Burning Coal is its Least Value Use

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1 2013 Fall Meeting Burning Coal is its Least Value Use

2 Three Permits to Construct and Operate Buffalo Creek Energy Adams Fork Energy Chisholm Energy 1

3 Executive Overview TGDS USA projects at a Glance Location Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky all near the WV/KY/VA boundary Feedstock 2.7 million tons per year of 10,000 - Btu/lb bituminous thermal coal Product Each ton produces 90 gallons premium gasoline; 15 gallons LPG more and other by-products Technology Gasification to methanol to gasoline designed with emissions less than conventional refineries Developer Each a project structured as a subsidiary of TransGas Development Systems LLC, a New York based developer of energy projects Leadership Adam Victor,CEO and Randall Harris, Director of Technology have 75+ years of combined energy and development experience and lead a comprehensive team of industry experts adamvictor@tgds.com or randallharris@tgds.com Timeline Construction began July

4 Executive Overview Adams Fork Energy at a Glance Lump sum construction package, guaranteed performance metrics Risk Managed Highly-efficient design Environmentally responsible cycle Site control of a county-owned former mine site Fully Permitted All construction and environmental permits in place, and operating license from state of West Virginia All regulated pollutants less than thresholds required by the Clean Air Act qualifies as a minor source of emissions per EPA regulations Will have flexible project labor agreement with Construction Trades Unions Labor Agreement Wide Spread Support Labor disruption threats and jurisdictional disputes virtually eliminated Provisions for 24/7 build timeline and use of non-union subcontractors Full community, local and state government support including labor force and public and governmental agencies A chemical process, NOT a combustion process Environmentally Sound Saleable by-products Lower plant emissions that traditional refineries and a product with zero sulfur and nitrogen in addition to dramatically lower volatile organic compounds 5

5 TransGas Who Are We? Established in 1981 as Gas Alternative Systems, and became TransGas Development Systems in 2001 a developer of advanced energy solutions. Business Focus >> Leverage on engineering and development expertise to focus on the design, construction and operation of energy production solutions. Industry Focus >> Chemical & Petrochemical >> Power generation >> Oil & Gas Market Focus >> Primary market: United States >> Secondary market: Eastern Europe, Southwest Asia, and Africa 230 Park from Park Ave Executive Conference Room Office widow above main entrance 8

6 TransGas Project Team ASP Energy Services 10

7 TransGas Coal-to-Gasoline Plant 19

8 ThyssenKrupp Uhde s Gasification Experience Koppers-Totzek gasification Modderfontein, South Africa coal-to-ammonia/fertilisers HTW coal gasification Berrenrath, Germany coal-to-methanol Texaco (GE) coal gasification Oberhausen, Germany coal-to-hydrogen & oxochemicals Over 100 Gasifiers designed, built and put into successful operation by Uhde PRENFLO coal gasification Fürstenhausen, Germany coal-to-syngas HTW MSW gasification Niihama, Japan waste-to-energy PRENFLO IGCC Puertollano, Spain petcoke/coal-to-energy/hydrogen 25

9 Technology Selections A Working Plant World s largest single-train IGCC: PRENFLO Gasification Elcogas, Puertollano, Spain Feedstock: petcoke/coal with addition of biomass PRENFLO Gasifier Coal Preparation ASU New CO 2 capture Pilot Plant started-up Oct 2010 Gas Treatment Combined Cycle 28

10 Large Project Raising the Gasifier PRENFLO Coal Gasifier Erection in Puertollano, Spain 29

11 Technology Selections Coal Coal to Liquids via MTG Gasification CO-Shift Acid Gas Removal MTG Island Fuel Gas Methanol Synthesis MTG Reactors Fractionation LPG Hvy. Gasoline MTG essentially un-coupled with intermediate storage tank MTG operates on liquid feedstock (methanol) Hvy. Gasoline Treating Gasoline Blending Gasoline 33

12 Principal Product MTG Finished gasoline light gasoline approx. 85 % Guaranteed Gasoline Quality treated heavy gasoline approx. 15 % New Zealand 16 18,800 bl/da China upgrading 2,500 bl/da to 28,000 bbl/da - density (15.6 C) 733 kg/m³ - durene content: < 1.50 wt% - RON: min RVP: 0.60 bara - benzene content: wt% aromatics content: vol% - Sulfur Nil - Lead Nil 35

13 TransGas Coal-to-Gasoline Plant 22

14 Roles The Pike Company Udhe Gasification Technology Over 100 years of experience and 2,000+ plants qualify them as one of the leading engineering companies in design of industrial plants TGDS Program Management 100 years working in the chemical electronics and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries. Linde Gas Cleanup Technologies World leader in industrial, process and specialty gases with 130 years experience. Lead technology team and handle process integration Haldor Topsoe Methanol Production Technology Top ranked research and catalyst provider since 1940 ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Methanol to Gasoline Technology Technology arm of ExxonMobil providing in-house and licensed technology solutions to industry worldwide. Also a key investor of the methanol to gasoline process commercialized in New Zealand and China Groupo ACS Construction and Project Management World s largest Construction company. 60 billion last year world wide. $16 billion USA. 13

15 Feedstock Sources Coal Approximately 150 million tons of coal are mined by mines within 150 miles of Mingo county Still, over 10% or 15 million tons are gobbed due to high ash because of difficulty siteing prep-plants 45

16 Adams Fork Water Alma Underground Mine Pool min 2,500 gal/min max 8,200 gal/min 48

17 Adams Fork Rail Service Mingo Site 51

18 Adams Fork Power 53

19 2013 Fall Meeting Coal to Chemicals