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Michael R. Schuppenhauer, Ph.D. President & CEO Farmatic Inc. December 9-11, 2013 BIO Pacific Rim Summit San Diego, CA

High Acreage Energy Yield from Energy Crops for Grid-Competitive Biofuels


Farmatic: Turn-key biogas EPC with 50 years track in 300 projects globally Our vision are decentralized, 1 MW to 15 MW, biomass-fed anaerobic

digester that produce biogas for power, cooling and CNG Providing stable 24/7 three-phase power and fuel for local grids

especially in insular and rural environments We enable a self-sufficient, agro-energy economy, at mainland

competitive rates (15c/kWh / $15-24 / MMBTU) Stable, base-load, i.e. non-intermittent, power, provides water, healthy

environments, and economic development opportunities Our feedstocks are indigenous energy crops, organic waste streams such as

food waste, Ag residues such as manure or field residues, and biofuel waste We are looking for locations that have insular base-load power demands in

the 1 - 15 MW range, offer a multitude of feedstocks (15,000+ tpy total) as well as agricultural land opportunities

Biogas from Energy Crops & Waste


50 years track record as turn-key EPC with tanks, biogas, waste water plants Revenues of $30+ Mio. pa 65+ employees

Farmatic Anlagenbau GmbH in Nortorf, Germany Representation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Farmatic Inc. in San Francisco, CA ISO 9000 series & RAL More than 100 biogas references world wide More than 100 waste water references world wide Since 50 years bolted steel tanks

Farmatic


We are from Germany, our references are global.

Modular, segmented design allows Farmatic plants to be constructed anywhere on the world, with guaranteed quality and delivery times. 300 plants – 3,000 tanks


100 kW 500 kW >2 MW Farmatic offers a full range of biogas plant sizes


•Steel tanks enable superior geometry •Center CSTR has lower parasitic energy load •Enamel coating offers far superior corrosion

resistance •Steel tanks are seismically superior •Bolted design enables shorter construction time,

cost •Plate design enables on-site modification,

repair and disassembly •Enamel coated steel tanks are widely recognized

and established in the US

Farmatic’s technology differentiators: Enamel coated bolted steel tanks

Source: National Geographic Magazine, December 2012


Biomass and MSW AD has lower levellized cost per MWh than solar PV, PV thermal or wind energy

Source: Chu & Majumdar, Nature 488 (2012) 294-303


NREL’s 2013 Updated Waste Biogas Potential: 420 BCF

30%

31%

24%

15%

Waste Wate

Landfills

Animal Man

IIC Organic Waste


Energy crops deliver half of the German biogas feedstock

Source: FNR 2012


The energy yield per acre is higher with biogas than liquid biofuels

Biomethane, an advanced biofuel, beats bioethanol and biodiesel in

yield per acre • Biogas

• Biodiesel

• Ethanol

• Syngas FT


The largest natural biomass growth occurs in key insular and emerging markets that lack fossil fuel reserves

Source: Steiner, J., Growing America’s Fuels, USDA, 2010


Feed Stock Geography Biogas [Nm3/t]

Organic MSW Global 170

Ag-Food Processing Waste Global 220

Biofuel Stillage US, China, Russia 80-130

Vinasse/Molasse Brazil, India, Caribbean, Hawaii 244

Cassava India, Asia-Pacific 140

Tropical Grasses Subtropics, Tropics 100-180

Palm Oil Effluent Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines 40-60

Municipal WWTP Global, 1st & 2nd Tier 25-65

Depending on the geographic location several options for feedstocks exist to supply local, decentralized, baseload renewable energy from biogas


Typical energy crop and ag residue biogas AD installation


biogas plant combustion

biogas

energy

nutrient

water

oil mill

FFB

palm oil waste water

POME empty

fruit bunch fibre, shell

composting

compost

plantation

fertilizer

sun

Sustainable Palm Oil Production Model

FFB Fresh Fruit Bunch EFB Empty Fruit Bunch POME Palm Oil Mill Effluent


4000kg Palm Oil Mill Effluent

(POME) COD = 25.000 mg / l

= 100 kg

1000 kg palm oil

cogeneration

39 m³ biogas 65 Vol. % CH4

251 kW

biogas plant

electricity 88 kW

heat 100 kW

Digestion of POME – Flow Chart


California would create from waste alone, conservatively 500 million GGE through biogas

Total CA Waste Average Methane Yield 25.6 mN

3 CH4/ t FM

Methane Potential 1,606,820,504 mN3 CH4/ year

56,738,012 mmBTU/year

497,701,861 GGE/year

CNG Revenue @ $24/mmBTU $ 1,361,712,292 / year

Digestate 3,364,152 t DM / year

Digestate Income @ $20/t $ 67,283,040 / year CapEx Est. CNG $ 2,589,054,177 est. OpEx CNG p.a. $ 129,452,709 / year Payback Period el. 3.0 years NPV CNG at 8%, 20 years $9,416,710,051

Source: CalRecycle, CEC, CBC


This is what we build.


Commissioning: 2010

Gas yield: 1,200 Nm³/h Digester: 2 x 4,000 m³ Post-digester: 2 x 2,500 m³ Digestate storage: 1 x 5,000 m³

Substrate: Distiller‘s wash 60 t/a Grain 6,000 t/a Grain dust 3,000 t/a Oat hulls 5,000 t/a Alfa alfa and grass silage 20,000 t/a

Special features

• Gas upgrading for production of CNG as fuel in public transport

• CNG production directly linked to biogas plant

Biogas Plant Lidköping, Sweden

Swedish Biogas International AB Gjuterigatan 1B SWE-582 73 Linköping, Sweden


Commissioning: 2009

Gas yield: 1,200 Nm³/h Digester: 2 x 4,000 m³ Post-digester: 2 x 2,500 m³ Digestate storage: 1 x 5,000 m³

Substrates: Maize silage 5,000 t/a Grain 8,000 t/a Alfa alfa and grass silage 20,000 t/a Brewery waste and pomace 21,000 t/a Sugar beet 15,000 t/a

Special features

•Gas upgrading to produce CNG for use in public transportation •Continuous feeding of substrate

Biogas Plant Örebro, Sweden

Swedish Biogas International AB Gjuterigatan 1B SWE-582 73 Linköping, Sweden


Commissioning: 2011 Gas Yield: 800 Nm³/h Digester: 5,500 m³ Post-digester: 2,400 m³

Substrate: Whey 73,000 t/a Slaughterhouse waste 8,000 t/a Spoiled milk 3,000 t/a Overdue food 10,000 t/a Waste water 7,000 t/a

Special Features • Gas upgrading unit • Thermophilic process (55 degrees Celsius)

as hygienisation method, • sophisticated heat management through

heat storage and recovery • Very few pumps, plant operates 80%

through hydrostatic pressure

Biogas Plant Skövde, Sweden

Göteborg Energi AB Box 53 SWE-401 20 Göteborg


Biogas Plant Portland, OR – 500 t/d Design Specs

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