The Thermochemical Pathway: A Sustainable and Competitive Waste Diversion Solution The Case of Enerkem and the City of Edmonton

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1 2015 Gasification Technology Conference - October 2015 David McConnell Vice President Business Development North America The Thermochemical Pathway: A Sustainable and Competitive Waste Diversion Solution The Case of Enerkem and the City of Edmonton

2 Enerkem at a glance Biofuels and renewable chemicals from garbage Proprietary clean technology developed in-house Private company founded in 2000; 200 employees First full-scale commercial biorefinery beginning operations in Edmonton 2 facilities in Québec (pilot and demonstration) Developing similar facilities in North America and abroad Several MOUs in China and EU

3 Key market drivers for waste as feedstock Increased scarcity of urban landfill airspace and societal desire for waste diversion Improving the environment for future generations Circular economy or cradle-to-cradle approach Low cost unconventional feedstocks Renewable fuels mandates around the world Consumer pull for renewable and bio-based products Focus on carbon footprint and GHG emissions reduction

4 Cost-competitive and sustainable solution Complementary to recycling, composting and other conversion technologies Ethanol mm LPY Waste Supplier(s): Supplies between 100,000 to 400,000 tons of MSW per year (as available) Long-term contract Pays tipping fee attractive compared to status quo Suggests sites Enerkem: Technology provider and joint venture partner in $100 - $225 M project Converts RDF into biofuels and renewable chemicals up to 4x scale of Edmonton Works with the waste partners to optimize MSW sorting into commodities and for site selection Manages business risks incl. sale of final product Creates high-quality jobs Methanol mm LPY Generates $50 M/year in net economic benefits in the region (for 1 X standard Enerkem system of 100,000 tons / year)

5 Unique partnership with the City of Edmonton Leader in waste management practices Edmonton Waste Management Centre North America s largest collection of modern, sustainable waste processing and research facilities 233-hectare site Enerkem selected as part of a thorough selection process involving over 100 technology providers

6 Bringing the model to reality Rigorous path to commercialization WESTBURY FACILITY MODULAR COMMERCIAL BIOREFINERIES UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE PILOT SHERBROOKE Laboratory Pilot Syngas Demo Methanol Demo Ethanol Demo Full-scale commercial production

7 World s first commercial MSW-to-biofuels and chemicals facility ENERKEM ALBERTA BIOFUELS Capacity: Feedstock: Products: 38 million litres per year (i.e. 1 X standard Enerkem system) 25-year agreement with City of Edmonton for 100,000 dry tonnes of MSW per year Biomethanol, cellulosic ethanol

8 An efficient carbon-recycling process 100k MT of RDF 43k MT per year of methanol 10mm gpy of ethanol

9 Keys to success Quality partnership with the City of Edmonton Detailed Safety Training Prudent commissioning and start up as reflected in the Enerkem scale-up approach Followed a rigorous path to commercialization First step - scaling up our technology from pilot to industrial demonstration Second step - scaling our industrial demonstration to our commercialization facility Third step detailed commissioning of the commercial facility Fourth step individual unit start ups and testing Final step initiation of the complete operation from the feed system to the production of methanol 9

10 Part of an integrated waste management system Recycled 20% Composted 40% Biofuels 30% Landfill 10% Waste diversion = 90%

11 VANERCO First advanced biofuels facility in Canada to be co-located with a conventional biofuels production facility Capacity: Feedstock: Status: 38 million litres Urban waste (industrial, commercial, institutional, construction, etc.) Pre-construction work started

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13 Benefits of Enerkem s advanced biorefineries Complementary to recycling, composting and other conversion technologies Enerkem successfully demonstrated reliable methanol production at it s commercial facility in Edmonton, being the first full size commercial plant to transform mixed municipal waste into liquid fuels Helps transition to a greener and circular economy Diversifies energy and increases domestic energy production 13

14 Benefits of Enerkem s advanced biorefineries Solves a waste problem and avoids methane emissions from landfilling Is a socially-accepted solution for non-recyclable/non-compostable garbage Expands ethanol feedstock opportunities beyond corn/wheat/sugar cane Fuel produced close to point of consumption/feedstock Reduces GHG emissions by > 60% when compared to gasoline 14

15 Thank you For more information: David McConnell VP Business Development North America

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