WARRACK G . WILLSON FULL RESUME'
Vice President , Fuels Technology Division , Silverado Green Fuel Inc .
Founder , Coal-Water Fuel Services
Developer , Alaska Low-Rank Coal-Water Fuel Demonstration Project
Principal Areas of Expertise:
Technology Development and Demonstration: Develop integrated fuel conversion and/or utilization process systems based on fundamental characteristics of the feedstocks , products and byproducts .
Primary developer of low-rank coal-water fuel (LRCWF) production and utilization technology . Developed the moderate temperature/pressure aqueous phase hydrothermal treatment process that permanently reduces the inherent moisture content in low-rank coals while maintaining most of the volatile matter . Hydrothermal treatment enables the production of LRCWFs with solids contents rivaling those in bituminous coal-water fuels , while maintaining superior combustion characteristics . LRCWFs made from low sulfur low-rank coals are a non-hazardous , low cost alternative to oil for industrial and utility boiler owners . Cost analyses for a I MM tpy LRCWF plant in the Beluga , AK coal field on Cook Inlet , yield an FOB selling price of under $14 per bbl of LRCWF on a volumetric oil equivalent basis .
Project Development:
Development of joint venture projects to solve complex energy and environmental problems features a cradle to grave approach for clients ranging from private industry to government agencies from around the world . Development of a clean coal technology project typically includes; resource characterization and mine planning; optimization of coal preparation , conversion or utilization processes; integration of effluent treatment and emission controls; and development of a waste management program featuring byproduct utilization with zero discharge .
Developer of the Alaskan LRCWF Demonstration Project .
Developed a nominal $20 MM commercial demonstration proposal for LRCWF production and combustion testing in an oil-designed boiler . Worked with Arthur D . Little , Inc . managers and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Mineral Industry Research Lab (MIRL) engineers to integrate the Alaskan LRCWF demonstration into an existing US DOE Clean Coal Technology Project that included demonstrating the use of LRCWF in a diesel engine . With project funding of nearly $48 MM in hand , UAF began construction of the diesel electric generating (DEG) facility , while CWFS and Great Northern Engineering (GBE) of Palmer , AK , completed design for the LRCWF production plant .
Co-developer of low cost alternative site for the LRCWF production plant:
When UAF cost overruns of nearly 100% for the DEG facility threatened construction of the LRCWF plant , CWFS , MIRL & GNE sought and found a much lower cost alternative to a new UAF LRCWF plant , namely Silverado Gold Mines Inc . ’s Grant Mill plant . Since Silverado’s Grant Mill already contained nearly half the required process equipment , over six times the liquid storage capacity , buildings three times larger than the proposed UAF LRCWF plant and a staff trained in unit operations , the Grant LRCWF plant could be brought on-line at least 18 months ahead of a UAF plant with a cost savings of over $10 MM . Silverado agreed to form a team with CWFS , GNE and MIRL to seek nominally $10 MM from public and private sectors to convert the Grant Mill and begin commercial production of LRCWF .
Qualifications :
Supervisory Chemical Engineering Rating , US Civil Service Commission , 1978 .
Ph . D . , Physical Chemistry , University of Wyoming , 1970 .
B . A . , Chemistry and Mathematics , University of Northern Colorado , 1965 .
Professional Experience :
2000- Joined Silverado Green Fuel , Inc . , formerly Silverado Gold Mines , Inc . , to lead conversion of the Silverado Grant Mill into the first commercial-scale LRCWF plant in the world and to market LRCWF and LRCWF production and utilization technology . |
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