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1Fibrowatt Ash Fertilizer:
Managing Valuable Resources in Combination
With Successful Crop Fertilization
February 2012
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2Company Development and Operating History
Glanford
Comm: 1993
Design Output: 13.5MW
Eye, UK
Comm: 1992
Design Output: 12.7MW
Thetford
Comm: 1998
Design Output: 38.5MW
Fibrominn
Comm: 2007
Design Output: 55MW
Fibrowatt: Developer/Builder/Operator of Poultry
Litter Biomass Plants
20+ years of experience generating power from
poultry litter and ag biomass
Combusted 8 million tons ag biomass Produced over 7 million megawatt-hours Sold over 1.5 million tons of ash fertilizer
HBE: Developer/Builder/Operator of
Manure/Substrate AD projects
Currently operate three AD projects in WI
(produce 450 mmBtu/day Methane output per
system)
Developing largest animal waste AD system in NA
(1 bcf gas/yr)
Biomass Plants Developed By Fibrowatt
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3Fibrominn Biomass Power Plant
The Only Facility of Its Type in US
The Largest Biomass Facility Fuelled with Poultry Litter in the World
Market 100,000 tons of Ash Fertilizer By-Product Annually
This Plant is the Basis for All Analyses Incorporated into this Presentation
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4FibroVA Project Details
Design Rating: 55 MW
Total Expected Capital:
$300 million
Job Creation
Plant Operations: 32 personnel
Ash Fertilizer Operations: 5
personnel
Trucking: 100+ Jobs
Fuel Requirements:
Total: 545,000 tons/year
Target Litter: 273,000 - 465,000 tons/year
Target Wood Biomass: 273,000 - 80,000 tons/year
Ash Fertilizer Generation
~80,000 - 100,000 tons/year
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5Utilization of S Valley Poultry Litter by FibroVA*
Parameter N (MM lb) P (MM lb)
350,000 tons Litter 21.9 9.5
Excess Load to Bay 2.293 0.717
Excess Buildup in Soil 7.140
FibroVA Progress Toward VA WIP Reduction Goals
VA WIP N and P Reduction Goal 6.990 1.223
Fibrowatt N and P Reduction Achieved 32% 58%
Estimated Value for WIP $1.9 Billion
FibroVA Aids in State Progress To Bay Goals
*Diverting Litter to FibroVA Prevents Loading to Bay and Build Up
of P in Soil
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6FibroVA Provides Superior Environmental Benefits
FibroVA Design Emissions Far Surpasses
Applicable EPA
Emissions Limits
FibroVA Provides Far Superior Environmental
Benefits compared to
Solar and Wind
EPA CISWI Limits
FibroVA
Energy SourceCapacity
(MW)
GHG Offsets
(tpy)
PM2.5
Reduction
(tpy)
N Reduction
(mmlb/y)
P Reduction
(mmlb/y)
FibroVA (90% CF) 55 400,025 891 2.293 0.717
Solar (14% CF) 662 400,025 0 0 0
Offshore Wind (34% CF) 278 400,025 0 0 0
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721.9 million lbs Nitrogen in Litter 9.5 million lbs Phosphorous in Litter
9.5 million lbs preserved in ash
350,000 tons of litter/year
Combusted at FibroVA
P-rich ash applied to soils at efficient
agronomic rates
Soil nutrient levels are kept in
balance + P is not wasted
N enrichment achieved by cover crop and/or
commercial N application
21.4 million lbs converted to N2
FibroVA Byproduct - Improved Nutrient Management
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8P is Segregated into
Deposits by Living
Organisms
Preserved as Fossil
Resource
Key Building Block of Life
DNA: Genetic Code
ATP: Chemical Activity That Powers Every Cell
Essential to High Yield in Crop Production
No Substitution of P in Role of Producing Life
Why is Phosphorous So Important?
