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1 Sun to Market Solutions Tools for EPC Project Development CSP Today 4th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Summit November 2010, Sevilla 1

2 Sun to Market Solutions - Who we are and what we do Our team have worked for many years as technical advisors and engineers to developers, financial institutions and construction companies for solar energy projects, providing us with a deep understanding and experience of the solar market. Based on our experience and knowledge, we specialize in the following work streams: Conceptual Engineering and Feasibility Studies Solar Resource Measurement and Data Service EPC and O&M Contract Design and Review Modeling & Simulation Development of tools for Solar resource analysis: s2m SR Analyzer Plant design: s2m Developer 1.0 More information: Plant operation: s2m Solver 1.0 2

3 Today s workshop issues EPC project development Project Planning & Preparation Phase Project Definition & Pre- Implementation Phase Project Implementation Phase 3

4 EPC projects development Project Planning & Preparation Phase Project feasibility study, Define of Scope Government / Regulatory Approval Funding / Budgeting Project Definition Phase Technology Selection and Licensing Project Management Contractor/ Engineering Selection Process Design / Basic Design (FEED*) Project Implementation Phase Pre-Qualification of the Potential Bidders EPC Bid (ITB**, Site Visit, Clarifications, Bid Submittal) Contract Award (Clarification & Negotiation) Project Execution Commissioning O&M Phase Start-Up & Operation Maintenance *Front End Engineering and Design **Invitation to Bid 4

5 EPC project development 5

6 CSP EPC power block main issues Solar Resource analysis (local conditions) Design point vs. region of interest Low-temperature of steam vs. efficiency Capacity for short start-up and shutdown times and rapid load changes Thermal stresses - thermal flexibility Turbine cool down Auxiliary fuel use Dispatchability 6

7 Tools for planning & definitions of CSP EPC Integrated Solution: s2m Developer and SR analyzer Software solution for dynamic plant simulation includes all necessary components and variables to carry out global optimization of solar thermal plant design. Solar s2m SR Resource Analyzer Forecaster s2m Developer Operational strategy Solver Power Plant Model Optimax Electricity Price Price & PPA Forecaster Analyzer Potencia de la caldera auxiliar de combustible Datos de meteorología Energía térmica producida Rendimiento óptico y perdidas del campo solar Capacidad del almacenamiento térmico Rendimiento de la central érmica t D D D Datos de coste Energía eléctrica Estrategia de operaci ón producida Precios de electricidad Generaci ón eléctrica Resultados econ ómicos Energy balance over year on hourly bases Applied operational modes for each our of operation Production cost & Income Water and auxiliary fuel consumption D Field of interest New dynamic elements 7

8 Da to s de me teo rol ogía Cap ac id ad d el a lma ce na mie nto térmi co Dato s de c oste Estrateg ia de o pe raci ón Pre ci os d e el ec tri ci da d Pote nci a d e la ca ld era a ux il ia r d e co mb usti bl e En ergía té rm ic a pro du ci da Ene rg ía el éc tri ca pro du ci da Ge nera ci ón e lé ctri ca Res ul tado s e con óm ico s Re nd im ie nto ó ptic o y p erdi d as de l ca mp o so la r Ren di mi ento d e l a ce ntra l térmi ca Integrated Solution s2m SR Analyzer. Weather modeling software (DNI, temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, etc.) for side identification and evaluation with a spatial resolution of ca x 0.65 miles. Solar Resource Forecaster s2m Developer Operational strategy Solver Power Plant Model Optimax Electricity Price Forecaster s2m Developer s2m Developer is a dynamic plant and economic performance model based on real-life plant operating modes. Power Plant Model. Dynamic modeling of solar thermal plant. Can be tailored to plant based on operating processes and parameters. Operational Strategy. Module containing pre-defined operating modes and an editor to modify parameters and add new processes. Electricity Price & PPA Analyzer. Module to simulate energy demand and estimate electricity pool price ranges. 8

9 Solar Resource Analyzer s2m Developer S2m s SR analyzer provides CSP project developers with hourly data, for a minimum of 11 years (complete solar cycle) with a spatial resolution of ca x 0.65 miles, for all relevant variables based on state-of-the-art mesoscale simulation model, satellite images and ground measured data when available. Local factors built in by using higher resolutions and applying learning models that reflect idiosyncratic conditions such as early morning mists, dust in suspension, etc. GFS DATA Terrain Model Direct Normal Irradiance DNI Global Horizontal Irradiance GHI Diffuse Irradiance DI WRF MRM Neural Networks Weather station Wind Speed WS Wind Direction WD Air Temperature AT Relative Humidity RH Atmospheric pressure HG Rainfall in mm 9

