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Industrial Facilities have many waste stream Water, Waste, and stack emissions

Heat goes up the stack There are relatively clean exhausts and relatively dirty exhausts Heat is Energy already created like sunlight

Classic steam engine! Takes heat- boils a liquid- turns a turbine

1 Heat water 2 Expand water to a gas 3 The expanding gas turns a turbine

4 Turbine generates electricity 5 Escaping steam goes up the stack Think Locomotive Turbine like a Hydro Dam

don t need to stoke a boiler Most industrial facilities just vent their stack heat Some use it to heat steam for building heating

Create electricity Heat water or some other liquid- send it through a turbine to create electricity Some energy intensive industries would benefit from the low cost power

A carbon based chemical- propane, refrigerant, etc Key is to have the fluid expand and contract within a narrow operating temperature band This increases the cycle time and increases the energy output while keeping the volume of fluid at a minimum

Uses high temperature waste heat Diverted from the stack Through an ORC unit Uses an Organic fluid rather than water Turns a turbine mini powerplant

An organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is a thermodynamic cycle that uses a carbon based working fluid to convert energy flowing from a higher temperature heat source to a lower temperature heat sink into useful power. The cycle was first documented by Scottish engineer William Rankine in the 1850s and the cycle begins with the working fluid in a low pressure liquid state

Organic Rankine Development Used extensively for Geothermal applications High potential for waste heat recovery Smaller unit sizes possible Collaborative development with our industry partners Barber Nichols UMC

The working fluid is then passes through a pump which elevates the pressure and sends it to a vaporizer (higher temperature heat source) where it is converted from a liquid into a high pressure vapor. The high pressure vapor is then expanded across a powerproducing turbine before being converted back into a low pressure liquid in a condenser (low temperature heat sink).

The steam Rankine cycle is well developed and utilized worldwide and it differs from the organic Rankine cycle because the working fluid is water rather than a carbon based compound. And in addition to the basic Rankine cycle, more sophisticated variants have been developed including superheated, recuperated, and supercritical cycles which increase efficiency and therefore power output

Free energy source( heat) Uses an organic fluid that is both smaller in volume and sealed under much less pressure Has a more narrow phase change range targeted to the heat range of the stack important so that the gas changes back to liquid rapidly for recycling through the system Sealed system no waste, the organic material lasts forever( essentially)

Hot air heads for the industrial stack Re-routed through the ORC unit Passes through the heat exchanger Continues on and exits stack Heat exchanger expands organic fluid Pressure turns the turbine

Generates electricity-passed on to grid Organic fluid condenses and recycles Continuous process Very little maintenance ( sealed bearings) Free electricity produced ( minus operational expenses)

Good Efficiency at Low Temperature Allows use of standard materials Increases range of operation Provides heat rejection options Allows fuel choice optionality Waste Heat/Geothermal Medium Power Density = Small Systems Lower costs and maintenance Factory construction Simplified shipping Simplified financing Reduced time to revenue Ability to scale capacity No need for water

Physical Plant ~9 feet by 10 feet by 32 feet All Off the Self Components except for TurboMachinery S-ORC PowerCub e 2 MWe Diesel Generator

Available to every industrial facility that has a emissions stack The state of WA has already ruled that these projects are I-937 compliant-( credits against greenhouse gas production) Free energy(minus low maintenance costs) after the initial payback period

U.S.Senate energy bill 2012. Bipartisan support Murkowski/ Cantwell. The legislation is important to the WHP industry because it adds WHP to the federal definition of renewables

Benefits Low Environmental Impact Cuts greenhouse gas emissions saving over 2,300 tons of CO2 per year. Reduces thermal and air pollution. Increases energy usage efficiency. Compact footprint. Cost Effective Improves energy conservation. Eligible for Carbon or Renewable Energy Credits, where available. Minimizes capital equipment expenditures. Automated personnel operation. Reliable Closed loop design. Minimal maintenance. High cycle efficiency. Long plant operational life. Fully Integrated Power Up to 400 kw of electricity. Interfaces with industry standard systems for waste heat recovery. Grid independent. Scalable.

Ball Park based on my experience: Depends on: Cost of local electricity Cost of site construction Any rebates from utility Systems in operation internationally where electricity is more expensive

Clean: Conserving energy through a clean, carbon-free cycle qualifies for renewable energy standards in many states and lowers energy costs. Compact: The PowerCube ISX440 utilizes an Organic Rankine Cycle to deliver high thermal to electric conversion efficiency in a compact footprint. Cost Effective: Operates at lower pressures and does not require water chemistry maintenance, which eliminates the need for full time plant operators.

Steel mills Aluminum mills Paper mills Glass factory Any factory with a high temperature hot air source

Cost to build Payback time Reluctance to be the first Low cost power

Lab USA Exploring Residual Ash Material Recovery Brent DuBois Lab USA Art Mains Republic Services

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Recoverable fractions of a lost resource

General process flow Roosevelt Regional Ash Monofill Fresh ash Mined ash Processed Ash Process equipment captial investment by Lab USA ASH TREATMENT and RECOVERED METALS TRADING BY LAB USA Facility construction and operation by Lab USA Non Ferrous metals Ferrous metals Non Ferrous refinery Traditional Ferrous recyclers

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Roosevelt Regional Ash Monofill Owned by Republic Services Located in Roosevelt Washington- 230 Miles West of Seattle near the Columbia River. Part of the largest waste-by-rail system in the country Receives incinerator Ash/combined ash from Spokane WTE Facility. 1.5M tons currently located in monofill. 65-75K fresh ash incoming annually. Anticipated annual processed ash tons- 150K 10 year term to process 2M total tons of ash

Overview of content testing Samples fractioned at 1.4mm / 4.0mm / 8.0mm Oversized ash (> 8mm) crushed and re-fractioned Ferrous metals removed with hand magnet Ferrous minerals removed with magnetic drum @ 4 500 Gauss Non-Ferrous minerals removed with eddy-current, 12 magnet pole pairs, 60 Hz, 3 120 rpm Average moisture content of old ash @ 21% => no dust emissions during testing Average moisture content of fresh ash @ 24% => no dust emissions during testing

Overview of Content testing 14 samples taken Age of ash ranged from 1991 to Current TOTAL ALL SAMPLES Sampling weight 107,732 g 100.00 % FERROUS METALS 3,353 g 3.11% Non-Ferrous METALS 3,183 g 2.95%

Commercial term overview Basic tenants of agreement Priority of landfill operations Compliance with permits Compliance with local regulations Open book policy for transparent negotiations Capital investment by Lab Summary Expected recovery 4290 Tons of Non Ferrous metals annually 4620 tons of Ferrous metals annually Facility specs 7 Eddy Current machines 3 overbelt magnets 10 Belt conveyors 17,000 yards of recycled asphalt 6 Full time employees

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Lab Washington Product Non-Ferrous Fine Non-Ferrous Small

Lab Washington Product Large Ferrous Stainless Steel

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