Opposition Presentation - CPP MSW WTE

8/3/2019 Opposition Presentation - CPP MSW WTE

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MajorpointsofresearchandconcernsaboutCREGCenterProject

1. Non-standardfaultyprocessandprojectphasinganddevelopment

2. Bestpraccesinwastemanagementnotbeingpursuedfirst,projectdrivenbywaste-to-energygoal

3. Proposedthermalgasificaontechnologyandscaleisconsideredemerging,withtoomanyrisksandcoststhatcouldjeopardizeCPPsviability

4. Polluon,EnvironmentalJusceissuesandneedforstrongerpubliceducaonandinvolvement

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1. ProcessandprojectdevelopmentA. Theinternalreviewandselec3onofWTEgasifica3ontechnologywasmadewithoutthird-partyexpertanalysisofwasteandenergyop3ons.Project

ini3atedwithoutintegratedresourceplansforDivisionofWasteorCPP.

B. Theissueabovewasfurtherexasperatedbyanairpermitapplica3onsubmissionwithoutpriorpublicreview,basedonano-bid,high-risk

emergingtechnologybeingconsideredatascaleandconfigura3onnotyet

provencommercially.

C. BaseduponaflawedWTEevalua3onprocess,anarrowRFIQwasreleasedaMerthetechnologyandvendorwerealreadyselected.Responsesare

limitedduetoanarrowscopeanddonotaddressthewastemanagement

componentoftheproject.

D. GiventhecurrentstateoftheCityslimitedrecyclingprogram,inwhichtheCitystotalrecyclingrateisbelow4%withonly26%coverageofthecityand

5-yearsofimplementa3onwithnocompos3ngprogram,theCityshouldfirst

focusonfullyfundingrecyclingcity-wideandcarry-outandimplement

integratesresourceplansforboththeDivisionofWasteandCPP.

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ProjectDevelopmentProcess

1. Assessmentofscope,goals,systems,processes,resources,technologies

2. Expertanalysis,duediligence,reviewofbestprac3ces,developmentofop3onsandac3ons

. Seekcommunitysupport,projectcomponentsdevelopedassessedandconfirmedasfeasible

4. Compe33vebidding,projectpartnerdevelopment,projectcomponentsre-assessed,refined,confirmed

5. Beginprojectimplementa3on,permitapplica3on,projectdesign,financingdeveloped

6. Construc3onanagement,opera3ng,safetyregula3ons,phasingofprojectcomponents.

1. Assessmentofscope,goals,systems,processes,resources,technologies-INCOPLETE[focusedonalterna3veWTE

technologieswithnowastemanagementassessment]

4. Compe33vebidding,projectpartnerdevelopment,projectcomponentsre-assessed,refined,confirmed[NarrowRFIQissuedwithlimitedresponsesintendedtoquasi-bidgasifica3ontechnology,nonewcompaniesrespondedforgasifica3ontechnologycomponent.]

5. Beginprojectimplementa3on,[preliminarydesign]permitapplica3on,-BUT-projectdesign,financing-NOTdeveloped[cost$1.5millioncontractwithsingle-source]

Standardbasedonindustrybestpracces CREGCenter

3. Seek community support, projectcomponentsdeveloped,[internalselec3onoftechnologyandsingle-sourcevendorwithreviewbyRNR]assessedandconfirmedasfeasible

6. Construc3onanagement,opera3ng,safetyregula3ons,phasingofprojectcomponents.

2. Expert[Internal]analysis,duediligence,reviewof[WTE]bestprac3ces,developmentofop3onsandac3ons

. seekcommunitysupport[requiredEPAcommentperiod]


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2. Best practices in waste management not beingpursued first, project driven by waste-to-energy goal

A. Needforanalysisofwastemanagementbestprac3cesandhowtocosteffec3velyimplementreduc3on,reuseandrecyclingofwaste.

B. Insufficientanalysisdonetoseeksolu3onsformone3zingandfundingcity-wide,automatedcurbsiderecycling.Costes3matedat$29million.

