GranvilleEcoparkLtd

“AnaerobicDiges/ondevelopmentinNorthernIrelandandRepublicofIreland

Dr.DavidMcKee–TechnicalDirectorShaneDoherty–PerformanceManager

B9EnergyGroup•  Asuccessfulsustainablebusinessfornearly25years•  GivesequalconsideraBontopeople,planetandprofitandhas

experiencedconsistent,saBsfyinggrowthduringthatperiod.•  Thelargestindependentoperatorofwindfarms,Managing

operatesandmaintaining49windfarmscomprisingmorethan750turbinesatsitesacrosstheUKandIreland.

•  B9developingnewrenewableenergytechnologies–  Wetrenewables(harnessingwaveandBdalenergy),–  B9OrganicEnergyteamarerapidlydevelopingLandfillGas&AnaerobicDigesBonfaciliBeshereinUK&Ireland

–  B9Shipping–  B9SoluBons

Kyletalesha LFS - 0.8MW

Derryclure LFS – 0.8MW Ballydonagh LFS – 0.5MW

B9 Gas Utilisation Sites

North Kerry LFS – 0.3MW

Culmore LFS – 0.635MW

Craigahulliar LFS – 0.8MW

Craigmore LFS – 0.8MW

Ballymacvea LFS – 0.8MW Green Road LFS – 0.8MW

Drumanakelly LFS – 0.635MW

Operational Sites

In Construction

LocalADProject

•  GranvilleEco-Parks(GECO)based

outsideDungannon

•  75,000tonnesperannumcapacity

•  MostadvancedsysteminUK,

combiningEnhancedAnaerobic

DigesBon

•  Feedstocksfromcommercial&

industrialsector,andfrommunicipal(includesCAT2&3)

•  OperaBonalfromApril2014

ProjectGECO

FoodProcessingBy-Products

FoodWaste&GreenWaste

EnhancedAnaerobicDigesBonProcess

EngineBiogas

Digestate–organicferBliser

CHP

DevelopingBioenergyProjects

Bio-Energy Developments

The Site

Feedstock

Product Utilisation

Planning & Licensing

Grid & Utilities

PPA’s & ROC’s

Technology

Finance

•  BioEnergyProjectsrelyupon8keyfactors

•  Aprojectwillnotbesuccessfulorwillcarrytoomuchriskifoneormoreofthestrandsisnottechnicallyandlegallysound

•  Thekeytodevelopmentistogetallofthepointscompleted,withinaspecificBmeframeandbudget

•  MostdevelopmentsfailasdevelopersunderesBmatetheupfrontrisk(bothintermsofBmeandmoneyrequired)

•  ‘OpBmum’locaBonforrenewableenergydevelopments???

•  Earlysitefeasibilityassessmentiskey

•  IndustrialDevelopment–IndustrialEstate

•  AgriculturalDevelopment–Farmland

•  IniBalFeasibility/ViabilityAssessmentswilllookforallthegoodpoints,

butwillconcentrateheavilyontheshow-stoppers

•  Ownership,freeholdorleaseholdisrequired

•  Siteswithoutlineplanningand/orlicensingarefavoured,butnotalways

mostadvantageous

TheSite

Planning•  EncouragePre-ApplicaBonDiscussionswithPlanningService

•  Allowforanadequateplanningprogramme

•  Engagewithrelevantstakeholdersateverystage

•  EnvironmentalImpactAssessments–EIA

•  Describesthenatureoftheproject,thepotenBaleffectsonthe

environmentandproposedmiBgaBontechniques

•  Mainareasofconcernregardingindustrialdevelopments

–  EmissionstoAir,Odour,EmissionstoWater,TrafficandNoise

•  AfullEIAalsocoversthefollowing–

–  PopulaBon,Flora&Fauna,CulturalHeritage,Climate,Landscape&Soils,VisualImpact&MaterialAssets

•  LargeIndustrialScaledevelopmentswillrequireanEnvironmentalLicence,YoucannotoperatetheplantwithouttheappropriatelicenceinplacefromtheNIEA

•  TheaimofanIPPClicenceistopreventorreduceemissionstoair,waterandland,toreducewaste,anduseenergyandresourcesefficiently.

•  Scaleofdevelopmentandfeedstock(amongstotherthings)willdetermineiftheplantrequiresaWasteManagementLicenceoranIPPCLicence

•  EIAshouldbewriheninawaywhichwillprovidetechnicalinformaBonfortheplanning,andfortheLicence

•  Theplantmustbedesignedtomeetwithallrequiredemissionlimits,andmiBgateallpotenBalproblems.ItisimportanttoonlyconsiderBATtechnologiesforanydevelopment

Licensing

Feedstock•  ThequanBtyandqualityoftheFeedstockwilldeterminethevolumeand

composiBonofbiogas,notthedigester

•  FeedstockEnhancements(pre-treatments)mayimproveconversion,butiftheenergyisnotinthewaste,itwillnotbeinthebiogas

•  TheFeedstockmustbetreatedinabalancedformattopreventbiological

imbalance,canleadtocessaBonofbiogasproducBon(C:NraBo,ammoniaandVFA

levels,etc)

