Powerhouse Enrgy Grp Successful Production of Syngas
July 31 2017 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPHE
31 July 2017
PowerHouse Energy Group plc
("PowerHouse" or "the Company")
Successful Production of Syngas
PowerHouse Energy Group Plc (AIM: PHE), the company focused on ultra high
temperature gasification waste-to-hydrogen, waste-to-energy, and the creator of
Distributed Modular Gasification© (DMG) systems, is pleased to announce that
the Company recorded a maximum peak flow rate of over 50 m3 per hour of
synthesis gas ("syngas") having successfully completed the rebuilding and
enhancement of the Company's G3-UHt gasification reactor at the Thornton
Science Park. This is the second successful phase in the operation of the
G3-UHt unit in the UK and the first at the Thornton Science Park.
Since the re-siting of the unit at Thornton in early May, the technical team
have been working on integrating the G3-UHt system into the Energy Centre
facility at Thornton, as well as aligning the system and the utilities to take
best advantage of the research facilities available. Through this period a
number of improvements and modifications to the G3-UHt system have been made,
ahead of the scaling up necessary for commercial deployment. These have
included the enhancement of the gas systems, refurbishment of the feed and
steam generation systems, the complete redesign and introduction of
programmable safety and control systems designed in line with UK Health,
Safety, & Environment ("HSE") legislation.
This latest commissioning, the positive engagement of senior planning and
permitting personnel from the local Council, and the completion of a rigorous
third party review to allow insurance cover to be put in place now positions
the G3-UHt to begin full-scale, and on-going, operation, testing, and
demonstration at the Thornton site.
Following an extensive pre-commissioning programme, the 24 hour commission
testing this weekend used tyre crumb as the input feedstock and produced a
robust stream of syngas which was safely flared to the atmosphere. Subsequent
testing will allow for a thorough analysis of the syngas produced, however,
in-line, real-time analysis indicated that the quality of the gas produced met
the Company's initial quality objectives and there was full combustion of the
syngas at the flare. The system was taken through cool-down and the team
undertook post-operational review .
The demonstration unit at Thornton is critical to the next stage of modelling
and process design. The conceptual design for the commercial modules will
continue to be augmented by the operational input from the G3-UHt
demonstrator. It is expected that the next few months should bring a number of
industry players to Thornton, as well as potential commercial partners and
interested shareholders. It is intended that the Company will host one or more
demonstration visits for investors at the Thornton Science Park in September
and full details will be announced in due course.
Pursuant to the announcement of 5 June 2017 the successful re-commissioning and
operation of the G3-UHt at Thornton has released the first GBP100,000 tranche of
a potential GBP500,000 from a UK partner dedicated to the planning and permitting
of the Company's first commercial sites.
David Ryan, Powerhouse Executive Director of Programme Development said: "The
PowerHouse team were superbly supported by our design consultants Engsolve, the
service company, Roseberry and IDM. All have worked extremely hard and to a
tight timescale to achieve this milestone. We were aided and supported at each
stage by the staff of the University of Chester and by the support staff at the
Thornton Energy Centre. The sight and sound of gas production at the flare was
a great manifestation of all the hard work.
"This extended operation at high temperature was an excellent result and we
look forward to the planned commercialisation programme with enthusiasm."
Commenting, Keith Allaun, Executive Chairman of PowerHouse, said: "This is a
hugely important milestone for the Company and one that our long-standing
shareholders have been waiting for. With the successful initiation of our
programme at Thornton, we can now begin to aggressively pursue our commercial
agenda. The ability to regularly operate, demonstrate, and test the G3-UHt at
Thornton allows us to begin the 25 tonne per day design engineering. The
active engagement of the University of Chester faculty, the Ph.D program we're
co-sponsoring in ultra-high temperature gasification, coupled with our talented
engineering team and programme leadership ensures that PowerHouse will lead the
market in the deployment of distributed waste-to-hydrogen and waste-to-energy
solutions. Distributed Modular Gasification© has only begun to make its mark
and disrupt the industry. The opportunities ahead of us appear unlimited."
For more information, contact:
PowerHouse Energy Group plc Tel: +44 (0) 203 368
Keith Allaun, Executive Chairman 6399
WH Ireland Limited (Nominated Adviser) Tel: +44 (0) 207 220
James Joyce / James Bavister 1666
Turner Pope Investments Ltd (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 203 621
Ben Turner / James Pope 4120
Smaller Company Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 203 651
Jeremy Woodgate 2910
IFC Advisory (Financial PR & IR) Tel: +44 (0) 203 053
Tim Metcalfe / Miles Nolan 8671
About PowerHouse Energy
PowerHouse is the holding company of the G3-UHt Ultra High Temperature
Gasification Waste-to-Energy system, and the creator of Distributed Modular
Gasification©.
The Company is focused on technologies to enable energy recovery from municipal
waste streams that would otherwise be directed to landfills and incinerators;
or from renewable and alternative fuels such as biomass, tyres, and plastics to
create syngas for power generation, high-quality hydrogen, or potentially
reformed into liquid fuels for transportation. Distributed Modular Gasification
© allows for easy, economical, deployment and scaling of an environmentally
sound solution to the growing challenges of waste elimination, electricity
demand, and distributed hydrogen production. Distributed Modular Gasification
and DMG are copyrights of Powerhouse Energy Group plc.
PowerHouse is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM Market. The Company is
incorporated in the United Kingdom.
For more information see www.powerhouseenenergy.net . PowerHouse may also be
followed on Vox Markets at www.voxmarkets.co.uk/company/PHE.
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