C. ZeroWastemeansestablishinggoalsandaplantoinvestininfrastructure,workforce,andlocalstrategiestoreducewasteatsources,re-useand

recyclepriortoseekinghighercostdisposalsolu3ons.ZeroWasteisthe

mostefficient,highestjobproducing,sustainable,energy-efficientclimate

changesolu3ontowastemanagement.

D. Bestprac3cesintheindustrypointtovariable-ratefeesandotherincen3vesforresiden3alandcommercialwastestreams.

E. Residentsperceivecurrentflat$8.50feeandotherpolicesaspuni3veNOTE:feesunsetsin201andwillrequireCouncilsre-approval.

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SolidWasteAssociaonofNorthAmerica(SWANA)

WastetoEnergyasaPartIntegratedSolidWasteManagement

Policy-TheuseofwastetoenergytechnologyshouldbeconsistentwiththeUSEPAs

currentwastemanagementhierarchyandlocalgovernmentintegratedsolidwastemanagementplans,thatincludeexisngandplannedwasteprevenon,wastereducon

andrecyclingprograms.Permingofwastetoenergyfacili3esshouldbeconsistentwith

theestablishedlongtermneedsoflocalgovernmentandtheirintegratedsolidwaste

managementplans

USEPA-WhatIsIntegratedSolidWasteManagement?

acomprehensivewasteprevenon,recycling,composng,anddisposalprogram.Aneffec3veISWsystemconsidershowtoprevent,recycle,andmanagesolidwastein

waysthatmosteffec3velyprotecthumanhealthandtheenvironment

Donotneglecttoaskforthecommunitysinputindevelopingyourplan,soastoensureaninformedpublicandtoincreasepublicacceptance

2. Best practices in waste management - continued

hp://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/downloads/overview.pdf REF:SWANATECHNICALPOLICYT-8,1/12/2012

hp://swana.org/Portals/TechnicalPolicies/T-8_WTE_PR.pdf5


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hp://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/wte/nonhaz.htm

hp://green3e.naem.org/tag/waste-management-strategies

2. Best practices in waste management - continued

Designedtoshowthemostenvironmentallypreferableop3onsforwastemanagement

hierarchyplacesemphasisonreducing,

reusing,andrecyclingthemajorityofwastes.

[4]Capturingthematerialvaluethroughrecyclingshouldbeconsiderednext.

[5&6]Combusonorgasificaonwithenergyrecovery,orWTE,istheenvironmentallypreferablerouteformixedsolidwastesthatareneitherrecyclablenorcompostable .

[7]LandfillingMSWistheleastpreferredop3on.However,communitydecisionsarebasedbothonenvironmentalandeconomicfactors.

[1]ReducingMSWgenera3onmosteffec3ve

[2]Reusingmaterialssecondbestmethod.

[3]Source-separatedyardwaste compostedaerobicallytoproducesoilcondi3oner

...mixedfoodandyardwastes,canbeanaerobically

digestedtogeneratemethaneforenergygenera3onandacompost

productthatcanprovidesoilamendmentvalue.

Integrated Waste Management Hierarchy (EPA)

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3. Proposed gasification technology and scale of project has toomany risks and costs and could jeopardize CPPs viability

A.Gasifica3ontechnologiesforprocessingSWareconsideredemergingandhavenotbeenprovedatthescalebeingproposed.

B. Therearecurrentlynocommercial-scale,SWgasifica3onsystemsopera3ngintheUS.Therearefewerthan20inthe

world,allappeartobeusingmorehomogeneousfeedstocksandnonearedesignedformorethan70to100tonsperday(TPD)

throughput.ostarerela3velysmall,i.e.,>10TPD.

C. Cityfundscommiedsofarapproach$2millionwithanother$250,000pendingforhiringconsultanttoreviewresponsestoRequestForInforma3on&Qualifica3onfocusedongasifica3on.

D.Detailedfinancingop3onshavenotbeenevaluated;likelyuseofhigh-cost,long-termpowercontractfortechnologythatcannot

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Reliability:

gasificaonsystemshavelimitedMSWoperanghistoryonwhichtorely theydonothave

sufficientexperiencetodrawconclusionsforreliabilityofoperaon.

Environmental/Air:

turbinemanufacturersarereluctanttoguaranteeperformanceonunitsfueledbysyngasfrom

MSW.

