Powerhouse Enrgy Grp Extended Trial Produces Over 50% hydrogen Syngas
August 21 2017 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPHE
21 August 2017
PowerHouse Energy Group plc
("PowerHouse" or "the Company")
Extended Trial Produces Over 50% hydrogen Syngas
PowerHouse Energy Group plc (AIM: PHE), the company focused on ultra high
temperature gasification waste-to-hydrogen, waste-to-energy, and the creator of
Distributed Modular Gasification (DMG)© systems, is pleased to announce that
subsequent to the re-commissioning operation of G3-UHt gasification unit
(announcement 31 July, 2017) the Company has completed its first extended
technical trial of the Distributed Modular Gasification (DMG)© gasification
process at the Energy Center of Thornton Science Park, UK.
As previously announced, the Company has begun a robust program of testing and
technical data collection for integration into the process engineering basis of
design for the commercial roll-out of DMG. Distributed Modular Gasification© is
a mechanism for the eradication of waste, the generation of distributed
electricity, and, most importantly, the production of distributed hydrogen.
Operating on a feedstock of tyre crumb, PowerHouse engineers were able to
demonstrate control of the process at ultra-high temperature which led to the
generation of synthesis gas (syngas.) According to onsite, in-line analytical
instrumentation, the syngas produced was greater than 50% hydrogen by volume.
The remaining, measurable, constituent elements of the syngas were CO (carbon
monoxide) and CH4 (methane.) Importantly, the in-line gas analysis equipment
detected absolutely no CO2 in the gas stream generated by the Unit. A more
rigorous analysis of the syngas produced in the DMG process will be conducted
by certified external laboratories in future trials.
The G3-UHt unit was disassembled subsequent to its previous trial for a
thorough post-operational review. The results of that review led to minor
modifications of the operational parameters by which the most recent trial was
conducted. Similarly, the unit will again undergo a thorough dis-assembly,
inspection, and evaluation of each individual component of the system to ensure
continuity of plan.
"PowerHouse has long focused on the efficient generation of energy from waste.
However, our ability to generate a concentrated volume of hydrogen from waste,
on a distributed basis, sets us apart from others. We believe that DMG is
critical to opening the door to the coming hydrogen economy," said Keith
Allaun, Executive Chairman. "These trials will allow us to manage and maximise
the constituent elements of the syngas we create to best serve our business
model objectives of delivering hydrogen as a road-fuel.
David Ryan, PHE Executive Director of Programme Development, said: "Over the
course of the past week, and after two weeks of evaluation and refitting of the
G3 unit, the system operated without a hitch. Our objectives for this trial -
in addition to a successful operation over an extended period - were to begin
to hone in on the ideal dwell time for the tyre crumb feedstock in the
gasification reactor, the optimal injection of steam at various stages of the
process, and, of course, the generation of a syngas of greater than 50%
hydrogen. The team was successful on all fronts. By varying the operational
parameters we were able to create a syngas with an energy value of over 24MJ/m3
or an extremely hydrogen-rich syngas. Our design program has benefited
tremendously from these results and we're confident in our ability to continue
to improve upon them and incorporate the data into our process design."
As previously announced, demonstration visits for interested parties and
shareholders will commence upon the completion of summer holidays and will be
communicated in due course.
For more information, contact:
PowerHouse Energy Group plc Tel: +44 (0) 203 368
Keith Allaun, Executive Chairman 6399
WH Ireland Limited (Nominated Adviser) Tel: +44 (0) 207 220
James Joyce / James Bavister 1666
Turner Pope Investments Ltd (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 203 621
Ben Turner / James Pope 4120
Smaller Company Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 203 651
Jeremy Woodgate 2910
Allerton Communications (Media Relations)
Peter Curtain Tel: +44 (0) 203 137
peter.curtain@allertoncomms.co.uk 2500
About PowerHouse Energy
PowerHouse Energy Group plc is the developer of the G3-UHt Ultra High
Temperature Gasification Waste-to-Energy unit, and the creator of Distributed
Modular Gasification© which allows for the elimination of waste, the generation
of distributed electricity, and the production of distributed hydrogen.
The Company is focused on technologies to enable projects for energy recovery
from municipal and industrial waste streams that would otherwise be directed to
landfills and incinerators; or from renewable and alternative fuels such as
biomass, tyres, and plastics to create syngas for power generation, or
high-quality hydrogen for transportation. Distributed Modular Gasification©
allows for easy, economical, deployment and scaling of an environmentally sound
solution to the growing challenges of waste elimination, electricity demand,
and distributed hydrogen production.
Distributed Modular Gasification and DMG are copyrights of PowerHouse Energy
Group plc.
PowerHouse is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM Market. The Company is
incorporated in the United Kingdom.
For more information see www.powerhouseenenergy.net . PowerHouse may also be
followed on Vox Markets at www.voxmarkets.co.uk/company/PHE.
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