High-voltage plasma torch for pulverized coal burner

NIT, LLC

Tatyana Zykova, CEO

Project product: New generation plasma torch and pulverized coal fuel feed system for coal-burning fire starter and coal firing to support coal flame

Product value: •Exclude fuel oil co-combustion for coal-burning power plants

•Lower fuel costs in generation

•New plasma torch with multijet for− longer torch lifespan, − lower power consumption, − lower system cost

(known as major drawbacks of current fuel oil and sole plasma systems)

Current stage: •1,5 kW plasma torch prototype

•Model patented in Russia, patent application filed

The essence of innovation

Product end-user: coal-burning power plants, currently using fuel oil fire starter and firing to support coal flame

Consumption of coal dust standard grinding, g/sec

5-20

Air flow, l/s < 100

Power coal-dust flame, kW ~100 Max

Life of the electrodes of the plasma torch, hours

>1000

Maximum electric power consumption, kW

<15 kW

Pulverized coal burner specs:

Competitive advantages

Competitive advantages

•High efficiency, over 90%, of new plasma torch

•Torch lifespan not less than 1000 hours

•Lower cost of plasma torch, expensive materials excluded (tungsten, hafnium)

•Inert gases not used

•2x Lower NOx emission

Estimated product economics

Pulverized coal plasma torch CAPEX $480 000 (12 units for each boiler)

Competitive OPEX per year:

•fuel oil = $300 000

•pulverized coal fuel = $200 000

Innovation:

Compared with existing plasma technologies new plasma torch has lower cost and ease of maintenance

Competition

•Plasma torch by Kutateladze Institute of Thermal Physics (Novosibirsk)

•Chineese plasma tourch fire starters

Sales strategy:

•Pilot installations with energy companies

•Collaboration with Design and Engineering companies

Market and Competition

Market segments:

•Coal burning energy production

•Disposal of hazardous waste

Domestic market: Exceeds 3 500 units, 4.2 billion rubles

Foreign markets:We already have proposals from European companies that are interested in plasma torches

Tatiana Zykova

Project leaderBusiness development, fund raising from 2008

Ovdin Viktor, Ph.D

Head of R&D

Designer of various high voltage equipment

“Inventor of the USSR” title for energy storage systems

Author and owner of patents:

•Arc welding DC supply,

•Energy storage system,

•High-voltage plasma torch

Kluchnikov Alexander Head of pilot production from 2009

Project team

Project team has successfully developed fuel oil plasma torch ignition in cooperation with JSC “SibEnergoGrupp”

5 successful implementations

R&D phase

Duration, months

Investments, M RUB

Research and development of 15 kW Plasma torch

3-4 4,5

Research and development of pulverized coal fuel feed system with 15 kW plasma torch fire starter

3-4 1,3

Pilot installation & Engineering 2-3 0,7

Total 6,5

Investment offer

Support of project:

2011 - grant from the regional budget of 285 thousand rubles2012 - company NIT became a resident of Novosibirsk Business Incubator2012 - made1.5 kW plasma torch prototype2013 - company became a resident of the innovation center "Skolkovo"2013 – model patented in Russia

We look for any investment forms to current phase of project:

Thank you!

Contacts:LLC "NIT", NovosibirskStr. Esenina, 8/4Director: Tatyana Zykova

Tel.: +7 (383) 284-45-45Fax: +7 (383) 284-45-44

E-mail: tai@nm.ru