CostsandRevenueStreams:

Theonlytechnologieswithdependablees3matesforcapitalandopera3ngcosts,basedonlongexperienceintheU.S.,aretheprovenmass-burn/waterwall,mass-burn/modularandRDF/dedicated

boilertechnologies.Alloftheothershavecostes3matesthatarespecula3ve,theore3cal,ormarket

driven.Unlessavendorscostproposalsarebackedbysubstanalguaranteesofperformance,they

cannotbeconsideredreliable.

3. Proposedthermalgasificaonandrisksofadopngemergingtechnology - continued

REF:ee3ngtheFuture:Evalua3ngthePoten3alofWasteProcessingTechnologiestoContributetotheSolidWasteAuthoritysSystem

SolidWasteAuthorityofPalmBeachCounty,Florida,2009.ByGershman,Brickner&Braon,Inc.

hp://www.swa.org/pdf/SWAPBC_White_Paper_9-2-09.pdf

GasificaonFaciliesinoperaonworldwide:

Sevenplantscurrentlyopera3nginJapan,withatleasttwoofthemfiringSW[185tons/day]Thereare20smallerfacili3esinEuropeandAsia.ostofthemare

rela3velysmall(>10tons/day),withnonedesignedformorethan70tonsperday

throughput.

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Waste-to-EnergyandConversionTechnologiesundertheCommercialicroscopeIncludingProjectsCurrentlyUnderDevelopment

PresentedviaWasteConversionCongressWestCoast,December6 th,2011hp://www.gbbinc.com/speaker/GershmanWCCWC2011.pdf10



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PresentedviaWasteConversionCongressWestCoast,December6 th,2011hp://www.gbbinc.com/speaker/GershmanWCCWC2011.pdf

EconomicFactors

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PresentedviaWasteConversionCongressWestCoast,December6 th,2011hp://www.gbbinc.com/speaker/GershmanWCCWC2011.pdf

Opinion:TrendsfortheFuture

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ReachingGreaterDiversionEconomically

SWANANorthCarolinaChapterConference2008August27,2008-Alterna3veTechnologiestoLandfillsor:

TheResurgenceofWaste-To-Energy(WTE)andConversionTechnologies(CT)andDontForgetoreRecyclingToo!

ByHarveyGershman,Gershman,Brickner&Braon,Inc.hp://www.gbbinc.com/speaker/wte.pdf1



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CPPcharacterizaonofmaturityof

thermalgasificaonMSWprojects: Privatesector,biomasscombuson facility,200tons/dayofMSWandbio-fuels,$210millionproject,NOTE:Landleases3llinprocess,unlikelytobebuiltin2012.Ini3alpermitapplica3onincludedburningpetroleum

coke,thatfuelsourcehasbeenremovedfromconsidera3on.

1-2MW,Privatesector,WTEplasmaarcgasificaon,

25tons/dayMSW.NOTE:demonstra3onplant,nocosts

availablefromcompany.Privatesector,biomassgasificaonproject,250,000tons

ofwoodwasteperyear,690tons/day,$225millioncost,iniallyesmatedat$160million.

NOTE:Regionhashistoryofu3lizingmassburnfacili3es,three

incineratorprojectsbuiltinthe1980spromotedbytheStateof

Connec3cut.

Privatesector,thermalplasmaproject, 668tons/day(600tonsMSW&60tonsres).Note:Originallyplannedfor60W,,000ton/day.Nopredic3onsonwhenitwillbe

opera3onal,pendingfinancing.

PrivateSector,275tons/day,with25-yearbio-fuelpurchasefromCityofEdmonton,pre-sortedMSW,

100,000tonsperyear. NOTE:Resultofseveralyearsofresearchandover6,000hoursoftes3ngandvalida3on,at

Enerkem'spilotandcommercialdemonstra3onfacili3esinQuebec.

