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Emerging Energy Technology

Emerging Energy Technology. New Options for Alaska in the Global Energy Economy. What is “emerging energy technology”?. Energy Technology (SB220).

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Emerging Energy Technology

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  1. Emerging Energy Technology New Options for Alaska in the Global Energy Economy

  2. What is “emerging energy technology”?

  3. Energy Technology (SB220) … technology that promotes, enhances, or expands the diversity of available energy supply sources or means of transmission, increases energy efficiency, or reduces negative energy-related environmental effects: “energy technology" includes technology related to renewable sources of energy, conservation of energy, enabling technologies, efficient and effective use of hydrocarbons, and integrated energy systems …

  4. Stages of Technology Development • R&D • D&D • Commercial

  5. Emerging Energy Technology • R&D • D&D • Commercial

  6. Importance of Energy Innovation* • Reduce the costs of energy end-use forms to consumers • Further reduce costs of energy services by increasing end-use efficiency • Reduce dependence on oil in the USA and elsewhere • Increase the reliability & resilience of energy systems against disruptions • Increase the productivity of manufacturing • Reduce the emissions of hazardous air pollutants • Enhance the prospects for environmentally sustainable & politically stabilizing economic development • Minimize the environmental impacts of energy-resource exploration, extraction, and transport

  7. “Innovation is the mechanism to get from energy status quo to desired energy future”

  8. Energy Use, GDP, and E/GDP for the U.S. Economy, 1949-2004 USDOE, EERE

  9. Energy Consumption per Read Dollar of GDP, 1949-2008 USDOE, EERE

  10. Learning curve for power generation technologies (IPTS Energy, Transport and Climate Change Group)

  11. Barriers to Technology Development • Lack of applied technology research funding • Death Valley • “Commercialization” hurdle • New technology hurdle • Regulation • Permitting • Substantial risk • Long-term planning

  12. US DOE Energy RD&D Spending (Kelly Gallagher, Kennedy School of Gov’t, 2-13-07)

  13. “The core force of innovation -- vision, experimentation and wise investments -- has led to thousands of breakthroughs that benefit us all… ..We need the same serious commitment in the energy sector to developing the original American energy supply: innovation.”

  14. Why is emerging energy technology important to Alaska?

  15. Unique challenges • Size • Climate • Population Density • Substantial diversity • Resources • Geography • Alaskan energy use • Alaskan economy • Energy security • Limited funding and investment opportunities Hatch Energy, http://www.hatch.com.cn

  16. Opportunities • Vast energy resources of Alaska • Renewable • Non-renewable • Resources and conditions • High energy costs • Support • Public • Political, legislative • Developing national funding opportunities • Growing world-wide demand

  17. Case Study: Technology Transfer • Power Distribution • Decentralized, isolated, or remote grids. • Comparable scale in supply and demand. • Similar Energy Resources • Implementation Challenges • Logistics • Natural challenges • Transportation • Alaska’s position is ideal for technology development and export

  18. Emerging Technology Funds • National Emerging Technology Funds • New York State Energy Research and Development Authority • California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (Pier) Program • Texas Emerging Technology Fund • Michigan Emerging Technology Fund • Massachusetts Emerging Technology Fund • International Emerging Technology Funds • Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s Tech Fund • Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund • World Bank Clean Technology Fund • Alaska Emerging Technology Funds • Denali Commission Emerging Energy Technology Grant • State of Alaska Emerging Energy Technology Fund

  19. Emerging Energy Technology Grant (EETG) • Denali Commission, June 2009 • $4mill available • Eligibility • Alternative or renewable energy • Demonstration phase • Viable in 5 years • AK applicant • Potential for both widespread deployment in AK and reduced energy costs

  20. Lessons Learned “A critical element of funding emerging energy technology projects is the inclusion of a robust data collection and analysis component.” Lessons Learned

  21. EETG: Results • 50 applications • Academic entities, local governments, private investors, tribal groups, nonprofit organizations • $29.5 million in requests • Batteries and energy storage • Electric vehicles for rural areas • Hydrokinetic projects • Underground coal gasification • Seawater heat pumps • Controls, smart grids, and monitoring

  22. Project #1: Seawater Heat Pump Demonstration Project • Recipient: Alaska SeaLife Center • Partners: Your Clean Energy, City of Seward, Alaska Energy Authority Install and monitoring a heat pump system that will “lift” latent heat from raw seawater at temperatures ranging from 35ºF to 55ºF, and transfer this heat energy into building heat at a temperature of 120ºF.

