Financial Returns

We expect an investment in the Tri-Phase technology to yield a payback of between 1.5 - 3 years, depending on your situation. Click on the options below to see the expected financial returns. If you are a dryer manufacturer and would like to see estimated financial benefits of licensing the Tri-Phase technology, please contact Steve Shivvers at steveshivvers@triphasedrying.com.

Biofuel Projections

jTabber Example

(U.S. End User) Typical Dryer Typical Vertical Column Dryer
Assumptions:
1) Average existing equipment natural gas usage of 200 Billion Btu/year
2) Average existing energy costs of $9.00/MMBtu (in U.S. $)
Standard Dryer Cost (Price) $1,250,000 $625,000
Tri-Phase Dryer Cost (Price) $5,000,000 $2,500,000
Incremental Tri-Phase Investment $ $3,750,000 $1,875,000
Annual Energy Cost Before Tri-Phase $1,800,000 $1,800,000
Annual Energy Cost After Tri-Phase $540,000 $540,000
Annual Energy Savings (%) 70% 70%
Annual Energy Savings ($) $1,260,000 $1,260,000
Annual $ Value of Quality Improvements Unknown Unknown
Years to Payback 2.97 Years 1.5 Years
(European End User) Typical Dryer Typical Vertical Column Dryer
Assumptions:
1) Average existing equipment natural gas usage of 200 Billion Btu/year
2) Average existing energy costs of $9.00/MMBtu (in U.S. $)
Standard Dryer Cost (Price) $1,250,000 $625,000
Tri-Phase Dryer Cost (Price) $5,000,000 $2,500,000
Incremental Tri-Phase Investment $ $3,750,000 $1,875,000
Annual Energy Costs Before Tri-Phase $1,800,000 $1,800,000
Annual Energy Costs After Tri-Phase $540,000 $540,000
Annual Energy Savings (%) 70% 70%
Annual Energy Savings ($) $1,260,000 $1,260,000
Annual Carbon Exchange $ Value of Emissions Reduction $425,750 $425,750
Annual $ Value of Quality Improvements Unknown Unknown
Years to Payback 2.2 Years 1.2 Years
If one dryer saves 200 Billion BTU/year (from expert’s analysis), and ...
—  117.08 lbs of CO2 exists per million BTU (of natural gas) and ...
—  200 Billion BTU = 200,000 million BTU and ...
—  200,000 million BTU x 117.08 lbs. of CO2 = 23,416,000 total lbs. of CO2 emissions saved per year and ...
—  23.4 million lbs. / 2,200 lbs = 10,644 metric tons of C02 emissions saved per year and
—  $40/metric ton = current European carbon exchange credit price, then:
—  10,644 metric tons of C02 emissions saved per year x $40/metric ton = $425,670 in annual savings