Elementa Group

Introduction – 2010

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Elementa Group - OverviewPatented Technology for Sustainable Energy Solutions

The World Faces 2 Major Problems• Elementa is a technology company with a solution for two of the world’s most pressing

environmental problems:• Eliminating landfills• Providing a variety of clean energy options

Elementa Has Best-in-Class Technology• Elementa’s process is based on Steam Reformation (SR)

– a non-incineration, thermal technology:• New technology applied to a well-known chemistry• Small environmental footprint•Modular and scalable• Robust, tested, off-the-shelf systems & equipment• Unparalleled energy and economic efficiency• The highest GHG reduction rate per MWe

Elementa Group – Overview ContinuedPatented Technology for Sustainable Energy Solutions

Elementa is a Company Positioning for Rapid Growth• Elementa has:

• Proprietary processes with IP ownership• Demonstrated experience – and success• In-house business and technology expertise – 25 employees and growing• Global client and partner relationships, with a rapidly growing project pipeline

SustainabilityPatented Technology for Sustainable Energy Solutions

Elementa Waste Conversion

•Breaks down waste through the application of indirect heat

(no incineration),the absence of oxygen and the proper balance of chemistry: C + H2O = CO + H2

• Can accept various types of carbon based feedstock : paper, wood, green wastes, plastic, textiles – MSW, sewage sludge, medical waste – Elementa is currently focused on the MSW and industrial based markets• Requires only minimal preparation of waste• Exceedingly low air emissions (well below stringent international standards)• Self-sustaining closed-loop system • Significantly reduces the need for landfilling – therefore no odour issues, air emissions (methane),

leachate, improper land use, and waste of valuable resources

Elementa Power Generation

• Offsets energy produced from fossil fuels• Sustainably reduces GHG emissions• High conversion efficiency • Steady, reliable based power output• Located close to the load centres

SustainabilityPatented Technology for Sustainable Energy Solutions

Proven ConceptOur challenge: Build on the Past by Optimizing the Future

Elementa’s technology uses rotary kilns, which are the same as those used in ‘pyrolysis’ (a similar process but using different chemistry and temperature). Pyrolysis plants with rotary kilns have been successfully processing MSW in Germany for over 20 years.

•MSW Pyrolysis Plant in Burgau, Germany• Operational in 1984• Capacity of 35,000 tonnes/year

• ConTherm Plant in Hamm, Germany• Operational in 2001• Operated in combination with Westfalen

coal-fired plant• Capacity of 100,000 tonnes/yr

Technology DemonstratorSault Ste. Marie

• Pilot Demonstration Site in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

• Operating since the fall of 2007

• Capacity of 3 tonnes/day (increasing to 7 tonne/day)

• Received Ministry of Environment approvals for Air and Waste (first in Ontario)

Unsorted MSW

Shred MSW in shredder

Inert residue non-hazardous

Syngas cleanup using HEPA and active carbon

Syngas cleaned in wet scrubber

SR reaction occurs in heated rotary kiln

Processed uniform feed

Recover metals with ferromagnetic

separator

Proof of ConceptVirtual Plant Tour

Pre-Processing

SR Proces

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Output

Waste to Energy (WTE)Technology Comparison

  Incineration Gasification Plasma Elementa

Capital cost ($M/MW) 6-12 5-7 5-9 3-6

Feedstock requirement Dry Dry / Uniform High BTU As received

Waste Mass reduction 75% 80 - 85% 85 - 90% 85% - 90%

Turbine type Steam Gas/Steam Gas/Steam Gas/Steam

Energy conversion (%) 17% 12-16% 15-25% 34%

Dioxin/Furans (ng/m³) 0.7-1.0811

<0.12

0.10833

0.002254

Fly ash (kg/tonne) 8.0 0.96 0.009 0.009

Notes: 1 Allsopp, Costner and Johnston (2001). Incineration and Human Health. Greenpeace Research Laboratories.2 Noriyuki, Toshimi, Hiroyuki, Yoshiyuki, Yasuaki and Mazumi, (2000). Operation Report of 220 ton/day Pyrolysis Gasification and Melting System for Municipal Solid Waste. Yame Seibu Clean Center-Mitsui Recycling 21.3 Plasco Energy Group (2008). Presentation to the Environmental Protection Committee of Port Moody.4 Lehder Environmental Services Ltd. (2008). Draft Effluent and Emission Calculations. Note: Elementa’s Dioxin and Furan emissions are approximately 1/35 and 1/41 (respectively) of the Ontario and EU Dioxin/Furan emission limits of 0.08 ng/m3 and 0.092 ng/m3 (respectively) and 1/4000 of California’s limit of 9 ng/m3.

Air EmissionsActual Results

Parameter Units Ontario Guideline A-7 Limits

EU California Elementa Source Test

Particulate matter mg/Nm3 17 9 16 0.34

Cadmium µg/Nm314 46 10 0.04

Lead µg/Nm3142 n/a 140 0.63

Mercury µg/Nm320 46 60 0.14

Dioxins & furans ng/Nm30.08 0.092 9 0.002

Hydrochloric acid mg/Nm327 9 27 0.59

Sulphur dioxide mg/Nm356 46 56 8

Nitrogen oxides mg/Nm3207 183 202 177*

Organic matter mg/Nm366 9 n/a 1.214

* Nitrous oxide emissions data are gathered under test conditions where the syngas is flared and interacts with atmospheric nitrogen. Under normal operating conditions, i.e., using the syngas to generate electricity, this reading is designed to be in the range of 80 mg/Nm3 or less.

ElementaSummary Highlights

Experienced Team

•Management experienced in MSW management, Energy and Technology Development• Technical advisory board•World-class consultants and advisors

Addressing Environmental Concerns

• Strong demand for renewable power generation• Reduces GHG emissions• Rising MSW disposal problem

Global Project Pipeline

• Development projects in Canada, the USA, and all continents• Expressions of interest from around the world• Opportunities with growing demand for renewable energy and increasing need to deal with MSW

Proprietary Technology

• Patent pending Method for Steam Reformation of Carbonaceous Material• Use standard process equipment (shredder, gas cleaning rotary kiln, etc.)• Demonstrated success of technology operations

ElementaSummary Highlights

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