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Propa ne E duc a tion & Re se a rc h Counc il (PE RC)

John E mmitte PE RC Str ate gic Consultant

6th He a t T re a tme nt Wo rksho p Ma y 14, 2009

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What is Propane ? Ask Hank Hill…

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What is Propane ?

• Pr
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hydr

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bon (C3H8) some time s r e fe r r e d to as lique fie d pe tr

• le um gas,

L P- gas or L PG

• Pr
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• duc e d

fr

• m both natur

al ga s pr

• c e ssing and c r

ude oil r e fining

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What is Propane ? (c ontinue d)

• Pr
• pane is nontoxic ,

c olor le ss and vir tually

• dor

le ss.

• As with all natur

al ga se s, an ide ntifying odor is adde d so the gas c a n be r e adily de te c te d.

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• Pr
• pane is e asy to transpor

t and c an be use d in ar e as be yond the natur al g as mains.

• Be c ause it is 270 time s

mor e c ompac t as a liquid than as a gas, it is e c onomic al to stor e and tr anspor t as a liquid.

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• >14 million U.S. familie s use

pr

• pane to fue l the ir

fur nac e s, wate r he ate r s,

• utdoor

gr ills, fir e plac e s, dr ye r s & r ange tops

• Use d on mor

e than 660,000 far ms for c r

• p/ gr

ain dr ying, spac e and wate r he ating, standby ge ne r ator s, & othe r far m e quipme nt

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Propane and the E nvironme nt

• One of the c le ane st bur

ning of all fossil fue ls

• A c le an fue l liste d in the 1990

Cle an Air Ac t as we ll as the National E ne r gy Polic y Ac t

• If spille d, pr
• pane va por

ize s and dissipate s r apidly (thus doe s not c ontaminate soil or gr

• undwate r

)

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Wha t is the Counc il (PE RC)?

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duc ation and Re se ar c h Ac t (PE R A)

sig ne d Oc to b e r 11, 1996 (Pub lic L a w 104- 284)

• PE

RA a utho rize d the c re a tio n o f the Co unc il; the n pro pa ne pro duc e rs a nd ma rke te rs in a re fe re ndum vo te d o ve rwhe lming ly to a ppro ve its fo rma tio n

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Who is the Counc il?

• PE

RC is gove r ne d by a 21-me mbe r boar d appointe d by:

• Na tio nal Pro pa ne Ga s Asso c ia tio n
• Ga s Pro c e sso rs Asso c ia tio n

(Bo th a sso c ia tio ns a ppo int nine Co unc il me mb e rs a nd c o o pe ra te in the a ppo intme nt o f thre e public me mb e rs)

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PE RC Mission

• “Pro mo te the sa fe ,

e ffic ie nt use o f o d o rize d pro p a ne g a s a s a pre fe rre d e ne rg y re so urc e thro ug h c o nsume r & e mplo ye e e d uc a tio n a nd te c hno lo g y d e ve lo pme nt a nd c o mme rc ializa tio n.”

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F unding

• PE

RC re c e ive s fund ing b y a n a sse ssme nt, o r “c he c k-

• ff”, o n e a c h g a llo n o f
• d o rize d pro p a ne g a s.
• T

he a sse ssme nt c o lle c ts ½

• f o ne pe nny pe r g a llo n

a nd is pro je c te d to c o lle c t $46 millio n in 2009 to fund pro g ra ms a nd pro je c ts.

E xa mple s of Che c k- Off Prog ra ms

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Agr ic ultur e Commitme nt

• No le ss tha n 5% o f

a sse ssme nt c o lle c tio ns shall b e use d fo r pro g ra ms a nd pro je c ts inte nd e d to b e ne fit the U.S. a g ric ulture ind ustry. T he Co unc il shall c o o rd ina te the se a c tivitie s with the U.S. a g ric ulture ind ustry

Why Propa ne ?

Due to a unique c ombination of be ne fits, pr

• pane is we ll suite d for

use in a var ie ty of applic ations in the home and on the far m:

• Cle an-bur

ning

• Por

table

• Suitable for

long te r m stor age

• Non-toxic , won’t c ontaminate soil or

wate r

• Pr
• duc e d dome stic ally, pr

imar ily from natur al gas

• Pr
• duc tion (Cr
• ps/ L

ive stoc k)

• Pr
• c e ssing/ Har

ve sting

• Powe r

Applic ations

• Nutr

ie nt/ Waste Manage me nt

• Infr

astr uc tur e Impr

• ve me nts
• E

duc ation & Safe ty

• T

r aditional & Non T r a ditional

• E

ne r gy E ffic ie nc y

Ar e as of F

• c us

Sa mple Proje c ts

Ste a m We e d Control - Conse rva tion Innova tion Gra nt

L inc oln, CA - USDA/ NR CS Ste a m we e de r a nd pr

• pa ne ir

r ig a tion syste m Continue d USDA inte r e st

Combine d He a t a nd Powe r

• De monstr

ation of a pr

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e d 5 kWe / 14 kWth “mic r

• CHP” syste m
• Small gr

e e nhouse (le ttuc e ) 25 mile s south of Pittsbur gh

• Pr
• je c t de monstr

ate s 2 be ne fits: viable r e turn on inve stme nt thr

• ugh avoide d

life - c yc le e ne r gy c osts; and e nhanc e d air quality

Combine d He a t a nd Powe r

• T

he mic r

• CHP syste m

pr

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ic ity and he at with single fue l

• Hot wate r

is ge ne r ate d by the waste he at of the pr

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the n c ir c ulate d thr u buffe r tank to a hydr

• nic

fan c oil unit dur ing c ool we athe r months

Ste a m We e d Control

• Batc he n - Austr

alia

• T

e sting and de monstr ations c onduc te d in 2006-07

• U.S. pr
• duc e r

s are showing inte r e st in the c onc e pt and the te c hnology

• A lar

ge r c apac ity unit is be ing de signe d for the U.S. mar ke t

F la me We e d Control

Unive r sity of Ne br aska

• 1.7 million c e r

tifie d

• r

ganic c r

• p ac r

e s in U.S.

