News
July 9, 2008
All repairs and improvements to West Lorne will be completed this week and start-up is expected for the week of July 14th.
Fire damaged components to the reactor heating system (fuel train, heat exchanger and duct) have been replaced or repaired.
Based on the cause of the West Lorne fire on April 10, tests were conducted successfully at the Guelph plant the week of June 16 to confirm recommended corrective actions for West Lorne. Guelph ran smoothly and now has 100MT of BioOil Plus in finished goods inventory to conduct test burns for customer qualifications.
Additionally, fire detection systems have been enhanced and shut down protocols have been revised.
June 4, 2008
Start-up of the Guelph plant is still on schedule for this week. This run is being conducted to confirm that the recommended corrective actions, based upon the root cause investigation of the West Lorne fire, are sound. After these solutions are verified the minor modifications that have been made will be transferred to the West Lorne plant for implementation.
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March 31, 2008
Dynamotive Ships BioOil and Char from West Lorne and Guelph Plants
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General Information
Dynamotive’s flagship 200 tonnes per day plant is located in Guelph, Ontario. The plant is being
developed with MegaCity Recycling Inc. and is about a 45-minute drive west of Toronto. It will operate under
the name Evolution Biofuels Inc.
The Guelph plant will incorporate important technological advances gained through operating the West Lorne,
Ontario plant.
The pyrolysis plant comprises eight fully assembled modules. The plant will process, once in full operation,
66,000 dry tonnes of biomass a year and have an energy output equivalent to 130,000 barrels of oil (BOE).
Biomass operations are underway at the site. MegaCity takes waste construction and demolition wood from the
private sector and it is estimated that 3,000 tonnes of clean recycled wood has been received. Approximately
15,000 tonnes of feedstock will be on site in readiness for the start-up.
The site has the capacity for up to four plants as well as administrative and engineering offices and,
potentially, Dynamotive’s technical research and development function. Two existing pilot and
demonstration plants may also be moved to the site.
Fabrication and construction is modular to minimize on-site activities and allow for the rapid deployment
of plants. Dynamotive has used advanced modeling and fabrication methods to achieve this flexibility.
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