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ALTERNATIVE POWER. Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering 2002 Student Conference University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta March 15 - 17, 2002 Doug Heaton P. Eng. Project Development Manager EPCOR Utilities Inc. ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference.
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ALTERNATIVE POWER Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering 2002 Student Conference University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta March 15 - 17, 2002 Doug Heaton P. Eng. Project Development Manager EPCOR Utilities Inc.
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference • Alberta’s restructuring experience: • Fundamental principles behind restructuring are sound • Prices will stabilize with more generation coming on stream • Despite California, no one has stopped deregulating. In fact Ontario will move ahead in 2nd Quarter, 2002
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Generationgenerates electricity Distribution & Transmission (wires)transmits electricity to provincial grid system; distributes electricity to consumer; manages and reads meters Retailsells electricity, customer service, billing and administration: takes electricity from source to end user Deregulated Regulated Deregulated
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference 2000 Energy Source Profile for North America
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference A diverse fuel mix is desirable to ensure: Security of energy supply Power price stability System reliability
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Energy Sources for Alternative Power Generation Wind Solar Coalbed methane Small hydro (run-of river water) Biomass Biogas (agricultural) Landfill gas
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Today’s High Profile Alternative Generation Systems Microturbines Fuel cells
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Vision Quest, Castle River, AB Vestas 660 MW, 50 Metre Tall
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Comparison of Wind Power Capacity in Various Countries Germany: 6,113 MW Denmark: 2,297 MW USA: 5,250 MW Spain: 2,402 MW Canada: 198 MW
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Peigan Nation - EPCOR, Brocket, AB NEG Micon 900 kW, 72 Metres Tall
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Weather Dancer 1 Capital cost $1.8 million Output 900 KW Tower height 72 metres Blade radius 26 metres Concrete base 25 square metres x 8.2 metres deep (500 tonnes of concrete)
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference The amount of power available in the wind is determined by the equation: w = 1/2 r A v3 where w is power, r is air density, A is the rotor area, and v is the wind speed. Wind power is a measure of the energy available in the wind. It is a function of the cube (third power) of the wind speed. If the wind speed is doubled, power in the wind increases by a factor of eight (23). This relationship means that small differences in wind speed lead to large differences in power.
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Passive Solar Heating
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Active Solar Heating
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Active Solar Generating
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference EPCOR Centre, Edmonton 13 kW DC
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference EPCOR Centre, Edmonton 13 kW DC
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference COALBED METHANE
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Coalbed Methane
ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCESAlberta Federation of REA’s SMALL HYDRO
ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCESAlberta Federation of REA’s EPCOR’s Taylor Hydroelectric Project 12.75 MW Run-of-River, Magrath, Alberta
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Gasifier Project Burlington Electric's McNeil Station in Burlington, VT
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference 23 MW Fluidized Bed Biomass Generating Station Whitecourt, Alberta
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Integrated Manure Utilization System
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Ribe Biogas Plant, Denmark
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Cattle manure Hog manure Digestor tanks Ribe Biogas Plant, Denmark
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Ribe Biogas Plant, Denmark Plant DataPrimary tanks: 2, each of 680 m³ Dosing tank: 1 of 150 m³ Reactors: 3, each of 1,750 m³ Storage tanks (central): 2, each of 680 m³ Gas storage: 1,000 m³ Storage tanks (local: 22) Operating DataBiomass feed: 400 m³/d Biogas production, gross: 77 MWh/d (100%) Process heat, consumption: 12 MWh/d(15,5%) – Process power, consumption: 2 MWh/d (2,5%) Surplus energy, net: 63 MWh/d
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Processed Manure
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Landfill Gas
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Clover Bar Landfill, Edmonton
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference EPCOR’s Clover Bar Landfill Gas Plant
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Mountaingate Landfill Gas Plant, California
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference 1 MW Jenbacher LFG Reciprocating Engine Marina Landfill, California
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Microturbines
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference MICROTURBINES Power to Utility Grid, Heat & Power for On-site Use Offset High Retail Electric Rates Meet Strict Air Emission Regulations Poor Quality Landfill Gas (> 35% CH4) Small Quantity Landfill Gas (> 489 Nm3/day, 12 scfm) Innovative / Renewable Technology Funding
ALTERNATIVE POWER MICROTURBINES Fuel Heating Value: > 13.4 MJ/m3 ( > 350 Btu/scf HHV) Heat Rate for 30 kW(e): 127.8 kW(t) (436,000 Btu/hr) Efficiency: 23.5% Water Vapor Content: Dew Pt + 10 OC Hydrogen Sulfide Content: < 70,000 ppmv Particulate Content: < 20 ppm Pressure: 55 to 80 psig
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference MICROTURBINES NOx Emissions (g/kWh) 20 US Utility Average 3.24 Ontario Power Generation Forecast 1.55 Peaking Gas Turbine 1.8 Capstone 30 kW 0.06
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference MICROTURBINES
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Honeywell Parallon 75 kW Microturbine Turbine and compressor $68,200 Mechanical $3,200 Electrical $13,400 Civil $4,700 Metering $1,900 Engineering $7,900 TOTAL $99,300
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference Shipment of 40 Honeywell Parallon 75 Microturbines to Calgary from Albuquerque
ALTERNATIVE POWER CSChE 2002 Student Conference MICROTURBINES Secure Power’s 5 unit Elliott Energy T-80kW