EarthRenew Restarts Electricity Generation
27 June 2019 - 8:47AM
EarthRenew Inc. (CSE:ERTH) (“EarthRenew” or the “Company”) is
pleased to announce the completion of Phase 1 of the re-development
of the site in Strathmore, Alberta. As of today, EarthRenew has
restarted the turbine at the site to generate electricity that can
be used on-site or sold to the Alberta electricity grid.
This electricity will be delivered to the
Alberta grid on a peaking basis in the near-term to take advantage
of price spikes on the grid. The pool price for electricity has
peaked out at over $779.04 per MWh within the past week. In the
longer-term, EarthRenew will be able to deliver some of this power
on-site for behind the fence users and to power operations of the
fertilizer facility.
As currently configured, the plant at the
Company’s Strathmore site (the “Strathmore Plant”) is capable of
producing up to four MegaWatts per hour (4MWh) of low-cost
electricity powered by a natural gas fired industrial size Rolls
Royce turbine. Electricity produced at the Strathmore Plant can be
sold to generate revenue for the Company as a peaking electricity
supplier to the Alberta grid.
Although capable of running 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, the Strathmore Plant turbine will run during periods
when the price paid for electricity in Alberta starts peaking. The
configuration allows the turbine to be turned on and off to respond
to electricity price volatility on an hourly basis. Over the last
30 days, prices have ranged from $8.77/MW to $969.14/MW with an
average price of $79.84/MW as reported by the Alberta Electric
System Operator.
Phase 2 of the Strathmore Plant restart is
targeted for the second half of 2019. EarthRenew intends to use
about 1.5MWh of the 4.0 MWh generated by the Strathmore Plant to
power the Strathmore dryer to produce pelleted organic fertilizers
made from cattle manure waste. The Strathmore Plant is located on a
25,000 head cattle feedlot.
The unique patented EarthRenew waste conversion
process capitalizes on the high temperature exhaust from the
on-site natural gas-fired turbine for the thermal drying of fresh
manure, a process which removes pathogens, pharmaceutical residue
and weeds that when left untreated can contaminate soil and leach
into waterways. We believe that the resulting organic granular
product is an ideal fertilizer for use in home gardens, organic
farming, marijuana cultivation, turf and in municipal areas subject
to chemical fertilizer bans or restrictions.
CEO Keith Driver commented, “Restarting the
turbine is a major milestone for EarthRenew this year and will
provide a source of ongoing revenue as we move into Phase 2 of our
redevelopment plans at Strathmore. Our initial plan is to sell the
electricity into the Alberta electricity grid on an opportunistic
basis as prices peak, but we will also be exploring opportunities
to use the power onsite to capture a more consistent revenue stream
from the electricity. This could include entering into long term
power purchase agreements with electricity consumers that would
co-locate with us at Strathmore.”
About EarthRenew
EarthRenew is a low-cost sustainable
power-generation company with a patented production process that
converts livestock waste to nutrient-rich, slow-release pelleted
organic fertilizer. EarthRenew converts natural gas to electricity
from an industrial-sized gas turbine which it intends to capitalize
on through various revenue drivers. These include selling surplus
electricity to the electrical grid and to cryptocurrency miners
which can co-locate on site and to dry manure feedstock to produce
high value organic fertilizer. The Company has a commercial scale
operation in Strathmore, Alberta.
For additional information, please contact:
Keith Driver CEO of EarthRenew Phone: (403)
860-8623 E-mail: kdriver@earthrenew.ca
Cautionary Note regarding
Forward-Looking Information
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information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not
limited to, statements with respect to EarthRenew’s ability to sell
electricity to the electrical grid or to cryptocurrency miners,
EarthRenew’s ability to execute its business plan and EarthRenew’s
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achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and
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actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
the Company to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking information, including but not
limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical
and social uncertainties; regulatory risks; and other risks of the
energy, fertilizer and cryptocurrency industries. Although the
Company has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company
does not undertake to update any forward-looking information,
except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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