Molten Salt Gasification for Hydrogen Production

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1 Molten Salt Gasification for Hydrogen Production Western Hydrogen Limited June 2014

2 Molten Salt Gasification (MSG) Single, Small Reactor No Oxygen Plant No Back-End Compression High Pressure H 2 Production SYNGAS ~2000 PSIG FISCHER TROPSCH 2

3 The MSG Pilot Reactor is Unique! Single, Compact Reactor Lower capital and operating costs High thermal efficiency Operates at 900 C and up to 2000 psig External pressure boundary Does not contact melt Not exposed to Hydrogen Internal crucible contains molten salts Initial capacity = 200 MSCFD/5,600 NM 3 /d Scalable to > 2 MMSCFD/ 56,000 NM 3 /d Maximum feedstock flexibility As long as feed can be pumped in An SMR, Coal gasifier and biomass gasifier in one vessel 3

4 Molten Salt Gasification (MSG) C, H 2 O CO 2, H 2 Na 2 CO 3 Molten Salt Bath NaOH H 2 C, H 2 O 4

5 kg CO 2 GHG Intensity Comparison kg H Other Fuels Natural Gas Gasifier - Coke 74% 33% 34% Less Less Less 14% Less MSG - Coke MSG - Asphalt MSG - Glycerol SMR MSG Molten Salt Gasifier - SMR Steam Methane Reforming MSG 5

6 The MSG Advantage Cheaper 15-30% reduction in H2 supply cost Lower capex, lower opex, better heat transfer, High pressure H2 Cleaner >15% reduction in GHG emissions Less compression, no oxygen plant, efficient heating Flexible / Switchable Maximum feedstock flexibility One reactor can process all types of feedstocks Coke, asphaltenes, methane, glycerol tested in the lab Renewable Pilot plant is the perfect size Glycerol, algae, biomass, biowastes 2 MMSCFD H2 7 MW of available energy (electrical, thermal or combined) Significantly lower hydrogen supply costs 6

7 Idaho National Laboratory R&D Reactor Pressure Test Furnace Exclusive Worldwide License to Western Hydrogen

8 Laboratory Tests Good Results 3 and 5 Reactors Atmospheric and High Pr. Tests Reactor Feed 12 g/min H2O 2 g/min vacuum residual Na salt + water Typical output H2: CO2: CO: CH4: H2S: 65 vol% 25 vol% 5 vol% 5 vol% Trace 8

9 Pilot Plant 9

10 MSG Pilot Plant 200 Mscfd/480 kg/d H 2 Asphalt Feedstock 7-12 bpd $15 MM invested 3 x 9 Month Phases Asphalt Natural Gas Biomass Others?? 10

11 Pilot Plant Location CITY FORT SASKATCHEWAN STRATHCONA COUNTY Township Road 554 Aux Sable Canada Shell Fort Saskatchewan BP Petrogas Dow Chemical Range Road 220 Edmonton Keyera 125 Street River Road Hydrogen Pilot Plant Highway 15

12 Pilot Plant 13

13 Pilot Plant 14

14 Pilot Plant 15

15 The WHL Team Guy Turcotte Chairman Neil Camarta CEO Lyman Frost CTO Mykola Makowsky Project Engineer Bruce Wilding Lead Researcher Terry Turner Senior R&D Engineer 16

16 The Path to Commercialization Pilot Plant Next Steps Reactor Characterization & Long Term testing Asphalt NG Biomass Design Basis Memorandum Commercial Plant Initial Target Market Small Scale H 2 and Power Pilot Plant is perfect size 5000 kg/d H2 or 3-5 MW power Renewables: Low value biomass & biowaste Fossil fuels - Hydrogen refuelling stations? Longer Term Market Oil sands & large petrochemicals Local to Alberta, Understand the Market Industry wants large scale, shovel ready & proven technologies 17

17 Market Opportunities for MSG Hydrogen Supply Industrial scale Oil Sands Petrochemicals and fertilizers Transportation fuels Power Supply turbines, fuel cell Syngas Supply Liquid fuels (BTL / GTL) Renewable H 2 and power Distributed or Centralized production Feedstock flexibility 18

18 Summary Strong, experienced executive and technical teams Technology status Proof of concept at INL Modeled and verified at lab scale High Pressure operation verified Pilot Plant installed and operational Sept 5, Reactor Characterization and Long Term Testing Testing multiple feedstocks Competitive economics Lower GHG emissions 19

19 Projected H 2 Supply Costs 25 MMSCFD greenfield plant in China 99.9% pure H 1000 psig 2012 Cdn$ $78/MWh Power $100/tonne Coal/Coke $150/tonne Glycerol 1.95 /m 3 $8.60/GJ Natural gas 10% RT Discount Rate Export power credit where applicable 20

20 Projected H 2 Supply Costs - China $/kg H Coke/Coal Glycerol Natural Gas % 22% Less Less 10% Less Gasifier MSG Gasifier MSG SMR MSG MSG Molten Salt Gasifier - SMR Steam Methane Reforming 21

21 Thank you! 22

22 Contact Information Western Hydrogen Limited