Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
Another video of the EQTEC pilot plant at University of Lorraine and the work going on there to produce hydrogen....
It's in French but you can switch on subtitles and translate,
https://youtu.be/AnRYk6wVrp0
From the 2021 Annual Results, Investor Meet presentation, Q&A,
Q20: Can you say more about your steam-oxygen trials and what the benefits are likely to be? Is Hydrogen Utopia a major competitor and will EQT have hydrogen production before them? To what extent has the recent heightened focus on energy security led to de-bottlenecking or acceleration in the permitting/funding/execution of your projects? Do you have examples?
DP’s reply,
“The main thing here is air blown gasification is what you use for combined heat and power and steam-oxygen gasification is what you use for synthetic fuels, natural gas, hydrogen etc. The reason is because it gives you the ability to control the ratio of the components of the syngas. We will be the only ones who will have a steam-oxygen gasification capability, in Lorraine University this year, where all this, where we can prove to all the people that it’s possible to use with 60 different types of feedstocks that we have, to produce syngas to the specification required for biofuels.
So that's also, to try and address three questions in one and risking, you know, talking for too long, the same question about how we compare with what Hydrogen Utopia is doing in Ireland and how we see them as a competitor. If I'm not wrong, I think Hydrogen Utopia has some kind of partnership with Powerhouse which is basically again one type of feedstock to one application, plastic-to-hydrogen, and they are still yet to build the first plant. So again it’s just a matter of the maturity of the technology. We are TRL 9+ on anything to do with air blown gasification and we have analysis of TRL already 7+ for steam-oxygen gasification, which our team has already done extensively in projects going back to 2014, when we were doing the Polygen project which was using RDF into synthetic natural gas. So, you know, a few years ahead, let’s say.”
...and a new doctoral research post on offer at the University of Lorraine, which is "....part of a project to develop an innovative technology for the production of hydrogen from biomass".
".............in close collaboration with the company EQTEC, on the development of an innovative technology for the production of 100% biosourced hydrogen which will couple the gasification process (optimized for the production of hydrogen) with an electrolyser using the electricity produced via the combustion in an internal combustion engine of the gas produced in the gasifier (from which the hydrogen will have been previously extracted via membrane processes or by absorption). This will produce hydrogen (which will come in addition to the hydrogen already extracted in the gas produced) and the oxygen necessary for the optimized process. The heat released during the combustion of the gas in the engine will be used in part for the generation of the necessary steam."
https://doctorat-univ--lorraine-fr.translate.goog/fr/les-ecoles-doctorales/simppe/offres-de-these/hydrogen-production-optimisation-through-gasification?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Partner spotlight (from the EQTEC website)
"The ERBE (Equipe de Recherche sur la Biomasse Energie) and LERMAB (Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherche sur le Matériau Bois) team is part of the LERMAB laboratory, a research centre at the Université de Lorraine. For the last 20 years, ERBE has worked on the thermochemical conversion of biomass and waste-to-energy.
The centre includes industrial pilot plants (50 kg/h) that test gasification, pyrolysis and combustion processes. The work has led to the team’s developing greater understanding of precise mass and energy balances of a wide variety of waste types, including forestry, agricultural, industrial and municipal. This growing understanding of the performance of feedstocks in thermochemical processes has then been applied to optimisation of processes for energy efficiency and reduction of environmental impacts. For the past 10 years, the team has worked with EQTEC to co-develop a gasification pilot plant based on EQTEC’s bubbling fluidized bed Advanced Gasification Technology. Today, this partnership allows both parties to further test the gasification of biomass and waste for different uses, including cogeneration of electricity and gas (CHP), production of methane and production of hydrogen."
Here's an article explaining the innovative work going on at the University of Lorraine to produce hydrogen from biomass (wood) by gasification.....a nice graphic and a photo of the EQTEC plant installed there.
https://france3--regions-francetvinfo-fr.translate.goog/grand-est/vosges/epinal/energie-comment-produire-de-l-hydrogene-vert-zero-dechet-a-partir-du-bois-des-scientifiques-ont-peut-etre-la-solution-2510849.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
...and a video (in French) showing the EQTEC pilot plant at University of Lorraine and the work being done there to produce hydrogen from biomass,
https://www.vosgestelevision.tv/info/info/Hydrogene-rBioymQ6YZ.html
https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/eqtec/news/rns/story/rd74q9r
Agay, North Fork Community Development Council minutes from their meeting on February 28th,
"Biomass plant—update: Wade Wheeler reported that a small crew is working at this time. The target for becoming operational is August 27th."
https://northforkcdc.org/?p=6822
No offence taken swazers, I'm not even remotely worried.
Just following up another post (based on my original post from elsewhere) with some factual information. Not sure how that is ramping, but anyway, point taken, Enjoy your relevant discussions.
Apologies for going a little off topic,
For your info Badgerdamo, from another presentation Greg Stangl (Phoenix Energy CEO, EQTEC's partner in the US) gave last year
"Current (biochar) prices at Phoenix plant is 79¢/lb ($1,580/ton) for sale as specialty ag mineral useful in minimizing water/fertilizer usage.
Additional processing with steam turns biochar into activated carbon. Activated carbon sells at $1.49/lb ($2,980/ton)."
