Biomass Gasification

• Biomass such as agricultural waste, forest waste or in this case GARDEN REFUSE is first chipped by an industrial shredder, then pelletised.

• Biomass Pellets are then fed, at a steady rate, into the gasifier.

• Here the pellets are exposed to high temperatures, in a reducing environment, in order to gasify plant material.

• The gas produced is generally termed synthetic gas or SYNGAS.

• The resulting SYNGAS is then lead into specialized syngas generators which produce electricity just as a standard diesel generator would.

The Carbon Cycle

• As trees grow, for example a pine plantation may grow over a 25 year cycle, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When gasified, a lesser ammount of carbon is emitted, therefore, power is produced in a cycle that is CARBON NEUTRAL and RENEWABLE.

• Gasification is currently the FASTEST GROWING renewable energy sector, with whole plantations being dedicated to gasification in Canada, the US, Europe and China.

• Johannesburg is currently the most forested city in the world, with garden refuse collected by Pikitup alone, estimated to be 200,000MT / Year.
   

Current Status of the Project – April 2011

• The EIA is being handled by WSP (Eden Wildy)

• The engineering due diligence is being done by AR Process Projects (Rex Zietsman)

• Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyre (Claire Barclay) has been mandated to cover the legal scope of the project including the feedstock agreement (already written).

• Ideal land has been sourced and a draft lease agreement has been drafted. (Our position means very little change in logistics for Pikitup)

• The IDC have an option for 49% shareholding and we have completed a full due diligence with them. (Our PM is Jaco Sholtz)

• Celadex (Pty) Ltd is fully BEE approved (Mandlesilo Investments 51%, EcoMethods 49%)

• This project is being steered by Peter Vundla (http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/user/1319 )
  
   

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Contact Details

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M : +27 (0)83 877 0844
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E : info@carbongroup.co.za

Office Address:
4 Essenwood Avenue, Dalecross 2196,
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Postal Address:
PO Box 651673, Benmore 2010,
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa