AgriPower's Modular and Transportable System

About AgriPower

PRODUCT SUMMARY

System Description
AgriPower, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells and services its unique, proprietary, modular and transportable Waste-to-Energy, Combined Heat and Power “Systems” that that use “Biomass” (described below), plastic and other waste products as fuel to cleanly provide a reliable source of low cost electricity and Heat Energy suitable for “Co-Generation” (described below). Using well-established combustion and turbine technologies and various configurations of its Waste Heat Generators (“WHGs”), the Systems can continuously generate from 125 kW to 2.2 MW (gross) of on-site, base load power and considerable amounts of Heat Energy > (50 MMBtu/hr) in an environmentally friendly manner. The Heat Energy is suitable for heating buildings and producing hot water, steam and numerous, valuable “Co-Generation” applications such as air conditioning, refrigeration, water desalination and purification, making ice and other commercial uses such as heat bonding and drying various products such as paint and wood or excessively wet fuel. The Systems were designed to be fuelled by a wide variety of abundant, renewable and low cost wood, cardboard, paper, agricultural and animal waste materials including manure (i.e., “Biomass”) with up to a 50% moisture content and many types of plastic waste. They were engineered to use readily available recurring customer waste thereby providing significant economies from avoided waste disposal fees and taxes, reduced costs of electricity and avoided natural gas and fuel oil purchases and from possible carbon credits, tax credits and “clean energy” grants.

They are intended to be affordable to acquire, inexpensive and quiet to operate, highly reliable and efficient. Their prefabricated, skid mounted design enables them to be easily transported to the fuel source, whether at the customer’s on-grid premises, at remote, off-grid locations, or at disaster sites. They can be installed and fully operational in only 3 to 5 days and operated without the need for on-site technical personnel. They come in a wide range of sizes and outputs that can be custom configured for each customer’s requirements. They were designed to operate continuously (i.e., 24/7) and safely with minimal operator input, requiring only unskilled and inexpensive labor to prepare the fuel. Their uptime is expected to be >95% and at least 40,000 hours (5 years) between overhauls with minimal maintenance and a low Total Cost of Ownership (“TCO”). Each System is expected to have a typical on-grid payback period of about 3 years before tax benefits. The off- grid payback period is projected to be less than 3 years before tax benefits from significant diesel fuel oil savings of approximately $10 to $15 million relative to a similarly sized diesel generator, over their expected respective 20+ year useful lives.

The Systems have a wide variety of applications across multiple industries including municipal waste and landfill companies, supermarket chains, “Big Box” stores, malls and shopping centers, hospitals, hotels, casinos, colleges and universities (especially those with dormitories), prisons, food processors, greenhouses, paper and pulp companies, lumber mills, furniture manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, utility companies, government and charitable organizations, and at municipal buildings such as libraries, schools, town halls, etc.

The initial System is expected to be completed, in commercial operation (in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area) and available for on-site working demonstrations in Q4 2012.

Ability To Use Many Types Of Waste Materials As Fuel

The System has been designed to use Biomass, plastic and many other waste materials as fuel, including:

• Commercial Waste including wood, woodchips, pellets and sawdust; construction, demolition and other debris; wooden pallets; other wood waste including discarded furniture, crates and boxes; cardboard; paper; discarded fruits and vegetables; and many types of plastic including bottles, containers and pallets.
• Agricultural Waste including most types of crop waste such as sugar cane bagasse and oil palm waste; almond, coconut, nutmeg, peanut, pistachio, coffee bean and walnut shells; olive and peach pits; corn stover (stalks, cobs); nuisance plant materials such as invader and thorn bush; bark beetle-infected trees; rapidly  growing renewable fuel crops including jatropha, poplars, willows and switchgrass; forest residuals including bark and brush; tree and vine trimmings and clippings; and most other types of agricultural and animal waste materials including many types of manure (from poultry, dairy cows, cattle and horses) and from municipal waste facilities. The availability and low cost of these fuels are especially well suited to Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations for use at remote and off-grid villages, military bases, disaster sites, etc.
• Municipal and Utility Waste including tree waste and brush from municipal landfills, highway department and utility tree and tower trimming and gardening activities for use as fuel in hospitals, schools, colleges, universities, town halls and other municipal buildings.

Key Product Considerations

Competitive Advantages

• No current direct competition in the modular and transportable 125 kW to 2.2 MW space
• First mover advantage in the Waste-To-Energy, Combined Heat and Power sector
• Superior “multi-zone, variable temperature” combustion technology can operate below the chemical reaction point; this reduces pollution and enables the use of more fuels
• “High temperature” WHG technology provides higher net power outputs and greater customer value than other systems. Proven software enables maximum operating flexibility, continuous System optimization and constant emissions compliance
• Fully automated operation with applications across multiple industries
• Works with a wide variety of Biomass, plastic and other waste materials as fuel
• Fuel typically consists of readily available, recurring, low cost customer waste

Significant Cost-Savings

• Reduces waste disposal expenses and provides significant fuel cost savings
• Creates valuable and low-cost electricity and Heat Energy suitable for Co-Generation
• Typical payback period is about 3 years; tax and carbon credits and grants may be available

Advanced Green Technology

• Virtually pollution-free; will comply with most permitting requirements

Additional Benefits

• Numerous System and 50-Hz and 60-Hz configurations provide a wide range of electric and heat, hot water, steam and Co-Generation options such as air conditioning, refrigeration and water purification. The Systems have numerous on-grid and off-grid applications.
• Large, worldwide service company available to handle installations and service
• Capitalizes on rising fuel prices and disposal costs, growing environmental awareness and regulation, increasing interest in achieving energy security from on-site energy production
• Systems can currently be delivered and operational in less than 6 months
• Real-time proactive and customizable monitoring options available to ensure optimal operation
• Flexible sale, leasing and Power Purchase Agreement programs available

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