Raven SR Project Presentation to the
Hercules City CouncilJanuary 24th, 2023
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Our Local HistoryHistory
Raven SR INC.
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Daniel and C.L. Best, inventors in San Leandro, CA and
co
-
founders of Caterpillar Tractor (c. 1870+)
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Dr. Terry Galloway, Professor in Environmental
Engineering at UC Berkeley and Section Leader at
U.C.’s Lawrence Livermore National Lab managing
projects in hydrogen, authored ~225 papers and books
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Began Intellergy, Inc. in Richmond, CA in 1995
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Technology was developed and commercialized in the
1980’s and 90’s.
•
First major commercial clean fuels project proposed
for Richmond in 2023
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Raven Richmond Site Plan and Size (green & food waste)
Site Layout
Richmond, California. Approximately 1.5 acres (~6,000 m2) processing 70 wtpdof greenwasteand producing approx. 5,000 kgs SAE J2719 grade hydrogenRaven SR INC.
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Raven Richmond Site Plan and Size (green & food waste)
Site Layout
Richmond, California. Approximately 1.5 acres (~6,000 m2) processing 70 wtpdof greenwasteand producing approx. 5,000 kgs SAE J2719 grade hydrogenRaven SR INC.
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CleanHydrogen–sustainableenergyforglobalnet-zeroeconomies Hydrogen
Raven SR INC.
•
H
2 ,
like
gasoline,
must
be
handled
properly,
but
can
be
used
as
safely
as
other
fuels
;
•
H
2 is
a
common
compound
used
in
industrial
applications
for
decades
;
•
H
2 by
itself
is
not
explosive
or
self
-
igniting,
decayable
or
oxidizing
;
•
H
2 is
not
toxic,
corrosive,
radioactive,
foul
-
smelling,
water
-
polluting
or
even
carcinogenic
.
•
H
2 ,
unlike
liquid
fuels,
is
stored
and
transported
in
pure
form,
in
closed,
sealed
systems
or
tanks
;
•
H
2 is
lighter
than
air
escaping
upwards
;
hydrogen
sensors
also
increase
safetySources: shell-h2-study-new.pdf, Hydrogen Compared with Other Fuels | Hydrogen Tools (h2tools.org), Hyundai, Toyota and Hyzon publications
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Meeting California Legislative Goals
Raven SR INC.
Legislative Goals
Converting Waste
into
Clean Fuels
SB
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1771 California Climate Registry
SB
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32 (AB
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32) California Global Warming Solutions Act
SB
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375 Sustainable Transportation Planning
SB
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100 & 350 Renewable Energy Procurement
AB
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617 Community Air Protection
AB
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1493 Automobile Emission Standards
AB
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1383 Short
-
Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction
SB
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1383 Organic Waste Diversion
AB
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1826 Mandatory Recycling of Organic Waste
AB
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197 CARB Oversight and Reporting
AB
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1007 Air quality
AB
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8 Alternative Fuels
AB
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32 Low Carbon Fuels Standard
AB
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341 Solid Waste Diversion
SB
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662 Transportation Sector: Hydrogen
SB
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18 Green Hydrogen
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The Raven and Republic Services Partnership
Site Layout
Raven SR INC.
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Republic Services will divert flows of green and food waste from the cities to Raven for clean fuel production
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Raven and Republic partnering to fulfill SB 1383 and
potentially offer increased capacity upon Raven operations. •
Raven is taking waste at no additional tipping fee.
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Republic Services is providing free ground
-
lease to Raven
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Republic Services is authorizing Raven use the landfill gas to generate electricity for
both
Republic and Raven in the new
generators Raven is purchasing
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Feedstock restricted to only green waste and organics with daily intake limited to <99.9
tpd
.
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Biomass, Short Lived Climate Pollutants & GHGs
“It
is
not
too
late
to
avoid
disastrous
climate
changes
.
If
we
stabilize
CO
2 concentrations
and
simultaneously
reduce
Short
Lived
Climate
Pollutants
(SLCP),
we
can
limit
the
end
-
of
-
century
warming
by
50 percent
and
reduce
the
cumulative
sea
-
level
rise
by
about
30 percent
.
It
is
encouraging
that
as
SLCPs
contribute
about
half
of
the
warming
reduction
and
about
two
-
thirds
of
the
sea
-
level
rise
reduction
since
we
already
have
technologies
to
reduce
them
…
SLCP
reductions
are
the
last
lever
we
have
left
to
avoid
catastrophic
climate
change
…
”
[Dr
.
V
.
Ramanathan,
UCSD
Scripps
Institute]
Raven SR INC.
Climate and Hydrogen
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Repurposing Waste into Green Hydrogen
Five
garbage
trucks
per
day
of
organic
waste
will
produce
>
1 ,
600
MT
per
year
of
hydrogen,
enough
to
travel
97 +
million
miles
in
a
car
or
12 +
million
miles
in
a
Class
8 truck
.
