ALGONQUIN POWER

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ALGONQUIN POWER ENERGY FROM WASTE FACILITY
David Willison P.Eng Plant Manager
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ALGONQUIN POWER INCOME FUND
48 Hydroelectric Plants
5 Gas Co-Generation Plants
5 Biomass Plants including the Algonquin Power
Energy from Waste Facility (EFW) 13 Landfill Gas
Powered Plants/99 MW Wind Farm in Manitoba
15 Infrastructure Plants
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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY
FACILITY OVERVIEW

• Location Brampton, Ontario
• Electrical Capacity 9 MW Steam Turbine
• Fuel Municipal Waste and Natural Gas
• Commissioned 1992, 4 thermal processing lines
• Expanded 2002, added a 5th line, upgraded
  emissions control system
• Annual Tonnes Thermally Treated 165,000 tonnes
• - 150,000 tonnes Municipal Solid Waste from the
  Region of Peel
• - 15,000 tonnes International Airport Waste
• - minimal Industrial/Commercial/Institutional
  Waste
• Staff 60

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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY
PROCESS OVERVIEW
Lower than all A-7 Guidelines
Manually Fed into Thermal Combustors
Disposal/Beneficial Use
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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY
Peel Partnership

• Trucks deliver according to the Regions waste
  collection schedule.
• They are weighed as they enter/exit the facility.
• The Region is charged a fee per ton deposited.
• Region also pays for ash processing and disposal.

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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY
FROM STEAM TO ELECTRICITY

• 2nd chamber combustion gases heat steam in
  boilers
• Steam delivered from the boilers to steam turbine
• Steam turbine produces about 9 MW, 7 Mw is
  sold/delivered the utility for distribution and 2
  MW is used internally.
• Steam flows in a closed loop system boilers to
  turbine to condensers and back to boilers

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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY
AIR POLUTION CONTROL

• Stage 1 Evaporative Cooling Tower
• Water sprayed into tower to lower temperature.
• Stage 2 Venturi Reactor Tower
• Lime injection ? SOx HCL
• Carbon injection ? Hg Dioxins/Furans
• Stage 3 - Baghouse
• Carbon, heavy metals, particulate (fly ash)
  removed
• Stage 4 - Selective Catalytic Reactor
• NOx Dioxin/Furan Removal

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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY
Detailed C of A

• In-process Monitoring
• Temperatures/CO/HCL at baghouse/Opacity/PAC feed.
• Continuous Stack Emission Monitoring
• HCL/NOx/CO/Particulate
• Annual Stack Testing
• Complete list of A7 guideline components.
• Funded and administered by the Region of Peel
  (3rd Partly).
• Stack concentration criteria and POI calculation
  limits.

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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY

• C of A governs a wide range of operating
  criteria
• Waste receipt areas, type.
• Operating parameters, conditions.
• Procedure and PM requirements.
• Calibration requirements.
• Site management.
• Ash management procedures and testing.
• Reporting
• MOE and ROP- remote access for CEM data.
• Reporting Conditions Daily/Monthly.
• Monthly/Quarterly and Yearly reporting to
  MOE/ROP and Public Liaison Committee.
• Never been sited by MOE for a violation.

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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY
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ALGONQUIN POWER EFW FACILITY

• Public Liaison Committee
• Very active committee since project inception
  and construction (1992).
• Very supportive Co-chairs take part in public
  and government tours on a regular basis.
• Many long term members well attended meetings.
• Bi-monthly meetings in conjunction with ROP.
• No public complaints.
• Review and comment on monthly reporting to
  MOE/ROP.
• Very knowledgeable on operation of plant and
  supportive of EFW.
• Very proud of the ROP leadership in this area.

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