Clean Energy Systems, Inc. Zero Emissions Baseload TriGen and Load Balancing Power Plants Presentation at AWMA Meeting at SCAQMD 28 February 2013 Keith Pronske President & CEO CES 3035 Prospect Park Dr. Suite 150 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Overview Clean Energy Systems, Inc. A technology company that uses proven rocketry principles to develop emissionfree energy solutions for the energy industry Principal deployment is the oxy fuel combustor ( Gas Generator or GG ) Focus is the power and oil & gas sectors Proprietary intellectual property allows for creation of massive amounts of thermal energy, large volumes of high pressure steam, and CO 2 Very small footprint Can handle multiple feedstocks Robust failure regime per rocketry principles: zero allowable Diverse commercial applications: Zero emission power plants ( ZEPP ) Fast response ultra clean peaking power plants Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) Zero emission Energy Storage and Load Balancing ( ZELB ) Unique, Proven Technology 2
Overview Company History and Recent Developments Founded in Sacramento, California by former Aerojet (a GenCorp company) aerospace engineers; incorporated in 1996 CES technology portfolio 20 MWt 4ʺ GG has completed over 2,000 hours of running and is now insurable 200 MWt 12ʺ GG has been successfully tested on more than 500 starts 30 45 MWe oxy turbine has successfully produced power in less than 10 seconds on more than 50 starts Thirty patents issued on zero emissions oxy combustion power cycles Owner of two power plants 5 MWe Kimberlina power plant (R&D site) 120 MWe Placerita power plant (commercial facility) 3
Overview CES Kimberlina Power Plant CES Kimberlina Power Plant ( KPP ) is the world s largest oxy fuel combustion facility Enables efficient development of technology solutions to commercial maturity Today is primarily for R&D and sub commercial operations Forty acre site provides ample space for both future R&D programs and continuous, full scale commercial operations Ideally situated: wedged in between heavy and light oil fields thirsty for steam and CO2 Also amongst the water deprived nut and fruit orchards of California s Central Valley Sitting on top of a WESTCARB identified CO2 storage site 4
OFT 900 Gas Accumulator Pad 60MW e Generator 12 Gas Generator 200MW th Areva Solar Thermal Plant 150MW e Oxy Fuel Turbine OFT 900 24MW e Load Banks Oxygen Accumulators De Min Tank Oxygen Tank and Vaporizer 4 Gas Generator 20MW th (Inside Biomass Boiler Building) 30MW e Oxy Fuel Turbine OFJ 79 G 2 S 2 SAGD Steam Separator 6MW e Elliott Steam Turbine (Inside Building) Gas Accumulators Re Heater Test Stand Geo/Solar Thermal Booster Demo CES Kimberlina Power Plant October 2012 Company Background The World s Largest Oxy Fuel Facility 5
Technology 6
CES Technology Oxy Fuel Combustion Gas Generator 7
Technology Oxy Fuel Combustion Gas Generator Powered by a wide variety of hydrocarbon fuels Natural gas Fizzy gas (low BTU/high CO 2 content gas) Synthetic gas Refinery bottoms and/or liquid fuels Produces zero emission power with output streams of steam (to potable water) and high purity CO 2 (to EOR) in a compact footprint 200 MWt energy over a wide range of temperatures and pressures Sized as either a 4ʺ or a 12ʺ diameter combustor When fully outfitted, both fit within the approximate area of typical shipping containers Multiple GGs in parallel for 200+MWe power plants 8
CES Combustor Technology: Hundreds of individual platelets are photo etched to form 3 D channels Precisely stacked platelets are pressure bonded into a monolithic structures Intricate pathways channel fuel, oxygen, and water into hundreds of combustors Intimate, stoichiometric mixing for complete combustion CES Technology Overview Platelets 9
CES Technology Overview 12 Gas Generator Combustor Face 10
CES Technology 200 MW th Gas Generator Oxygen Manifold Resonator Diluent Injector (4) Fuel Injector Chambers (5) 11
CES Tri Gen Diagram Typical CES Oxy Fuel Cycle for ZEPP Natural Gas/ Contaminated Gas/ Associated Gas Air ASU Shaft RH LP Power Output 200 MW Natural Gas/ Contaminated Gas/ Associated Gas GG Note: Thermal energy can be extracted from the cycle with lower MW. HP OFT Condenser CO 2 35,000 scf/ min; 3,000 tpd CW CW Excess Water 435 gpm 12
Commercial Ready Power Units 13
CES OFJ 79 Commercial Ready Units Oxy Fuel Gas Generators and Turbines CES Commercial Products 12 Gas Generator 1. 200 MWt; Centerpiece of 220MWe 2. Total fuel flexibility 3. 3,000 TPD CO 2 4. 500,000 GPD potable water SGT 900 (W251 B12) retrofit to OFT 900 (SXT 150) o o o Up to 150MW e from 43MW e baseline CES re heat combustor CES, FTT, Siemens design GE J79 retrofit to OFJ 79 o o o Up to 43MW e from 12MW e baseline Quick start, rapid ramp, zero NOx peaking plant Low CapEx, ideal for needle peaking applications CES OFT 900 14
Markets and Product Development Completed OFT 900 15
Commercial Ready Units Peaking Power Units US Capacity shift to renewables and gas fired technologies over the next 25 years (1) During the next 25 years, renewable capacity expected to triple, mostly from wind, (1) increasing intermittency and grid instability Zero Emission Load Balancing (ZELB) and needle peaking with low CAPEX will be critical to meeting renewable portfolio requirements Oxy Fuel ZELB and peaking plants will be utilized to address supply volatility, reliability and emission issues Supply Curve (1) Capacity Additions 2012 2035 Capacity Mix Forecast in MW (2012 to 2036) (1) Sources: (1) Black & Veatch presentation, Western Energy Market Perspective, March 7&8, 2012. 20 GW of Super Peaking Potential in Western U.S. Alone 16
Markets and Product Development OFT J79 Peaking Power Turbine, 42 MW Applicable Markets Peaking power facilities (<10% CF) Enhanced gas and oil recovery Off-spec gas utilization (approximately one-third of future gas production) Product Advantages Low capital cost Small footprint and modular Effectively zero NOx and PM Fast power ramp up to full load <2 min. 4.4 hours @ max power with 50,000 gallon O 2 storage 17
ZEPPs and California s Energy Future: 2050 18
ZEPP and California s Clean Energy Future Technology Path To Deep GHG Emission Cuts by 2050 (Science) Carbon Capture, Sequestration 19
Conclusion 20
Conclusion ZEPPs Are Critical Technology To Meeting AB32 Requirements 100% CO 2 emission capture is now commercially available 100% CO 2 capture is critical to meeting AB 32 GHG reduction requirements The ZEPP commercial price of power is competitive with new power plants that do not capture GHGs ZEPP CO 2 will be utilized in EOR operations and provide a 46% increase in recoverable CA oil according to DOE Solid technology partners Next step is 45MW facility with PPA at Kimberlina 21
Conclusion Contact Details Keith Pronske President & CEO klpronske@cleanenergysystems.com Head Office: 3035 Prospect Park Drive, Suite 150 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Phone: 916 638 7967 Larry Trowsdale Special Projects Manager lstrowsdale@cleanenergysystems.com 22