Advanced Plasma Power (“APP”) is THE provider of the Gasplasma® energy from waste technology.

An APP Gasplasma® plant can help you:

• Generate renewable power and biofuels from municipal waste
• Reduce landfill – contributing towards a zero waste solution
• Extract valuable recycling materials from municipal waste
• Neutralise any harmful substances from municipal waste

Gasplasma® is designed to:

• Process 150,000 tonnes per year of Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) / 90,000 tonnes per year of Refuse Derived Fuel (“RDF”)
• Generate renewable power for around 15,000 homes and enough renewable heat for around 700 homes
• Only take up around 10,000sqm – the size of a football pitchHave a stack just 10m (32ft) above the eaves of the building

Gasplasma® plant options:

• 3 Stage - Gasplasma® plant with Materials Recycling & Fuel Preparation front-end
• 2 Stage - Gasplasma® plant without Fuel Preparation front-end
• Core Gasplasma® technology

Waste brought directly to the Gasplasma® plant is processed through a Materials Recycling Facility (“MRF”) and Fuel Preparation at the front-end.
In this type of plant there are three main areas:

1. Materials Recycling Facility (“MRF”) and Fuel Preparation front-end

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  • This part of the plant accepts the residual waste and extracts useful materials like glass, metals and hard plastics which can be sold for recycling to generate a revenue stream.  The non-recyclable waste is dried and shredded to make Refuse Derived Fuel (“RDF”).

2. Core Gasplasma® technology

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  • This is where the organic materials in the RDF are processed into a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas (“syngas”) used in gas engines/turbines to make clean renewable power.  The inorganic materials in the RDF are vitrified into an inert glassy product called Plasmarok®; which can be sold to generate a revenue stream. This part of the facility contains the following elements:
• Fluid bed gasifier
• Plasma converter
• Gas cooling and conditioning

3. Power Island – consisting of gas engines/turbines where the syngas is converted into renewable energy

Clients who can prepare their own Refuse Derived Fuel (“RDF”) or Solid Recovered Fuel (“SRF”) do not require a Fuel Preparation area.
In this type of full-scale plant there are two main areas:

1. Core Gasplasma® technology

This is where the organic materials in the RDF are processed into a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas (“syngas”) used in gas engines/turbines to make clean renewable power.  The inorganic materials in the RDF are vitrified into an inert glassy product called Plasmarok®; which can be sold to generate a revenue stream. This part of the facility contains the following elements:

• Fluid bed gasifier
• Plasma converter
• Gas cooling and conditioning

2. Power Island – consisting of gas engines/turbines where the syngas is converted into renewable energy

Clients who already have a prepared feedstock, for example those who use Refuse Derived Fuel (“RDF”) or Solid Recovered Fuel (“SRF”), but would like to use the hydrogen-rich syngas in either existing equipment or to further refine it to make biofuels and pure hydrogen.

In this type of plant there is one main area:

1. Core Gasplasma® technology

This is where the organic materials in the RDF are processed into a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas (“syngas”) used in gas engines/turbines to make clean renewable power.  The inorganic materials in the RDF are vitrified into an inert glassy product called Plasmarok®; which can be sold to generate a revenue stream. This part of the facility contains the following elements:

• Fluid bed gasifier
• Plasma converter
• Gas cooling and conditioning

We have developed one of the world’s most efficient energy from waste technology – we call it Gasplasma®.

Gasplasma® works by combining proven sub-systems in a unique, internationally patented way:

• A fluid bed gasifier supplied by Energy Products of Idaho who have over 5 million hours of proven commercial scale gasification and 100 reference sites globally
• A plasma converter provided by Tetronics who have a 45 year pedigree in DC plasma solutions and 80 reference sites globally

Our energy from waste technology is also future proof.  The hydrogen-rich synthesis gas, or syngas, produced is clean enough to be further refined making a range of biofuels and a very clean hydrogen that can be used in fuel cells.

A standard design Gasplasma® energy from waste plant:

• 150,000 tonnes per year of residual municipal solid waste / commercial waste capacity 
• 90,000 tonnes of RDF
• High net electrical efficiency
• Generates enough power for circa 15,000 homes
• Generates enough heat for circa 700 homes

A Gasplasma®  plant also has a small physical footprint:

• 10,000sqm (the size of one and half football pitches)
• A stack that reaches just 10 metres above the eaves

Gasplasma® is the world’s most efficient energy from waste technology:

• High net electrical efficiency
• 98% landfill diversion
• Negative carbon footprint
• Very low emissionsZero bottom ash
• Virtually no residues
• Combined heat and power
• Small physical footprint

It works using three clearly defined sections:

• Materials Recycling Facility and Fuel Preparation Facility
• Gasplasma® technology
  • Fluid Bed Gasifier
  • Secondary, separate Plasma Converter
  • Gas cleaning equipment
• Power Island

Heat is recovered from the Gasplasma® process maximising the efficiency of the fuel.

