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Main Product and Co-Products
Our main product is electric power. However, we will also produce several valuable co-products. For instance, we have been contacted by several international firms which want to purchase the bottom ash the plant will produce. This bottom ash is a rich source of materials that are used in everything from paint to cosmetics. We have also been contacted by a regional company which wants to purchase our top ash for use in manufacturing specialized concrete blocks for the construction industry.
Why do we need more electric power?
Additional electricity capacity of 356,000 megawatts will be required in the U.S. by 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The ERE Plant offers Pennsylvania an example of the opportunity to expand the portfolio of renewable and alternative energy producers with sustainable production of "firm" and reliable power. The ERE Plant will generate approximately 90 MW of renewable energy and serve as a model for a new way to provide for the energy requirements of the Commonwealth.
The Technology
ERE will employ circulating fluidized bed ("CFB") technology to convert Tire-Derived Fuel ("TDF") into a combustible compound that can be fired in a boiler to produce steam that will power a steam turbine and produce the stipulated energy. Our boiler technology supplier for the ERE project is Sumitomo Heavy Industries ("SHI"), which is an experienced manufacturer of CFB power plant technology throughout the world, and SHI continues to provide innovative fluidized bed solutions for unique industry applications.
In its quest to ensure that the Plant will feature the "Best Available Control Technology" ("BACT"), ERE has contracted with Babcock Power Environmental, an international emissions control technology supplier, to supply an RSCR air scrubber system to ensure safe emissions controls for our communtiy.
Sustainable Power is the Answer
ERE will prepare the site, design and construct a facility to generate electrical power from processing fuel derived from tires, which is a virtual "renewable" source of fuel, and then sell that power to the regional electric grid. This plan will include the construction of a building (the "Plant") to house the processing units that will generate a projected 90 MW of net sustainable electrical power from approximately 900 tons of tire-derived fuel "TDF." Please note that at the ERE site, the tires and the tire-derived fuel will be stored inside a building to be constructed on the site.