System Integration and Synergy

Combining Technologies to Increase Usefulness and Value

BTOLA Indirectly fired gas turbine technology

Fueling Our Future
Vfos is the cleanest, quickest and most effective way to reduce carbon footprint and rein in the environmental impact of fossil fuels - while we still can.

Vfos product is prepared for shipment to power plants

• Reduces emissions dramatically.
• Converts waste into eco-friendly energy.
• Total recycling - residue is then re-used.
• Creates opportunities, high job creation.
• No costly infrastructure changes needed.

What is Vfos?

Vfos is a renewable energy fuel that can be burnt alongside other fuels with a much greater heating value than conventional fossil fuels and 90% less CO2 emissions.

How does Vfos work?

Vfos is a total recycling package - made from salvaged wastes which are converted into an energy fuel with minimal residue.
Vfos contains no dangerous chemicals and has a near-zero sulphur reading of 0.001%, with ash content of 0.9% to coal's 15%.

Australia's largest solar thermal research hub

BTOLA Indirectly fired gas turbine technology
Technology Overview
BTOLA converts existing proven gas turbines to indirectly fired gas turbine engines allowing them to run on Biomass, waste products and other fuels lowering fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

This is accomplished by

• Removing existing combustion chamber
• Installing BTOLA combustion chamber
• Installing BTOLA start-up combustor
• Installing BTOLA heat exchangers
• Utilizing BTOLA heat recovery
• Installing BTOLA control system

Cleaner Fuel Options
The gas turbine has been tested and achieved excellent results with these alternative fuels.

• Waste Biomass
• BTOLA high yield biomass
• Vfos renewable energy fuel
• Macadamia nut shell
• Garbage (paper and plastic)
• Woodchips
• Dirty waste oils
• Waste greases (grease trap)
• Feedlot cow manure
• Low grade coal

Why ?
Because the BTOLA solution is up to 70% cheaper to purchase, install and operate.
Capital Cost – Purchase and Installation costs over competing technology to utilize cheaper fuels

BTOLA IFGT	$2 - $3 / Watt
Gasification and turbine or IC engine	$7 / Watt
Boiler and steam turbine	$6 / Watt

Operating Costs

Regular Gas Turbine Fuels		BTOLA IFGT Fuels
Kerosene	$25 / GJ	Waste Biomass	$ -2 - $0 / GJ (disposal cost avoidance)
Diesel	$30 / GJ	Energy crop Biomass	$2 / GJ
Natural Gas	$7 / GJ	Coal	$10 - $20 / GJ
LPG	$20 / GJ	Municipal Waste	$ -2 / GJ (disposal cost avoidance)

Australia's largest solar thermal research hub

CSIRO has designed and built Australia's largest solar thermal research facility which consists of a 30 metre high solar tower (the tallest in Australia) and high temperature receiver, and a 4000 square metre field of 450 heliostats. The facility is capable of concentrating solar energy at temperatures beyond 1000 ºC.

CSIRO will use the facility to develop and test one of the world’s most powerful solar air turbines to generate electricity from air and sunshine alone (almost all current systems require water as well as fossil fuel).

This 200 kiloWatt solar air turbine generates electricity which is then fed into the grid.

The pilot site covers an area of 4000 square metres and although this site is being used for research, a site of this size could generate enough electricity to power nearly 200 homes.

Integration of a solar thermal heliostat field with a BTOLA indirectly-fired gas turbine

The solar air turbine may be modified to operate as an indirectly-fired gas turbine.

The result is a solar thermal power station that can generate 200 kiloWatts of electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - on sunny days and cloudy days.

The BTOLA power generation system has lower fuel-costs because the solar thermal heliostat field is used to generate electricity during sunny periods.

The capital cost of the integrated system is lower than building 2 separate systems because they share the turbine and  200 kiloWatt generator.