Fossil P is used at
High Rate with
Little Conservation
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9Country
Extracted 2010
(MM tons)
Reserve
(MM tons)
United States 26.1 1400
Algeria 2 2200
Australia 2.8 82
Brazil 5.5 340
Canada 0.7 5
China 65 3700
Egypt 5 100
Israel 3 180
Jordan 6 1500
Morocco and
Western Sahara 26 50000
Russia 10 1300
Senegal 0.65 180
South Africa 2.3 1500
Syria 2.8 1800
Togo 0.8 60
Tunisia 7.6 100
Other Countries 9.5 620
World Total 176 65000
Phosphorous A Valuable and Limited Resource
Global Concern from Overuse of Supply and Keeping up with High Demand
USA: ~50 years reserves of
Domestic Mineable P
Essential to Conserve Manure P
as Domestic Resource
USGS 2011 Report on Global P Use
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Phosphorous A Precious But Wasted Resource
Agriculture 44%
Non-Tidal Water Deposition 1%
Forest 15%
Point Source 25%
Urban Runoff 15%
All Sectors of Agricultural Need to be Managed for
Efficient Use of P
Poultry litter is unique because it captures large
amounts of P
Example: Chesapeake Bay
Fibrowatt Plants Capture
and Preserve P
Efficient Use of
Fibrowatt Ash Produces
High Crop Yield and
Low P Residue in Soil
http://stat.chesapeakebay.net/?q=node/130
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Guaranteed Fertilizer Analysis -Fibrominn
Sol. Phosphate (P2O5) * 6.0% Boron (B) 0.01%
Total Phosphate (P2O5) 10% Copper (Cu) 0.09%
Sol. Potash (K2O) * 4.5% Iron (Fe) 0.4%
Total Potash (K2O) 6% Manganese (Mn) 0.11%
Calcium (Ca) 14.0% Molybdenum 0.002%
Magnesium (Mg) 1.9% Zinc (Zn) 0.08%
Sulfur (S) 1.5%
Fibrowatt Byproduct - Ash Fertilizer
Not a synthetic blend
Valuable source of micronutrients
Nutrients are evenly dispersed in ash enabling precision assess of roots to nutrients
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Parameter Fibrowatt
Ash with N *
Commercial
Fertilizer *
Turkey Litter
Example **/+
Application (ton/acre)
0.75 Varied 5
N applied (lb/a)
180 (+) 180 (+) 200
P2O5 applied (lb/a)
90 105 250
K2O applied (lb/a)
60 75 150
Yield (bu/acre)
183 178 166
Fertilizer Application and Yield Comparison
* 2011 results of MN study in development to evaluate utilization of poultry litter ash as fertilizer.
** http://www.sbreb.org/research/soil/soil99/99p132.htm, 1999 MN study including turkey litter as fertilizer and associated corn
yield production.
+ After extensive research on available literature, this source proved to have the highest published yield in association with
litter application; other resources have shown higher yield but without documentation of litter application rate.
Fibrowatt Ash and
Commercial Fertilizer
Rates Traditional for
N and P Application
Ash Fertilizer Yield
Advantage
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Fertilizer Type Fertilizer ($/Acre)
Yield Sales($/acre)
% Fibrominn Ash
Advantage Over
Other Fertilizer
Fibrominn Ash (cost /acre) $110.50 $1,100 --
Commercial Fertilizer (cost/acre) $115.50 $1,070 3.5%
MN Turkey Litter @ $17/ton(cost/acre) $125.00 $999 4.3%
Fertilizer Cost Analysis
Ash Price Indexed to Commercial Fertilizer Based on P-K-S-Zn concentration
Turkey Litter Cost Based on Most Recent MN Spot Market Price
Yield Sales Based on USDA MN 2010 Cash Prices at Principal Markets ($6.02/bu)
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Fibrowatt Ash and Environmental Management of
Phosphorous
Parameter Fibrowatt Ash
with N
Commercial
Fertilizer
Turkey Litter
Example
Application (ton/acre)
0.75 Varied 5
Corn Yield (bu/acre)
183 178 166
P2O5 applied (lb/a)
90 105 250
P2O5 Grain Removal (lb/a)
64 62 58
P2O5 Remaining(lb/a)
26 43 192
% Excess P Avoided -- 39% 86%
According to Results Fibrowatt Ash Leaves Lowest Concentration of Residual P In Soils
Key in Efficient Management of Domestic P Resources and Reduction of P Runoff to
Watersheds
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FibroVA: 2X Reduction of Phosphorous loading to
the Bay or other areas:
1) Reduces excessive P loading by diverting litter
from land in Bay Watershed to FibroVA
2) Optimizes P fertilizer use by utilizing high
yield/low application Ash By-product resulting
in minimal P buildup in soil
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FibroVA Summary of Benefits
Plant Operation
N and P load reduction to Bay
Support for VA Bay Compliance Goals
Air Quality Benefits
Low Cost and Cost Effective Renewable Energy
Preservation of Ag Sector
Ash By-Product
Conservation of Domestic Phosphorous Resource
High Crop Yield Compared with Other Fertilizers
Cost Effective Fertilizer
Fertilizer Use Leads to Continued Environmental Conservation
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Contact Information
Laura Kellogg, Director of Business
Development and Environmental
Services
James Potter, President and Chief
Operating Officer
FIBROWATT LLC
One Summit Square, Suite 200
1717 Langhorne-Newtown Road
Langhorne, PA 19047
Ph: 267.352.6588
Fax: 267.352.0035
www.fibrowattusa.com