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Greater Houston By-Product Synergy Project. Working Meeting September 18, 2013. OVERVIEW. ABOUT THE US BCSD. COLLABORATIVE PROCESS. BPS AND WATER SYNERGY. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Greater Houston By-Product Synergy ProjectWorking Meeting
September 18, 2013
OVERVIEW
ABOUT THE US BCSD COLLABORATIVE PROCESS BPS AND WATER SYNERGY
Part of the WBCSD Regional Network, we create opportunities for our members to work on authentic sustainability projects with industry, government and other key stakeholders who might not otherwise have the chance to collaborate and network.
Our projects use established work processes to create a “safe” zone to build trust and the business relationships needed for detailed information sharing to take action - whether that is about material exchanges, watershed initiatives, or energy.
By-Product Synergy (BPS) is the matching of under-valued waste, transportation, energy and other streams from one facility with potential users at another facility to create new revenues or savings, environmental and societal benefits.
Leveraging the BPS methodology, the US BCSD Water Synergy collaboration forum provides an engine for inventive thinking and action for water quantity, quality and stormwater challenges.
THE BPS PROCESS
Raw Material
Product A
By-Product
Disposal
Raw Material Product B
Company A
Company B
X
XProcessing?
Com
mun
icatio
n
Network
EXAMPLE OPPORTUNITIES
Tires – Tire Derived FuelVinyl Acetate – Carpet AdhesiveFood Waste – Energy & CompostPallet ReuseSpent Chemicals RecyclingOff Spec Polymers – Floor Sealant or FuelCatalyst Reuse and RecyclingDrilling muds for Fuel
ESTIMATED BENEFITS: HOUSTON BPS
BPS Metrics Annual SavingsTotal Cost Savings $4,500,000 Waste to Landfill Avoided (tons) 16,000Life cycle CO2 Emissions (MT eCO2) 19,000Life Cycle Water Use Reduction (million gal) 400 Life Cycle Energy Use (1000 barrels of oil) 450Life Cycle Nonrenewable Resources (tons) 32,000
US BCSD MATERIALS MARKETPLACE
The new US BCSD Materials Marketplace is a robust tool for sustainability professionals and operations managers to post, seek and exchange underutilized materials more effectively.
Beta testing begins in October 2013.
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
CIRRUS STATUS
Cirrus is currently offline, but material updates can be contributed to [email protected]. We will maintain a current list
of materials in a secured offline database and will work with members to update their information and materials when the
marketplace is rolled out in Houston in Q1 2014.
ON WATER
The US BCSD Water Synergy collaboration forum provides an
engine for inventive thinking and action for water quantity, quality
and stormwater challenges.
LOUISIANA WATER SYNERGY PROJECT
21 company participants come from different sectors of industry but face similar challenges regarding water issues. Collaborative thinking leads to creative actions to address those challenges.
MULTI-INDUSTRY FORUM
HOUSTON WATER SYNERGY
• Provide a multi-industry forum for addressing water management challenges in Houston
• Achieve tangible water synergy benefits related to water quantity, quality, and storm water for the participating companies and the region
• Link the efforts of the private sector to those underway in the public sector; and
• Establish a long-term collaboration plan in this region that fosters mutually beneficial solutions to mitigate risks and avoids competitive tensions.
LOUISIANA WORKING GROUPS
NUTRIENTS
reducing nutrients in the Mississippi River and Gulf of
Mexico.
WETLANDS
restoring wetlands by introducing treated water, nutrients, &
sediment from near-by facilities.
GROUNDWATER
reducing groundwater use and risks in high priority areas.
SYSTEMS SHARING
create synergies between facilities
through water reuse or shared
infrastructure for water supply/water
treatment
RED MUD
evaluating use of red mud from
alumina production to reduce costs of levee construction
NEXT STEPS – WATER SYNERGY PROJECTS
• Replicate the project in other water-stressed regions
• Integrate UVA participatory simulation game
• Increase awareness & support for this business-led approach for watershed collaboration
PACE FINANCING
Texas’ industrial sector is a huge, untapped market for energy saving retrofits.
Texas19%
Remainder of U.S.81%
Texas vs. nationwide energy consumption by industry
TEXAS CLEAN ENERGY/WATER CONSERVATION FINANCING - SB385 (PACE)
• 100% project financing
• Repaid via property tax bill
• Long payback period – 20 years
• Payments stay with the property
• No effect on capital budget
• Energy savings offset payments
ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS
Energy efficiency
Renewable energy
Water conservation
PACE AND BPS
Pound-for-pound, material reuse is significantly less energy intensive vs. virgin materials. BPS opportunities that meet the PACE criteria
include:• Capital investment needed for equipment to implement synergy project• Savings to investment ratio greater than 1• Environmental benefits
• Reduced landfill or incineration disposal• Renewable energy production• Avoided virgin materials needed
Examples include: anaerobic digestion technology, chemical reprocessing equipment, waste heat energy capture equipment, or other material processing
equipment needed to make a synergy project happen.
