Presented at Nordic Green II conference, April 2010

1. Nordic Green II
Menlo Park, California
April 27 - 28, 2010
Anders Rydaker, President & CEO

2. Greening the Minnesota State
Capitol

3. Heating and cooling Saint Paul

4. What is combined heat & power?

5. Bringing “green energy” to Saint Paul

6. Why wood waste?
 Large quantities
in metro area
 Disposal problem
 Economically
viable
 Community based

7. Wood waste processing

8. Integrated community energy system
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9. Thank
You!
Anders Rydaker, President & CEO
Ever-Green Energy, LLC
1350 Landmark Towers, 345 St. Peter Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102
www.ever-greenenergy.com

10. Energy efficiency of CHP
ELECTRICITY 33%
FUEL
WASTE 67%
ELECTRICITY 30%
FUEL THERMAL 45%
WASTE 25%

11. Fuel diversification (2010)
Before and after wood-fired CHP project…
100%
80%
Biomass
60%
Oil
Gas
40%
Coal
20%
0%
Before After

12. Fuel diversification goal
Before and after wood-fired combined heat and
power project:
100%
80%
Biomass
60%
Oil
Gas
40%
Coal
20%
0%
Before After

13. Benefits of CHP & biomass
 Customers
 Competitive
energy prices
 Marketing –
served by
renewable energy

14. Benefits of CHP & biomass
 Community  Community based
 Competitive energy
prices
 Marketing opportunities
 Keeps energy dollars
local
 Fuels economic growth
 Improves power grid

15. Benefits of CHP & biomass
 Environment
 Decreased
emissions
− Air contaminants
− Green house
gases
 Decreased waste