1. 16.5MW,MSWtoRDF+BiomassfuelSt.Croix,USVirginIsland,ConstruconSpring2012

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

ActualProjectData:

2. 20MW,MSWGasificaonPlantOregon,OperaonalOct.2012

3. 37.5MW,WasteGasificaonPlantPlainfield,Conneccut,OperaonalDec.2013

4. 22MW,MSWPlasmaGasificaonSt.LucieCountyFL,Operaonal4thQTR2013

5. 10MGallons,MSWGasificaonEthanolEdmonton,Alberta,Operaonal4 thQTR2012

SelectMSWtoEnergyProjects

REF:Publicee3ngPresenta3on1/19/2012(Rev.1/25/2012)

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Citysconsultant-RNRreportedin2009concernoverproposed

scale&feedstockascomparedtoknownfacilies:

4.3.2GasificaonTechnologyOverview;4.3.3ReferenceGasificaonFacility-Excerpt

IntheClevelandWTEProjectReview(page15),PEGstatesthatKinseihasmorethan250systemsinopera3on,

processingeverythingfromSWtochemicals,oil,hospitalwaste,plas3c,rubber,3resandotherindustrial

hazardousandnon-hazardouswaste.ostofthesesystemsarequitesmallinsize(-0tons/day).In

responsetothequesonregardingthethroughputcapacityoftheexisnggasifiers,PEGmenonedthatmostofthefaciliesinJapanhavegasifierswithacapacityof40-100tons/day,considerablylessthanthe

proposedfacilitys300to600tons/day.

6.1TechnicalIssue;6.1.2Gasificaon-Excerpt

Thefollowingkeyissuesarenoted:

1. TheKinseiGasificaonproposedbyPEGisnotaverywellknowngasificaontechnologyithasnotpreviouslybeenproposedbyanyothertechnologysuppliersinresponsetothemanyRFPs

thathavebeenissuedbyotherU.S.ciesorcounes.

2. ostoftheKinseigasifica3onunitsaresmallerinsize.ThedesignandoperaonofagasificaonunitforaheterogeneousmateriallikeMSWwillbechallenging,and,insomecases,thedifferent

subsystemswillbedifficulttosizeproperlyPEGhasproposedmul3pleunitstoaccommodatethe

SWthroughputforthisproject.

REF:ClevelandSWEFeasibilityStudyTechnicalAnalysis-RNRConsul3ng,2009

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ConcernsregardingcapitalOutlayProjeconsthatvarygreatly:2009RNRConsul3ngStudyusingPrincenton

EnvironmentalGroups(PEG)Esmatesbasedon

2,000tons/daythroughput

2012Esmatesbasedon560tons/day

throughput,1/19/2012presenta3on

December2011newsarcle

cingPeterTeins(PEG)

esmatewithfinancing:

hesnegoateda$300millionfinancingpackage

ifthecitychoosesaKinseiplant.

TheysteriousisterTien;ThemanwhosoldClevelandonvisionsofprosperityisn'tallheclaimstobe

byaudeL.Campbell,December7th,2011,hp://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/the-mysterious-mister-3en/Content?oid=2772517

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ConcernsRegardingCapitalOutlayProjecons&FeedstockThroughputRates 2009RNRStudy:

Conversiontechnologysuppliers

withmanyyearsofexperience

indesignandopera3onofSWEfacili3eses3matethe

costforanequivalent1,000to

1,200ton/daySWEfacility

u3lizingthermalconversionor

conven3onalmassburntechnologiestobemuchhigher

thanthecostprovidedbyPEG REF:RNRStudy,2009,6..2GeneralIssues,Table7.CapitalandO&CostsforSWEFacili3es

[Regardingfeedstock]:PEGassumedthehea3ngvalueofthefeedstock(pellets)at10,000BTU/lbwithamoisturecontentoflessthan10%.Thesefuelpelletsconstuteonlypartofthegasificaonfeedstock.Initslatestsubmial,PEGmen3onedthatmajorhaulerscouldsupplyaddionalhighBTUindustrialandcommercialwastesuch

asscrapresandautofluffWithoutdetailedcalcula3onsusingrealdatafromanexis3ngfacility,itisdifficulttorely

onthesenumbers.Thermalconversion,suchasusinggasifica3ontechnologytoprocessSW,isanewandinnova3ve

technologythatisonlyincommercialopera3onoverseas.PEGsproposedfacilityisintheconceptstage.

