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1 ORC: Field Installations and Future Potential Energy Savings, Power Reliability, Environmental Stewardship About UTC Power Project Profiles PureComfort Solutions Geothermal Energy Generation In Oil & Gas Settings March 13-14, 2006 PureCell Solutions PureCycle Solutions PureMotion Solutions Department of Geological Sciences Southern Methodist University 3/30/

2 ORC Technologies Field Installations and Future Potential Geothermal Energy Generation In Oil & Gas Settings March 13-14, 2006 Halley K. Dickey Sales Manager Stationary Products 3/30/

3 Overview of Today s Agenda Review UTC Power Review PureCycle TM ORC Technology Field Installations Data / Experience Future Demonstrations / Applications 3/30/

4 UTC Power Overview UTC leadership spans many markets and industries UTC Fire & Security Security & Fire Protection Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines, Gas Turbines & Space Propulsion Carrier Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration Otis Elevators, Escalators & People Moving Systems UTC Research Center Technology Advancement UTC Fuel Cells On-site & Transportation Hamilton Sundstrand Aerospace & Industrial Sikorsky Helicopters 3/30/

5 UTC Power Overview Within those companies, a unique synergy was achieved... Carrier Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration UTC Fuel Cells On-site & Transportation 3/30/

6 UTC Power Overview Within those companies, a unique synergy was achieved... Carrier Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration which led to the formation of UTC Power UTC Fuel Cells On-site & Transportation 3/30/

7 UTC Power Overview Within those companies, a unique synergy was achieved... Carrier Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration which led to the formation of UTC Power UTC Fuel Cells On-site & Transportation and the introduction of New CHP Technology Solutions 3/30/

8 On-Site Power CHP Portfolio unsurpassed in breadth and capability. 240M 300M 360M Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Fuel Free Power, Zero Emissions Reliable, Durable, Ultra Low Emissions 3/30/

9 Sustainable Energy Value Proposition Avoided Emissions Per 1.0 MW application Annual Avoided CO 2 Emissions Tons Equivalent acres of forest* Annual Avoided NO x Emissions Tons Equivalent number of cars** 5 x PureCell TM x PureComfort TM 360M x PureCycle TM *Each acre of forest assumed to absorb 1.3 tons Carbon/acre/year (Ref: International Panel on Climate Change) **Each car assumed to generate 38 lbm/nox/year (Ref: US EPA) 3/30/

10 Organic Rankine Cycle Solutions PureCycle TM - Heat to Power Systems Efficient, Clean, Fuel Free Power Solutions PureCell 200 kw + Net Power output Zero fuel costs Works on waste heat: gas or liquid Net effective heat rate reducer Zero emissions Fuel free means emission free Net effective emissions reducer Extended high performance Year round payback Multiple Configurations Developed in partnership with the DOE Office of Distributed Energy 3/30/

11 Modular Carrier Components Turbine Generator Carrier 19XR2 Vapor Compression Cycle (VCC) Heat Out Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Heat In Condenser Vapor Generator Expansion Valve Comp Motor Pump Turbine Generator Evaporator/Cooler Power In Condenser Power Out Heat In Diffuser Impeller Heat Out Required Modifications Nozzle Impeller Motor Oil Pump TRANSMISSION INLET EXIT 19 XR225 Centrifugal Compressor Generator Oil Pump TRANSMISSION 19 XR225 Radial Turbine EXIT INLET 3/30/

12 Modular Carrier Components Turbine Generator Carrier 19XR2 Adaptation of Existing Hardware - Compressor versus Turbine Operation IMPELLER WHEEL PIPE DIFFUSER IMPELLER WHEEL AS TURBINE ROTOR PIPE DIFFUSER AS TURBINE NOZZLE Compressor Operation: Cut-away Of Impeller (Spinning Clockwise) and Pipe Diffuser (Radial Outward Flow) Turbine Operation: Cut-away Of Impeller (Spinning Counter-clockwise) and Pipe Diffuser (Radial Inward Flow) Impeller, nozzle and shroud only changes to compressor 3/30/

13 PureCycle TM: Project Profiles Past Field Installations: US Energy IL Present Installations and Demonstrations: Austin Energy TX UTRC - CT Inland Empire Utilities Agency - CA Seneca Meadows, NY Chena Hot Springs AK Future Potential Applications: Geothermal Oil & Gas Offshore Platform 3/30/

14 PureCycle Field Installations Landfill Flare Landfill Recip Exhaust Process Austin Energy (Austin, TX) US Energy (Danville, IL) Over 7,000 Total Cumulative 3 Sites Gather Durability, Reliability and Performance Data Test bed for product improvements hard / soft Performance within +/- 3% of Predictions UTRC (Hartford, CT) (2 units operating) 3/30/

