3. Session Questions & IH2 Technology
• What are the hot emerging
technologies?
• IH2 Technology Overview
• Can new technologies disrupt the
advanced biofuels technologies of
today?
• IH2 Products, Product Quality,
GHG Reduction & Economics
• Does the industry have the appetite
to invest in new technologies?
• When will these technologies to be
deployed at a commercial scale?
• IH2 Commercial Status
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4. 2) Fluidized Bed
Proprietary
Catalyst System
Renewable H2
340‐470C
<500psig
1) Feed Conditioning
Sizing, Drying & Feeding
1st Stage 2nd Stage
3) Fixed Bed
Proprietary
Catalyst
System
Renewable H2
<500psig
4) SMR C1‐C3 Gas
Renewable H2
Process
5) Cyclones
4
Distilled
Hydrocarbon
Hi Pressure
Steam
Clean Water
Fertilizer
BioChar
Biogenic CO2
Crop Residue
City Waste
Wood/Forest
Residue
Energy Crops
Algae
Gasoline, Jet and Diesel
Hydrocarbons (67‐172 gal/ton)
US R100 Regular Gasoline (Wood)
US R100 Intermediate Gasoline
(Wood)
US R60 + Diesel (Wood) /
Approaching R100
Feed
Products
What is the IH2 Process
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5. IH2 Technology Summary
• Self‐sufficient, self‐contained and self‐sustaining
• Feedstock flexible, product yields 67‐172 gal/ton (MAF)
• Spans gasoline, jet and diesel range
• No detectable oxygen or TAN
• High (>90%) GHG reductions* (low carbon fuel)
• Integrates commercially proven equipment; Market Ready
• Attractive economics (< $2.25/gal; 2000 dry mt wood/day USGC pricing)
• $450mln TCI ex KBR; 60% financed @ 8%; 20% overall IRR; $72/dry ton feed
• No RINs, No Carbon or Blending Credits, No Subsidies of any kind included
• Improved catalysts enhanced product yield & quality
* > 94% GHG reduction per Professor David Shonnard at MTU; Feedstock Dependent: http://services.lib.mtu.edu/etd/THESIS/2012/ChemicalEng/maleche/thesis.pdf
8. GHG Reduction Influence Technology Selection
Renewable Fuel
Category
Definition
RIN D
Code
Pathway
Cellulosic
Ethanol/Gasoline
Derived from cellulose with a 60% GHG reduction
relative to petroleum fuels displaced.
3 M
Biomass Based
Diesel
Biodiesel or renewable diesel with a 50% GHG
reduction relative to petroleum fuels displaced.
4
Advanced Biofuel
Any renewable fuel other than corn ethanol with
50% GHG reduction relative to petroleum fuels
displaced.
5
Renewable Fuel
Biomass based fuel with 20% GHG reduction
relative to petroleum fuels displaced.
6
Cellulosic Diesel/Jet
Cellulosic diesel, jet fuel, or heating oil with 60%
reduction relative to petroleum fuels displaced.
7 L
• U.S. Centric Illustration; EPA Definitions ‐ Source: 40 CFR 80.1426
• Globally, additional regulations w/ GHG reduction components
• 3rd Party assessment Life Cycle Associates of IH2 Products, pending issue
9. Attractive Economics
• Stand Alone/Green Field (US Gulf Coast basis)
• 2000mt/d wood (50% moisture fed, dried to 10%
moisture at 1st stage)
• 60% financed at 8% interest, overall 10% IRR
• Feed Stock ~55% of Operating Cost
• No subsidies, tax, RIN or carbon credits included
• KBR FEL‐3 underway
• Opex validated by prospective clients
• Minimum Fuel Selling Price –
$0.433/L (2007) $0.476/L (2012)
• Refinery Synergy w/Refinery H2 Supply
• Reduces TIC ~55.0MM$
• Estimated MFSP $0.359/L (2007) $0.394/L (2012)
91.31
7.8
2.14
17.3
5.9
29.6
Wood $71.97/dry ton
Other Op Costs: Catalyst, Disposal, etc.
Fixed Cost
Depreciation
Avg Income Tax
Avg ROI
Operating Costs Total $1.64/gal*
*Includes $0.1884/gal coproduct credit
4.7
17.7
4.0
55.02.8
2.8
40.5
Feed
1st Stage/2nd Stage
Fractionation
HMU
Ammonium Sulfate
Absorption/Stripping
Utilities & Contingency @
35%
NREL Estimated Installed Equipment Costs
$127.5mln
http://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/1059031
NREL Estimated Operating Costs Total $1.64/gal*
11. Session Questions & IH2 Technology Wrap‐up
• Is IH2 Technology “hot &
emerging”?
• Can IH2 Technology disrupt the
advanced biofuels technologies of
today?
• Does the industry have the appetite
to invest in IH2 Technology?
• Based on the IH2 Technology
Differentiators and License
Agreements signed to date, we
have confidence that the answer
appears to be yes to these
questions.
• Ultimately, investors in the
renewable fuels market will
determine, based on local needs,
resources & regulations and
respective due diligence
processes.