10 Power Plant Model Dynamic power plant model that offers an accurate representation of real plants. Solar field: can be customized using loops, collectors within the loops, groups in sub-fields, pump units, collector geometry, etc. s2m Developer Thermal storage and auxiliary heater: actual performance data, both at predefined values and at other points of the heat balance. Power block: staged turbine, extractors, preheaters, lateral currents, exchanger, condenser, etc. Predefined values and efficiency curves. Multiple heat balance values. 10

11 Power Block Model s2m Developer Overview of Features: Dynamic acquisition of knowledge of actual plants. Measures and evaluates thermal operating inertia of all elements. All parameters can be customized according to knowledge acquired and new operating values. Evaluates system degradation and component degradation. Monitoring of simulated energy performance of equipment and processes. Loads available and edited operating modes. 11

12 s2m Developer Operational Strategy Library of operating modes defined by technical criteria and possible operating mode. New operating modes can be created and added. New configurations and values can be added to procedures. Operating mode selection based on various criteria: economic optimum, hours of operation, load regime, maintenance, availability, manageability restrictions. Optimal program indicating choice of operating modes and expected values. 12

13 Operational Strategy New operating modes can be created and variables (values and conditions) of new modes can be edited. s2m Developer 13

14 Da to s de me teo rol ogía Cap ac id ad d el a lma ce na mie nto térmi co Dato s de c oste Estrateg ia de o pe raci ón Pre ci os d e el ec tri ci da d Pote nci a d e la ca ld era a ux il ia r d e co mb usti bl e En ergía té rm ic a pro du ci da Ene rg ía el éc tri ca pro du ci da Ge nera ci ón e lé ctri ca Res ul tado s e con óm ico s Re nd im ie nto ó ptic o y p erdi d as de l ca mp o so la r Ren di mi ento d e l a ce ntra l térmi ca Summary s2m Developer 1.0 Dynamic plant and economic performance model based on economic and technical criteria, including restrictions Probabilistic modeling, reliability & availability analysis, quantification of uncertainty in simulated performance Solar Resource Forecaster s2m Developer Operational strategy Solver Power Plant Model Optimax Electricity Price Forecaster Operating modes are considered (Real-life experience) Software development quality control with METRICA 3 1 certification (ISO , ISO/IEC TR /SPICE, UNE-EN- ISO :2000) High reliability and stability Fully customizable by user Power plant model has been tested and validated with real data from the SEGS VI plant in the Mojave desert 2 1 Spanish Ministry of Public Administration 2 Plant data supported by the Solar Energy Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 14

15 Sun to Market CSP Product line for planning, definition and preparing EPC s2m SR analyzer s2m Weather station s2m Developer s2m Solver S2m s SR Analyzer provides CSP project developers with hourly data, for a minimum of 11 years (complete solar cycle) with a spatial resolution of ca. 1 x 1 km, for all relevant variables based on stateof-the-art mesoscale simulation model, satellite images and ground measured data, when available. Incorporated learning algorithm based on neural networks can be applied to improve data analysis. Automated meteorological station works in unattended locations in extreme climate conditions measuring the following data: DNI, GHI, DHI with RSP, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Wind Speed and Direction at collector height, Atmospheric Pressure, Rainfall and Aerosols. Comes with a sealed box suitable for desert conditions and data connection over GSM/GPRS for remote measuring. Also has PV and battery electricity supply for 24/7 operation. s2m Developer is a dynamic plant and economic performance model based on reallife plant operating modes and experiences. It can be used by project managers and engineers for plant layout, conceptual design, cost calculations and technical and economical performance forecasts. Software tool for real-time simulation includes all necessary components and variables to carry out global optimization of solar thermal power plant operations and make performance predictions which can be used for required plant programming by TSOs. s2m solver 1.0 is made up of the following integrated modules: Solar Resource Forecaster Dynamic Power Plant Model + Solver Optimax Operational Strategy and Operating Modes Electricity Price Forecaster Fully customizable by user. Guaranteed plant operation planning based on economic and technical criteria and restrictions. 15

16 Locations and contact data Sun to Market Solutions S.L. (Head office) Madrid-Spain Dr.-Ing Ralf Wiesenberg Tel: Sun to Market Solutions USA 375 N Fernwood Circle, Sunnyvale, California Stefan Unnasch Tel: sunnasch@s2msolutions.com Sun to Market Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. 777D, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar Bangalore , India Prasad Gangireddy Tel: pgangireddy@s2msolutions.com 16

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