Project Overview
30MW electric generation facility - Biomass fueled
46 acre site – 30 miles south of Phoenix within City of Maricopa, Pinal County
$92 million initial capital investment
Primary Fuel Source: landscape/crop waste
Secondary Fuel Source: high BTU crops from local farms
Electrical interconnection at Kelly Substation (Electrical District-3)
FAQ’s 30 megawatts renewable electricity = 35,000 homes Fuel: 300,000 tons/year of green waste (currently goes to landfills) All fuel from within 50-75 mile radius Permitted to combust landscape waste (tree trimmings, logs, etc),
farm crop waste (orchard trimmings, stalks, etc), untreated wood (pallets, construction waste, etc) and bio-energy crops
Not permitted to burn garbage, sewage, manure, treated wood (plywood, railroad ties, etc), or tires.
Facility will operate 24 hours/day, approx 350 days/year Water rights leased/supplied from Pinal Feeding Ash removed as composting filler and/or applied to local farm
acreage
Local Fuel SourcesPhoenix Green Landfill Waste
Processing Green Waste at Landfill
Bio-Crop (Sorghum) ready for harvest
Arizona Bio-Crops Planted (Sorghum)Tohono O’Odham Farms – Pinal County
Overall Benefits
Renewable electricity: helps utilities meet ‘Renewable Energy Standard’
Reliable electricity: serves annual baseload demand 24 hours/day Increased stability/reliability to local electric grid (ED3) Reduces landfill burden: diverts nearly 30% landscape waste Lessens reliance on fossil fuels, increases energy independence Reduces greenhouse gas emissions, carbon-neutral Construction and full-time jobs to help AZ economy State and local tax revenue Utilizes local farmers/Native Americans (secondary fuel source)
Local Benefits
20-25 full-time jobs after commissioning (2013) 110-120 construction jobs (starting 2011) 100+ indirect jobs created for fuels delivery, maintenance, etc Boost to City of Maricopa tax base Estimated local/AZ impact: $15,000,000+ annually Renewable Energy “Campus” (area visibility, attract industry) ED-3 increased revenues from “wheeling” power Ability for local residents to drop-off acceptable green waste
TechnologyWood-based feedstock directly burned to produce steam - steam drives turbine, which turns generator creating electricity sent to grid - spent steam condensed back to water and recycled into process. In principle, functions like a natural gas-fired power station, except burning renewable fuel.
Existing Biomass Power Facilities
- 208 Biomass power facilities* (primarily wood burning)- Represents approximately 4GW of power- *Excludes thermal, landfill gas, municipal solid waste facilities
PP
SITE LAYOUT
Pinal I 30MW Biomass
Generation
Truck Dumps
Scales
Primary Fuel Yard
Aux. Fuel
Processing
Office
Substation
(Initial 45 Acres)
(Additional 30+
Acres)
Nat Gas
Water Well
N
ED-3
Railroad
Roadway Easement
Scales
FUTURE RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Who is Pinal Power?
Pinal Power, LLC owned by Phoenix-based Arbutus Bio-Energy, LLC
Arbutus develops, constructs, manages, and operates renewable energy facilities, primarily biomass generation.
Investment / Development partners: Elemental Energy, Inc and Western Bio-Energy, Inc.
Development team has 40+ years experience in field with 20+ biomass power plants developed, constructed and commissioned since early '80s.
Project financing will be US-based
Arbutus Bio-Energy
Western Bio-Energy
Elemental Energy
Permits & Timeline
Permits required
Title V air quality permit FEMA flood plain control Local zoning, construction, safety