A Solution for Croatia

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Renewable Energy

• A Solution for Croatia

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Renewable Energy
From Garbage?
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• WELCOME TO THE FUTURE, WHERE TRASH IS FUEL AND
  LANDFILLS ARE OBSOLETE

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PLASMA DEFINITION

• Plasma is a high temperature ionized,
  conductive gas, which is created within the
  plasma torch by the interaction of the gas with
  an electric arc. This interaction dissociates the
  gas into electrons and ions, which enables the
  gas to become both thermally and electrically
  conductive. The conductive property of the
  ionized gas in the arc region provides a means to
  transfer energy from the arc to the incoming
  process gas and, in turn, to the process or
  furnace. This state is called plasma and will
  exist in the immediate confines of the arc within
  the torch.

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WHY NOW ?

• It addresses two of the world's largest problems
  -- how to deal with solid waste and the energy
  needs of our communities.
• Just a few years ago it was not economically
  feasible to use a plasma heating system for the
  destruction of waste products. Today however,
  many landfills are closing due to existing and
  pending legislation. The storage and/or
  incineration of hazardous wastes is becoming
  increasingly difficult and costly. New methods of
  disposal based on the plasma heating system are
  an environmentally benign solution for the waste
  disposal problem.
• THIS IS THE END OF THE RAINBOW.
• IT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.

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PLASMA TORCH
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WHY CROATIA ?

• If you live in a country with expected population
  and business growth it is important to evaluate
  environmentally friendly and economically viable
  options to dispose of the vast amounts of waste
  generated.
• Plasma gasification provides a sustainable
  solution with a strong track record allowing
  countries to take care of todays waste disposal
  needs and prepare for continued growth.

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WHY CROATIA ?
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APPLICATIONS / JAPAN

• A prototype in Yoshii, Japan certified in
  September 2000. It processed MSW and produced hot
  water for an adjacent recreational facility for
  two years, when it was decommissioned, as
  planned.
• A second facility, which was certified in
  December 2002. It processes 24 tons per day of
  MSW and sewage sludge and provides hot water for
  plant operation and an adjacent recycling center
  for the cities of Mihama and Mikata.
• A third facility, which was certified in April
  2003. It processes 300 tons per day of MSW and
  automobile shredder residue in the city of
  Utashinai and exports 4.3 megawatts of
  electricity to the local power grid.

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APPLICATIONS / USA

• The Geoplasma company plans to build a 425
  million plasma arc gasification facility in St.
  Lucie County, Florida, the first of its kind in
  the nation and the largest in the world. The
  facility should be up in approximately two years.
  
• St. Lucie County municipal officials estimate
  their entire landfill -- 4.3 million tons of
  trash -- will be gone in 18 years.
• No by product from the facility will go unused.
  The plant will produce enough synthetic gas to
  power up to 43,000 homes annually and to run the
  facility.
• "This is sustainability in its truest and
  finest form,"
• Geoplasma president Hilburn Hillestad
  said.

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GASIFICATION vs INCINERATION

• Incineration
• Air emissions can include high levels of green
  house gases, other air pollutants and dioxins and
  furans
• Requires high volume smoke stack
• 30 of solids remain as ash that is solid waste
  and potentially hazardous solid waste
• Excess air is added to the incinerator
• Supplementary fossil fuel is required to sustain
  the process
• Burning all energy converted to heat

• Plasma Gasification
• No air emissions during syngas production
• No smoke stack
• Solids reduced 2501 to inert slag that has
  commercial value
• Occurs in an oxygen starved converter vessel
• Plasma generator provides all the energy required
  for the process
• Decomposition of waste into energy-rich fuel

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
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HOW IT WORKS
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GASIFICATION PROCESS
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MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL
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SELECTED RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES / YEAR 2020

• Source
• Plasma processed MSW¹
• Geothermal²
• Landfill gas²
• Solar²
• Wind²
• ¹ Assumes 1 million TPD
• ² Extrapolated from 1999 statistics

• Quads (1015 BTUs)
• 0.90
• 0.47
• 0.12
• 0.09
• 0.04

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DESTRUCTION OF TARS
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• "This is the end of the rainbow. It will change
  the world."

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SUSTAINABILITY

• "THERE ARE LIGHT BULBS WORTH OF ENERGY IN EVERY
  BAG OF WASTE WE TAKE TO THE CURB. FOR THE GOOD OF
  THE COMMUNITY WE NEED TO RELEASE THIS ENERGY
  WHILE ELIMINATING THE AIR, WATER AND GROUND
  POLLUTION OF LANDFILLS.
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  Rod Bryden, CEO  Plasco

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• Municipal waste represents a valuable
  resource and source of green electricity.

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• THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION
• PLASMA 3E d.o.o. / Split, Croatia / 2007
• MISLAV ANDRIJAEVIC/ MARK GERO
• mandrijasevic_at_plasma3e.com/ mgero_at_plasma3e.com
• 098264679/ 0981306905