WHERE CAN I SEE AN OPERATING PLANT?

One of the first questions asked regarding the Recovered Energy System is where a person can observe a similar operating plant.

1. There are as many as 100 plants around the world that use plasma systems to process a variety of materials. Most of these plants are used to vitrify incinerator ash. Others are used to process medical waste, hazardous waste, PCB's and other difficult types of waste. Others are used in the steel industry for melting iron. The industry has tested every conceivable type of waste in various pilot plants. The technical viability of plasma has been well proven for many years!


2. There are only 3 plasma gasification plants in the world that have or are operating on municipal solid waste (MSW). These plants are located in Japan and were built by Hitachi using the Westinghouse Plasma Corporation plasma gasification process. The largest plant has a capacity of 300 tpd of MSW.


3. Regardless of what anyone else says from any other company, there is no other plasma gasification process anywhere in the world currently processing MSW other than the plants built by Hitachi. REI cannot show you an operating plant at this time.

1. The larger the plant the better the economics become. The ideal size for a plant, considering factors such as transportation, operating cost, supervision cost, maintenance cost, etc. is 3,000-5,000 tons per day of MSW (other types of waste will vary).
2. In order to maximize the production of electricity, the process should use a combined cycle gas/steam turbine to produce power. Unfortunately, the power industry has a small selection of turbines that are designed to run on low BTU synfuel. The ideal power plant that matches best with the existing turbines and other plant operating conditions is the GE 7FA or GE 9FA turbines or the Siemens V84.3 or V94.3 turbines. These turbines have a capacity of approximately 250 mWh for the 60 cycle turbines and 360 mWh for the 50 cycle turbines. REI believes that the best option is the GE 7 or 9 FA turbines.
3. There has to be some form of subsidy. The subsidy can be in the form of higher tipping fees or favorable financing terms. REI has developed a funding source that provides subsidized financing that allows the tipping fees and power rates to be normal. The REI funding program also takes away any risk from the Licensee or the municipality.
4. Based on all the factors considered by REI the optimum size of plant is a 3,000-5000 tpd plant producing between 250-360 mWh of electricity (at sea level). Smaller plants can technically be built but the economics for them will not be good and the fees will go up. REI can finance up to 3,000 tpd.

1. The plasma gasifier was designed based on the largest gasifier that Westinghouse has built in the past. The REI gasifier has been designed based on a plant built by Westinghouse for General Motors and which operated continuously for 13 years. GM used the system to melt iron but the reactor base design, torch design and power supply are identical. Each gasifier module is capable of processing 500 tons of MSW per day.
2. The power plant is the identical plant that has been used for many years in the coal gasification industry, with almost identical synfuel.
3. The gas cooling system is standard off-the-shelf equipment that has operated for many years with identical conditions.
4. The gas cleanup system is standard off-the-shelf equipment that has operated for many years with identical conditions.
5. The gas compression equipment is standard off-the-shelf equipment that has operated for many years with identical conditions.
6. The water treatment system is standard off-the-shelf equipment that has operated for many years with identical conditions.
7. The tipping floor is a standard tipping floor with conventional material handling equipment.
8. The Recovered Energy Team includes Westinghouse Plasma Corporation, the patent holder and developer of the plasma gasification process; General Electric, the largest turbine supplier in the world; Innovative Steam Technologies, the world leader for once-through steam generators and the subsidiary of the largest construction company in Canada; TurboSonic, an affiliated company with Hamon, Research Cotrell, the largest pollution control company in the world; Kobelco, the largest gas compression company in the world and Power Engineers, one of the top 10 engineering companies in the US. The actual construction and installation of the plant will be done by a large general contractor, preferably one that is local. REI has assembled a dynamic and powerful construction team to insure that everything goes smoothly.

1. Provides complete funding for the project in a way that has zero repayment risk or chance for foreclosure. The funding is subsidized.
2. Provides hundreds of construction jobs and permanent jobs.
3. Solves a waste problem.
4. Provides a stable source of electricity.
5. Provides a significant income to the Licensee and funding for community projects.
6. Current tipping fees and power rates are generally not significantly changed from their current positions.