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Introduction to BizFuel
- 2. BizFuel – Concept • Capture methane gas from the landfill • Burn it to convert methane to carbon dioxide & water • Use it to fuel a generator to create electricity • Sell – Electricity – Renewable Energy Credits – Carbon Credits Page 2
- 3. BizFuel – How • Methane gas is naturally created within landfills • Pipes are laid to capture the gas • A fan is installed to suck the gas out of the landfill • For now, the gas is burned • By early 2013, the gas will create electricity Page 3
- 4. BizFuel – Complete Site Map Page 4
- 5. BizFuel – Digging the Holes Page 5
- 6. BizFuel – Vertical Piping Page 6
- 7. BizFuel – Horizontal Piping Page 7
- 8. BizFuel – Blower/Flare Skid Page 8
- 9. BizFuel – Blower Closeup Page 9
- 10. BizFuel – Generator • Generator currently being built • Will be located next to blower/flare skid • Pad-mounted transformer also being built Page 10
- 11. BizFuel – Generator Site Design Page 11
- 12. BizFuel – Generator Design Page 12
- 13. BizFuel – Generator Pad Design Page 13
- 14. BizFuel – Pontotoc, MS Installation Page 14
- 15. BizFuel – Pontotoc, MS Installation Page 15
- 16. BizFuel – Pontotoc, MS Installation Page 16
- 17. BizFuel – Interconnection • Duke Energy will purchase all power • Purchased Power Agreement signed • Will connect to substation near Madison • Required distribution line upgrades Page 17
- 18. BizFuel – NC 704 Line Upgrades Page 18
- 19. BizFuel – Progress to Date • Secured $1,383,300 in project-specific grants • Collection system construction completed • Voluntary FERC application submitted • NC Utilities Commission notification of construction submitted • NC Utilities application to sell RECs submitted • Carbon credit broker contract executed • Blower/flare skid installed • Flare lit and burning • Duke Energy distribution line complete • CenturyLink DSL connection complete (allows remote monitoring) • Duke Energy Purchased Power Agreement (PPA) executed • Generator site design complete Page 19
- 20. BizFuel – Work to be Done • Issue RFP for generator site prep • Take delivery of and install electric generator • Connect blower/flare skid to generator and generator to grid • LOTS of GRANT REPORTING!!! Page 20
- 21. BizFuel – Budget Project BizFuel Budget To be paid back to Income: Status Landfill Enterprise Fund NC Energy Office (ARRA) $814,300 Committed Reidsville Area Foundation $19,000 Committed Golden LEAF $350,000 Committed NC Rural Center $200,000 Committed Rockingham County $596,689 Committed Total $1,979,989 Expenses: Methane Collection System $700,989 Electric Generator $980,000 Generator Hookup $100,000 Interconnect Engineering Design $19,000 Interconnection Construction $180,000 Total $1,979,989 Page 21
- 22. BizFuel Cashflow Page 22
- 23. BizFuel – Future Potential Canola for Biodiesel Solar Membranes on Capped Landfills Generator Waste Heat for Greenhouses Page 23
- 24. Thank You! Page 24