Waste Heat Generation

Globally, energy-intensive heavy industries are coming under heightened pressure to increase their energy efficiencies.

• Pressure is being applied domestically within countries, intra-regionally (such as within the EU) and internationally
• Increased talk about application of “carbon tariffs” at country borders to provide a level playing field and protect cleaner producers from dirty or less efficient competitors
• Some key targeted industries: steel, aluminum, refineries/chemicals & cement
• China has begun to focus on these and other industry segments; other countries are following

Arctas is pursuing investment in two portfolio opportunities in China involving production
of electricity using waste heat from heavy industries.

One utilizing conventional technologies.

One applying new (but proven) proprietary technology .