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Waste to Clean Energy A Smart Solution

A renewable, sustainable energy company minimising carbon reducing waste producing green energy

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Argyll Energy has invested in R&D during the past 5 years and now has a unique waste to energy process. Argyll Energy chose to start in South Africa, as it has an abundance of used tyres, a chronic shortage of electricity and a political ambition to lead the world in emission reduction.

BackgroundEnergy from Waste (EfW) Since mankind first established settled communities, the disposal of waste has ranked alongside the delivery of food, water and energy as one of the key challenges of “civilised” living. As the global population passes 7 billion and emerging economies aspire to the lifestyles of the West, these challenges have come to impact and endanger our wider environment. For waste, the traditional solutions of dumping or burning are no longer sustainable. Argyll Energy aims to deliver an alternative to the global problem. Yet wastes contain valuable resources; for which recovery presents a global opportunity. As we become increasingly energy-scarce, greater focus falls on the energy trapped in waste. This focus is bolstered by incentives from governments not only wishing to be green, but wishing to secure energy independence. In response, the market is bringing forth innovations such as the application of distillation technology. This thermo-plant process has been adapted to deconstruct waste at moderate temperatures and, in the absence of oxygen (so as not to burn it), to produce useful by-products. These include carbon black, liquid fuels and/or synthetic gas that can be used to produce green electricity. Used tyres are amongst the most visible and noxious global pollutants. Some 3bn are produced annually and it is estimated that over 10bn have been consigned to landfills. However, they are energy-rich and provide a relatively homogenous feedstock – ideal for distillation treatment. Argyll Energy has sourced supplies of waste tyres to feed a series of commercial distillation plants both in South Africa and the UK. The first Facility is located in Sasolburg, South Africa (“RSA”).

In South Africa, Argyll Energy’s process will dramatically reduce carbon emissions, create employment, help stabilise the national grid and provide electricity to townships and villages that have none. This alone will have an exponential impact on the socio-economic development of the country and its people.

Used tyres are amongst the most visible and noxious global pollutants. Some 3 billion are produced annually and it is estimated that over 10 billion have been consigned to landfills.

Whilst Argyll Energy can process other types of waste, tyres in abundance are a readily available energy-rich resource when utilised for energy recovery.

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Presentation of the technology at Cleantech Cop 17, Durban, South Africa in December 2011, winning the “Cleantech best breakthrough innovation on renewable energy” award.

Argyll Energy has been working with the South African government and with ‘The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa’ (REDISA) on tyre recycling. The Sasolburg facility is an approved process site by REDISA to receive their tyre collection in South Africa.

Argyll Energy was accepted into The South African National Industrial Participation Programme (NIPP) scheme and is paired in this programme with BAE Systems/MBDA. This programme is to encourage non South African companies to invest in sustainable value added projects in South Africa.

Argyll Energy with its partners aims to support and assist social development commencing in South Africa.

Argyll Energy is now well on its way to drive the technology and for Holly Country to become a Centre of Excellence using waste as a valuable resource and will be launching its new Holly Country Energy Facility in January 2016.

Argyll Energy was given a note of congratulations from the Scottish Parliament on winning the Cleantech Award in the Scottish parliament.

After a couple of years of technical endeavor, Argyll Energy had their methodology approved by the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism in October 2014.

A key goal was to maximise the technology’s potential and ensure the capacity to trade on the carbon market following the methodology approval, this has now been achieved.

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The Distillation SystemThe distillation system is one key aspect to the Company’s performance. While the process, which involves heating feedstock material in the absence of oxygen at low pressure to temperatures of up to 600oC, is not novel; it has only recently been applied to wastes disposal. Argyll Energy specifies the use of key fundamental components from many suppliers including the Scogen M3RP retort unit, which is incorporated into the fully waste to energy design. Plant like this has been selected as having a proven track record with waste and high operational efficiency. The facility, including gen-set units, is currently being assembled and installed as a “turn-key development” by a single engineering contractor with experience of the units and strong financial covenant. On this basis, QPS (Quality Precision Services) has been selected.

Argyll Energy’s 12 tonnes per day (tpd) facility at Holly Country is our showpiece plant enabling us to take interested parties ‘on site’ to demonstrate what our facility can offer their business or country.

The first site at Holly Country is under final construction and the facility will be finalised and in full production in June 2016.

This 12 tpd facility will produce high grade bio diesel fuel from tyres with near zero carbon emissions and all outputs will be utilised locally.

Construction is also underway at Argyll Energy’s second facility which is a 120 tpd plant, with completion due by November 2016. Here the feedstock will also be tyres but the output will be electricity. This facility will be connected directly to the national grid.

Products from the processing of waste at Holly Country include; steel, bio-fuel, syngas, activated carbon and carbon black.

The designs are being finalised for a 175MW, 1000 tpd zero-waste facility for Holly Country.

Argyll Energy is accepted by REDISA and the South African Government to deal with the tyre waste in a sustainable fashion.

Argyll Energy has been approached by one of the biggest steel manufacturers in the world who are having issues with power supply and landfill problems for their coal waste. They identified Argyll Energy as a perfect fit to solve their problems by using their waste to generate a constant power supply to their mills.

Argyll Energy BuildingThe Holly Country Facility

MethodologyArgyll Energy developed a methodology to provide an international standard for the waste treatment project activities utilising Continuous Reductive Distillation technology. The methodology was approved by the UNFCC, United Framework Convention on Climate Change under the Clean Development Mechanism.

“Large-scale Methodology “AM0112: Less carbon intensive power generation through continuous reductive distillation of waste”

The wastes covered under this methodology are municipal solid waste, biomass residue and tyres. This methodology applies to project activities where waste is treated by applying continuous reductive distillation (CRD) technology and resultant output gases is used for power generation. The wastes covered under this methodology are municipal solid waste (MSW), biomass residues and tyres.

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The Argyll Energy BuildingNo. 1 Poplar AvenueHolly CountrySasolburg1947South Africa

Argyll EnergyBaltic Chambers50 Wellington Street GlasgowG2 6HJScotland

Telephone: +44 (0)141 202 0620 Email: info@argyll.energyWeb: argyll.energy

Research & Development Argyll Energy is committed to commercialising the Waste to Energy Plants worldwide and plan to adopt a partnering approach with appropriate corporate entities. There is now world-wide interest in Argyll Energy’s work. It has been approached by a range of private companies world-wide who recognise Argyll Energy as a solution to their waste and energy problems. These include mining companies, steel companies and dock owners who are struggling with inconsistent supply of power to their sites.

Growth Strategy – WorldwideSince receiving the ‘Cleantech’ award in South Africa, Argyll Energy has been contacted by countries across the globe including a number within Europe, USA, Australia, the Middle-East and Africa who wish to have more detailed discussions on how the Argyll solution could be introduced and developed within their countries. Once Argyll Energy’s show-plant is operational it intends to market its ground-breaking process across a number of global markets.

World Recognition

Congratulations recorded by the Scottish Government

Support and Grant Funding

NIPPSupport and Grant Funding

Clean Development Mechanism

National Industrial Participation Programme