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CEBI / Eco:nomics /Franz Hoffmann Resource Access and Use – Growing Competition Source: Institute for Social Ecology Klagenfurt, Austria – August 29, 2008 HANPP: Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production Many regions already consume more than they produce!TRANSCRIPT
CEBI / Eco:nomics /Franz Hoffmann 11-12-2008
Eco:nomics
Creation of Environmental Capital
Franz Hoffmann
President of Procorp Enterprises LLC
CEBI / Eco:nomics /Franz Hoffmann 11-12-2008
Space Ship Earth - Shift in Supply and Demand
Life supporting membraneOur existence is limited to a 2/100 inch (0.5 mm)
layer on the surface of a radioactive bowling ball!
Empty Space
Wor
ld P
opul
atio
n (B
illio
ns)
Earth
~ 4000 miles Radius
Nuclear Reactor
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Resource Access and Use – Growing Competition
Source: Institute for Social Ecology Klagenfurt, Austria – August 29, 2008
HANPP: Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production
Many regions already consume more than they produce!
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Freshwater - Scarce already today
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New Formula: Sustainable Value Creation
Eco:nomics – The New Business Approach
Old Formula
Cost Management
Sustainability “Code Green”
Risk Containment
+ +
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Leaders are repositioning
March 14, 2008
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Customers are repositioning
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Think Tanks are repositioning – MIT
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BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 6 – PRNewswire, September 30, 2008
“ … Calvert launched its latest sustainable mutual fund CFWAX, as part of a new series of investment portfolios for annual $1 trillion global investment opportunities.”
Calvert Global Water Fund (CFWAX)
“The unveiling of the new Calvert fund comes on the heels of …”
Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund (CGAEX)(started in mid-2007)
Investment is repositioning
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Water vs. Energy - Diversified Investment Portfolio
MSCI = Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE = Europe, Australasia, Far East
Energy
Water
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United Nations – Launch of Sustainability Programs
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1. Food
2. Energy
3. Water
4. Materials
Wealth Creation = Fulfillment of Needs and Wants
Need = New and innovative ways to provide more
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2.00%
4.00%
6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%
Aqua-Culture
Poultry Soy Pork Beef
Ann
ual G
row
thMore Food - Main World Protein Source Trends
Source: Vital Signs 2005
Pork26%
Poultry20%
Beef16% Fish
35%
World Meat Sources (448 million tons in 2005)
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Beef Pork Poultry Fish
kg F
eed
per k
g A
nim
alSustainable Protein Production – Poultry and Fish
Source: Vital Signs 2005
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Water Vapor + 120,000t CO2
Syrup $4.5M @ $20/ton
NH3 $2M
1.5 MGD Water
Thin StillageEt
hano
l Pr
oduc
tion
Nat
ural
Gas
$13.
6M
Natural GasMethane $15M
Sulfuric Acid$1M
More Energy - 130 MGY Ethanol Plant today
Ethanol, Grains, CO2
Corn
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Water Consumption Increase - New Sources?
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US Drought Areas – New Sources?
Source: Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap, U.S. Department of the Interior in 2003
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New Regulation – Phosphorus in Wastewater
Source: Economic Research Service, USDA, based on phosphorus data from Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (1998) and Kellogg et al. (2000)
Phosphorus concentrations in surface waters.
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New Regulation – Chloride Reduction
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Reason for Chlorides - Ion-Exchange Water Softening
Ca2+
Na+Cl-
Ca2+Ca2+
Na+
Cl- Cl-, Ca2+
Drinking WaterWater Supply
Wastewater
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Water Supply Enhancement - Radium in Well Water
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Source: U.S. geological survey
Water Supply Enhancement – Saline Aquifers
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State-of-the-Art Desalination – RO
10 MGD 8 MGD to Distribution
2 MGD Brine
Process efficiency ≤ 80% due to “fouling”
2MGD of water are wasted with the brine!
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Effluent
PelletDischarge
Pellet Reactor:
Minerals crystallize on seed surfaces in a fluidized state. Pellets grow and sink to the bottom, where they can be discharged.
pH adjustment and reagents
Feed
CRYSTALACTOR® InstallationApplied Nano-Technology
Fluidized Bed Reactor – Mining Materials from Water
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10 MGD 8 MGD
2 MGD
2 MGD Brine
9.6 MGD to Distribution 20% Supply Increase 80% Waste Reduction 96% Efficiency Approaching ZLD
0.4 MGDBrine
1.6 MGD
Scaling materials extraction
allows recovery
RO
RO
Advanced Desalination - RO plus Brine Recovery
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• Eliminates Chlorides from wastewater• Increases water supply by 20%
Valencia, CA - 2008
1st Chloride-free Water Softening in North America
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Radium + Hardness + Iron Removal as Micro Aggregate
Procorp Results
Radium removal in safe reusable limestone pellets
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More Materials – Phosphate Mining in Wastewater
Recovered Phosphate PelletsNutrient Recovery Reactor, WI
$0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
2004 2008
PhosphatePrice per Ton
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Oil Hardness Minerals (reused after
grinding)
Produced Water Reuse Water (re-injected)
Produced Water - Oil + Water + Minerals Reclamation
1 barrel of oil produces 10 barrels
Produced Water
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120,000t CO2
Syrup$4.5M
@ $20/ton
Process cost savings > $20+ million per year!
NH3 rich Backset $1M
Energy (Biogas)Methane $10M -$14M
950,000 G/D Water Reuse1-2% Solids, pH 6-7
Ethanol, Grains, CO2
Corn
Thin Stillage
Etha
nol
Prod
uctio
n
Ener
gy$1
3.6M
Salable Sulfur$0.5M
MBR Digester
Sustainable Ethanol Production – 30% Energy Shift
/ patented
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Leading Sustainable Innovation …
• 1st North American water softening – Valencia, CA
• 1st RO brine recovery worldwide - Carollo Engineers, CA
• 1st integrated RO system with >88% efficiency, MN
• 1st fully sustainable Ethanol plant energy recovery, WI
• 1st North American phosphorus recovery – Alto Dairy, WI
• 1st fully sustainable radium removal – Waukesha, WI
Procorp Enterprises LLC – Since March 2007
www.procorp.com
CEBI / Eco:nomics /Franz Hoffmann 11-12-2008
Thank you!