- TAKING ONLY 20% OF AIR VOLUME
In August 2007, Highly Commended in the Excellence Awards 2007 by the NSW Minerals Council.
and …
The WestCliff Project was partly Government funded by AGO – Australian Greenhouse Office
CMM
35 – 50 % CH4
VOCSIDIZER™
The Project is partly Government funded by the US EPA and the US DOE
China VAM Project approved by UNFCCC
Fifth
coal mine site demonstration:
Product Range
The Flameless VOCSIDIZER
70 F 20oC
1800 F 1000oC
No catalyst No catalyst
operate at natural operate at natural oxidizing temperature oxidizing temperature
- Structures of trading schemes of “carbon credits” (CER / ERU / VER / NGAC ..) established - Trading is increasing quickly and becoming globally integrated - Media attention as well as public awareness and concern are very high and increasing
In China, representing almost ½ the identified global VAM market.
- Abatement with generation of hot water.
World wide first VAM project to be formally approved by UNFCCC Executive Board – end of July 2008.
WestVAMP award
In September 2007, the WestVAMP Power Plant received the Excellence in Energy Award by the Australian Institute of Energy
US VAM Project at CONSOL Energy
One thin bubble of atmosphere
One thin bubble of atmosphere
Gases accumulate and reflect more heat back to Earth
One bubble of atmosphere
Efforts to reduce GHG emissions
Geneva, October 2008 MEGTEC Confidential
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In full operation since over 1 year – the world’s first commercial VAM installation
WestVAMP IN FULL OPERATION
Göteborg,Sweden
Maintal (Frankfurt) Germany
Shanghai, China Pune, India
Singapore
Melbourne, Australia
VAM head quarters, Sweden
MEGTEC Systems Worldwide Headquarters MEGTEC Systems Regional Offices
Gob area采空区
Coal Excavation 煤炭开采
Main Coal Mine Vent Shaft 煤矿 主通风井
US EPA Climate Protection Award 2008
--- why did MEGTEC win that Award ???
WHY ALL THIS INTEREST TO REDUCE VAM EMISSIONS ?
• At the WestCliff Colliery of BHP Billiton in Australia • Based on (patented) technology from MEGTEC Systems • 250 000 Nm3/h (150 000 scfm) of ventilation air with • 250 000 Nm3/h (150 000 scfm) of ventilation air with • 0.9% CH4 concentration • 0.9% CH4 concentration
Fourth coal mine site demonstration:
Windsor mine, CONSOL Energy, USA
50 000 m3/h (30 000 scfm) of air 0.2 – 1 % methane (abandoned mine gas) Unmanned operation since May 2007
First coal mine site demonstration Thorseby Coal Mine, British Coal, UK 1994: Demonstrated efficient VAM Abatement
1994
PROVEN TECHNOLOGY
First coal mine site demonstration Thoreseby Coal Mine, British Coal, UK 1994: Demonstrated efficient VAM Abatement
Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners
MEGTEC Systems
Globally leading supplier
of emission control equipment for of emission control equipment for
low concentrations of hydrocarbons to air. low concentrations of hydrocarbons to air.
140 F 60oC
Flameless: No NOx:
Oxidation completely in-bed. No flame. Even though temp is high, it is not near where thermal NOx is generated.
PROVEN TECHNOLOGY
When there is no methane of When there is no methane of low concentration low concentration Low CH4 Gas Engines 燃气发动机 High CH4
低浓度甲烷
< 1%
高浓度甲烷 > ~30%
VAM Power Plant 矿井乏风电厂
MEGTEC Locations Worldwide
~ 900 employees
Åmål, Sweden De Pere, WI Columbus, OH Manchester, UK Maidenhead, UK Ingre, France Evry (Paris), France Vero Beach, FL
VAM Power Plant
- VAM AS PRIMARY FUEL
FOR THE GENERATÍON OF ELECTRICITY
Third coal mine site demonstration: 25ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ 000 Nm3/h @ 0.9% CH4, driving 6 MWe turbine
PROJECT DESIGN:
FC CH4 CH4
0.2 – 1 % CH4
Injecting high concentration mine gas into a large flow of fresh air in order to simulate various concentrations of VAM, then to evaluate abatement in the VOCSIDIZER.
THREE OPTIONAL VAM VOCSIDIZER CONCEPTS
VAM Abatement Only
A
VAM to Thermal Energy
B
VAM to Energy
VAM Power Plant (VAM to Electrical Energy)
C
VOCSIDIZER™
Steam drum
Carbon credit financing of successful emission reduction projects is here to stay
The aim of all efforts to reduce GHG emissions is now to break the trend of increasing global warming, warming which is melting the ice of the Arctic.