• T

e sting var iable s suc h as tr ave l spe e d, we e d spe c ie s, matur ity, c r

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injur y and yie ld.

• Par

alle l pr

• je c t with

e ngine e r ing to study impr

• ve me nts to

e quipme nt

2007-08 r e sults

• Common broadleaf weeds

can be controlled with ~7 gallons per acre (GPA)

• Grass weeds require 6 to

20 GPA.

• Flame treatment early in

the season provides 5-6 weeks of weed control before re-growth occurs

• USDA/NRCS CIG Grant to

expand field evaluations

F la me We e d Control

Soil Sa nita tion Ga s T e c hnolog y Institute (GT I)

• Me thyl Br
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Alte r native

• Ste am or

Ae r ate d Ste am Shows Most Pr

• mise
• Re sults ve r

ifie d in GT I labor ator y

• F

ie ld e valuation 2008-09 in c onjunc tion with UC Davis, thr

• ugh USDA

gr ant

Soil Ne ma tode Control

Supe rhe ate d Ste a m Controls Ne ma tode Population

• Ne matode s ar

e har mful to plant r

• ots and c rop

yie ld/ quality

• E

valuating fie ld de live r y syste ms to ide ntify be st de live r y me thod and de te r mine tr e atme nt c ost

Ste a m De live ry E xpe rime nts

Steam-hot air mix to soil

• Temp. sensor
• Temp. sensors

Pressure Gauge Cold Air Flow M eter (C) Super Heater Cold Air Flow M eter Hot Air-S team M ix Steam –(Hot-Cold Air) M ix Steamer

Steam flow valve condenser

Inse r t te xt he r e and le t it

• Kansas State and

Pur due Unive r sity te sting the use of hot air to c ontr

• l

inse c ts T E MP-AIR “T he r mal Re me diation” (MN)

• T

he r mal (Pe st) R e me diation in gr ain and

• the r

ag str uc tur e s

He a t Sa nita tion

He a t Sa nita tion

• Pur

due Re sults

• Inse c t mor

tality at all life c yc le s is ac hie ve d a t 55C (131F ) for 3 hour s, on r e d flour be e tle and maize we e vil

• Mold also r

e duc e d

• Kansas State te sting ongoing
• USDA Me thyl Br
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T r ansition Gr ant

Re duc ing T ic k Popula tions

Conne c tic ut Ag E xpe r ime nt Station

• T
• r

c he s c ontr

• l invasive

Bar be r r y

• No soil distur

banc e

• No c he mic al r

e sidue

• Re duc tion of mic e / tic k

populations e xpe c te d

Orc ha rd He a ting E va lua tion

Study c onduc te d to e valuate the he at and smoke r e le ase d by:

• Ag He a t propa ne he a te rs
• She ll c a sing propa ne

he a te rs

• Die se l- burning smudg e

pot he a te rs

• 2.25 ac r

e or c har d he ating installation inc lude d

• Bur

ne r s plac e d e ve r y thr e e tr e e s in e ve r y othe r r

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wo 1,000- gallon pr

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tanks T wo pr

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ize r s

• Unde r

gr

• und piping, sub-

main, and main pr

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distr ibution syste m

• Or

c har d fan

Orc ha rd He a ting (NW U.S.)

Ke y Conc lusions:

• Ag He a t pr
• pa ne

he a te r s

• Pr
• vide d the gr

e ate st te mpe r atur e r ise on le ss fue l

• Pr
• duc e d the le ast

smoke e missions

• Die se l he ate r

s pr

• duc e d 3- 4 time s

mor e smoke than that of the pr

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he ate r s

Irrig a tion E ng ine F ie ld E va lua tion University of Nebraska

• Published performance standard

does not reflect improvements in engine technology

• Conducted laboratory and field

tests of new propane engines

Propa ne E ng ine E va lua tion

Ir r igation in Agr ic ultur e

• Ne w e ngine s be at standar

d

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c onomic s favor s pr

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• ve r

die se l

• ~1.6 gallons of pr
• pa ne will

r e plac e 1 gallon of die se l

• L
• we r
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ating c ost at “typic al” die se l vs. pr

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summe r pr ic ing

Propa ne T a nkle ss Wa te r He a te rs

• Dairy field test in TN to

evaluate:

• durability
• performance
• energy savings
• Less subject to corrosion

with lifespan of 20+ years

• Re duc e standby e ne r

gy loss, saving 15- 20 % ove r standar d stor age he ate r s

E duc a tion - T ra ining for Ope ra tors

Re fue ling Pr

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quipme nt

• Pr
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tie s

• Pr
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tr ansfe r pr

• c e dur

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• Safe ty and se c ur

ity

More informa tion

www.agpr

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• Me dia r
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ind pr

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e taile r s

• Pr
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e se ar c h

• Calc ulate c osts
• F

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Contac t Info: www.pr

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g John E mmitte : e mmitte @hotmail.c om

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