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InEnTec Chemical Midland LLC – Model G500 Dow Corning Facility, Midland, MI, USA InEnTec Chemical, a joint venture between InEnTec and Lakeside Energy has constructed a Model G500 PEM® system on Dow Corning's property in Midland, Michigan. The facility processes certain industrial byproducts from Dow Corning’s operations and converts them back into useful feedstocks such as hydrochloric acid and syngas, which will be reused in its manufacturing operations. Currently in startup and shakedown operations, the facility is planned to commence full commercial operation shortly. InEnTec LLC – Model G100P Richland, WA, USA InEnTec installed a Model G100P PEM® system at its Technology Center in Richland, WA. The G100P represents a significant commercial development for the PEM® technology as it provides for nearly a 500% increase in the throughput over the G100 units installed elsewhere. The system has been used to process portions of the City of Richland’s daily MSW stream and to further commercialize the technology. Numerous tests have been conducted using various feedstocks from potential and existing customers. InEnTec Leasing Services LLC / Tepa EC, Inc. – Model G30 Transportable System – various locations In 2007, InEnTec Leasing Services LLC (a partly-owned InEnTec subsidiary) constructed a fully contained, self-sufficient transportable Model G30 PEM® system on two flat-bed trailers. The system began operating for demonstration purposes in March 2007 at Fort Riley Army Base in Kansas, processing municipal solid waste. The syngas produced by the system was used as fuel in a dual-fuel diesel genset mounted on a second flat bed trailer. The G30 has been moved to other locations to process various materials, including debris from tornado and storm activity. Global Plasma Technology Limited – Model G100 Kuan Yin (Taipei), Taiwan R.O.C. A Model G100 PEM® was purchased by Global Plasma for processing medical waste in Kuan Yin, Taiwan (near Taipei); it began operating in March 2005. The robust design of the PEM® allowed the system to process a variety of waste streams including medical waste, batteries, spent solvents, lab packs, and mercury vapor lamps. The syngas generated from the process was used in a dual-fueled diesel engine to produce electricity. Kawasaki Plant Systems – Model G100 Harima, Japan The G100 PEM® used by Kawasaki in Okinawa for PCB processing (listed below) was disassembled and re-installed it in Harima, Japan. In April 2006, it began operating again, to demonstrate the destruction of asbestos materials for potential Kawasaki clients. Asbestos testing activities were completed in June 2006; current plans involve moving the system to Chiba (near Tokyo) where it will process PCB waste materials on an ongoing basis. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. – Model G100 Okinawa, Japan InEnTec sold Kawasaki a Model G100 PEM® that began operating in March 2003 in Okinawa, Japan to demonstrate the effectiveness of the PEM® for destroying PCB oil and PCB-contaminated materials. The test program was successful, and the Japanese government gave approval to use the PEM® for PCB destruction throughout Japan. The Boeing Company – Model G60 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Boeing Company purchased a Model G60 PEM® in 2001 and delivered the unit in early 2002 to BioPure Systems SDN BHD in Malaysia, a company Boeing established to own and operate the system. Boeing initially purchased the system as part of a military offset program, but it has not yet needed to fund the offsets, so the system has not yet been installed. Fuji Kaihatsu Ltd. – Model G300 Iizuka City, Japan InEnTec sold a Model G300 PEM® to Fuji Kaihatsu Ltd. for processing wood and plastic waste, using the syngas to produce electric power. The facility began operations in July 2002 with the feedstock being changed to electronic scrap shortly after the system came on-line, in order to extract gold and copper. Economic challenges (negative tip fees for the feedstock) caused the company to stop operating the PEM® in mid-2003, but they have been pursuing new regulatory approvals to process other materials with a plan to restart the system once appropriate approvals are granted. Asia Pacific Environmental Technologies, Inc. (APET) – Model G100 Kapolei, HI, USA APET purchased a Model G100 PEM® in 2000 to process medical waste and use the syngas for fuel in dual-fueled gas genset that provided power to the PEM®. Operations began in February 2001, and continued for about 3½ years. InEnTec revoked APET’s operating license for nonpayment of the purchase price and ultimately repossessed the PEM® system in July 2007. Allied Technology Group, Inc – Model G200 Richland, WA, USA InEnTec sold its first commercial PEM® system to ATG in 1999 for processing mixed hazardous and radioactive wastes. It was the first facility in the U.S. to receive a mixed RCRA / TSCA permit. The system began operating in September 2000 and was operated for over 13 months before financial troubles within the company unrelated to the PEM® system forced ATG to shut the facility down and file for bankruptcy. The PEM® system is still installed in the facility, in cold standby. InEnTec LLC – Model G200 (Commercial Prototype) Richland, WA, USA InEnTec constructed a Model G200 PEM® at its Technology Center in Richland, Washington as the first commercial-scale prototype. This system was used in performance tests conducted by the Environmental Technology Evaluation Center (“EvTEC”). The EvTEC testing data served as the technical basis for the first-ever RCRA / TSCA Mixed Waste Permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In the U.S., “mixed waste” often refers to a combination of hazardous and nuclear waste; TSCA waste includes PCB waste. The EvTEC data was also the basis for an “Equivalency Determination”, issued by U.S. EPA which contained EPA’s concurrence that the destructive effectiveness of the PEM® exceeds the mandated requirements that apply to hazardous waste incinerators, thus making the PEM® an “equivalent technology” for treating hazardous waste. The G200 began operating in June 1999 and was operated and tested for approximately one year before being dismantled. Parts of it were incorporated into the G200 system at ATG. InEnTec LLC – Model G60 Richland, WA, USA InEnTec constructed a Model G60 PEM® in 1998 at an Energy Northwest (formerly WPPSS) facility in Richland, Washington to develop scaling factors for larger PEM® systems and to evaluate additional system components to be included on full-scale systems. The G60 began operations in February 1999 and was run for about ten months. After being shut down, the equipment was dismantled and certain components were incorporated into the system sold to Boeing. InEnTec LLC – Model G10 (Process Test Facility) Richland, WA, USA InEnTec constructed the first Process Test Facility PEM® at its Technology Center in Richland, Washington in 1996. The system began operations in April 1997 and remains in active use today for client demonstrations, treatability studies on new or customer-specific feedstocks, research and development of operating parameters and equipment upgrades. It has the same unit operations as a full-scale PEM® system, including the Pregasifier incorporated into our “P” models. |