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December 12, 2006
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.dynamotive.com/english/technology/technology.html
Guelph, Ontario BioOil Plant
Dynamotive’s flagship 200 tonnes per day BioOil plant is located in Guelph, Ontario. The plant is being developed with MegaCity Recycling Inc. and is about a 45-minute drive west of Toronto. It will operate under the name Evolution Biofuels Inc.
The Guelph plant will incorporate important technological advances gained through operating the West Lorne, Ontario plant
The pyrolysis plant comprises eight fully assembled modules. The plant will process, once in full operation, 66,000 dry tonnes of biomass a year and have an energy output equivalent to 130,000 barrels of oil (BOE).
Biomass operations are underway at the site. MegaCity takes waste construction and demolition wood from the private sector and it is estimated that 3,000 tonnes of clean recycled wood has been received. Approximately 15,000 tonnes of feedstock will be on site in readiness for the start-up.
The site has the capacity for up to four plants as well as administrative and engineering offices and, potentially, Dynamotive’s technical research and development function. Two existing pilot and demonstration plants may also be moved to the site.
Fabrication and construction is modular to minimize on-site activities and allow for the rapid deployment of plants. Dynamotive has used advanced modeling and fabrication methods to achieve this flexibility.
Chinese interest in this project...
Senior Chinese Policy Agency Concludes that Dynamotive’s BioOil Technology Can Reduce Conventional Oil Imports and Increase Energy Security
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA December 12, 2006 – Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) announced today that one of the foremost policy-forming agencies in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’) is in favor of the introduction of Dynamotive’s BioOil technology to reduce the nation’s growing oil imports which exceed, in accordance to the report, 40% of the total crude oil consumption in the PRC. In addition, in 2004, fuel oil consumption of China, of which 60 % is imported, reached 47.8 million tons, and continues to increase.
China ’s National Development and Reform Commission (‘NDRC’), a management agency under the State Council which studies and formulates policies for economic and social development, recommended after a year long review, the promotion of Dynamotive’s BioOil technology as a means to increasing energy security and independence.
NDRC’s Energy Research Institute (‘ERI’) Deputy Director, Professor Dai Yan De, said “NDRC does not usually contact enterprises directly. However, with regards to the development of new energy in the post petroleum era, apart from hydroelectric and wind power, biomass is one of the major alternative resources. In spite of keen competition worldwide, Dynamotive is the only one that has achieved commercial scale in the pyrolysis industry and prompted this unusual step to be taken.”
The study was carried out by ERI and included a visit to Dynamotive’s plant in West Lorne and headquarters earlier in the year. ERI and Dynamotive co-operated in the study, Dynamotive contributing partially through allocation of internal resources and partial costs related to the review (approximately $100,000).
The report was based on extensive consideration of Dynamotive’s fast pyrolysis technology which turns commonly available agricultural and forest residues into an industrial fuel (BioOil) and is a pivotal part of Dynamotive’s entry strategy into this market.
Dynamotive further disclosed that it is now part of a consortium that includes Mitsubishi Canada Ltd., Mitsubishi Corporation China Commerce Co., JNE Consulting and Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co. Ltd. The consortium is currently negotiating a teaming agreement. The consortium will enable a faster rollout of our BioOil technology into China. This year Mitsubishi and Dynamotive have spent significant time and resources to establish potential fabrication partnerships in Japan for BioOil technology and in China for steam generation compatible equipment.
The report concluded that: “There is strong potential for using (Dynamotive’s) BioOil to substitute fuel oil. Analysis shows that if one-third of China’s agricultural and forestry waste could be used to produce BioOil, 15 million tons of fuel oil could be substituted, and half of imported fuel oil by China could be theoretically displaced.”
Dynamotive’s Chairman, Richard Lin, said “China has a central role in Asian supply chains and is presently focused on building up infrastructure in the energy sector. Our technology was uniquely favored in that it is quite rare that the NDRC allows its positive reviews to be known.”
Dynamotive’s Fast Pyrolysis process produces three products, with yields in the range of (by weight):
1. BioOil (65 – 72%)
2. Char (15 – 20%)
3. Non-condensable gases (12 – 18%).
The yields vary with feedstock types and composition. Dynamotive has tested more than 100 types of feedstock.
