1. Powering Wampler’s Farm Sausage
Leveraging success into expansion
TREEDC – Tennessee Tech Forum
Harvey Abouelata, ARiES Energy
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3. Family-owned business started in 1937 in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Wampler’s Farm Sausage Company
Wampler’s started as a slaughter house in the building above.
Today, Wampler’s provides high-quality sausage and other products
to millions of consumers throughout the United States.
4. • 73 year old company that has grown from
slaughterhouse to regional brand of breakfast
sausage distribution having a:
• Nationwide sales presence in Foodservice
Distribution.
• Expanded territory, capital & product line =
• Increased Capital!
• Increased Energy Needs!
So how does a company achieve successful,
sustainable growth??
5. Wampler’s Farm Sausage Company
The 3 “E’s”
Energy
Independence
Economic
Development
Environmental
Stewardship
6. To meet the challenges of today’s markets,
Wampler’s has made a decision to address rising
utility costs and to leverage marketing
opportunities with green technology.
Over the last 5 years, Wampler’s has successfully
built, installed and/or procured:
a waste water treatment system
recycled material program
two solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
most recently, a biomass-to-energy system
7. All of these programs and
installations have proven to be
cost-cutting, while protecting
our environment.
These green practices have
put Wampler’s Farm Sausage
Company in a recognized
category of environmentally-
responsible companies.
12. How The CHyP System Works
1. Biomass processing system prepares feedstock
– 45% maximum moisture content – 6-12mm chip sizes
2. Biomass broken down in pyrolysis process in CHyP
– Heated to 1000C in absence of oxygen
3. Syngas cleaned by recirculating through incoming biomass
– Tars, particulates removed
4. Syngas and biochar exit the CHyP
– ~96% syngas, ~4% biochar
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CHyP
Cellulose to
Hydrogen Power
Biomass
Mixer
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Biomass
Prep
System
CHyP Gas
Cleanup
65% H2
30% CO2
5% CO
BIOMASS Biochar
Removal
System
CHyP Unit
4%
Biochar
96%
CHyP
Gas
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CHyPGAS
BIOCHAR
27. A look at the numbers
System
Average cost
per kWh over
20 year life
Carbon
offset
metric tons
Homes
powered
(nation
wide avg.)
Gallons of
gasoline
Cost of kWh
offset
30kW Solar PV $ (0.0350) 25 3 2,761 $ (1,251)
500kW Solar PV $ 0.0394 455 60 50,963 $ 25,976
500kW CHyP $ 0.0360 2,748 361 308,120 $ 143,630
Total $ 0.0360 3,228 424 361,844 $168,355
28. A look at the numbers
Electrical Costs
• 2009 Annual Energy
Costs: $350,000
• After 2013 Annual Energy
Costs: $26,874
Cumulative annual electrical
savings for each project
$-
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Annual Savings for electricity
29. Environmental Impact
• Wampler’s 30 kW and 500 kW solar systems produce a
total of 694,410 kilowatt hours annually
• The CHyP System will produce 3,985,800 kWh
• Combined that’s 4,680,764 kWh of clean renewable
energy annually!
– That’s enough to power 424 average homes!
• This offsets Wampler’s CO2 emissions by 78%,
reducing 2,748 tons of CO2 annually.*
– This is the equivalent of planting 390,000 trees!
• And offsets 10 tons of NOx, SOx and particulate matter
emissions annually.
*CO2 credits produced through solar systems are sold to the TVA.
30. Wampler’s Farm Sausage Check List
• Energy Independent: producing 4,680,764 kWh
clean energy per year
• Environmental Stewardship: Carbon Offset of
3,228 Tons per year
• Federal funds infused into the state of
Tennessee’s Economy: $1,661,182
• Total Capital Expenditure (primarily Tennessee
products) since 2009: $4,642,113
31. Why is renewable energy important to
Wampler’s?
• Sausage Company
• Innovative Company
• Energy Company
• Marketing Company
• Sustainable Company
• Agro-Products Company
• Forward-Thinking Company
• Responsible Company
Established 1937,
Energy Independent
2013
32. In Summary
• Leverage success into expansion
– Start small and grow
• Readiness
– Have a five year plan
– Be prepared to respond quickly to grant
opportunities
• Understand the full value of your
investment
33. ARiES ENERGY
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www.ariesenergy.com
Stefan Partin
Patrick West
Mary Shaffer Gill
Harvey Abouelata
Brandt Womack
Erin Finsel
Contact us:
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