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Delivering biomethane from residual waste
September 2016
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A clean energy projects company
From advisory & development of CCS projects for fossil fuel power stations & energy intensive industry…
…to a slate of projects across the clean & renewables sector, focused on biomass & waste resources
Chairman, Brian Count formerly CEO of Innogy (RWE), Non-Exec Alan Lovell formerly CEO Tamar and Infinis
In a strategic renewable gas consortium:
PROGRESSIVE ENERGY
Example Projects, Clients, Collaborators
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OVERVIEW: A CASE STUDY IN DEVELOPMENT
Role for renewable gas
Delivering renewable gas at volume
Pathway from germination to plant
Deployment & the future
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DECARBONISING HEAT AND TRANSPORT
Affordability
Security
Sustainability
‘2050 Energy Scenarios The UK Gas Networks role in a 2050 whole energy system’ KPMG (2016)
‘Too Hot to Handle? How to decarbonise domestic heating’ Policy Exchange (2016)
‘Future of Gas’ National Grid (2016)
In its recent report, the CCC
acknowledged that the UK has
made good progress decarbonising
the power sector, but ‘almost no
progress in the rest of the economy’
Sustainable green gas provides the
lowest cost pathway to
decarbonised heat and transport
using existing infrastructure
We need low carbon, secure and affordable solutions
for heat and transport
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RENEWABLE GAS – PRACTICAL DECARBONISATION
World Class
Gas Grid
Delivering heat now
and transport fuel for
the future
Low Cost Non-disruptive
Low Carbon Heat
5th C. budget requires
17.5MtCO2e savings by
≈80TWh of fossil gas
replacement by 2030
Heat pumps are expensive
and disruptive for
consumers & require
substantial electricity
network reinforcement
Low Carbon HGV
Transport
5th C. budget
requires 10MtCO2e
savings from HGV
sector
HGVs Emit over
20% of transport
emissions with very
limited other low
carbon solutions
Pathway to
deeper savings
High quality CO2
captured in
process
Low cost capture
of biogenic CO2
delivers negative
emissions. Route
to hydrogen.
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DELIVERING RENEWABLE GAS
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10
15
20
25
30
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2012 2013 2014 2015
FeedstockSyngas Production
& ConditioningMethanation Refining
Anaerobic Digestion: important
role, but limited by feedstock type
& availability
BioSNG offers the potential to
exploit a much wider range of
feedstocks
AD Biomethane
Projects
Domestic
Gas
Demand
Domestic
Gas
Demand
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HOW TO GET THERE – NURTURING THE SEED
Each Stage builds on previous work undertaken by the partners, ensuring a clear and mature
scope plus a strong relationship that has proven delivery capability
Concept Feasibility
& Technology Study
Project Feasibility &
Detailed Design
Pilot Plant Build & Test
Secured NIC & EU FundingCommercial
Demonstrator
2010 2011-2013 2014-2017 2015-2018
National Grid
NEPIC
Centrica
CNG Services
Progressive Energy
National Grid
Advanced Plasma
Power
Progressive Energy
National Grid
Advanced Plasma Power
Progressive Energy
Carbotech
National Grid
Advanced Plasma P.
Progressive Energy
CNG Services + WWU
Co
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ialis
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Full lifecycle
carbon savings
typically > 90%
Truly fungible
fuel for heat and
transport
Distributed heat
from waste more
feasible than
District Heating
Competitive with
other renewables
per tonne of
Carbon abated
FEASIBILITY STUDY 2010: KEY CONCLUSIONS
FEEDSTOCK
The UK’s dominant biomass resource is waste derived.