•  TheFeedstockdeterminesthenutrientqualityofthedigestate

•  TheFeedstockdeterminesthepre-treatmentrequirementsandlicensing

requirements

•  TheFeedstockdeterminesthegatefees

•  TheFeedstockiskeytosuccessfulBioEnergyDevelopments

ProductUClisaCon

•  Biogas

•  BiogasisnormallyuBlisedon-site

throughCHPengine

•  ElectricitysoldtoGrid,heatuBlised

on&offsite

•  Biogascanalsobecleanedand

compressedintonaturalgasgrid

•  AlternaBvelyitcanbecleanedand

compressedforvehiclefuel

•  Digestate

•  Digestateisthelejoverorganicmaterialnotconvertedtobiogas

•  Stabilisedorganicmaterialwithsignificantmineralcontenti.e.N,P,K

•  Itcanbeseparatedintonitrogenrichliquorandadryearthyfibre

•  GoodferBliserpotenBalandcanachieve“qualityproduct”status(PAS110,WRAPQP)

Grid&UCliCesConnecCon•  GridConnecBonofferforthefullexportcapacityofthebiogasproducBon&

CHPengineatthesite.

•  Studiescanbedoneifrequiredtoindicatehowexcesscapacitycanbe

exportedatthesite.

•  GridconnecBonhastobeinplacetocommissionelectricity.

•  Alldevelopmentswillrequireelectricityimport,waterimportandtelecommunicaBonto/fromthesite.

•  Industrialdevelopmentswillalsorequireaconsenttodischarge,whereasagriculturaldevelopmentswilluBliseandstorethedigestateonsite.

•  AbonustoanyADdevelopmentwillbeacustomerorusefortheheati.e.usedoffsiteforhotwater,districtheaBngorindustrialcooling

PowerPurchaseAgreement&RenewableObligaConCerCficate

•  Longtermcontracttopurchasethepowerproduced.

•  Plantshouldproduceasetamountofelectricitybasedonthevolumeandcharacteroffeedstocktreated.

•  PowercompaniesareofferingPPA’swhicharesomeBmesstatedasapercentageofwhattheyreceiveforpowerandRoC’s.

•  RenewableObligaBonCredits–GovernmentIncenBvetogeneraterenewableenergymanagedbyOFGEM(developmentwillneedregisteredwithOFGEM)

•  PowerissoldontheSingleElectricityMarketforIreland(NorthandSouth)andthespotpriceisseteveryhalfanhour.

•  B9havecarriedoutextensiveresearchintotechnologyproviders,intermsofbothagriculturalandindustrialscaledigesters.

•  Itisimportanttomatchthetechnologywiththeproposedfeedstock

•  TechnicalEvaluaBonandDueDiligence(informofheatandmassbalances)onkeyitemsofequipmentandonplantperformancemustbecarriedouttoensureviability

•  CombiningprojectedbiogasdatafromdesignatedwasteswiththefinancialdataisessenBal

•  Appropriatesizinganddesign(bothprocessandbiochemicalconsideraBonsarerequired)

•  MakingsuretechnologymeetswithanydesignlimitaBons(forplanning)andemissioncriteria(NIEA)

Technology&Design

Finance•  ChoiceofProjectFinanceAvailableforsuchprojects:1.BankFinance

–  Banksarecompletelyriskadverse,andwillrequirecontractualagreementstobeinplaceforthe7pointsbeforelendingthemoney

2.VentureFinance/LargeUBlity/CorporateFinance–  Thesecompaniescantakealotmoreriskthanbanks,butwillsBllneedatleast5-6ofthe8inplacetomakeitaviableproject

–  SuchcompaniesareWater/Energy/Wastecompanies

•  GovernmentsupportmayalsoberequiredtomaketheseprojectsviableundercurrentmarketcondiBons

GranvilleEcoparkEnhancedAnaerobicDigesCon

Drivers

•  FoodWasteRegulaBons(NI)2015

•  FoodWasteRegulaBons(ROI)2009

•  Businesseswith>50kgofFoodWasteapply

•  CostofLandfill

•  EnvironmentalDrivers

•  NitratesDirecBve

GranvilleEcoparkFacility

Waste/Resourceswetreat

WeacceptallFoodWasteintendedforhumanconsumpBon

andotherorganicwastesincluding:

•  Packaged/Tinned/BohledFood

•  FoodScraps

•  Category3ABPMaterial

•  Sludge's&By-Products

“TreaCngPackagedFoodWasteisKeytoincreasingRecyclingfiguresforCommercialandIndustrial

OrganicWaste”

BenefitsofUsingGECOFacility

•  ClimateChangeMiCgaCon–DiverBngfoodwastefromlandfillto

ADcancreateacarbonsavingupto523kgpertonoffood

•  EconomicBenefits–Reducecostsonlandfilltaxes

•  Recycling&Recovery–BytreaBngyourorganicwastesby

AnaerobicDigesBonbothRecyclingtoaqualityferBliserand

RecoverytoRenewableElectricitycanbeachieved.

•  Capacitytotreat75,000TonnesperAnnum

GranvilleEcopark

•  Over2.76MWofRenewableElectricity

•  IPPCRegulated

•  DigestateFerBliser–PAS110CerBfied

•  AnimalBy-ProductsApproval

•  QualityStandardsincl.ISO9001,ISO

14001&OHSAS18001

ContactDetails

ShaneDoherty

Tel:02887032601

Mob:07834589067

E-Mail:shane.doherty@granvilleecopark.co.uk

Web:www.granvilleecopark.com