Drax Group Plc · LSE:DRX
Drax — Investor Day (October 2013)
106 slides from Drax's investor day presentation, Oct 17, 2013
Slide 1: Engineering the transformation
Engineering the transformation Capital Markets Day 17 October 2013 Brian Greensmith Jason Shipstone
Slide 2: Agenda
Agenda • Our journey - 10 years of biomass experience • Why we made the choices we made • How our systems evolved • Combustion and fuel chemistry • What we have we built • Progress to date • Questions ►2
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Slide 5: To explain the tube map…
HAMMER MILLS REGULATION Ral Wagons Dedieated Umied Store Pernice Ste Anion Axumptions RAO Evolution COMBUSTION Early Bioenass Cammisioning BALL MILL is Ireerin Systems aa Bs 2577 Cheminry Purtormance SteqiFout paren corriston Expand Bending i annus os Transformation for Drax mS
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Slide 12: co-tring REGULATION Rak Wegors rating
co-tring REGULATION Rak Wegors rating Retltiey nie Tete Increose Biomass Sgecemarie BUNKER HOUSE arly Bomess Conveyor Pregram BALL MILL Conscruction Process Sofew Offiee Stores BIOMASS Specification 25 July 2012 Configuration APRIL" BOILER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Lessons Learned COMBUSTION ‘Commissionin
Slide 13: Coal
Coal COMBUSTION = a — = = son On re Ca BALL MILL
Slide 14: Coal and Early Biomass
Coal and Early Biomass COMBUSTION BUNKER HOUSE IM NY
Slide 15: Co-firing
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Slide 16: R&D - Developing our IP
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Slide 17: R&D - Developing our IP
R&D - Developing our IP Pepe
Slide 18: Pilot DI (Direct injection)
Pilot DI (Direct injection) ►18
Slide 19: Co-firing facility
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Slide 20: Dedicated biomass plant
Dedicated biomass plant ►20
Slide 21: Co-firing
Co-firing ►21
Slide 22: Bespoke rail loading, transport and unloading
Bespoke rail►22loading, transport and unloading
Slide 23: Milling – what did we learn?
Milling – what did we learn? Ball mill Hammer mill ►23
Slide 24: Hazards – key lessons learned
Hazards – key lessons learned Bespoke fire detection Storage fires and self heating Biomass dust - Gunpowder ►24 Creeping fires, horizontal ledges
Slide 25: Ambition “Predominantly Biomass”
Ambition “Predominantly Biomass” ►25
Slide 26: Full scale unit trials – increasing the percentage
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Slide 28: Full scale unit trials – increasing the percentage
Full scale unit trials – increasing the percentage ►28
Slide 29: Bunker dust management
Bunker dust management >» 29
Slide 30: Combustion modifications
Combustion modifications Mills Burners ►30
Slide 31: Combustion modifications
Combustion modifications ►31
Slide 32: Wall tube slag
Wall tube slag NONONG > 32
Slide 33: Pendant tube slag
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Slide 34: Late combustion
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Slide 35: Tube fouling
Tube fouling ►35
Slide 36: High exit temperature
High exit temperature Primary Air Cooler ►36
Slide 37: Precipitator fouling
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Slide 38: Fuel portfolio chemistry
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Slide 39: WD |Spot] HV
: ‘ i WD |Spot] HV BSE/3000x!10.2 mm| 5.0 125.0 kv190.13 um
Slide 40: SEM use
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Slide 42: Additive trials
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Slide 43: Additive “trials”
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Slide 44: Fuel portfolio chemistry
Fuel portfolio chemistry ►44
Slide 45: BSE} 7000x|10.0 mm} 5.5 | 25.0 kV| 38.63 um
BSE} 7000x|10.0 mm} 5.5 | 25.0 kV| 38.63 um
Slide 46: Ecostore & Boiler Distribution System
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Slide 47: Tender process
Section 2 Operational= August 2013 (EC) GCE CH A CW a Co OO ON ET) CC a OE a
Slide 48: Portasilo
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Slide 49: Ecostore & Boiler Distribution System
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Slide 56: Ecostore & Boiler Distribution System
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Slide 60: Slow motion
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Slide 61: Material Dome Discharge
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Slide 63: CO2 snow
CO2 snow hom shorter 14.6.13
Slide 64: Contours of mole fraction of N2
0.950 0.942 0.934 0.926 0.918 0.910 0.902 0.894 0.886 0.878 0.870 0.862 0.854 0.846 0.838 0.830 0.822 0.814 0.806 0.798 0.790 Zone 2 Contours of Mole fraction of n2 (Time=6.0000e+02) 0.17 hours > 64
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Slide 69: Construction
Construction From start to commissioning…. ►69
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Slide 83: March ‘13
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Slide 93: Today
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Slide 94: Program risk management
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Slide 96: Commissioning: Interim systems
Commissioning Interim systems 1 ►96
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Commissioning Interim systems 2 ►97
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Slide 101: Commissioning: Performance
Commissioning Performance ►101
Slide 102: Unit Physical Notification 1st Apr - 6th Oct 2013
Unit 2 Physical Notification 1st Apr - 6th Oct 2013 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep > 102
Slide 103: Performance, Commissioning, Optimisation, Expansion
Performance Commissioning Optimisation Expansion ►103
Slide 104: Transition to Permanent Biomass Facilities
Transition to Permanent Biomass Facilities Transition of 1st converted unit Timeline for First Unit Transition Q4 2013 phased commissioning of September Start Fully 2013 Commissioning Operational new on-site facilities Fuel delivery and distribution Storage – 1 dome in service Fuel Distribution
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Slide 106: Any Questions?
Engineering the transformation Capital Markets Day Any Questions? Brian Greensmith Jason Shipstone