Benefits of Hull "Fuel"

Defining electricity costs & revenues

Low cost power for plant consumption

Revenue from sale of excess electricity to utility grid

Environmental Disposal Solutions

Additional revenue from rice hull ash

Alternate uses:
• Energy produced
• Parboiling
• Drying
• Refrigeration

Typical Power Plant Profile

Operation: 24 hrs/day, year-round

One planned annual mantenance outage

Availability average 95%

Meets or beats emissions standards in all 50 states including California
PC based DCS/PLC control system

Can require as few as 2 men per work shift

Supplies all plant's own power needs, adjacent rice mill and administrative buildings
Creates surplus electricity which is sold to regional utility company

Step-By-Step Process

Rice hulls enter plant by pneumatic convey or by truck from other mills

Storage silos contain three-day fuel supply

Rice hulls are conveyed to boiler
and mix hulls with heated air, which fuels furnace

Furnace heats water in a surrounding boiler to create steam

Steam drives turbine to create electricity

Rice hull ash is quickly removed from system to storage silos until packaged
Filtration
The filtration technology is expanding daily. Agrilectric produces a renewable quality filtration aid that has unique characteristics.

Insulation
The ash, with high amorphous silica content is utilized in the international steel markets as an insulator.

Absorbent
Based on the internal and external surface area, our products create an excellent absorbent for liquid spills.

Fertilizer
Reintroduced into the ground as soil amendments and potting soils for water retention.

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