Molten Salt Gasification Break-Through Hydrogen Manufacturing
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A Canadian Company -- based in Calgary, Alberta Founded in 2006
Technology: Molten Salt Gasification (MSG) Technology Development
Timeline 2005: Initial Investigation by Idaho National Laboratory
2006: Exclusive World-Wide Rights Granted to Western Hydrogen 2008:
SDTC Awards Funding 2006-2011: Bench-Scale Testing at INL &
Patents Filed 2011-2013: Construction of Large-Scale Pilot Plant in
Alberta 2013: Pilot Plant Start-Up & Operation 2
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Guy Turcotte, Chairman, previously founded and acted as
Chairman and CEO of Western Oilsands. Guy has been involved in all
segments of the Alberta oil & gas market including founding of
Fort Chicago Energy Partners and Chauvco Resources. Mr. Turcotte
has been a director for numerous organizations in Alberta. Lyman
Frost, Chief Technology Officer has been involved in the
development of new technology for thirty years. He previously ran
five small businesses in the energy arena, worked as a Director at
a US DOE national laboratory, and managed corporate research
programs for McDermott Inc, a major contractor in the offshore oil
& gas market. He is director of a regional development bank and
on the Utah governors science advisory council. Neil Camarta,
President & CEO, has previously held senior leadership
positions with Shell, Petro-Canada and Suncor. Neil led the
development of Shells Athabasca Oil Sands Project. He has extensive
experience in the oil and gas industry in Canada and globally.
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MSG Reactor MSG Reactor Hydrogen ~2000 PSIG Hydrogen ~2000 PSIG
CO 2 ~2000 PSIG CO 2 ~2000 PSIG Sodium Salts Sodium Salts Carbon
Compounds Carbon Compounds Water Low-Cost Sequestration Make-Up No
Oxygen Plant No Compression Single, Small Reactor No Oxygen Plant
No Compression Single, Small Reactor www.westernhydrogen.com 4
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Significantly Lower Hydrogen Supply Costs no oxygen plant &
no compression Maximum Feedstock Flexibility coke, asphaltenes,
methane, glycerol, algae, etc. Lower GHG Emissions ~ 20% less than
Steam Methane Reforming High Pressure Hydrogen Production ~ 2000
PSIG: ideal for industrial uses & transportation fuelling Low
Cost Sequestration of CO 2 ~ 2000 PSIG: capital avoidance for
capture & compression www.westernhydrogen.com 5
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Reactor Pressure Test Furnace www.westernhydrogen.com Exclusive
License to Western Hydrogen 6
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Operates at 900 C & 2000 PSIG External Pressure Boundary
does not contact melt not exposed to hydrogen Multiple Feedstock
Flexibility Single Reactor lower capital & operating costs high
thermal efficiency 9
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www.westernhydrogen.com $/Kg H 2 25 MMSCFD 99.9% Pure H 2 1000
PSIG H 2 2012$ Alberta Based Plant $150/Tonne Glycerol 4.25 Capex
O&M Glycerol 2.85 Conventional Technology MSG 10
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2006201520142013201220072008200920102011
www.westernhydrogen.com 201620172018 Idaho National Laboratory
R&D Pilot Plant EPC Pilot Plant Operation Demo Plant EPC Demo
Plant Operation $12 Million$35 Million 11
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www.westernhydrogen.com Advanced Technology Status MSG Process
Modeled and Verified in Lab Construction Materials Tested &
Confirmed Large-Scale Pilot Plant Built & Starting-Up
Competitive Supply Costs Lower GHG Emissions & Lower Cost of
Capture Experienced Team 12
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403-470-0141 1100 1 st Street SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 1B1
