Waste as a valuable resource for making high-grade biofuels

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1 Advanced Biofuels Gothenburg, September 2018 Alex Miles Director, Commercial Development (Europe) Waste as a valuable resource for making high-grade biofuels

2 Enerkem at a glance Biofuels and renewable chemicals from non-recyclable household garbage Proprietary clean technology developed in-house Private company founded in 2000; 200 employees First full-scale commercial biorefinery in Edmonton Pilot and demonstration facilities in Québec Developing similar facilities in North America and Europe 2 Building the circular economy Enerkem

3 The Enerkem solution Feedstock Process Products Markets Non-recyclable, residual waste fractions Demonstrated at Commercial Scale Broad product offering End product flexibility MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE SYNGAS BIOFUELS WASTE PLASTICS THERMOCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY ETHANOL METHANOL SOLVENTS & COATINGS BIOMASS RESIDUES RENEWABLE CHEMICALS PLASTICS & ADHESIVES 3 Building the circular economy Enerkem

4 An efficient carbon-recycling process 35 ktpa (EtOH) 47 ktpa (MeOH) 100 ktpa (dry) 4 Building the circular economy Enerkem

5 Bringing clean innovation to reality Rigorous path to commercialization TODAY LAB Sherbrooke University PILOT Sherbrooke DEMONSTRATION Westbury COMMERCIALISATION Edmonton Alberta Biofuels (EAB) EXPANSION Canada, US, Europe & China 2000 Lab Phase 2003 Pilot 2009 Syngas 2011 Methanol 2012 Ethanol Construction & Development Commercial projects PRE-COMMERCIAL PHASE COMMERCIAL PHASE / INTERNATIONAL ROLL-OUT 5 Building the circular economy Enerkem

6 ENERKEM ALBERTA BIOFUELS TO EtOH Capacity: Feedstock: 38m litres per year (30-35ktpa) 25-year agreement with City of Edmonton for 100,000 dry tonnes of MSW per year Products: Cellulosic ethanol

7 First EU project - Rotterdam 360ktpa 220ktpa 7 Building the circular economy Enerkem

8 Project Design Fully integrated plant within the Port of Rotterdam EXISTING PLANTS / INFRASTRUCTURE O 2 Syngas H 2 WWT Electricity O&M Methanol Residual waste (RDF) RDF refinement Gasifica0on Gas cleaning MeOH synthesis (Input) Solid residues (Output) Catalysts 8 Building the circular economy Enerkem

9 Site location 9 Building the circular economy Enerkem

10 Why the Netherlands? Aligns with broad range of policy objectives Focus area Policy Objectives W2C Waste / Resources LAP3 VANG National & European policy Grondstoffenakkoord Afvalfonds Verpakkingen Increased recycling rates (chemical recycling complementing mechanical) Less (imported) fossil raw materials Recycling of plastic packaging waste Energy & climate National & European policy Energieakkoord /-agenda Urgenda Renewable Energy Directive II CO 2 reduction Renewable energy and fuels No competition with food chain or land use Chemical cluster Cluster development Local policy Platform for bio-economy Green Port initiative Sustainable/renewable raw materials Mainports voorbij Employment creation 10 Building the circular economy Enerkem

11 Product development - biofuels Alcohols an initial focus, other production pathways under development Hydrogen (H2) MTBE Methane (CH4) Methanol (MeOH) Dimethyl Ether (DME) Methanol to Gasoline (MTG) Natural Gas (N.G) Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) Synthesis Gas (Syngas) Fischer-Tropsch Process Other Gasoline - Diesel Jet fuel Methanation Bio-SNG 11 Building the circular economy Enerkem

12 Bolt-on to existing oil and gas infrastructure Refinery Traditional refinery Single feedstock OIL Oil AND and GAS Gas FINAL REFINED FUELS AND CHEMICALS Multi-feedstock RDF Enerkem biorefinery Syngas, Methanol, other BIOMASS / WASTE WOOD WASTE PLASTICS REFINERY RESIDUES OTHER Unconventional feedstocks Enerkem Facility 12 Building the circular economy Enerkem

13 R&D Strategic Initiatives Upstream Downstream Reduced Carbon Intensity Heat Integration Biogas use for NG and power offset Reduced compression Reduced Water Use Low-Steam Reforming for H2 production Drop-In Fuels Production High Octane Gasoline BioJet and BioDiesel Methanol to Olefin + Oligomerization Approach Molecule Selective FT Traditional FT Improved Performance of Core System Yield / Uptime Optimization Capex / Opex Reduction Thermal Reforming & Carbon Conversion Waste Reduction & Reuse Optimized Pre-treatment High-Value Chemicals Production Acetic Acid & Derivatives Acrylic Acid & Derivatives Link With BioChemistry 13 Building the circular economy Enerkem

14 Our Vision Bring The 90% Transformation to communities around the world