Baard Energy Licenses Shell Technology for Coal-to-Liquids Project

Baard Energy LLC has acquired a technology license from Shell US Clean Coal
Energy Inc. to use the Shell Coal Gasification Process in the gasification portion of its
proposed $5 billion coal-to-liquid fuel (CTL) project located in Columbiana County,
Ohio. (Earlier post.)

The Ohio River Clean Fuels (ORCF) project will use Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology to convert synthesis gas produced by the gasification of coal and biomass to more than 50,000 barrels per day of FT diesel, FT jet, and FT naphtha synthetic hydrocarbons. The Baard project plans to co-feed the gasifiers with 30% biomass and 70% coal, and capture CO2 for sequestration.

According to a year-long Idaho National Laboratory study of the Ohio River Clean Fuels project-modeling, Baard Energy’s FT fuels will emit 46% less carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than conventional diesel transportation fuels on a full lifecycle basis.

A full technical report was scheduled to be delivered by Baard Energy and the Idaho National Laboratory at the 24th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 10-14 September 2007.

The Shell Coal Gasification Process has been used in commercial operation to convert a wide range of coals and solid carboniferous material, including biomass, into synthesis gas, which will be used in the CTL process.

The ORCF project FEED (Front-end Engineering and Design) is scheduled to commence during the 4th Quarter 2007.

Resources:

• Baard Energy, L.L.C. - Idaho National Laboratory Plant Modeling & Emissions Comparative Analysis Approach Coal/Biomass Gasification with Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Production

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