Materials Recycling and Fuel Preparation Facility
150,000 tonnes of residual waste (Municipal Solid Waste) / commercial waste per year is accepted into our materials recycling and fuel preparation facility.

Recyclable materials (glass, metals and hard plastics) are recovered and then the non-recyclable materials are dried and shredded to create 90,000 tonnes of Refuse Derived Fuel ('RDF').

The Core Gasplasma® Technology

Fluid Bed Gasifier – first stage
The RDF is put into a fluid bed gasifier where it is efficiently transformed into a raw synthesis gas (“syngas”) that contains tars and chars. The bottom ash from the fluid bed gasifier is then transferred into the plasma converter.

Plasma Converter – second, separate stage
The raw syngas is passed from the fluid bed gasifier into a separate plasma converter which uses a plasma arc to crack the long chain hydrocarbons in the raw syngas.  A pure, hydrogen-rich syngas is created and all the bottom ash are vitrified into a product called Plasmarok®.

Gas cleaning and condition
The pure syngas is then cooled, cleaned and conditioned in standard equipment before it is passed to the power island.

Power Island
Gas engines or turbines use the pure syngas to generate clean renewable power.

• 16.3MWh net electrical output 

Gasplasma® energy from waste technology works with a wide range of waste streams including:

• Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”)
• Refuse Derived Fuel (“RDF”)
• Solid Recovered Fuel (“SRF”)
• Commercial waste
• Wood Wastes - Biomass
• Mined Landfill (“MLF”)
• Auto-Shredder Residue (“ASR”)
• Hazardous and Special wastes

Gasplasma® is the most efficient energy from waste technology available today, generating both electricity and heat from waste feedstock.

Over 60% of the renewable energy produced is exported to the grid. 

The outputs of the plant are:

• Power and heat
  • A standard APP Gasplasma® plant produces in excess of 16MW of renewable electricity and 23MW of renewable heat
  • Enough power for circa 15,000 homes
  • Enough heat for circa 700 homes
• Synthesis Gas (Synthetic gas )
  • The Plasma Converter stage breaks down all organic long chain hydrocarbons into hydrogen and carbon producing a very clean, hydrogen-rich synthesis gas (“syngas”) – much cleaner than other syngas’ produced by other technologies
• Plasmarok®
  • Inorganic elements are vitrified into an inert, environmentally benign aggregate called Plasmarok®
  • It consists principally of silica, lime and alumina plus some oxides of metals
  • In the UK it has been reviewed by the Environment Agency as a product not a waste and therefore can be sold into the secondary aggregate market
• Recyclables
  • APP’s Gasplasma® energy from waste plant design also includes a Materials Recycling Facility (“MRF”) which takes out all the recyclable materials such as ferrous and non-ferrous metals, dense plastics and glass.

What we know about Climate Change.

• Global climate change is already happening – largely as a result of human activity
• Without action, there is a risk of global warming beyond 2oC with devastating consequences for human welfare and ecological systems

What is legislation doing?

• UK Commitments and Targets – 2020 Climate Change Act
  • Greenhouse gas emissions need to reduce to 34% below 1990 levels
• European Union Renewable Energy Directive
  • 15% of UK’s energy needs to come from renewable sources
• European Union Landfill Directive
  • Biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill needs to reach 35% of that produced in 1995

What is currently being achieved in waste management?

• 2.6 billion tonnes of waste produced within the European Union (“EU”) 27 countries in 2009:
  • 46% was recovered
  • 5% was incinerated
  • 49% was sent to landfill
• 49% = 96 million tonnes of municipal waste was sent to landfill in the EU 27 countries in 2009
• 432 energy from waste facilities handled 68 million tonnes of waste in the EU during 2008

What can be done and how does APP’s Gasplasma® help?

• Non-CO2 emissions from waste are mainly methane from landfills (over 90%).  There are a range of measures that could reduce these emissions:
  • Reduce amounts sent to landfill
  • Increase capture of methane at landfill sites
  • Divert waste from landfill for thermal treatment such as Gasplasma®
• Landfill is a provider of greenhouse gas emissions to air which are proven to be a major contributor to the global climate change – zero waste to landfill reduces these effects
• APP’s Gasplasma® process can significantly avoid waste going to landfill and also provide renewable energy avoiding greenhouse gas emissions

High Net Electrical Efficiency
The Gasplasma® energy from waste process is designed to maximise the energy recovery from the waste feedstock giving one of the highest net electrical efficiency processes on the market today providing an enhanced benefit to the environment.

A full-scale 150,000 tonnes per year of residual waste Gasplasma® energy from waste plant uses:

• Combined Heat and Power (“CHP”) technology, increasing fuel efficiency
• Renewable power is generated , enough for around 15,000 homes
• Renewable heat, enough for around 700 homes

The Gasplasma® energy from waste process gains efficiencies by creating a high energy content but low volume, hydrogen-rich synthesis gas (“syngas”).