Update on the FutureGen Project Pathway Towards Zero Emissions

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1 Update on the FutureGen Project Pathway Towards Zero Emissions Michael J. Mudd Chief Executive Officer, FutureGen Industrial Alliance Gasification Technology Annual Conference October, 2006

2 FutureGen Project Features Commercial-scale 275-MWe Plant Minimum 1-million (up to 2.5-million) tons/year CO 2 captured and sequestered Co-production of H 2 and electricity Living laboratory to test and validate cutting-edge technologies Public-private partnership Stakeholder involvement International participation On-line 2012

3 FutureGen Alliance, Inc. Non-profit, 501(c)3 formed to manage the project Secured funding DOE Cooperative Agreement Signed Dec. 2, Members and still growing

4 Pathway towards zero emissions FutureGen CO 2 capture & storage Zero emissions Increased efficiency Ultra super critical IGCC capture ready Source : UK Department of Trade & Industry, A Strategy For Developing Carbon Abatement Technologies for Fossil Fuel Use

5 FutureGen Push the Technology Envelope Establish the technical, economic, and environmental viability of zero-emission coal plants by 2015; thus, creating the option for multiple commercial deployments by 2020 Industry to validate DOE suggested goals: Sequester >90% CO 2 with potential for ~100% >99% sulfur removal <0.05 lb/mmbtu NOx <0.005 lb/mmbtu PM >90% Hg removal With potential for a N th plant commercial cost no more than 10% greater than that of a conventional power plant

6 FutureGen Industry s View of the Facility Electricity/Hydrogen Generation Backbone with CO 2 Sequestration/Monitoring System Full-Scale Gasification Research Platform Air Air Separation Unit O 2 Gasification Coal Slag Gas Clean-Up** CO 2 Separation** Syngas Syngas CO 2 H 2 Electricity Generation** POWER H2 Sequestration CO 2 Sequestration & Monitoring Transportation and other H 2 uses **Candidate for Multiple Technology Upgrades over FutureGen s Lifetime. Sub-scale Research User Facility Air Advanced Oxygen Separation Research User Facility Advanced Coal Conversion Syngas Syngas CO 2 H 2 Advanced Gas Clean-Up Other Technologies Advanced CO2 separation Electricity, H 2, or other Products Advanced Electricity Generation POWER

7 FutureGen Current Activities Site Selection Final Four announced July 25 NEPA process underway Final site announced summer 2007 Conceptual Plant Design Reviews with major technology suppliers Three alternative facility configurations Conceptual design and cost estimate underway Conceptual Sequestration Design Reservoir modeling for each site

8 FutureGen Siting Process Flow March 2006 May 2006 Proposed Sites Request for Proposals Eliminated Sites Qualifying Criteria Sites For Evaluation US Government July 2006 Eliminated Sites We Are Here Scoring & Best Value Criteria Candidate Site List Site Characterization & Environmental Information Environmental Review Process Notice of Intent Environmental Impact Statement Acceptable Site List Record of Decision July 2007 Final Decision Criteria Preferred Site

9 FutureGen Site RFP Criteria Qualifying Criteria Each proposal evaluated against certain qualifying criteria (Y/N) Scoring Criteria Each proposal scored on each criteria against a predetermined scale Weighting system used to roll-up criteria scores Best Value Criteria Each proposal qualitatively evaluated against these criteria A report that details the process can be obtained from the FutureGen web site

10 FutureGen Qualifying Criteria 17 Surface Criteria 18 Subsurface Criteria

11 FutureGen Site RFP Scoring Criteria FutureGen Siting Scoring Criteria 3.0 Power Plant 4.0 Geologic Storage Site Characteristics Construction & Operations Geologic Characteristics Security 3.1 Physical Characterisitcs 3.2 Other Site Characteristics 3.3 Proximity to Sensitive Areas 3.4 Exposure to Natural Hazards 3.5 Regulatory & Permitting 3.6 Water (Cooling) 3.7 Transmission 3.8 Material and Fuel Delivery 3.9 Availability of Workforce 4.1 Formation Properties 4.2 Seals 4.3 Monitoring, Measurement & Verification Size Topography Road Access Proximity to Target. Formation(s) TES Class I Grid Operational Faults Physical Legal Target & Critical Construction Labor tation Orien- Capillary Visibility Hurricane Proximity Habitat Tornado SEPA Voltage Formation(s) Pressure Access Access Entry Areas Laor 29 Surface Criteria 14 Subsurface Criteria Elevation Floodplain Dispersion Air Quality Cultural Resources Public Access Areas Distance Adequacy Rail/ Barge Access Delivery Mode Flexibility Permeability Capacity Fracture Gradient Injection Well Penetrations Subsurface Access Wetlands Existing Land Use Non- Attainment / Maint. Areas Access to Natural Gas Rightsof-way Construction Cost Size Other Penetrations Secondary Seals

12 FutureGen Site RFP Best Value Criteria Land Cost Availability / Quality of Existing Plant and Target Formation Characterization Data Land Ownership Residences or Sensitive Receptors above Target Formation Waste Recycling and Disposal Clean Air Act Compliance Expedited Permitting Transmission Interconnection Background CO 2 Data Power Sales Market for H 2 CO 2 Title and Indemnification Other Considerations

13 FutureGen Site Selection Underway 12 Sites in 7 States Proposed 4 Sites in 2 States on Candidate List Candidate Sites

14 Design and Cost Estimate Facility Goals Key Goals Generate 1 to 2.5 million tons per year CO2; (target 90% CO2 capture) Design for all U.S. coals (primarily bituminous and sub-bituminous). Maybe other coals. Push the technology ( prototype plant of the future ) Commercial-scale (275-MW nominal rating)