BioOil is a dark brown, free flowing liquid with a smell of burnt wood consisting of over 100 compounds from the pyrolytic decomposition of the biomass. As a fuel, BioOil is considered to be CO2 neutral, and emits no SOx and low NOx when combusted. BioOil density is high at 1.2 kg/litre, which is higher than the other liquid fuels. On a volume basis the heating value compared to diesel is 55%.
Char is an important, useful by-product of the pyrolysis process. It is a granular solid with very low ash content and a high heating value at 23–32 gigajoules (GJ) per tonne. Like BioOil, it is a “green” fuel that is CO2 neutral.
Non-condensable gases (NCG) are recycled and supply a major part of the energy required by the pyrolysis process. NCG is not a commercial product.
Yields Rate of Various Feedstocks
Feedstock
BioOil yield
(Wt% mf)
Char yield
(Wt% mf)
NCG yield
(Wt% mf)
Corn Hulls
80.4
12.1
6.8
Spruce
73.8
8.1
16.3
Larch
72.9
12.7
10.3
Sugarcane bagasse
72.7
14.8
8.2
Pine/Spruce Mix
70.3
14.3
13.4
Western Cedar
68.8
14.1
7.1
Switch Grass
58.7
13.8
13.4
Wheat Straw
58.7
13.8
13.4
Comparison of BioOil and Fossil Fuels
Fuels
Specific Gravity
Energy
High Heating Values
Light fuel oil
0.82
46 MJ/kg
19,800 BTU/lb
Heavy fuel oil
0.99
42 MJ/kg
18,050 BTU/lb
Diesel
0.84
46 MJ/kg
19,800 BTU/lb
Natural gas
N/A
38.1 MJ/m3
1,020 BTU/ft3
Coal
N/A
34.8 MJ/kg
15,000 BTU/lb
BioOil
1.2
15 – 20 MJ/kg
6,500 – 8,500 BTU/lb
Char
N/A
23 – 32 MJ/kg
10,000 – 13,800 BTU/lb
Non-condensable gas
N/A
7.7 – 10.2 MJ/kg
3,300 – 4,400 BTU/lb
How many grain growers should invest in Ethanol plants that use grain... with this kind of technology going into production?
How many years... until crude prices drop?
Did you see this process?
December 12, 2006
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.dynamotive.com/english/technology/technology.html
Guelph, Ontario BioOil Plant
Dynamotive’s flagship 200 tonnes per day BioOil plant is located in Guelph, Ontario. The plant is being developed with MegaCity Recycling Inc. and is about a 45-minute drive west of Toronto. It will operate under the name Evolution Biofuels Inc.
The Guelph plant will incorporate important technological advances gained through operating the West Lorne, Ontario plant
The pyrolysis plant comprises eight fully assembled modules. The plant will process, once in full operation, 66,000 dry tonnes of biomass a year and have an energy output equivalent to 130,000 barrels of oil (BOE).
Biomass operations are underway at the site. MegaCity takes waste construction and demolition wood from the private sector and it is estimated that 3,000 tonnes of clean recycled wood has been received. Approximately 15,000 tonnes of feedstock will be on site in readiness for the start-up.
The site has the capacity for up to four plants as well as administrative and engineering offices and, potentially, Dynamotive’s technical research and development function. Two existing pilot and demonstration plants may also be moved to the site.
Fabrication and construction is modular to minimize on-site activities and allow for the rapid deployment of plants. Dynamotive has used advanced modeling and fabrication methods to achieve this flexibility.
Chinese interest in this project...
Senior Chinese Policy Agency Concludes that Dynamotive’s BioOil Technology Can Reduce Conventional Oil Imports and Increase Energy Security
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA December 12, 2006 – Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) announced today that one of the foremost policy-forming agencies in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’) is in favor of the introduction of Dynamotive’s BioOil technology to reduce the nation’s growing oil imports which exceed, in accordance to the report, 40% of the total crude oil consumption in the PRC. In addition, in 2004, fuel oil consumption of China, of which 60 % is imported, reached 47.8 million tons, and continues to increase.
China ’s National Development and Reform Commission (‘NDRC’), a management agency under the State Council which studies and formulates policies for economic and social development, recommended after a year long review, the promotion of Dynamotive’s BioOil technology as a means to increasing energy security and independence.