[Note:Researchthusfarshowsnoevidenceofanoperaonalthermalgasificaonwaste-to-energyfacilityof

comparablescalethatisusingsolelyMSW.Anycomparablesizefacilityinoperaonorbeingplannedappeartouse

amorehomogeneous(i.e.,woodorrebio-massetc)oranaddedpercentageofhomogeneousfeedstockwith

higherBTU/lbrangsthatareusedtoincreasetotalfeedstockenergycapacity.

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ReviewofCitysRequestforInformaon&Qualificaons

KinseiSangyosresponseprovidesinforma3ononapproximately100opera3ngandcommercialfacili3eswith

capaci3esofbetween1-60tonsperday.Theynoteatotalof

260systemsinopera3on.

Theirreferencetechnologyisa5tonperday,SWtosteam

facilityinHoengseong-Gun,KoreathatopenedinNovember,

2005.Addi3onalreferencefacili3esincludethree40,24,and12

tonsperdayfacili3es,allusingindustrialsolidwastetoashbeinginopera3onssince200,2006and2011respec3vely.

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SummaryofResponsestoCitysRequestforInformaon&Qualificaons

Company

Thermal

ConversionTechnologyProviders

Waste

HandlingEquipmentSuppliers

ProjectDevelopers

Consultants FinancialServiceCompanies

1. Alternative Resources, Inc. X

2. ARCADIS-Malcolm Pirnie X

3. Cleveland Thermal X

4. Compact Cooling Solutions X

5. DLZ X

6. Dongara Pellet Plant LP & Remasco X

7. Envision Waste Services X

8. Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) X

9. HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) X X X

10. Indiana Recycling and Renewable Fuels X X X

11. Kinsei Sangyo X X X

12. Middough X

13. Municipal and Financial Services Group X

14. Ralph Tyler Companies X

15.SAIC Energy, Environment &Infrastructure, LLC (SAIC)

X

16. Wells Fargo Securities X

17. WSI Management Inc. X X X

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A. Industryexpertswarnaboutopposionbyenvironmentalistandthepublicregardingfirstdemonstranghighrecyclingpercentagesandconcernforemissions.ComingunderEPAregula3onsdoesnteliminate

theneedforpublicbuy-inearlyonintheprojectsdevelopment.

Emissionsinclude500lbsoflead,260lbsofmercuryand79tonsof

par3culateP(F+C)peryear.

B. Thoughpresentedasacleansourceofenergy,gasifica3onproducesthesamepollutantsasstandardincinerators.Thefacilitywouldbethe

largestemierofmercury,wouldincreaseleadairemissionsupto

6%andwouldbeoneofthebiggestregionalsootemiers.All

incinera3on,includinggasifica3on,wastestheenergyandresourcesin

municipalsolidwaste.

C. EnvironmentalJus3ceconcernsincludethosewholiveclosestwillbeimpactedbyemissions;pollutantscanbecarriedlongdistancesandcan

persistintheenvironmentfordecades;noairmodelingprovidedsince

requestsmadeinDecember.Commentsclose2/23.

4. Polluon,EnvironmentalJusceissuesandneedforstrongerpubliceducaonandinvolvement

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Emission information developed from CPP public information and permit application

showing the application amounts at 92% use and the Ohio EPAs limits of use at 72%:

AirModeling:Projectteamhasnotyet

respondedtorequestsfor

airmodelingdatathat

couldbeunderstoodby

thepublic.Thisdatawas

requestedinDecember

2011.Itislikelythis

informa3onwillnotbe

madeavailablepriorto

EPAPublicComment

periodbeingclosed.This

informaonwould

providedetailsof

emissionlevelsandesmaonsofdirecons

anddistancestraveled.

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StateandRegionalPolluonrankings&EmissioninformaonMercuryandParculateMaer

Ohioranksworstinthecountryfortoxicairpolluon.TheAmericanLungAssocia3onsStateoftheAir2011reportgives

CuyahogaCountyafailinggradeforozoneand

parculatepolluonlevels.

Theeight-countyClevelandmetropolitanareais

rankedashavingthenaons12thhighestlevelof

year-roundparculatepolluon.

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