15 PureCycle TM Field Tests: Purpose and Goals UTC / UTRC / Field tested to: Gain operational experience Gather reliability and performance data Test product improvements: Remote operation / management / diagnosis Controller and software modifications evaluation Heat management control PureCycle TM experience Lessons learned Field experience 3/30/

16 PureCycle TM: Project Profiles Past Field Installations: US Energy IL Present Installations and Demonstrations: Austin Energy TX UTRC - CT Inland Empire Utilities Agency - CA Seneca Meadows, NY Chena Hot Springs - AK Future Potential Applications: Geothermal Oil & Gas Offshore Platform 3/30/

17 Landfill Reciprocating Engines Danville, Illinois US Energy / BioGas Danville, IL (Landfill) (3) J320 Jenbacher Commercial agreement - June 2003 US Energy Secured permits and approvals Provides on-site technician support UTC Power provides turn-key installation via Carrier Service One (1) year field trial period Start-Up Q1, /30/

18 Landfill Reciprocating Engines Danville, Illinois (3) 987KW Jenbacher s Extensive exhaust ducting Drawbacks: Initiall design required all (3) engines operating to produce power. Only (1) engine operating continuously PureCycle s availability designed for (3) Jenbacher s running. Lessons Learned: Select sites with verified availability and capacity 3/30/

19 Economics PureCycle TM Air Cooled Condenser 3/30/

20 PureCycle TM: Project Profiles Past Field Installations: US Energy IL Present Installations and Demonstrations: Austin Energy TX UTRC - CT Inland Empire Utilities Agency - CA Seneca Meadows, NY Chena Hot Springs - AK Future Potential Applications: Geothermal Oil & Gas Offshore Platform 3/30/

21 Landfill Flare Austin, TX Austin Energy Austin, TX (Landfill) Open Flare Municipal Solid Waste Facility Commercial agreement - June 2003 Installation/design - third-party engineers - Sept 2003 Start-Up Q1, 2004 Unattended operation began late March 2004 Still operating today 3/30/

22 Landfill Flare Austin, TX Austin Energy Austin, TX (Landfill) Open Flare Attached to a candle flare Separate Heat Recovery System (HRS) required Drawbacks: Flare instability delayed completion hampers current operation Lesson Learned - Know your heat source 3/30/

23 Landfill Flare Austin, TX 28-31, July 05 Average Power Index: 1.03 Average Heat Index: 0.70 Average Ambient Temp: 82 o F Max Net Power: KW Operating Hours: 68.1 Heat Source Availability: 1.0 Run Time Availability: 0.95 Gross Availability: , August 05 Average Power Index: 1.02 Average Heat Index: 0.78 Average Ambient Temp: 83 o F Max Net Power: KW Operating Hours: 126 Heat Source Availability: 0.98 Run Time Availability: 1.00 Gross Availability: /30/

24 Inland Empire Utilities Agency Chino, CA IEUA Chino, CA Anaerobic Digester Gas Reciprocating Engines Commercial agreement - June 2005 Startup September 06 Scope: IEUA Secures permits and approvals Installation and interconnection UTC Power Equipment and support LEED Platinum Facility (1 of 3) Largest manure digester in the world Premium CHP technology showcase: ORC ADG Reciprocating engines ADG Microturbines Absorption waste heat cooling Sterling engine ADG Fuel cells (future) 3/30/

25 Inland Empire Utilities Agency Chino, CA ADG Reciprocating Engine Exhaust - (2) CAT G3608 s Waste heat at ~ F ~ 200 KW Output Using Waste Heat from Water Cooled Condenser: Providing hot water to laundry customer Raise 500 GPM F 3/30/

26 Inland Empire Utilities Agency Chino, CA w/o CHP - Condenser Water Heat Recovery 25 0 F Delta T Recover waste heat from engines Offset retail electric rates produce Clean Power At $0.14/kWh and 8,000 hr / yr = $200,000 Annual Savings. Net Annual Savings Over $ 200,000. Potential for: Renewable energy credits / State incentives 3/30/

27 Inland Empire Utilities Agency Chino, CA w/o Condenser Water Heat Recovery 25 0 F Delta T 3/30/

28 Inland Empire Utilities Agency Chino, CA CHP - Condenser Water Heat Recovery 25 0 F Delta T Recover waste heat Offset gas consumption produce Hot Water Temp increase: 25 0 F gpm = 6.25 MMBtu/hr At $8/MMbtu and 8,000 hr / yr = $380,000 Annual Savings. Offset retail electric rates produce Clean Power At $0.14/kWh and 8,000 hr / yr = $200,000 Annual Savings. Net Annual Savings Over $ 580,000. Potential for: Renewable energy credits / State incentives 3/30/

