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W EEKLY EDITION JAN 24, 2018 New Technologies for Accessing the Power in Waste …continued By Karleen Kos, PSAI E xecutive Director Now in its third year of operation, the Omni Processor continues to run on a nearly daily basis. I ts run time is now limited only when it processes the entirety of the site's fecal sludge supply. The Senegalese operators and maintenance crew is trained an d currently manages the day - to - day operations of the plant with Janicki's U.S. - based team traveling to th e site as necessary to support various upgrades, water testing, and other chores. NEXT STEPS IN SENEGAL — At present, the system is still running well below full capacity. This is both because it is still undergoing some field testing and because there isn't yet enough sludge to "feed' the system. The operation of thi s unit on site will likely continue well into the future and is being managed by Senegal's National Department of Sanitation (ONAS). Th e goal is to eventually work within a network of other locally owned and operated Janicki Omni Processors that would s ervice the entire city of Dakar. On our visit we saw a second site that is being built for the installation of another Omni Processor. T hat site is next to an existing waste treatment plant, and the two will operate in tandem. The vision is that the Omni P rocessor's net electrical generation will provide the power to operate the existing plant. In these photos you can see a truck disposing at the existing site while construction occurs in the background. BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS — Long term, this technology and others like it that are in development by other companies, will impact the developed world as well. Ideally it will produce entrepreneurial investment opportunities and help take the pressu re off some overtaxed waste treatment plants. According to Fo rbes, in 2015 the Omni Processor had a cost of about $1.5 million. Inflation and the legal/permitting processes that would take place in a more developed country could easily increase the price tag significantly – so it is not something a small company wou ld undertake on its own. However, as time passes and the system is perfected, it could well be affordable for entrepreneurs and investors who will get paid for dealing with the sludge (input) and also be able to monetize the electr icity (output), water (ou tput ) and ash (output). Stay tuned! PAGE 3