Stepping into a Green World - Glayx, Italia - Francesco del Medico - Success Story

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Stepping into a green world.

Francesco Del Medico, Program Manager, Glayx Tech, IT


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Company presentation

is an Italian company founded in 2009 with focus on innovative solutions development in the

field of energy generation and efficiency. The team work has multi-disciplinary approach and is composed byhigh profile staff interacting continuously with University e Research companies. Currently, company operates

into two different business segment:

offers a wide range of

services addressed to development

of renewable power plants,

technology mixed efficiency

projects, offering turn-key solution

to private utilities and industrial

customers.

Feasibility study and

preliminary design;

Project execution and

maintenance;

Efficiency certificates

recognition;

Project Financing

EPC


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has been investing a

fixed % of yearly earning in the

construction of several renewable

energy plant in Italy; the company

keeps the ownership and sell out

the green energy into the market at

the current price.

No better to demonstrate we trustwhat we do.

Photovoltaics, Biomass, Biogas

Total cumulative power at end-14

> 3 MW

Energy Utility

Glayx PV plant in Fornelli, 1MW

Biomass plant in Pozzilli, 200kW

Company presentation

is an Italian company founded in 2009 with focus on innovative solutions development in the

field of energy generation and efficiency. The team work has multi-disciplinary approach and is composed byhigh profile staff interacting continuously with University e Research companies. Currently, company operates

into two different business segment:


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ESCo model

Following a detailed analysis of customer energy consumption, Glayx defines a detailed design of requiredinstallations for a better efficiency.

Initial investments are completely held by Glayx ESCO, through subscription of typical ESCo oroperative

rental contract. The customer and Glayx share the savings coming out from the project during a period

varying from 5 to 15 years depending on financial return.

Over that period, the Customer get the full property of installations and and the entire earnings

amount.

In 2015 the company received accreditation as Energy service company in Italy and started

operating as ESCo in many efficiency projects.

Energy

Efficiency

ProjectCUSTOMER

Financing &Execution

Energy ServiceContract

X% savingsY% Savings

Taking the risk of customer savings.

Shared Savings business model


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Research & Development

was founded in 2012 as a Glayx spin-off and is fully dedicated to the development of

innovative advanced technological solutions, environmentally sustainable. Since foundation, the

company has been working on three main matters:

Concentrated solar: started in 2012, the project yielded a proprietary solution calledThermeX that entered the market on 2014.

Methanation process: started in 2014, the activity is addressed to the validation of amethanation system starting from variable load renewable energy; currently on-going first

prototype construction (Gas4all);

Thermal storage: started in 2015, the project is finalized to develop an efficient andeconomic heat storage using sintetic zeolite


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ThermeX Solar Concentrator.

Technical Data ThermeX module

Peak Power 25 kWt

Gross Surface 48 m2

Net Reflective Surface 37,5 m2

Collector Length 6,15 m

Collector Width 7,8 m

Outlet Temperature


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Operating Principles:

Within the collector tube, a heat transfer

fluid flows at increasing temperature;

basing on specific application, the fluid

can be diathermal oil, super heated

water, or steam.

ThermeX can efficiently exploit solar

Direct Normal Irradiation and fluid outlettemperature can achieve 230C.

ThermeX uses high reflectivity flat mirrors to concentrate the incident solar radiation on selective-

coated collector tube able to minimize heat losses with the external ambient environment.




Flexibility: the system generates heat transfer fluid up to 230

C outlet temperature; the

thermal energy can be exploited in various operative manners based on specific

requirements; system modularity allows an easy integration of the whole installation upon

available areas and the concentration factor can be selected as a function of required

process temperature.

ThermeX Strenght-points:

Efficiency: the whole ThermeX system is the final result of an accurate study on several

design solutions finalized to specific cost optimization and high thermal and optic

efficiencies; ThermeX target specific cost is 40% lower than other similar system and

comparable with the specific cost associated to power generation system with 100 times

area extension

Manufacturing Model ThermeX:

Manufacturing Technologies: Standard process

Materials: Alluminium, glass, completely recyclable

Installation: On site

Intellectual Property: Patenting process ongoing




ThermeX Strenght-points:

Convenience: ThermeX concept is based on heat generation as a direct result of collecting

solar energy; lack of further energy transformation is a key-point in achieving a competitive

heat cost compared to traditional fossil fuels, most preferable for direct power generation.

Water

Treatment

Industrial Process

Heat

Refrigeration &

Solar Cooling

Power

Generation

Tele-Heating

Commercial Turistic &

Tertiary

It all starts with the Sun.




An integrated production line:

A milestone in the ThermeX development path:

required accuracy of manufactured mirrors internally

checked minimizing production waste;

simplification of the overall production cycle involving an

impressive reduction of manufacturing time and costs;

integrated management system ensuring quality and

efficiency to the whole manufacturing process and a

proper check on end product

Glayx launched a production site fully dedicated to ThermeX manufacturing. The

plant, located in the Southern Italy, started its operations in early-2015 and

enables the semiautomated production of ThermeX modules with a yearly

capacity of over 20.000 m2 of solar mirrors. The production line is fully integrated

and has been designed with high level of innovation.



#waytothesun

Starting design activity on ThermeX, Pontedera, IT

Starting efficiency and endurance tests on prototype T-V1, Bientina, IT

Jun 2012

Jan 2013

Jul 2013 Starting certification process according to UNI EN 12975, Pisa, IT

Sep 2013 Start up of 125 kW Solar-Cooling plant, Porcari, IT

May 2013 Starting construction of first ThermeX demonstrator, Pisa, IT

Nov 2014

Aug 2014 ThermeX Technical validation by ENEA, Pisa, IT

Start-up of 400 kW Solar-Cooling industrial plant, Pisa, IT

2015 Start-up of 3 industrial plants and total installed power of 1600 kW, IT


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Thanks for attention.

Francesco Del Medico, Program Manager

[email protected]

Stepping into a Green World - Glayx, Italia - Francesco del Medico - Success Story

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