AGGAT Research Roadmap

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1 AGGAT Research Roadmap 25 th July 2014 Above Ground Technologies Workshop BECA, Auckland

2 Purpose Explain context of Above-Ground Technologies Provide a strategy overview of Above Ground Technologies and resulting Roadmap

3 Background Future Overview About Status

4 Background Industry need Geothermal opportunity Low enthalpy Clean Energy focus

5 Background Disparate research Scaling Below / above ground? Heat transfer

6 Background AGGAT Roadmap Scaling Below/ Above Ground? Heat transfer Geothermal opportunity Low enthalpy Clean Energy focus

7 About AGGAT Roadmap Affordable Technology Establish AGGAT centres of excellence AGGAT Cater to niche export markets Established Platform Key Player Leadership in Innovation Develop NZ manufacturing capability Engage - Industry partners - Research providers - Government support Research In Above Ground Technologies NZ Geothermal Technology Existing Manufacturing Capability

8 About AGGAT Roadmap

9 About ORC Process Turbine Generator Condenser Evaporator Geothermal resource Geothermal fluid Motive fluid Cooling water Cooling Tower 9

10 About AGGAT Roadmap Technology concepts - Relative performance of thermodynamic cycles? - Plant scale up dynamics? - Technology integration? - Hybrid energy/technology? - System modelling? - Process research? - Module size? - Technology / cost evaluation system Control Systems - Steady / unsteady state process control? - Control systems simulation vs. reality? - Validation of controls under different operating conditions? - Generic control strategy? - Remote access? - Remote monitoring? - Remote operations? - Whole life cost decision making Turbine design & performance - Expanders or turbines? - Size & design? - Turbine wear and corrosion? - Turbine scaling / fouling? - Turbine substrate materials? - Effect of fluids on turbine wear? - Effect of fluids on work done? - Fabrication approach? - Blade geometry? - Life cycle analysis? - Power output vs. enthalpy drop? - Surface chemistry/engineering? - Turbine scale up dynamics? Binary fluids - Individual or mixture? - Zeotropic or non-zeotropic? - Natural or synthetic? - Heat transfer vs. expansion ratio? - Fluid selection and optimisation for thermodynamic, environmental, safety and process related measures? Heat Transfer & Design - Heat exchanger selection? - Scaling chemistry / mechanisms? - Corrosion? - Scaling/corrosion on welded surfaces? - Surface chemistry / engineering? - Fluids vs. heat transfer capability? - Scale up dynamics? 10 10

11 About AGGAT Science Programme Research Theme Technology Concepts Heat Transfer & Design Turbine design & Performance Control Systems Binary Fluids Research Aim IS1-1, IS2-1 IS1-2, IS1-3, IS1-4, IS2-2 IS1-5, IS2-3 IS1-6, IS2-4 IS1-3, IS1-5 Research Areas Cycles, Design Tools, Materials, Modules Heat transfer, Materials, Fluids Turbines, Materials, Fluids Control Systems, Cycles Fluids, Materials

12 Status AGGAT Science Programme IS1-3 Scaling mechanisms IS1-4 Heat Transfer data IS1-2 Materials Knowledge base IS1-5 Expander Research IS1-1 Expert Design Tool IS1 Knowledge base IS1-6 Controls research IS2-2 Heat Exchanger Concepts IS2-3 Turbo machinery development IS2-1 Systems and modules IS2 Advanced Systems IS1-6 Controls systems development

13 Status AGGAT Team

14 Status Online Collaboration Platform

15 Status AGGAT Programme

16 Status Systems & Modules Refrigeration Design Manufacture Operate Test Power generation Design position Manufacture Operate Test Pencil on top in a stable Rotors in motion Trigeneration Design Manufacture Operate Test

17 Status Systems & Modules

18 Status Systems & Modules Refining NZ NZ Steel Waikiti Hot Springs Norske Skog EnviroWaste

19 Status Executive Briefings Whangarei Auckland Hamilton Tauranga New Plymouth Wellington Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin

20 ABOVE GROUND GEOTHERMAL ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES Status Market & Product ORC Conference 2013 Participants = 337 Posters = 86 Presentations = 67 The experience = Priceless! 20

21 Status Market and Product

22 Status Triogen ORC Plant

23 Future Market & Products Market Planning Product and branding

24 Future AGGAT Global

25 Future Vision Within 5 years NZ Companies will have ORC products Within 10 years NZ recognised as leading ORC developer Collaboration of research and industry Several companies in market niches Platform of tools, techniques, technologies and capability Differentiated NZ offering Valued contribution to NZ export offerings NZ research partner of choice

26 Future Drivers Did we achieve what we hoped to? Have some things become greater priority? Has government used the roadmap to inform their investment decisions? Have you become part of it?