EQTEC's 2MWe plant under construction at North Fork, CA will produce 1600+ tonnes biochar per annum
The 3MWe plant soon to commence construction at Wilseyville, CA will produce 2400 tonnes biochar per annum
I'll leave you to do the conversion and the maths :-)
(Both plants combined will generate $7.5M per annum from electricity sales on a 20 year ppa)
Thanks T.Rat
When I've noticed this happen before (new files added to the list but nothing attached) the files are attached later in the evening, maybe after 11pm. Keep checking :-)
It's the empty plot in the middle of the screen....
https://goo.gl/maps/E6h5GRsdb6rJ4yUW9
Are they signs like these? On the gates of Southport Skip Hire about a month ago. The future site of Southport Hybrid Energy Park. It's good to see EQTEC's name on the front door already!
https://my.hidrive.com/lnk/nQBpFm7c
Agreed Martinu, it would be great to get started!
You're correct that it's a big project for EQTEC (identical to Carbon Sole's other project in Shannon which we also await the outcome of the planning appeal)
Wood chips from forestry residues (from harvest), 66,000 dry tonnes pa
20MW Gasification and Methanation plant producing 13MW renewable natural gas and 7MW of heat for district heating network
15MW CHP Gasification Plant producing 5MWe and 7MW of heat for district heating network
20MW Battery Storage
Two separate gasification systems :-)
The Shannon Public Information Video from Carbon Sole is worth watching too if you haven't seen it. Carbon Sole CEO Sean Daly describes the plant and answers some FAQs about it. No guitar backing on this one though!
https://youtu.be/ABkqMqxpyZw
I hope T.Rat doesn't mind me replying to this,
That's correct Baddi, but the decision to refuse permission (by Sligo County Council) was appealed against by Carbon Sole.
The appeal will be decided by 'An Bord Pleanála'
'An Bord Pleanála is Ireland’s national independent planning body that decides appeals on planning decisions made by local authorities as well as direct applications.'
It is this appeal which we await the decision on - due today
While we wait for news about Sligo,
For anyone who hasn't see it, a short video from Carbon Sole giving an overview of the Sligo Bio Energy Park
https://youtu.be/kwEOLaxuby0
This is all we know about EQTEC's plans in Germany at the moment sitiain, from 16th December last year. As you say, enormous opportunities (and not just in Germany....)
"The Company is entering into a CFA with H2 Energy Solutions Ltd ("H2"), a hydrogen technology investment and project development business headquartered in Germany. The Company and H2 (together, the "Parties"), will collaborate to develop opportunities for deployment of waste-to-hydrogen capabilities and other opportunities, particularly in Germany and Turkey (the "Territory")."
"As immediate pursuits, the Parties have identified two opportunities in Germany and are qualifying them now."
https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/eqtec/news/rns/story/ry9dj8x
So let me get this straight Frank,
You sold up in December
You don't trust the board
Not a good news day
Worrying times ahead
Why are you posting here?
Tony, this is what DP had to say in his closing remarks in the Proactive 'Meet the EQTEC Directors for their year in review: Growth in 2021' video at the end of last year,
"There will be some very interesting strategic investors discussions next year" (@17:55)
https://youtu.be/S-09kQD0ej4
Burble, I can reassure you that this definitely isn't the EQTEC plant in Billingham.
The Alfanar SAF project is based on the site of the now infamous Air Products waste-to-energy plasma gasification plant which was closed and written off in 2016 at a cost of £770M due to technology failures which couldn't be fixed economically.
Alfanar already have a relationship with Chinook Sciences so it seems likely that they would be supplying the gasification technology.
http://www.chinooksciences.com/
As for the competition, bring it on. There's more than enough waste in the world.
https://investors.anaergia.com/media-center/news/news-details/2022/Anaergia-Sees-Significantly-Improved-Conditions-for-Its-European-Operations-and-Signs-Two-New-Contracts-in-Italy/default.aspx
Nothing directly related to EQTEC here, but this is what DP had to say in the Proactive interview on 28th October, after the signing of the Strategic Collaboration Agreement with them,
"Anaergia is a company that has a very good profile in delivering anaerobic digestion plants and now with this partnership we could bring them onboard on projects that we are making where you know they can deal with the organic elements of the of the recycling and we can deal with everything else that come out of the process [......] and also, you know, they'll have relationships that they are interesting and important to us They’ll have a pipeline of projects that could be relevant to us and we'll have a pipeline of projects and relationships that could be very strategic for them as well."
He also said in the RNS from the same date,
"This decision paves the way for us to formalise our agreement with Anaergia, with appetite and synergies between the two parties to replicate this type of project configuration on other plants in the UK and potentially worldwide"
continued...
Natural treatment of polluted land
In 2021, the company will undertake other developments in its two other activities, the treatment of polluted land and the recovery of hazardous waste. In 2006, Seps set up a biocentre: bacteria are responsible for degrading hydrocarbon molecules in excavated soil, which would otherwise be buried or chemically treated. "We can extend this approach to other industrial waste deemed untreatable such as railway ballast containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which would divide the treatment costs by three or four and would open up the recovery of materials", confides Sylvain Cazeres.
Recover hazardous waste
On hazardous waste, developments are focused on energy recovery. Seps will launch tests in 2021 on industrial or household plastics that have contained toxic products. The process envisaged is that of pyrogasification: by heating the waste, the molecules of carbon and hydrogen are separated to convert them into gas. “The solution would make it possible to clean up the recycling sector by creating valuations for waste today promised for incineration or landfill”, points out Laurent Rousseau. The file, currently being studied with the Dreal, benefits from the support of the Ademe.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:YpLEtuWQtOUJ:https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/occitanie/article/depuis-revel-seps-innove-pour-valoriser-les-dechets-dangereux-838589&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0