Diverting
23 ,
000
MT
of
organic
waste
from
the
landfill
and
avoiding
4 ,
750
+
MT
of
CO
2 e
emissions
.
“
It
is
not
about
colors
;
it
is
about
cutting
carbon
pollution
…
”
Sec
.
J
.
Granholm,
DOE
.
Raven SR INC.
Environmental Impact
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This challenge requires complex and dynamic solutions to preserve our planet and the needs of our population. The concern is greater than the single
-
issue of CO
2 emissions,
other matters include:
Ø
Planetary freshwater withdrawals and access to drinking water Ø
Loss of biodiversity, land and forests
Ø
Food security and nutrition
Ø
Poverty and mortality levels
Ø
Air quality and related health concerns
Ø
Land conversion, use, and soil toxicity
Ø
Ozone depletion and GHGs
Ø
Sufficient grid power
Investment Opportunity
A Holistic View of Climate Change “Humanity’s21stcenturychallengeistomeettheneedsofallwithinthemeansoftheplanet.Inotherwords,toensurethatnoonefallsshortonlife’sessentials…,whileensuringthatwedonotovershootourpressureonEarth’slife-supportingsystems…”K.Raworth Planetary Boundary Limit Current
Freshwater Withdrawals (km 3
/year) 4,000 2,600
Climate Change (ppm CO2) 350 400
Land Conversion 75% 62%
Biodiversity loss (extinctions per 1M) 10100-1,000
Ozone Depletion (Dobson Unit) 275 283
N2 and P2 Load (million tons per year) 6.2 // 62 14 // 150 %
46%
9%
17%
29%
Population with under 5 mortality greater than 25/1000
Population without access to clean water
Population lacking access to electricity
Population living on less than international poverty level Social Boundaries
Environmental Impact
Raven SR INC.The Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries (K. Raworth)
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Benicia Fab
In-House Fabrication and MachiningA wholly owned subsidiary of Raven, Benicia Fabrication & Machine fabricates Raven’s SR2, heat exchangers and FT reactors. By having in-house fabrication, Raven lowers cost, manages its equipment supply chain, accelerates construction, and protects Raven’s IP.
Founded in 1983, BFM is a well-known and respected fabrication and machine shop specializing in the repair, maintenance and new construction of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and miscellaneous industrial equipment. Benicia also actively provides machining and fabrication for non-Raven clients Strictly Private & Confidential | Raven SR INC.
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Raven’s Strategic PartnershipsRaven’s strategic investors not only provide capital but knowledge and experience for stronger projects worldwide.Partners Raven SR INC.
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CEQA Project Oversight
Raven SR INC.
CEQA Oversight
Construction only during
daytime hours and process is
<70 db. (a cell phone ring) at 10m
Feedstock is processed within 24H,
no odors from process or biocarbon.
Minimal traffic impact from trucks &
employees
Conditional Use Permit requires new
signs & landscaping on adjoining trail.
Wholly contained within WCCSL, no
interference with Republic’s operations
where energy production is already
approved by zoning
Hydrogen fuel designated for
NorCal
retail
fueling stations;
(for
900 cars / 100 class 8 trucks per day)
4,750+ MT per year of avoided CO
2 e
emissions from diverted organic waste
(SLCPs)
BAAQMD compliance of onsite Continuous
Remote Emissions Monitoring (CREM) for
criteria pollutant emissions
Feedstock restricted to only
green waste and organics with
daily intake limited to <99.9
tpd
.
Biocarbon, as a byproduct, may be
delivered to market or mixed with
compost daily.
Questions?
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Site Elevation Views
Raven SR INC.
Site Layout
North
West
East
South
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Repurposing Waste into Green Hydrogen
Raven SR INC.
Site Layout
“
Repurposing Waste into Green Hydrogen” at the Green Hydrogen Coalition’s Catalyst H2 Conference, Nov. 2022. Supervisor John Gioia, Matt Murdock, Julia Levin (Exec. Dir. Bioenergy Assoc. of California), and Mac Kennedy (Mote) 17 |
Raven SR INC.
Landscaping
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Our Patented TechnologyRaven SR has 14 patents and is actively increasing its intellectual property.Investment OpportunityTechnology & IP Technology & Intellectual Property |
Raven SR INC.TRL 9TRL 9 & 9TRL 8TRL 9 & 7
Hydrogen Fuel
Pre-TreatmentStage 1Stage 2Stage 3
Input(Waste Handling)1. Waste to Gas(Rotary Reformer)2. Gas to H2Syngas(Electric Steam Reformer)3a. H2Only (Water Gas Shift + Pressure Swing Adsorption) Fischer-Tropsch(SAF, Diesel, Methanol)3b. Synthetic Fuel(Fischer-Tropsch Reactors) or