NDRC’s Energy Research Institute (‘ERI’) Deputy Director, Professor Dai Yan De, said “NDRC does not usually contact enterprises directly. However, with regards to the development of new energy in the post petroleum era, apart from hydroelectric and wind power, biomass is one of the major alternative resources. In spite of keen competition worldwide, Dynamotive is the only one that has achieved commercial scale in the pyrolysis industry and prompted this unusual step to be taken.”
The study was carried out by ERI and included a visit to Dynamotive’s plant in West Lorne and headquarters earlier in the year. ERI and Dynamotive co-operated in the study, Dynamotive contributing partially through allocation of internal resources and partial costs related to the review (approximately $100,000).
The report was based on extensive consideration of Dynamotive’s fast pyrolysis technology which turns commonly available agricultural and forest residues into an industrial fuel (BioOil) and is a pivotal part of Dynamotive’s entry strategy into this market.
Dynamotive further disclosed that it is now part of a consortium that includes Mitsubishi Canada Ltd., Mitsubishi Corporation China Commerce Co., JNE Consulting and Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co. Ltd. The consortium is currently negotiating a teaming agreement. The consortium will enable a faster rollout of our BioOil technology into China. This year Mitsubishi and Dynamotive have spent significant time and resources to establish potential fabrication partnerships in Japan for BioOil technology and in China for steam generation compatible equipment.
The report concluded that: “There is strong potential for using (Dynamotive’s) BioOil to substitute fuel oil. Analysis shows that if one-third of China’s agricultural and forestry waste could be used to produce BioOil, 15 million tons of fuel oil could be substituted, and half of imported fuel oil by China could be theoretically displaced.”
Dynamotive’s Chairman, Richard Lin, said “China has a central role in Asian supply chains and is presently focused on building up infrastructure in the energy sector. Our technology was uniquely favored in that it is quite rare that the NDRC allows its positive reviews to be known.”
Dynamotive’s Fast Pyrolysis process produces three products, with yields in the range of (by weight):
1. BioOil (65 – 72%)
2. Char (15 – 20%)
3. Non-condensable gases (12 – 18%).
The yields vary with feedstock types and composition. Dynamotive has tested more than 100 types of feedstock.
BioOil is a dark brown, free flowing liquid with a smell of burnt wood consisting of over 100 compounds from the pyrolytic decomposition of the biomass. As a fuel, BioOil is considered to be CO2 neutral, and emits no SOx and low NOx when combusted. BioOil density is high at 1.2 kg/litre, which is higher than the other liquid fuels. On a volume basis the heating value compared to diesel is 55%.
Char is an important, useful by-product of the pyrolysis process. It is a granular solid with very low ash content and a high heating value at 23–32 gigajoules (GJ) per tonne. Like BioOil, it is a “green” fuel that is CO2 neutral.
Non-condensable gases (NCG) are recycled and supply a major part of the energy required by the pyrolysis process. NCG is not a commercial product.
Yields Rate of Various Feedstocks
Feedstock
BioOil yield
(Wt% mf)
Char yield
(Wt% mf)
NCG yield
(Wt% mf)
Corn Hulls
80.4
12.1
6.8
Spruce
73.8
8.1
16.3
Larch
72.9
12.7
10.3
Sugarcane bagasse
72.7
14.8
8.2
Pine/Spruce Mix
70.3
14.3
13.4
Western Cedar
68.8
14.1
7.1
Switch Grass
58.7
13.8
13.4
Wheat Straw
58.7
13.8
13.4
Comparison of BioOil and Fossil Fuels
Fuels
Specific Gravity
Energy
High Heating Values
Light fuel oil
0.82
46 MJ/kg
19,800 BTU/lb
Heavy fuel oil
0.99
42 MJ/kg
18,050 BTU/lb
Diesel
0.84
46 MJ/kg
19,800 BTU/lb
Natural gas
N/A
38.1 MJ/m3
1,020 BTU/ft3
Coal
N/A
34.8 MJ/kg
15,000 BTU/lb
BioOil
1.2
15 – 20 MJ/kg
6,500 – 8,500 BTU/lb
Char
N/A
23 – 32 MJ/kg
10,000 – 13,800 BTU/lb
Non-condensable gas
N/A
7.7 – 10.2 MJ/kg
3,300 – 4,400 BTU/lb
How many grain growers should invest in Ethanol plants that use grain... with this kind of technology going into production?
How many years... until crude prices drop?
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