Post on 26-Apr-2022
BUILD BACK BETTERClean Energy Storage
Athena ChristodoulouWalter Gerstle
Nicole OlonovichCSolPower LLC, Albuquerque, NM www.csolpower.com
New Mexico LegislatureScience, Technology
& Telecommunications CommitteeNovember 15, 2021
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BackgroundU.S. Energy Sources & Uses
https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/
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Heat and ElectricityRenewable Energy & Nuclear vs Combustion Sources
Burned for heat
To electricity
Heat to
electricityEnergy Sources:
For Heat or Electricity
Energy SourcesEnergy Sinks
Secondary
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ProblemTransition to Clean Energy is Emergency
Reasons toTransition directly
to Clean Energy
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1. Climate Crisis
2. $20Billion in direct subsidies & $650Billion in indirect subsidies annually
3. 8.7 million people a year die globally from FF air pollution
4. People and $$ resources are limited
ProblemSpeed and Goals Require Quick and Scalable Solutions
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1. Cut 50% by 2030
2. For electricity and heat
3. Waste Emissions absent & NW coal is methane bed coal
SolutionSupport Clean Energy Sources with Thermal Energy Storage
Energy Storage:
For heat or heat to electricity
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Power and DurationMedium to long term & Scalable
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GTES
https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/71714.pdf
EconomicsLevelized Cost of Storage & Capital Expenditures (CAPEX)
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OperationCharge-Store-Discharge
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1. Charge w/ clean, cheap RE
2. Store heat for long periods
3. Provide heat on demand
Siting, Construction & OperationGeography, Footprint, Business Model, & Workforce
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1. Geography agnostic
2. Compact footprint
3. Less permitting, safe materials & Turn key
4. Maintain much of plant workforce
TeamNew Mexico Based and Dedicated
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● Engineers & Veterans
● Entrepreneurs
● Innovative
● Social Justice Focused
Company GrowthLocal Beginning with Worldwide Potential
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1. Constructed not Manufactured
2. UNM student assisted
3. UNM potential for reducing carbon
4. Maintain much of plant workforce
OpportunityReplace Part of Heat with GTES at Shuttering Plants
Energy Source:
For Electricity
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Contact InfoBuild Back Better with GigaWatt Thermal Energy Storage
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For More Information
www.csolpower.com or
Email - Walter@CSolPower.com