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“GRASS-FED DATA CENTER” JULY 15, 2010 MoCARB ZERO ™ e nginuity Worldwide LLC Advancing Renewables in the Midwest
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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 e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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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.
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Data Center: Function 4 A large data center uses electrical power commensurate with an aluminum smelting operation.
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Computing and storage expanding exponentially Virtualization and cloud computing driving computing to remote data centers. Data Centers: The New Utility 5 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. 12% - 18% Annual Demand Growth for next 5 years e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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21 st Century Users Prefer Green Power 6 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 e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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e nginuity Vision for Sustainability 7 21 st Century Users Waste Stream Utilization Diverse Biomass Sources Innovative Fuel Processing On-Site Power Production e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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Grass-Fed Data Center 8 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 21 st Century Industry Local, State, and National Support has Come Quickly MIZZOU, MASBDA, Senator Bond, Congressman Blunt, plus many others e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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Sustainability Campus 9 e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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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 e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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Missouri Biomass Availability & Supply 11 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 e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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Consolidated Biomass Crops (by County) 12 Source: MU, MDNR, USDoE
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Biomass Processing & Supply Innovations 13 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 e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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End Product – Current vs. New Approach e nginuity Worldwide LLC Patent Applied For
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Biomass Processing & Supply Innovations 15 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” Improved Biomass Pellet Process Power for Rural Missouri & 21 st Century Users Biomass Production on Marginal Acres e nginuity Worldwide LLC
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