Powerhouse Enrgy Grp Extended Trial Produces Over 50% hydrogen Syngas

 
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: [phone] 
Keith Allaun, Executive Chairman                   6399 
 
WH Ireland Limited (Nominated Adviser)             Tel: [phone] 
James Joyce / James Bavister                       1666 
 
Turner Pope Investments Ltd (Joint Broker)         Tel: [phone] 
Ben Turner / James Pope                            4120 
 
Smaller Company Capital Limited (Joint Broker)     Tel: [phone] 
Jeremy Woodgate                                    2910 
 
Allerton Communications (Media Relations) 
Peter Curtain                                      Tel: [phone] 
[e-mail]                  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. 
 
 
 
END 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 21, 2017 02:00 ET (06:00 GMT)