15 Design and Cost Estimate Plant Design for Fuel Flexibility AS-RECEIVED (wt%) Total Moisture Equilibrium Moisture DRY BASIS (wt%) Fixed Carbon Volatile Matter Ash DRY BASIS (wt%) Ash Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Chlorine Sulfur Oxygen HHV (Dry Basis), Btu/lb COAL SPECIFICATIONS Mean Property Values Northern Appalachian Illinois Basin ,980 13,000 PRB ,941

16 Design and Cost Estimate Screening Criteria Economic Criteria Capex Overrun Potential COE Reduction Potential Technical Criteria Coal Flexibility Step-Outs Schedule Risk Mission Risk Technical Risk Programmatic Criteria Vendor Alignment DOE-Developed Backbone Technologies

17 Design and Cost Estimate Conceptual Design Decision Process ~30 cases 13 cases List of Possible Configurations Downselect Based on Qualitative Screening Criteria Single Train(s) 3 cases Downselect Based on Factored Costs & Technical Review + Constraints High Level Flow Sheets for Configurations Dual Train(s) Common Design Basis Factored Cost Estimates Leading Candidate Cases Conceptual Designs and Cost Estimates Based on Detailed Heat & Mass Balances and Prelim Engineering Hybrid Train(s) Vendor Presentations Meeting(s) with DOE-NETL Alliance w/ EPRI, TEG, Battelle, Internal Support A/E Firm We Are Here

18 Design and Cost Estimate Design Cases Two Single Trains: Slurry feed water quench Dry feed water quench One Multiple Stream Hybrid: 100% full slurry quench 30% transport gasifier with ITM air separation Three coal types: Northern Appalachian Illinois Basin PRB These are design configurations for the conceptual design and cost estimate, not the final designs. The actual designs will be established through competitive bids in 2007.

19 FutureGen Phases of Sequestration Preliminary Site Characterization & Modeling Detailed Site Characterization We are Here Injection System Design, Permitting, & Construction Operations & Monitoring Post-injection Monitoring 2018 Closure

20 CO 2 Storage Variety of Reservoir Types Courtesy of Peter Cook, CO2CRC

21 Sequestration Capacity: Is there enough? Global Capacity Exceeds the Need Published estimates of potential storage capacity are approximately 3,000 GtC (11,000 GtCO 2 ). In total this capacity exceeds the global need in ALL CO2 management regimes commonly discussed. Gigatons of Carbon 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 - Carbon Contained in Global Coal Resource Potential Geologic Storage Reservoir Capacity Potential Capacity Carbon Storage Demanded in 450 Stabilization Potential Need Carbon Storage Demanded in 550 Stabilization Carbon Storage Demanded in 650 Stabilization

22 Sequestration Capacity: In Right Places? Adequate Capacity in U.S. 2,082 Large Sources (100+ ktco 2 /yr) with Total Annual Emissions = 3.8 GtCO 2 /yr 1,185 electric power plants 447 natural gas processing facilities 154 petroleum refineries 53 iron & steel foundries 124 cement kilns 43 ethylene plants 9 oil sands production areas 40 hydrogen production 25 ammonia refineries 47 ethanol production plants 8 ethylene oxide plants ~ 100 Years 3,800+ GtCO 2 Capacity within 330 US and Canadian Candidate Geologic CO 2 Storage Reservoirs 3,730 GtCO 2 in deep saline formations (DSF) 65 GtCO 2 in deep unmineable coal seams with potential for enhanced coalbed methane (ECBM) recovery 40 GtCO 2 in depleted gas fields 13 GtCO 2 in depleted oil fields with potential for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)

23 FutureGen Schedule DOE Projection Establish Legal Entity Limited Scope Cooperative Agreement Negotiations Cooperative Agreement Negotiations Project Structuring & Conceptual Design Siting, NEPA, and Permitting Preliminary Design Final Design FutureGen Summary Plan Plant Online 2012 DOE/Alliance Sign Limited Scope Cooperative Agreement DOE/Alliance Sign Cooperative Agreement ROD July 2007 Final Site Selected & Long-lead Procurements Sept 2007 Facilities Construction Plant Start- Up and Testing Initial Full Scale Plant Operations Full Scale Plant Operation Continues Site Monitoring Post Initial Operations Critical Decision-1 Approved (Preliminary Baseline Range) Critical Decision-2 Approved (Performance Baseline) Critical Decision-3 Approved (Construction Start) Critical Decision-4 Approved (Operations Start) v Oct 1, 2005 Jan 31, 2007 December 2007 July 2009 July 2012 July 2016 July 2018 Alliance Proposal ---> BP0 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 DOE RAFA ---> BP0 BP1 BP2 BP3

24 FutureGen Financial Requirements DOE to provide $700M $620M from Federal Appropriations $80M from Foreign Governments India and South Korea are on International Steering Committee Industry to provide $250M Expect to share between 10 to 14 full members

25 Summary FutureGen is real and moving forward fast FutureGen creates significant value Supports a technology-based climate change strategy, which mitigates the financial risk of climate change while protecting the environment Validates the cost and performance of an integrated zero-emission coalfueled power plant Creates the technical basis to retain coal in global energy mix with a longterm goal of zero emissions. FutureGen is an opportunity to share the cost and risk of zero emissions technology development

26 Contact Information: Michael J. Mudd Chief Executive Officer FutureGen Alliance (614) Ken Humphreys Technical Support, Manager FutureGen Alliance (509)