Making solar energy a mainstream alternative to fossil fuels, by providing a dispatchable, cost...

Making solar energy a mainstream alternative to fossil fuels, by providing a dispatchable, cost competitive, renewable energy system

Eli LipmanVP R&D

Estimations are for a huge market for Solar Energy

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Main Technologies of Solar Power

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Concentrated Solar PowerUtility Scale PV

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On-Grid > 20MW Solar Power Plants

Off-Grid / Rural “7MW” Generators

Augmentation to Existing “Fossil Plants”

Steam Applications

Key Applications – Market Segments

Solar Energy Needs a Paradigm Change to Becomea Mainstream Solution

Dispatchability - Supply when required

Reliability 24/7 - No other plant to cover for

Output Stability, Continuity - No weather sensitivity

Solar Capacity Factor > 70% - Green energy almost all day

Price Competitiveness $/Kwh - Result of all above

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Price Per KWh

Low CostStorage

Solar Capacity Factor >

50%

SteadySupply

Scalable Solution

2013 Solar Renewable Challenges

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The Effect of High Solar Capacity Factor

Case 1:

•50 MW Plant

•Capital Investment of $ 150 M

•Solar Capacity Factor of 25% (2200 hours per year – Sun is shining)

Price per KWh $US 18 cents

Case 2:

•50 MW Plant

•Capital Investment of $ 200 M

•Solar Capacity Factor of 75% (6600 hours per year – Energy Storage)

Price per KWh $US 13 cents

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Inherent Advantages of TES in Renewable Environment of Variable

Resources

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+45%

• Incremental value of 15- 40 $/MWh for Dispatchable sources

• Value will increase with more Variable Sources penetration

An Analysis of Concentrating Solar Power with Thermal Energy Storage in CaliforniaPaul Denholm, Yih-Huei Wan, Marissa Hummon, Mark Mehos

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Track the Sun to collect Solar energy @ 5500c

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Heat from collectors transferred by HTM according to radiation change

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Steam from storage supplied on demand, 24/7, fully stabilized

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Heat delivered to the Energy Center, ready for dispatch

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Brenmiller Technology - The bCellTM – Core Technology

Steam

Piping

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bCellTM System = Multiple bCellTM modules, controlled by one SPC unit

Our Product– The bCellTM System

The bCellTM System

bCellTM

Steam Production Control (SPC)

bCellTM

bCellTM

bCellTM

bCellTM

Steam

ControlDCS

Power Block

Turbine & Generator

Auxiliaries

Water Treatment

Sun to Steam Steam to Power

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