  23. EXPANSION VALVE HOT GLYCOL HOT VAPOR LIQUID RAW SEAWATER 120 F 43 F Heat Pump Cycle CONDENSOR EVAPORATOR 98 F 39 F WARM GLYCOL CHILLED SEAWATER VERY HOT VAPOR WARM VAPOR COMPRESSOR

  24. Project #2: Psychrophiles for Generating Heating Gas • Recipient: Cordova Electric Cooperative • Partners: Cordova Schools, UAF-INE, Solar Cities Research and application project, deploy the use of psychrophiles (cold loving microbes) to improve efficiency in biogas digestors for generating cooking and heating gas for Alaskan households.

  25. Summary • Cold Climates • Cordova (-5°C to 20°C) vs. 15°C to 80°C • Two Phase Project • Compare efficiencies of mesophiles and psychrophiles on common Alaska feedstock at various temperatures. • Deploy digester(s) in practical household scale project(s) • Partnerships • CEC, TH Culhane (Solar Cities), Dr. Katey Walter Anthony (UAF-INE), Cordova Schools (Adam Low)

  26. Project #3: Feasibility of Solar Hot Water Systems • Recipient: Kotzebue Electric Association • Partners: Kotzebue Community Energy Task Force, ABS Alaska, Susitna Energy, NANA Assessing the feasibility of solar thermal hot water heating systems integrated into elder housing in the NANA region.

  27. Project #4: Commercial Scale Wood Pellet Fired Boiler • Recipient: Sealaska Corporation Sealaska Corporation will be converting their corporate headquarters building from a diesel fired boiler to a wood pellet fired boiler, demonstrating commercial scale application of the technology and assessing the market potential of biomass in South East Alaska.

  28. Project #5: Organic Rankine Cycle Heat Recovery System • Recipient: Tanana Chiefs Council • Partners: UAF, Alaska Energy Authority Demonstrating the potential improved fuel efficiency of the diesel power plant in a village in the TCC region through the use of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system for heat recovery from engine jacket water and exhaust.

  29. Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)

  30. Cost = $128,000,Fuel efficiency = 14 kW-hr/gal, Operation = 24 hr/day

  31. Project #6: Nenana RiveGenTM Hydrokinetic Turbine • Recipient: Ocean Renewable Power Company • Partners: UAF – AHERC, NREL ORPC proposes to build, install and test the RivGenTM Power System, a hydrokinetic energy unit, at the Nenana hydrokinetic test bed and analyze resource and technology results.

  32. Turbine-Generator Unit (TGU) Project Components: • Permitting, site evaluation and analysis • Foundations and debris study • Turbine development and testing

  33. Project #7: Wales Diesel-Off High Penetration Wind System • Recipient: Kotzebue Electric Association • Partners: AVEC, Western Community Energy Kotzebue Electric Association will demonstrate diesel-off configuration for a remote wind-diesel high penetration hybrid power system through the retrofit of existing equipment and controls.

  34. Project #8: High Penetration Hybrid Power System • Recipient UAF – WiDAC The Wind Diesel Application Center will analyze state of the art power electronics to assess options for wind-diesel hybrid power systems to operate in a diesel-off mode.

  35. Project #9: Flow Battery Energy Storage Systems • Recipient: Kotzebue Electric Association • Partners: NRECA, UAF, Premium Power Kotzebue Electric Association’s goal for this project is to analyze and demonstrate flow battery systems and their potential for energy storage in rural wind systems.

  36. Project #10: High Voltage Direct Current Transmission • Recipient: Polarconsult Alaska • Partners: Princeton Power, Manitoba HVDC Research Center Polarconsult Alaska, in partnership with Princeton Power Systems, is developing High Voltage Direct Current transmission and converter technology, with a goal to assess and demonstrate the technical and financial feasibility of low-cost small-scale HVDC interties for rural Alaska.

  37. 250kW Demonstration System – ‘Demonstrator’ BI-Directional power Flow 250kW Transverse AC-Link Bridge Output: 3-phase 480VAC HV Bridge Stack LV DC Bridge Stack LV AC Bridge Stack Input: 12kV HVDC The demo system design is scalable to 1MW and 50kV by stacking multiple modules together.

  38. Project #11: Yukon Hydrokinetic Project • Recipient: Alaska Power and Telephone • Partners: New Energy Corp, ABS Alaska Alaska Power Company’s goal for this project is the development and assessment of a hydrokinetic project in the Yukon River, near Eagle, Alaska.

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