Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
A post (with a few photos) of the opening ceremony of the EQTEC pilot plant at the Universidad de Extremadura in 2014. CTO Yoel is there...
https://www-unex-es.translate.goog/organizacion/servicios-universitarios/servicios/comunicacion/archivo/2014/junio-de-2014/5-de-junio-de-2014/investigadores-del-consorcio-europeo-xgate-visitan-la-planta-de-gasificacion-de-la-uex?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp#.Y1EAbCoXC4p
€35m worth.....
Andy, the photo tweeted by JVL shows some part of the France MDC feed system (see the Synnov video @ 0:49 and 1:10). It looks like there is one of these devices above each of the four feed silos (2x CSR, 2x Bois B). I think EQTEC are planning to use this existing feed system pretty much as is (only replacing the gasifier and syngas cleaning plant), so that fact that it is working doesn't tell us much....unfortunately.
https://youtu.be/VeCx-SruBps
Thanks C909, very useful!
This recent French article (July/August 2022) is behind a paywall, but I've managed (somehow, by accident!?) to read it,
https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/la-france-du-biosource-le-grand-est-fait-le-pari-de-la-matiere-grise.N2025187
The interesting part,
"The recovery of wood waste into green gas, for example, mobilizes a team from the Lermab laboratory (University of Lorraine) in Épinal (Vosges). It is working with the Irish cleantech specialist in gasification solutions Eqtec and the Toulouse-based Enosis on a semi-industrial pilot combining gasification and methanation processes. "The objective is to transform wood into methane, a gas that can be injected into existing networks", explains Yann Rogaume, the head of the research team."
So EQTEC are working with another company we haven't heard about before, Enosis,
https://enosis--energies-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
"With our R&D partners, over the last 5 years we have developed innovative technology and know-how based in particular on the biomethanation process. We are co-owners of it and have the exclusive rights for its use within the framework of our applications. Methanation is the production of methane from CO2 or carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
Designed from consortia of micro-organisms, our technology is flexible (capable of treating different gases), robust (resistant to impurities), efficient (its energy consumption is optimized) and sustainable (micro-organisms are non-pathogenic, no resource natural rare is used)."
Article by David Palumbo,
'The role for gasification and anaerobic digestion in the net zero future' (pages 11 & 12)
https://en.calameo.com/read/0054848449cf2f474cc40
Biohydrogen for the sustainable energy transition – developments, opportunities and challenges, 18th May 2022
David Le Saint and Francesco Minardi from EQTEC give short presentation followed by Q&A (from 48:10)
Gasification is the most mature technology for hydrogen production in the near-term
Hydrogen produced from biomass gasification is considered as 'climate positive hydrogen'
EXPECTED HYDROGEN YIELD: 1 t/h biomass produces ~50-55 kg/h hydrogen
DLS in the Q&A: For contaminated plastics, "the gate fee will reduce dramatically the cost of production for hydrogen potentially below €1 per kilo"
https://youtu.be/YGXS8ErNjdo
Slide deck,
http://www.globalbioenergy.org/fileadmin/user_upload/gbep/docs/AG4/Biohydrogen_webinar/EQTEC_biohydrogen_webinar_18_May.pdf
It cost €36M and has only run for nine months in 2020.
https://www-lapressedudoubs-fr.translate.goog/centrale-cogeneration-plantee-recit-dune-usine-a-gaz-a-36-millions-deuros-2/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Here it is...
https://goo.gl/maps/QEmMJsRSAFLycmBU9
and a video (in French, but you can switch on subtitles and autotranslate)
https://youtu.be/VeCx-SruBps
It's not just about showcasing the technology, but also the investment case (for potential funders/owners) which will be different in each country. Different feedstocks, feed-in tariffs, subsidies, gate fees etc
From the annual report,
"The importance of these and future MDCs cannot be overstated. Not only will these further prove EQTEC’s proposition, but they will be visitor centres for the local community and for prospective partners and customers. They will be training and development facilities for our partners and their partners. They will be R&D facilities for testing capabilities in a live environment. They will be the plants that raise EQTEC’s visibility and prove to large scale owner-operators that we have a highly scalable solution that will be the core of at least one of their future lines of business."
So how many of the buyers of the 782 million shares is going to sell them for 20% less than they paid for them chad? Yet more drivel. This has previously been explained to you several times but you still haven't grasped it.
Read the RNS.....
EQTEC have mentioned a few times recently that they were looking at an additional site in Southport for Phase 3 of their developments there, RDF to hydrogen/SNG.
In Q1 from the Investor Meet AGM Presentation Q&A, DP discusses Southport and a potential offtake for the hydrogen which may be produced there,
“….and we have discussions already to use the hydrogen produced there for blending potentially in the gas grid. There is an input there.”
In the Proactive interview on July 4th, JVL mentioned it again, but this time with a bit more detail,
"The Phase 3 facility which could be about a hundred metres up the road from the current site, at a Cadent site, would potentially allow us to create a larger RDF to hydrogen or indeed RDF to synthetic natural gas facility."
This looks like the place.....
https://goo.gl/maps/r9JPPTa6rKyX9ofC7
It's a good sized site,
https://goo.gl/maps/SjRtZ3ddnKr74ALm6
Cadent run the largest gas distribution network in the UK,
https://cadentgas.com/
and have been taking part in trials blending hydrogen (upto 20% by volume) into the gas network, since 2019.......
https://hydeploy.co.uk/
Simon in the T'gram group posted recently that EQTEC have set up a new SPV for the Southport hydrogen project - the clue is in the name...'MDC'
'EQTEC SOUTHPORT H2 MDC LIMITED'
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14205550
New day, new thread....
Planning Approval was granted yesterday (14th July) for Phase 1 of Southport Hybrid Energy Park. This is the Anaergia plant, waste sorting and anaerobic digestion.
Decision: Approve with conditions.
I expect EQTEC will submit the planning application for Phase 2, the gasification plant now.
https://pa.sefton.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=R2TTZNNWFJI00
Oops, fat fingers, 'RNS'
Apart from fuel cells, there is a lot of interest in hydrogen combustion engines among European truck manufacturers,
https://transportoperator.co.uk/2022/02/09/hydrogen-combustion-engines-can-replace-diesels-trucks/