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Balancing Supply and Demand with Thermal Energy Storage Dr. Christopher Greiner, Senior Engineer, Nest AS
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18th German Norwegian Energy Forum: Energy Markets in Transition23 October 2014, Norwegian Embassy, Berlin
Balancing Supply and Demand with
Thermal Energy Storage
Christopher J. Greiner, PhD
Senior Engineer & Project Manager, NEST AS
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Company Summary
150 MW
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NEST AS – a Norwegian technology company incorporated January 2011
Head office located in Billingstad, outside Oslo, Norway
Sales & Marketing office in Houston, Texas, USA
Development & commercialization of New Energy Storage Technology
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Thermal Energy Storage Concept
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Main Technology Features
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Solid-state concrete based storage medium; Heatcrete®
Modular and scalable, from MWhth to GWhth
Multiple Heat Transfer Fluids; thermal oil, water/steam, gases, etc.
High temperature applications; up to 450°C or higher
High round trip thermal efficiency (>95%)
Inexpensive and readily available raw materials that can be sourced locally
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150 MW
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Discharge Rate and Discharge Duration
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Applications of NEST TES
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Electricity generation
Desalination of seawater
Enhanced oil recovery
Remote mining operations
Etc.
Electric Thermal Energy Storage (E-TES): Convert surplus electric energy
to heat, store, and later provide as electricity and/or heat
Other
Conventional thermal power plants. Start-up
Industrial waste heat: Balance load, waste heat to electricity
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Electric Thermal Energy Storage (E-TES)
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Alternative to Pumped Hydro, CAES and Batteries
Steam generator
steam
TES
steam
Peak demand
electricity (20-30%)
(+ ancillary services!)
Hot water for district
heating (60-70%)
Steam generator
steam
Surplus
electricity
(100%)
TESsteam steam
Constant steam supply for
industrial processes (90%+)
Surplus
electricity
(100%)
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CHP
Roadmap
10 kWhth
1 MWhth
10 MWhth
Prototype Pilot Demonstration Commercial
>100 MWhth
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Proof of
principle8
2013 2014/15 2015/16 2016+2012
Prototype Testing
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Successfully completed integrity testing at
300°C
Mixing, casting and curing of Heatcrete®
No signs of cracking or separation
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Pilot Project at Masdar City, UAE
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1 MWhth rating
Thermal oil HTF
390°C
Operational by Q1-2015
Large-scale Thermal Energy Storage – LS-TES, Project number: 235493/E20
Storage Medium: Heatcrete®
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Being developed in cooperation with
Heidelberg Cement since 2012
Novel cement mix & aggregate
composition
State-of-the-art thermal performance
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3rd party verification
SP Technical Research
Institute of Sweden
Norwegian University of Science &
Technology
Comparative Advantages
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Scalable – module-based, customizable, fit-to-purpose
Adaptable – suitable for high level of local content
Durable – solid-state storage medium (no degradation)
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Value Propositions
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Flexible energy storage technology that increases operational flexibility
and reduce operational costs
Versatile solutions from traditional large scale utility projects to smaller
off-grid applications
Cost effective compared to competing electricity and thermal energy
storage technologies
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14CONFIDENTIAL
www.energy-nest.com
Questions?
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