Post on 14-Feb-2017
Belen Energy Center: Reliable, Low-Cost, Renewable Energy 24/7/365
• Zero emissions power plant
• Fits New Mexico’s new energy plan1
• Will provide 5% of New Mexico electric energy consumption
• Lower cost than fossil-fuel plants
• Approval will create jobs in New Mexico
• Supports EPA’s haze compliance plan
• New technologies (solar + storage)
• New Mexico – Home of world’s largest solar + storage plant
• Goal: Commissioned by December 2016
• Substantial economic development
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Accelerate New Mexico’s goal: 20% renewable by 2020
1 www.EMNRD.state.nm.us/EnergyPolicy/
By The Numbers
Enough electric energy for 38,000 New Mexico homes 24/7/3651
Lower carbon emissions207,000 tons per year less than gas turbines2
Lower capital costsCapEx lower than current (fossil fuel) plan
Lower operations and maintenance costs47% less than gas turbines
No fuel costs
Photovoltaic plant4,300 gearless dual-axis trackers400,000 solar panels100,000,000 ac watts (100 MW)333,000,000 kWh per year (333 GWh)1
Battery storageNameplate: 50,000,000 watts (50 MW)Peak: 60,000,000 watts (60 MW)200,000 kWh (200 MWh)
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1 PVSyst (Albuquerque). 2 US EPA – http://www2.epa.gov/energy#results
Team• Developer: MaxxSolar USA – Gerald Rauch, CEO
Samsung C&T (www.SamsungCNT.com)
• Project engineering and construction (EPC): Eaton (www.Eaton.com)
• Solar panels: RECOM (www.Recom-Solar.com)
• Gearless dual-axis trackers: Mechatron Solar (www.Mechatron-Solar.com)
• Storage batteries: UniEnergy Technologies (www.UETechnologies.com)
• Battery integration: Nitebloom Energy (www.NitebloomEnergy.com)
• Energy consulting: ECCO International (www.EccoIntl.com)
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Why Solar + Storage?
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Demand – 40,000 homesOctober 19
Demand data from University Of Arizona Southwest Variable Energy Resource Initiative – www.sveri.org (Tucson)
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Solar – ground mountDemand – 40,000 homesOctober 19
Solar data from PVSyst – www.PVSyst.com (Albuquerque).
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Solar – dual-axis trackers
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Demand
Solar data from PVSyst – www.PVSyst.com (Albuquerque).
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Solar data from PVSyst – www.PVSyst.com (Albuquerque).
Why Solar + Storage?
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Solar – into the grid
Solar – excessDemand
Solar data from PVSyst – www.PVSyst.com (Albuquerque).
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From batteries to grid From batteries to grid
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Demand
Why Solar + Storage?
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100% of demand met by renewable energy
Demand
Capital Cost
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Capital cost after tax credits, normalized by GWh per year. Based on PNM estimates.
Aeroderivative gas turbine
PV Tier 1
PV Tier 2
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Current resource plan Solar + storage
$90,500,000 lower
Operations And Maintenance Cost Per Year (Equal MWh)
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Fixed O&M
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Current resource plan Solar + storage
48% lower annual cost
Mechatron Gearless Dual-Axis Trackers
500 kW
S140 Gearless Azimuth Trackers
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Trackers Trackers
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Albuquerque PVSyst
4:00 p.m.89% more
Solar data from PVSyst.
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Uptime
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Mechatron Trackers: Manufacturing In New Mexico
Initial production: 500 trackers per month (1 shift)
Full capacity: 1,000 trackers per month (1 shift)
Trackers needed for Belen Energy Center: 4,340
Estimated jobs: 40 (1 shift)
Assembly technicians: 25
Facility management, engineering, quality assurance, procurement, IT, etc.: 15
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Belen Energy Center: New Mexico Jobs
• 200-300 on-site construction
• 15-30 on-site operation
• 50-100 local manufacturing and assembly
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1 www.EMNRD.state.nm.us/EnergyPolicy/
Timeline
2015 2016Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
ContractsSite prepExcavation, padsSubstationBatteries on siteESS – 50 MWCommissionPV – 1 trackerPV – 50 MW acCommissionPV – 50 MW acCommission
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Belen Energy Center: Reliable, Low-Cost Clean Energy 24/7/365
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• Zero emissions
• Gearless dual-axis trackers
• New battery technology: Reliable 24/7 energy
• New Mexico jobs