Cheap electricity through world s most efficient fuel cell technology

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1 Cheap electricity through world s most efficient fuel cell technology Manufacturer SOFC micro CHP Jan-Willem Tolkamp Manager Benelux CFC BV ESCO for Belgium Powered by Solar Spirit Bjorn van Haver CEO Solar Spirit Bvba

2 Market vision: Flexible and decentralized production Current Situation: Centralized power production Future situation: Decentralized flexible power production 2

3 Market Vision: Highly efficient and flexible

4 Micro CHP based on Fuel Cell technology (SOFC) Energiemanagement- System Exhaust With Integrated Heat exchanger Electrical performance: 0 to 2kW Electrical efficiency: 1,5kW Overall efficiency: 1,5kW Dimensions: 600 x 660 x 1010 mm Fuel Cell-Module Gas-cleaner (desulfurization) Water treatment Air-treatment 4

5 How it works Power Gas 2,5 kw Heat 1,5 kw 0,6 kw Distributed power 60% efficiency Waste heat for hot water production 200 ltr/day 5

6 Example for installation: Haren NL movie 6

7 Installation example: Large home Haren Netherlands Hot Water buffertank 400 Ltr storage Boiler (HR-CV) Hot water for space heating 2 BlueGEN Fuel Cell Power production 60% Hot Water device up to 30% Performance so far: hrs of operation kwh produced 13,4 Tons avoided CO2 7

8 Installation examples: SME s Belgium Showroom Solar Spirit-Grasheide ,5kW BlueGEN micro CHP - Generated electr.: kwh - CO² savings: kg BioShop-Schilde x1,5kw BlueGENs micro CHP - Generated electr.: kwh - CO² savings: kg Chocolatier-Betekom ,5kW BlueGEN micro CHP - Generated electr.: 3303 kwh - CO² savings: 858 kg 8

9 Electricity Grid The Future: Smart Energy System Storage of renewable power Power to Gas Gas Grid Hydrogen, Synthetic Methane Combined Cycle Gas Turbines Distributed Gas Generators CHP μ-chp SOFC - Generator 9 Limited Storage capacity Substantial!

10 Historical challenge IT industry Big, Centralized, Isolated Small, Distributed, Connected I think there is a world market for about five computers Thomas Watson (Chairman of IBM), 1943

11 Historical challenge energy industry Big, Centralized, Isolated Small, Distributed, Connected Nuclear power is the only reliable source of low emission baseload power now available Former Prime Minister John Howard, Australia 23 August 2007

12 PV-Leistung in Deutschland in /kwp Heating market stagnates whilst residential electricity generation is growing Heating market Germany PV example: electricity market Germany Established heating technologies are increasingly replaced by green/high-efficient applications No growth in the heating market in terms of additional heat demand (~600,000 units p.a.) Market for residential electricity generation is growing In addition to PV, supporting systems such as batteries are coming into the market Recent growth of PV was driven by reduction of system prices allowing for IRRs of 6% and above 12 CFC s fuel cell technology will be a key player in the residential/distributed electricity market

13 Fishing in the blue ocean Heating Market Micro Generation Source: Boston Harvard business School 13

14 Heating Market BlueGEN Fishing the blue ocean Micro Generation Source: Boston Harvard business School 14

15 Cost Identifying Early Customers Government Support is needed just like Solar PV Utilities & test houses Government Demo Green customers Early adopters Commercial customers Mass market Global perspective Green customers & early adopters important e.g. Germany, UK, Belgium, Netherlands Seek specific customers depending on the state of the technology: Unit cost Technology maturity Volume

16 Kosten für Komponenten Expected Learning curve Effects Present unit costs and future development ( in German) 100% 77% 62% 52% 49% 44% 39% 38% 32% Indikative Absatzmenge 100 1,000 2,000 4,000 8,000 16, Lernkurven-Effekte bei15% Lernkurven-Effekte bei 20% Deutliche Reduzierung der BlueGen Stückkosten von FJ 2011 zu FJ2012 bereits erreicht Weitere Realisierung des Kostensenkungspotential in Vorbereitung mit Zulieferern für FJ 2013 Mittelfristige Erwartung der Kostensenkung basiert auf konkreten Beschaffungsplänen und Konzepten sowie Design- Verbesserungen die derzeit entwickelt werden Bisherige Erfahrung und weitere Maßnahmen gewährleisten eine Reduktion der Stückkosten bei steigender Absatzmenge 16

17 Support for our vision in Germany: Innovation award of the German gas industry 2012 GreenTec Award 2013 Virtual power plants are important milestones for a succesful energy transition Peter Altmaier, Federal minister for the environment, in Aachen Visit of Hannelore Kraft, Prime minister of the state of North-Rhine Westphalia 17

18 Calculation for SME / large private home Germany Power demand: Power supplied by BlueGEN: ~ kwh (Kategorie XS) ~ kwh Costs for gas & service 2.100,- Savings for electricity and heat 2.220,- Alliander feed in tariff 565,- Public funding (CHP-law) 860,- Total annual savings: 1.545,- IRR: >6% 18 Assumptions: Ø price of electricity: 25 ct/kwh, Ø price of gas: 5,5 ct/kwh, Ø price of heat: 7,1 ct/kwh; all values are excluding taxes and impact on interest

19 Imbalance in Belgian Electricity grid Source: Thomas More-Geel-Belgium. Transition Belgian electricity market Production electricity Belgium % 2% 1% 1% 7% 6% 54% 26% Belgium % 92% nucleair gas Steenkool Biomassa Wind hydro zon olie Decentraal Centraal 54% Nucleair: oldest reactor since Nuclear plants provide baseload, micro CHP provides balance between renewable sources like wind and Solar 54% Nucleair, needs to be replaced by other (renewable) sources, by the end of > Huge potential for decentralized renewable energy sources like micro- CHP.

20 BlueGEN in the Smart Energy World Highly efficient and controllable electricity generator Power modulation at high efficiency and good ramp rates ( < 15m) Not heat limited (low heat to power ratio) Ideal partner technology for fluctuating renewables Operation on renewable fuels: biogas, renewable synthetic gas 20

21 Thank you... Jan-Willem Tolkamp Bjorn Van Haver 21