CBI Energy Conference: Alastair Martin, managing director, Flextricity Ltd
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Presentation by Alastair Martin, managing frector, Flextricity Ltd at the CBI's energy conference. London, October 2009.
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Saturday 3rd January 2009
France
OCGT (gasoil)
Pumped Storage
Wind
Hydro
Oil
CCGT (gas)
Coal
Nuclear
Nuclear power station failed at 16:34;632MW generation lost
STOR call received at 16:38Flexitricity started generation in same minute; full power by 16:43
Day peak 17:15 - 17:20
STOR cease received at 17:46
Who participates?
• Standby generators
– Premium power
– Fossil fuel
– Critical infrastructure
• Load reduction
– Disruption is not tolerated
• Combined Heat and Power
– Variation to schedule
– Use of thermal storage
Who participates?
• Retail
• Water
• Banking
• Datacentres/communications
• Logistics and cold storage
• Events/leisure
• District heating
• Waste processing
• Horticulture
What do they want?
1. Respect for core business processes
– This is still an optional activity
2. Money
3. Reliability
4. Emissions reduction
– At national level
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Triad maintenance costs
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STOR fuel costs
STOR availability
Electricity generated
Triad benefit
STOR utilisation
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• Area: East Midlands
• Capacity: 1MW firm
• Type: standby generator
• Run hours: 50-60 hours/year
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Reliability
A neglected standby generator
It doesn’t
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Free Headroom Ad. Spinning Requirement Warming Requirment
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