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MoCARB ZERO ™. Advancing Renewables in the Midwest. “ Grass-Fed Data Center ” July 15, 2010. e nginuity Worldwide LLC. Why are we here?. “It’s hard to push a string uphill, go find a demand for new technology.” – Missouri Business Leader
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MoCARB ZERO™ Advancing Renewablesin the Midwest “Grass-Fed Data Center” July 15, 2010 enginuity Worldwide LLC
Why are we here? “It’s hard to push a string uphill, go find a demand for new technology.” – Missouri Business Leader “Missouri is Saudi Arabia of Bio-Mass & Clean Burning Sustainable Energy” – Former Head of GSA Region VII Demand Drives Innovation enginuity Worldwide LLC
Grass-Fed Data Center – Creating a Nexus Between Agriculture and Information Technology “The successful location of data centers in Missouri have the potential to create a new market for renewable energy in Missouri, as well as jump-start a new market of sustainable, “green-energy” produced by Missouri farmers and agro-foresters. These are true “green jobs” grown from Missouri’s fertile soil; supplying clean energy to power the burgeoning data center industry. Energy from Missouri’s plants and timber could provide a significant infusion of revenue into Missouri’s rural economy, create badly needed jobs, and put Missouri on the map for renewable energy and data centers.” – United States Senator “Kit” Bond, a long-time advocate of Bio-mass production in Missouri.
Data Center: Function • Consolidates and houses computer servers and computations in racks and rows • Provides reliable power, cooling and bandwidth to all users. • Uses commercial grade infrastructure A large data center uses electrical power commensurate with an aluminum smelting operation.
Data Centers: The New Utility 12% - 18% Annual Demand Growth for next 5 years FYI: The five year forecast for energy predicts data centers will be consuming 2% to 5% of all power produced in the United States– the majority of the nation’s hydroelectric capacity. enginuity Worldwide LLC
21st Century Users Prefer Green Power • Data Centers as an Example • Energy-intensive • Use 2-5% of Power on the Grid • Jobs are high-tech ($100K) • Global View – • Cap&Trade in Europe is Real • Motivated to Incorporate Renewable • Looking for Cheap Power Rate with Balanced Sources • Generate Large Amounts of Waste Heat • Warm/Hot Water • Designed to Use Waste Heat enginuity Worldwide LLC
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Grass-Fed Data Center • MoCARB™ Program to Facilitate the Transformation • MO Carbon–offset for Advancement and Recapture Benefits • THREE KEY COMPONENTS • Create Demand for Green Power • Missouri-based Program to Attract Large Green Power Consumers to Missouri. • Change the Playing Field • Insert New Technology to Achieve Cost Efficiencies • Build Supply Chain • Use Missouri’s Agricultural Legacy and Strength to Power 21st Century Industry • Local, State, and National Support has Come Quickly • MIZZOU, MASBDA, Senator Bond, Congressman Blunt, plus many others enginuity Worldwide LLC
Sustainability Campus • Focus on sustainability and net zero footprint • Closed-loop resource utilization with water retention and reuse • Power cogeneration capabilities with renewable fuel production and use • Research, development, commercialization and directed work force training • No displacement of species, people or habitats • Green space and tree preservation enginuity Worldwide LLC
MASBDA Award for MoCARB™ Biomass • Sustainability View – Biomass as Energy Crop • Work to Date – Biomass Processing Innovation • Grant Award by MASBDA • Prototype Completed • Scale-Up Underway • Supply Side Logistics Development • Parallel Data Center Activity Brings Immediate Opportunity • Very Large Data Center User has Specified Requirement of 130 MW of Green Power from Renewable Sources • Turned a Neat Idea that “needs to prove out” . . . TO • Market Driver to Build a New Ag Industry enginuity Worldwide LLC
Missouri Biomass Availability & Supply • Missouri is Well-Suited • Biomass Diversity is Good – Regionally Plentiful in All Types • 100MW of Biomass Supply within 80 Miles of Data Center Site • Columbia (Data Center Site) is in Center of 3 Overlapping Regions • MoCARB™ has Vision for Developing New Harvest • Utilizing Waste Heat from Users • Algae, Duckweed, Others. • CRP, WRP, Public Lands • Challenges to Address – Need Innovation enginuity Worldwide LLC
Consolidated Biomass Crops (by County) Source: MU, MDNR, USDoE
Biomass Processing & Supply Innovations • Diverse Biomass Sources Requires Robust Design • Current Pellet Process is Feasible, but High Energy Inputs • Current Process has Limitations for Biomass Sources • Developing a New Biomass Processing Method • Reduce Energy Input from 76% • Improve Stability of Pellet/Puck to Allow Handling Flexibility • Take Anything that will Burn and Make Fuel • Must be Transportable to Allow for Larger Supply Areas • Early Prototypes were Successful • Use MASBDA Award to Run Full-Scale Pilots • Plans for “Hub” Sites for Supply Development enginuity Worldwide LLC
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Biomass Processing & Supply Innovations • Plans for “Hub” Sites for Supply Development • Process biomass to stable form close to farms. • Transport to power production facilities • New Energy Crop Market for Farmers • Takes advantage of vast biomass resources of Missouri • Large power users provides “demand pull” enginuity Worldwide LLC