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Wildwood LNG Demonstration Facility The cryogenic process that will be used to liquefy and purify the gas has been developed by CryoFuel Systems (CFS) of Monroe, Washington. CFS designs, manufactures, and operates distributed cryogenic gas purification and liquefaction systems for waste gas recovery and for producing clean transportable fuels. The CFS system consists of a gas purification unit, liquefaction unit, refrigeration unit, and utility units that include a natural gas driven engine- generator, and a cooling loop. The capacity of the proposed plant is 5,000 gallons per day (gpd) of LNG. Figure 3 presents a process flow diagram and material balance for the production of LNG. Figure 4 presents a schematic of the process equipment layout. Figures 5 and 6 present dimensioned layouts and weights of the process equipment. The LNG product will be stored on site in a 15,000-gallon capacity tank that will be located inside a containment area. Figures 7 and 8 present details about the proposed tank. The LNG will be trucked off site at the in 10,000-gallon capacity tanker trucks especially designed for this service. It will be delivered to commercial distribution points in the area, including ALT's existing customers as identified above, for use in mobile or stationary equipment designed to run on liquefied natural gas. Energy for operating the cryogenic plant will be derived from an internal combustion enZine- generator set that will burn low Btu_waste_gas prcd'uced as a by-product of the LNG processing, By using these waste products as fuel for the prowess, operating energy costs are low and overall atmospheric emissions from the process are reduced. Essentially all of the methane in the feed stream will be either recovered as product LNG or used as fuel for the process. Liquefaction of natural gas by means of compression and cooling has been demonstrated as an inherently safe process. The handling and storage of LNG is commonly practiced using widely accepted equipment and procedures. The proposed plant will be constructed utilizing all appropriate safety and fire protection measures. Operation of the facility will be automated, and continual monitoring of operating variables will be by means of remote data acquisition through telephone links. Periodic maintenance of the facility will be by off-site personnel. The site will be staffed only intermittently, and the facility will not incorporate any inhabitable structures. The project will require no utilities other than telephone service. Electrical energy will be generated on site with the engine-generator set. A source of water will not be needed. Telephone connections will be used for off-site voice communication and as a means to remotely monitor the plant operation through a data communications link. Security for the site will be by means of a chain link fence fitted with security slats and locked gates. Lighting for the project will consist of manually operated lights over selected equipment and control panels in the event nighttime maintenance is required and lights to illuminate the tanker truck operations at night. There will be no permanent security lighting for the site. Although the technology used to upgrade and liquefy natural gas is well proven, the developer desires to prove the technical and financial feasibility of the proposed plant that will take low- quality natural gas as the feed stock. The plant will be built so that the equipment can be removed from the site at the end of the demonstration period. At the end of the project, the AES Construction Group Page 3