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
Market vision: Flexible and decentralized production Current Situation: Centralized power production Future situation: Decentralized flexible power production 2
Market Vision: Highly efficient and flexible
Micro CHP based on Fuel Cell technology (SOFC) Energiemanagement- System Exhaust With Integrated Heat exchanger Electrical performance: 0 to 2kW Electrical efficiency: 60% @ 1,5kW Overall efficiency: 90% @ 1,5kW Dimensions: 600 x 660 x 1010 mm Fuel Cell-Module Gas-cleaner (desulfurization) Water treatment Air-treatment 4
How it works Power Gas 2,5 kw Heat 1,5 kw 0,6 kw Distributed power production @ 60% efficiency Waste heat for hot water production 200 ltr/day 5
Example for installation: Haren NL movie http://www.bluegen.info/elektrische_auto/ 6
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: 24460 hrs of operation 32000 kwh produced 13,4 Tons avoided CO2 7
Installation examples: SME s Belgium Showroom Solar Spirit-Grasheide-2013-1,5kW BlueGEN micro CHP - Generated electr.: 15.911 kwh - CO² savings: 4.283 kg BioShop-Schilde-2013-2 x1,5kw BlueGENs micro CHP - Generated electr.: 27.947 kwh - CO² savings: 7.266 kg Chocolatier-Betekom-2014-1,5kW BlueGEN micro CHP - Generated electr.: 3303 kwh - CO² savings: 858 kg 8
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!
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
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
PV-Leistung in Deutschland in /kwp Heating market stagnates whilst residential electricity generation is growing Heating market Germany PV example: electricity market Germany 8000 7000 6000 5000 6000 5000 4000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 3000 2000 1000 0 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
Fishing in the blue ocean Heating Market Micro Generation Source: Boston Harvard business School 13
Heating Market BlueGEN Fishing the blue ocean Micro Generation Source: Boston Harvard business School 14
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
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 16,000 2012 2013 2014 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
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, 02.10.2012 in Aachen Visit of Hannelore Kraft, Prime minister of the state of North-Rhine Westphalia 17
Calculation for SME / large private home Germany Power demand: Power supplied by BlueGEN: ~ 8.600 kwh (Kategorie XS) ~ 7.400 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
Imbalance in Belgian Electricity grid Source: Thomas More-Geel-Belgium. Transition Belgian electricity market Production electricity Belgium 2012 3% 2% 1% 1% 7% 6% 54% 26% Belgium 2011 8% 92% nucleair gas Steenkool Biomassa Wind hydro zon olie Decentraal Centraal 54% Nucleair: oldest reactor since 1975. 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 2025. > Huge potential for decentralized renewable energy sources like micro- CHP.
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
Thank you... Jan-Willem Tolkamp Jan-willem.tolkamp@cfcl.com.au Bjorn Van Haver bjorn@solarspirit.be 21