3rd Annual EBC Construction and Demolition Debris Regional Summit January 16, 2009 Developing the Markets: Business Opportunities and Barriers Wood Panel:

3rd Annual EBC Construction and Demolition Debris Regional Summit

January 16, 2009

Developing the Markets: Business Opportunities and Barriers

Wood Panel:

Wood Panel:PalmerRenewableEnergy

Renewable Energy PlantWood and Recycled Wood

To38 MW Power

Springfield, MA

Victor GattoPrincipal and COO

Palmer Renewable Energy, LLC

Palmer Renewable Energy1000 Page Blvd., Springfield, MA

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PalmerRenewableEnergyRecycled Wood to Energy Project:• 38 MW Wholesale Electric Output to Grid – 115 Kv

transmission line adjacent to site• 900 tons per day of wood feed

– 700 tons per day C&D recycled wood– 200 tons per day Green wood

• Located at Palmer Paving Corporation existing asphalt production plant site in Springfield, MA

• Seven (7) Acre Site – Industrial Zoned – Northern ½ of the Site– Site was once a gravel pit, base is 20’ below grade of Cadwell Dr

– Transmission line and 1-291 to West– Commercial areas to North and South– Asphalt plant will continue operations

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PalmerRenewableEnergy


Project Team:• Victor Gatto, Principal and COO• David Callahan, Principal and Site owner • Frank Fitzgerald, PRE Attorney• Ned Popovic, V.P. of Engineering• Greg Cahill, President, Tri-mont Engineering, lead project

engineer • Thomas Mackie, Mackie, Shea, O’Brien, Boston, lead

environmental attorney• Dale Raczynski, Epsilon Associates, lead environmental

consultant

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Overview of Design:• Advanced Stoker Boiler/Steam Turbine/Dry Cooling

– Babcock Power

• Best Available Control Technology for Air Pollution Controls – Babcock Power Environmental– Dry Fluidized Bed Scrubber (Turbosorp) for Acid Gas and Heavy

Metal control• Sorbent Injection (Activated Carbon) – Mercury

Control– Fabric Filter – Particulate Matter and Heavy Metals

– Regenerative Selective Catalytic Reduction – NOx

• Oxidation Catalyst integral to RSCR – CO and VOC

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Air Control:Turbosorp® Dry Circulating Fluidized Bed Scrubber by Babcock Power Environmental

Air Control:RegenerativeSelective Catalytic Reduction (RSCR)System by Babcock Power Environmental

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Regulatory Status

State:– MEPA Process – ENF with Appendices submitted April 30, 2008

• Included Studies on Air Quality, Noise, Traffic, Visual, Stormwater Management, Need and Alternatives, Mitigation

• After Scoping meeting and Comment Period, the MEPA Certificate issued June 6, 2008

– Major Comprehensive Air Plan Approval Application filed on November 20, 2008 with Mass DEP

• Notice of Administrative Completeness received December 5. 2008

– Beneficial Use Determination (BUD) Application to be filed

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Regulatory Approvals (cont)

City:

– City Special Permit Approved October 15, 2008

– City Zoning Board of Appeals Approval of Building and Stack Height on November 25, 2008

Federal:

– FAA Stack Approval received (275’ tall stack)

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Overview of Project Approach

1. Wood Fuel delivered in 20 ton trucksa. Up to 61 trucks/day on any weekdayb. Site has good highway access

1. Abuts interchange to I-291, 2. Page Boulevard to Cadwell Drive

2. Receivinga. Weigh Stationb. Two Hydraulic Truck Dumpersc. Screen/Grinder for Sizingd. 5000 ton storage shede. Front end loader for reclaim to boiler feed bin.

3. Fuel Storagea. Site plan includes Building to house 4 days of fuel supply

4. Fuel Specificationa. C&D wood supplied to project will need to meet Fuel Specification

1. As agreed with MA DEP2. Positively Picked Wood (or equivalent)

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Whither Wood??• Landfill ban in MA• NE C&D wood is ending up in OH landfills

– We are building 2 Renewable Energy plants sited on landfills in OH that will process this wood from C&D

• MA needs the power and economic development from these fuels so …

• How can we control the fuel specification for safe operations?

Characterization of C&D wood – Sampling and Analysis Program for Fuel Specification:

– Protocol to Mass DEP in March, 2007– Protocol approved April, 2007 – Sampling conducted in April and May, 2007

• 20 operating days • New England Recycling in Taunton, MA

– 6-8 samples per day • Positive pick

– Including all types of wood » A&B» CCA treated» Painted

• Wood grinder – All samples composited into a daily sample for a total of 20

samples. One grab sample randomly collected every other day for total of 10 samples

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Characterization for Fuel Spec:

– Data from sampling program combined with literature data, had 20-80 data points for each parameter

– The fuel specification uses highest end of range for some parameters, and where lower than the high is supported by the sampling program.

– PRE should be able to take A and B wood including most of the CCA wood found on a routine basis.

– Based on this protocol PRE will evaluate every delivery from a positive-pick (or equivalent) C&D supplier against the fuel specification and DEP will also spot check.

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Biomass to Power & Liquid Fuel Projects in MA• Clear Benefit – Fuel from MA communities

– PRE will take all biomass in Springfield• Wood to PRE power plant• Other biomass to liquid fuel plant in planning stage

– PRE will offer same solution to other cities/towns

• Needed Regulatory Support– Wood from C&D that meets agreed fuel spec must

continue to be defined as renewable fuel– Combination of Advanced and BACT technologies

with renewable fuel must qualify for RECs



• Project Benefits:

– Beneficially Use Recycled Wood as a fuel in MA, keeping wood out of landfills in every state

– Renewable Energy, Non-fossil fuel for Fuel Diversity• NE needs ~5000MW of new capacity

– Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions• The diversion of wood from landfills to the PRE Plant saves GHG

equivalent to removing 50,000 autos/year from roads

– Jobs and Industrial Tax Base for Springfield and Community Benefits Package

– All with the best demonstrated environmental controls

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Discussion

• Contact: Victor Gatto» [email protected]


Documents

3rd Annual EBC Construction and Demolition Debris Regional Summit January 16, 2009 Developing the Markets: Business Opportunities and Barriers Wood Panel: