AGGAT Research Roadmap 25 th July 2014 Above Ground Technologies Workshop BECA, Auckland
Purpose Explain context of Above-Ground Technologies Provide a strategy overview of Above Ground Technologies and resulting Roadmap
Background Future Overview About Status
Background Industry need Geothermal opportunity Low enthalpy Clean Energy focus
Background Disparate research Scaling Below / above ground? Heat transfer
Background AGGAT Roadmap Scaling Below/ Above Ground? Heat transfer Geothermal opportunity Low enthalpy Clean Energy focus
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
About AGGAT Roadmap
About ORC Process Turbine Generator Condenser Evaporator Geothermal resource Geothermal fluid Motive fluid Cooling water Cooling Tower 9
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
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
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
Status AGGAT Team
Status Online Collaboration Platform
Status AGGAT Programme
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
Status Systems & Modules
Status Systems & Modules Refining NZ NZ Steel Waikiti Hot Springs Norske Skog EnviroWaste
Status Executive Briefings Whangarei Auckland Hamilton Tauranga New Plymouth Wellington Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin
ABOVE GROUND GEOTHERMAL ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES Status Market & Product ORC Conference 2013 Participants = 337 Posters = 86 Presentations = 67 The experience = Priceless! 20
Status Market and Product
Status Triogen ORC Plant
Future Market & Products Market Planning Product and branding
Future AGGAT Global
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
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?