Recycling Waste Energy August 18, 2007
Presentation to Senator Reid by Energy Recycling
IndustriesPresenter: Thomas R. Casten
Chairman, Recycled Energy Development, LLC
Presentation SummaryPresentation Summary Energy efficiency gains stalled in 1960Energy efficiency gains stalled in 1960 Recycling waste energyRecycling waste energy can reduce can reduce
US COUS CO22 by 10 to 20% and save $70 by 10 to 20% and save $70 billion per year billion per year
The provisions in the House Energy The provisions in the House Energy Bill would spur Bill would spur energy recyclingenergy recycling
The Ask: How can our companies help The Ask: How can our companies help these provisions become law?these provisions become law?
The Last Seven Presidents The Last Seven Presidents Pledged Energy IndependencePledged Energy Independence
But energy imports rose during every But energy imports rose during every administrationadministration
Conventional Conventional Approaches Have Not Approaches Have Not
WorkedWorked
US Electric Efficiency,1900-2005
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5%
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Primary Efficiency, Delivered Electricity Final Efficiency raw energy to useful work
47 years of 33% efficiency.
Conventional Electric System Conventional Electric System Efficiency Since 1960 Efficiency Since 1960
Pollution
Fuel
100 units
Power Plant
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67 units Waste Energy
33 units Electricity
End User
Waste HeatTransmission Line Losses
3 units (9.0%)
Remote Generation Waste (66%)Remote Generation Waste (66%) Insert Craig Plume picture to illustrate Insert Craig Plume picture to illustrate
waste heatwaste heat
Local Generation Recycles Heat To Local Generation Recycles Heat To Industrial Plant (85% efficiency)Industrial Plant (85% efficiency)
Local Generation with Local Generation with Energy Energy RecyclingRecycling
Reduces power costs, greenhouse gas Reduces power costs, greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel use emissions and fossil fuel use
Avoids transmission capital and line Avoids transmission capital and line losseslosses
Helps host industry with lower steam Helps host industry with lower steam costs and/or new revenue from sale of costs and/or new revenue from sale of waste energy – makes host more waste energy – makes host more competitivecompetitive
Estimated U.S. Potential to Estimated U.S. Potential to Recycle Recycle Waste EnergyWaste Energy ( Million MWh per Year)( Million MWh per Year)
2005 fossil electric generation: 2,6332005 fossil electric generation: 2,633 Waste Energy RecyclingWaste Energy Recycling potentialpotential
From Industrial waste energyFrom Industrial waste energy 450450 From new CHP plantsFrom new CHP plants 900900
TotalTotal Energy RecyclingEnergy Recycling potential: 1,350potential: 1,350 % of US fossil central generation: % of US fossil central generation: 51%51%
Drop total U.S. CODrop total U.S. CO2 2 emissions: 10% to 20%emissions: 10% to 20% Societal savings per year in billions: $70Societal savings per year in billions: $70
Companies at this Breakfast Specialize Companies at this Breakfast Specialize in Recycling Waste Energyin Recycling Waste Energy
We create useful energy by We create useful energy by recyclingrecycling:: Exhaust heat from any industrial process or power Exhaust heat from any industrial process or power
generation generation Industrial tail gas that would otherwise be flared, Industrial tail gas that would otherwise be flared,
incinerated or vented, incinerated or vented, Pressure drop in any gas Pressure drop in any gas
We develop new local combined heat and We develop new local combined heat and power plants (CHP) that power plants (CHP) that recyclerecycle byproduct byproduct heat to displace boiler fuel of thermal usersheat to displace boiler fuel of thermal users
95 MW 95 MW RecycledRecycled from Coke Production from Coke Production
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Identified Identified Recycled EnergyRecycled Energy Prospects in NevadaProspects in Nevada
Data Source: EPA’s National Emissions Inventory
Ormat 5 MW Energy Recycling SystemOrmat 5 MW Energy Recycling System
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4,000 to 6,000 Megawatts wasted at US gas compressor stations
US Electric Efficiency,1900-2005
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Primary Efficiency, Delivered Electricity Final Efficiency raw energy to useful work
Local Generation Plants we have built that recycle waste heat
Denmark Electric Efficiency
A Convenient Truth:A Convenient Truth:Energy Recycling Can Profitably Reduce COEnergy Recycling Can Profitably Reduce CO22 US can reduce COUS can reduce CO22 emissions by 10% to 20% emissions by 10% to 20%
and save $70 billion per year and save $70 billion per year recycling waste recycling waste energy energy with proven technologywith proven technology
Congress can induce Congress can induce Energy Recycling:Energy Recycling: Share societal savingsShare societal savings Removing barriers to local generationRemoving barriers to local generation
House Energy Bill 3221, Subtitles E and G would House Energy Bill 3221, Subtitles E and G would achieve these goalsachieve these goals
How can we help How can we help Energy RecyclingEnergy Recycling provisions provisions become law?become law?
Thank you for your leadership and for considering
support of energy recycling