Globally no BioSNG projects using a waste feedstock
TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
Provision of clean, high quality synthesis gas from bio & waste
Methanation at moderate scale, implicit in renewable resources
DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY
The technical approach needs piloting
Using good quality syngas from existing facility reduces
timescale, risk, and funding quantum
Pilot Plant
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DELIVERING A CLEAN SYNGAS – “TAR KILLS”
Identified and collaborated with
Advanced Plasma Power
Conventional fluidised bed
gasification with down stream
treatment of syngas to remove tar
Track record of demonstrated
operation since 2008
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ULTIMATE RECYCLING – REARRANGING ATOMS
STARTING SYNGAS
“A mixture of Carbon & Hydrogen”
Plus a few inconvenient
components to be dealt
with, for example…
SHIFT REACTION
“Liberating more Hydrogen”
METHANATE
“Re-bolting Carbon & Hydrogen together”
UPGRADING TO GSMR
“Meeting the Specification”
CO H2
N2 Tars H2S
CO + H2O CO2 + H2 + Heat
3H2 + CO CH4 + H2O + Heat
Wobbe and controlling
other components CH4 CO2
4H2 + CO2 CH4 + 2H2O + Heat
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PILOT PLANT DELIVERY
Network Innovation
Competition
£1.9MOne of 4 awards in first year
funding round
BESTF ERANET
European Funding
£2.2MOne of 3 awards in first year
funding round
National Grid Advanced
Plasma
Power
Progressive
Energy
Carbotech
3 Year Pilot Plant
Programme
Finalisation of design &
safety review
Procurement
Construction and
installation
Extensive testing and
optimisation
Dissemination
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Commercial Demonstration Project
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BioSNG Pilot (50kW)
PROJECT BACKGROUND & DRIVERS
Deployment (40MWth)
Technical, construction, operational &
commercial risk acceptable to
funders
£90m investment with return to
funders
Technical demonstrator
& test bed for process
improvements &
optimisation, health and
safety, operator training
£5m total investment
Commercial Demonstrator (3MW)
Addresses construction, operational, & commercial risk
£25m total investment. Supported by
Dft Advanced Biofuel Demonstrator & OFGEM
Network Innovation Competition
Commercial Risk
too high
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FULL CHAIN £25M SMALL ‘COMMERCIAL’ FACILITY
SECURED,
PROCESSED
WASTE FEEDSTOCK
CONVERSION TO
HIGH QUALITY
SYNGAS
CONVERSION TO
GRID &
TRANSPORT
QUALITY SNG
DELIVERY TO GAS
NETWORK AND
EXISTING HGV FLEET
WILL DELIVER SUFFICIENT GAS TO FUEL 75 HGVS
EXPLOITING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, THIS WILL BE THE WORLD’S FIRST GRID
CONNECTED, FULL CHAIN, WASTE TO SNG FACILITY OPERATING AT
COMMERCIALLY REPRESENTATIVE SCALE UNDER COMMERCIAL CONDITIONS.
CO2 SALES
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PROJECT PROGRESS
Secured planning &
permitting
Agreed waste supply
Agreed gas offtake
Agreed CO2 sales
Developed detailed
design
Delivery of 1 million kilogrammes of
BioSNG in 2018
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COMMERCIALISATION
Demonstrator
• Grant supported project
• Produces 22GWh gas per annum.
• Enables further commercialisation.
• Operational 2018.
Full Scale Plant
• Enabled by commercial demonstrator.
• Produces 310GWh pa.
• Development underway
• Operational 2020.
Roll Out
• Target chemical, oil & gas and waste companies together with local authorities.
• First operational full scale plant will catalyse sales.
• Cost parity with fossil gas
Pathways to deeper decarbonisation
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DEEPER DECARBONISATION ROUTE MAPS
BIOMETHANE WITH CCS
BIOHYDROGEN
BIOHYDROGEN WITH CCSBIOMETHANE
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A PATHWAY TO DEEP CARBON SAVINGS
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SUMMARY
BIOSNG WILL CONVERT THE UK’S LARGEST SOURCE OF RENEWABLE CARBON TO
NATURAL GAS FOR DELIVERY VIA A WORLD CLASS NETWORK TO MEET HEAT &
TRANSPORT DEMAND.
Low cost route to decarbonising
heat and transport through use of:
Underexploited waste resource
Efficient technology
Existing infrastructure
Thank you
To find out more about this project, please contact a member of the project team:
Chris Manson-Whitton, Director, Progressive [email protected]
01453 825010
