Biogas is our business

Biogas project fundamentals(large or small)

By

Eric Camirand, President Electrigaz Technologies Inc.

Board member & president of AQPER biogas committee

Feedstock

Energy

Technologies

Digestate

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Fundamentals

Leadership!

•It starts and stops here!

•Feedstock quantity, quality and composition are a function of the collection program

Feedstock

2018

2023

2028

2033

2038

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Tonnage mensuel ROTS (t hum./mois)

•Solid fraction: composting or not

•Water treatment capacity for NHx

Digestate

Energy client/contract

•Electricity: FIT/OPA•Thermal: client proximity 24/7•Network RNG: Dawn+transport+carbon (~$7/GJ)•Renewable CNG: ~$20/GJ•Renewable LNG: ~$23/GJ

Energy

•CAPEX: Subsidy, equity, debt

•OPEX: Cost of organic treatment ($/t)

•Debt service•O&M•(Revenue)•Digestate disposal

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Simple mass balance(wet digestion)

Simple mass balance(dry digestion)

•Neighbours (odours, truck traffic, safety)

•Energy network

•Wastewater network

•Land contamination

•Geotechnical properties

Siting

•Preliminary studies: 8 months

•Design: 8 months

•Procurement: 8 months

•Build: 14 months

•Commission: 6 months

Timeline(without poilitical interference)

•Verify your fundamentals

•Find a site & social acceptance

•Hire good looking and knowledgeable professionals

•Determine realisation scheme

•Design, procure, build, commission and operate

Conclusion

•Specialized biogas engineers (exclusively)

•Independent (no equipment to sell)

•Over 10 years of experience in US and Canada

•Worked for dozens of municipalities to study, plan and execute their projects

About Electrigaz

Eric Camirand, Ing.Electrigaz Technologies Inc.

Trois-Rivières (Québec) Canada G9B 7Y6

T/F: 819-840-3589 E: info@electrigaz.comW: www.electrigaz.com

Thank you for your attention!