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PROJECTPARAMETERS
Thetwogreatproblemstheworldisfacingtodayaretheenvironmentandanadequatefoodsupply.
Hugesumsarespentinternationallyforthesetwoaims,butthisspendingisnotfocusedanddoes
notahaveaconsistentandproperlyorganizedoperationsplan.Ourtwocompanies,EPZand
PABIDOK,combiningtheirknowhowandincooperationwithmajorUniversitiesandTechnology
providersaroundtheworld,,createdamodelplantforthemanagementofbiomass,whetherplantor
animal,includingthebiodegradablefractionofMunicipalSolidWaste.Thistreatmentproduces
energywhichissubsequentlyusedforthealimentationofanaerohydroponicgreenhouseto
produceallkindsofvegetables,fruit(andflowers).
Thestrategybehindthisinvestmentisveryprecise.Anetworkofmediumcapacityplantsiscreated,
eachplantwithacapacityof500kw,spreadonornearthemajorhighwayssothatthetransportation
ofthefinalgoodsmaybefacilitated,andgeographicallyplacedsothattherawmaterialisexploited
asefficientlyaspossible.Thefocusedproductionofbiomassisalsocateredfor,inthecaseofthe
plantsanalyzedhere,itisalgaecultivatedonsite.However,itisimportanttostressthatanyandall
typesofbiomasscanbeprocessedwiththeproperpretreatment,offeringtheprojectincredible
versatility.
Theprojectenjoysveryhighlevelsofinternalreturnsanditsprofitabilitycanbeclassedamongthe
besttoday
THEREISNOINVESTMENTTODAYINTHEAGICULTURALOR
ENERGYFIELDS,WITHALOWERRISKFACTOR.
FLEXIBILITY
Everyinvestmentincorporatesaspecificriskfactor.Inthecaseofthisprojecttheriskfactorisminimizedby
theflexibilityprovidedbythemultiplicityoftheinfeedtypesandtheinbredabilitytoswitchbetweenfinal
products,aswellasofthemanysaleableproductsproducedalongtheline(thermalenergy,methanol,syngas,
fertilizer,pumice,CO2,agriculturalproducts,nottomentionCarbonCreditsandapossiblegatefee,ifexternal
sourcesofbiomassareused.)inthisparticularprojecttheriskfactorisparticularlylowbecause:
1.Itcanoperatewithallkindsofbiomass.
2.Thesourcesofincomearemultipleandcome
fromdifferentstagesoftheprocess
3.Theproductsproducedareaimedatlargeand
diversegroupsofbuyersandare,without
exceptioninshortsupply.
4.Neitherthesupplyofinfeed,northefinalsalesof
goodsarerelatedtostateenterprises.
ABSOLUTEFLEXIBILITYASTOBOTHTHEINFEEDUSEDANDTHESALES
OFTHEFINALPRODUCTSMULTIPLESOURCESOFINCOME
ALTERNATIVEMANAGEMENTOFBIOMASS
BIOMASS
DERIVATIVES
GASIFICATION
SYNGAS
OFFHEAT
GENERATOR
ELECTRICAL
ENERGY
OFFHEAT
AEROHYDROPONICPLANT
GRID
MARKET(AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS)
ADVANTAGES
Controlledeconomicparameters
Highproductivity
Lowstartupinvestment
Lowoperatingcosts
Highlevelofamortization
Guaranteedabsorptionofproduce
Controlledinfeed
Highinvestmentflexibility
Multiplesourcesofincome
Closedloopinvestment
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GASIFICATION
AEROHYDROPONICS
Aeroponicsistheprocessofgrowingplantsinanairormistenvironmentwithouttheuseofsoiloran
aggregatemedium(knownasgeoponics).Theword"aeroponic"isderivedfromtheGreekmeaningsof
aero(air)andponos(labor).Aeroponicculturediffersfrombothconventionalhydroponicsandinvitro
(planttissueculture)growing.Unlikehydroponics,whichuseswaterasagrowingmediumandessential
mineralstosustainplantgrowth,aeroponicsisconductedwithoutagrowingmedium.[1]Becausewateris
usedinaeroponicstotransmitnutrients,itissometimesconsideredatypeofhydroponics.
Thebasicprincipleofaeroponicgrowingistogrowplantssuspendedinaclosedorsemiclosed
environmentbysprayingtheplant'sdanglingrootsandlowerstemwithanatomizedorsprayed,nutrient
richwatersolution.[1]Theleavesandcrown,oftencalledthe"canopy",extendabove.Therootsofthe
plantareseparatedbytheplantsupportstructure.Manytimesclosedcellfoamiscompressedaroundthe
lowerstemandinsertedintoanopeningintheaeroponicchamber,whichdecreaseslaborandexpense;for
largerplants,trellisingisusedtosuspendtheweightofvegetationandfruit.
Ideally,theenvironmentiskeptfreefrompestsanddiseasesothattheplantsmaygrowhealthierandmore
quicklythanplantsgrowninamedium.However,sincemostaeroponicenvironmentsarenotperfectly
closedofftotheoutside,pestsanddiseasemaystillcauseathreat.Controlledenvironmentsadvance
plantdevelopment,health,growth,floweringandfruitingforanygivenplantspeciesandcultivars.
Duetothesensitivityofrootsystems,aeroponicsisoftencombinedwithconventionalhydroponics,which
isusedasanemergency"cropsaver"backupnutritionandwatersupplyiftheaeroponicapparatus
fails.
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Aeroponicgrowingisconsideredtobesafeandecologicallyfriendlyfor
producingnatural,healthyplantsandcrops.Themainecologicaladvantagesof
aeroponicsaretheconservationofwaterandenergy
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