimal environmental impact, as has been proven in many other developed countries in the world. In fact it has been shown that countries that adopt energy recovery also have the highest rates of recycling in the world. In summary, we need clean energy recovery systems to achieve sustainable waste management, progress towards a society and help reduce our dependence on energy derived from fossil fuels.

20 Financing In recognition of New Energy Corporation $50,000,000 Waste-to-gas facility Financed by CEFC June

21 We need to capitalise on Australian innovations like this and make sure they benefit our country: both directly through their application and through the export opportunities it provides. Oliver Yates CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation 19 Future Progressive Waste to energy Responsibility

22 Energy generation and carbon emissions Solutions Compliance Renewable Power: New Energy will produce renewable power by processing waste biomass. Any waste plastics, rubber or other materials made from fossil fuels are not biomass and therefore don t count as a source of renewable energy. However, any material derived from a plant or animal is biomass, and includes waste wood, natural textiles, cellulose fibre from paper & card and food waste. New Energy estimates that biomass from sources like these will represent up to 80% of the waste processed, which means the majority of New Energy s power into the grid will be classified as renewable energy. Methane Emissions Avoidance: Methane is 21 times more damaging as a greenhouse gas (GHG) than carbon dioxide. Biodegradable wastes put into a landfill will rot in the landfill and produce methane. If these wastes are instead diverted to a waste to energy facility such as New Energy s, they will be converted to carbon dioxide, which has a much lower GHG impact. Hence diversion of organic waste which would otherwise rot in landfill can reduce the GHG impact of the waste. Fossil Fuel Displacement: Each tonne of waste processed in a New Energy facility replaces the equivalent of approximately tonnes of coal (depending on waste type). This means that the emissions resulting from mining/extracting the fuel, transporting it, processing it and burning it, are all avoided. At the same time, each tonne of waste processed by New Energy represents a tonne of waste diverted from landfill, thereby eliminating the significant atmospheric, ground and water environmental impacts caused by landfill waste disposal. Size: The New Energy plant will export 15.5 MW to the electricity grid. The plant will operate at the same rate, continuously (24 hrs/day, 7 days/week), and over one year produce 110,000 MWhr. This is enough electricity to power 21,000 homes enough to power a whole town about the size of Port Hedland. New Energy s electricity will be available continuously to power homes and businesses. Based on renewable power generation, fossil fuel replacement and methane emissions reduction, New Energy s facility presents an opportunity to reduce the GHG impacts of our everincreasing resource consumption. In a portfolio of renewable energy technologies, New Energy s waste to energy facility can provide baseload (i.e. continuous and steady) power to support other intermittent energy sources such as solar and wind. This allows for more flexibility in the use of all renewable resources. Supporting State and Federal Government Initiatives: State Governments and the Federal Government of Australia are looking for opportunities to improve sustainability and reduce our impact on the environment. A New Energy Project supports these initiatives, including: Australia s legislated Renewable Energy Target (RET) of 20% renewable energy by The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act (WARR). 20

23 21 Our Goal Working to make the Pilbara more sustainable. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the project further, please contact: New Energy Corporation T: E: pilbara@newenergycorp.com.au

24 NEW ENERGY CORPORATION PTY LTD Suite 1, 12 Parliament Place, West Perth, WA 6005 PO Box 1036, West Perth, WA 6872 P: F: ABN: Disclaimer The information contained in this document is provided by New Energy Corporation in good faith. The Company believes the information to be accurate and current at the date of publication. The Company does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness or currency of the information provided. New Energy Corporation is making a positive contribution to the Australian environment by printing on Revive 100% recycled FSC certified and carbon netural and Australian made paper. Sales of Revive provide funds for Landcare Australia and the restoration and replanting of landfill sites throughout Australia.