Durham York Energy Centre Putting a Plan Into Action Bruce Howie, P.E., Vice President May 21, 2014

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1 2014 HDR Architecture, 2014 HDR, Inc., all rights reserved.

2 Durham York Energy Centre Putting a Plan Into Action Bruce Howie, P.E., Vice President May 21, HDR, Inc., all rights reserved.

3 Phase 1: Prequalification Phase Request for Qualification: Issued July 2007 Two (2) Mandatory Criteria o Completion of RFQ Forms o Demonstrate Ability to Bond Three Main Technical Criteria: o Criterion 1: Reference Facility Capacity & Availability o Criterion 2: Proposed Facility o Criterion 3: Team References o Criterion 4: Financial Requirements Objective was to demonstrate vendor/technology s experience and reliability

4 Phase 1: Prequalification Phase (continued Responses received in September 2007 Ten (10) Responses Received: o Covanta (Mass Burn) o Wheelabrator (Mass Burn) o GCS (Mass Burn) o Veolia (Mass Burn) o Urbaser 1 & 2 (Mass Burn & Gasification) o Urbaser 3 (Gasification) o ATCO (Gasification) o Greey (Gasification) o Dongara (Refuse Derived Fuel-Modular MB)

5 Phase 1: Prequalification Phase (continued) Short-Listed Vendors announced in Jan Five (5) Short-Listed Vendors: o Covanta (Mass Burn) o Wheelabrator (Mass Burn) o GCS (Mass Burn) o Veolia (Mass Burn) o Urbaser 1 (Mass Burn & Ash Melter)

6 Phase 2: Request For Proposals Process started in February 2008 Technical Considerations: o Performance-Based Specifications with some prescriptive design criteria o Must take into account recent advances in EfW facility design and operations Political Considerations: o Council Directives on Emissions best of North America and EU o Architectural Enhancements up to $9m CAD o District Heating capability o PPA must be in place ($80/MWh)

7 Phase 2: Request For Proposals (continued) Performance Requirements: o Throughput o Electricity Generation (with and w/o district energy) o Boiler Availability (>90%) o Residue Quantity o Residue Quality (moisture and carbon content) o Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Recovery o Air Emissions Four (4) Responses Received (Feb 2009) o Covanta (Preferred Vendor) o Wheelabrator o GCS o Urbaser

8 Durham York Energy Centre Team Owners: Regions of Durham and York DBOM Contractor: Covanta Energy Design Engineer: Sigma Energy Solutions, Inc. Construction Contractor: Courtice Power Partners Barton Malow Owner s Engineer: HDR Corporation

9 Facility Design Features Not Your Momma s WTE Plant High Efficiency Boiler: Higher Steam Conditions (1300 PSI / 925 o F) Designer/Manufacturer: Jingding (China) Advanced Flue Gas Treatment System 19 MW GE Turbine Generator Fly Ash Stabilization: Mix of Portland Cement and Pozzolan Built-In Expansion Components: Oversized Refuse Storage Pit Underground utilities

10 Advanced Air Pollution Control Features Acid Gas Control: o Evaporative Colling Tower, and o Kuttner Circulating Dry Scrubber Fabric Filter Baghouse o Luehr Flat Filters Technology Covanta Very Low NOx Technology Martin Infrared Combustion Controls (MICC) Continuous Dioxins Sampler

11 Facility Performance Guarantees Performance Parameter Construction Schedule Contract Guarantee 1,217 Days Throughput Capacity (140,000 tpy) 436 tonnes per day * Electricity Production (gross/net) 868/767 kwh/tonne * Facility Availability 90% Residue Quantity 30%* Residue Quality Metals Recovery <3% Organic Matter/25% Moisture 80% Ferrous/60% Non-Ferrous * = Measured at a Design Higher Heating Value of 13 MJ/kg

12 Facility Emissions Guarantees Pollutant * EU Directive [2000/76/EC] USEPA [40 CFR 60, Eb] Ontario A-7 Guidelines Durham York Energy Centre NO x [mg/rm 3 ] SO 2 [mg/rm 3 ] CO [mg/rm 3 ] HCl [mg/rm 3 ] PM [mg/rm 3 ] Hg [mg/rm 3 ] Cd [mg/rm 3 ] NA Pb [mg/rm 3 ] NA Dioxin/Furans [pg/rm 3 ] Opacity [6 min/2 hr] NA 10% / NA 10% / 5% 10% / 5% * All concentrations corrected to 11% O2 at 25 o C and 1 atm

13 Durham York Energy Centre Today Construction Started in Winter 2011/ 2012 Commissioning/Turnover of Equipment Late 2013 to present Boiler Hydros Completed in April 2014 First Fire Summer 2014 Startup/Shakedown/Acceptance Testing Summer/Fall 2014 Commercial Operations Dec. 2014

14 Durham York Energy Centre May 2012

15 Durham York Energy Centre May 2013

16 Durham York Energy Centre Boiler Installation Turbine-Generator Set

17 Durham York Energy Centre Today

18 THANK YOU!! 2014 HDR Architecture, 2014 HDR, Inc., all rights reserved.