29 Inland Empire Utilities Agency Chino, CA Condenser Water Heat Recovery 25 0 F Delta T 3/30/

30 Seneca Meadows NY Seneca Meadows, NY Reciprocating Engines Tomato Hot House Ship Q3, 2006 Integrated Combined Heat Power Utilizing the ORC Heat Rejection Heating Tomato Hot House Reciprocating Engine Integration Seneca Meadows, NY >20MW 3/30/

31 Chena Hot Springs AK Chena Hot Springs, AK Geothermal Resource Water Temperature at Surface Less than 200 Greater than 200 Chena Hot Springs Ship April 15, 2006 Lowest Geothermal Temperature Application of ORC in the World Premium CHP technology showcase: ORC Aqueous Ammonia Absorption Biomass Hydrogen Office of Geothermal Technologies Geothermal Power Chena Hot Springs, Alaska >400MW Geothermal Temp: Cooling Temp: Working Fluid: F 38 0 F R134a 3/30/

32 Chena Hot Springs AK Carrier Generator Carrier Turbine Carrier Supplier PowerElectronics Carrier Supplier Pump Inverter Carrier Evaporator Carrier Supplier Control Panel Pump * 90% Carrier COTS Carrier Condenser 3/30/

33 Chena Hot Springs AK Mar02,06 - b (Generator power - Ref. Pump Power) Mar02,06 - b: Water temperatures only Net Power (kw) Greater than 200 kw net power Power consumed by pump before generation. 12:00:00 PM 1:12:00 PM 2:24:00 PM 3:36:00 PM 4:48:00 PM -50 Temperature (F) :00:00 PM 1:12:00 PM 2:24:00 PM 3:36:00 PM 4:48:00 PM CondEWT EvapEWT CondLWT even though cold water is ~10F warmer than Chena. 3/30/

34 Chena Hot Springs AK 3/30/

35 Chena Hot Springs AK 3/30/

36 Chena Hot Springs AK 3/30/

37 Chena Hot Springs AK Offsetting diesel powered generation costs ~ $0.30 / kwh 3/30/

38 PureCycle TM: Project Profiles Past Field Installations: US Energy IL Present Installations and Demonstrations: Austin Energy TX UTRC - CT Inland Empire Utilities Agency - CA Seneca Meadows, NY Chena Hot Springs - AK Future Potential Applications: Geothermal Oil & Gas Offshore Platform 3/30/

39 Geothermal and Oil & Gas Markets Geothermal Small Binary plant for low to med temp Deployed on a distributed basis Develop resource - positive cash flow Could be well head - or centralized Abandon/capped: F Oil & Gas Locations Small Binary plant for low to med temp Deployed on a distributed basis Develop resource - positive cash flow Could be well head - or centralized Abandon/capped: F 3/30/

40 Offshore Oil & Gas Platform Offshore Platforms ORC Power Generation Hot Liquid Resource Utilizing hot liquid resource Hot oil Hot water Enhanced production Utilizing seawater for condensing - at or below thermocline Increased ORC cycle efficiency Utilize lower temperature resources (thermocline: , ) Offset platform base load electrical energy requirements Utilize the ORC Heat Rejection for on-platform heating 3/30/

41 Plan of Action what s next? Near-term focus: demonstrate reliability on geothermal resource Pick fruit off the ground Existing oil & gas wells w/ water injection Pumping hot liquid: F Pumping wells with diesel power Customer side of the meter: $ $0.30 < 1.0 year) 3/30/

42 Plan of Action what s next? Near-term focus: demonstrate reliability on geothermal resource Pick fruit off the ground Existing oil & gas wells w/ water injection Pumping hot liquid: F Pumping wells with diesel power Customer side of the meter: $ $0.30 < 1.0 year) Pick low hanging fruit All power consumed on site Pumping hot liquid: F Customer side of the meter: $ $0.12 < 3.0 years) 3/30/

43 Plan of Action what s next? Near-term focus: demonstrate reliability on geothermal resource Pick fruit off the ground Existing water injection Pumping hot liquid: F Pumping wells with diesel power Customer side of the meter: $ $0.30 < 1.0 year) Pick low hanging fruit All power consumed on site Pumping hot liquid: F Customer side of the meter: $ $0.12 < 3.0 years) Get a short ladder Export to the grid Pumping hot liquid: F Utility wholesale purchase: $ $0.07 < 5.0 years) 3/30/

44 Thank you. Geothermal Energy Generation In Oil & Gas Settings Department of Geological Sciences - Southern Methodist University Halley.Dickey@utcpower.com (909) /30/