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Thermal Storage Impact on CHP Cogeneration Performance with Southwoods Case Study Edmonton, Alberta Michael Roppelt C.E.T. CHP Cogeneration Solar PV Solar Thermal Grid Supply Thermal Storage GeoExchange RenewableAlternative & LowEnergy Carbon Microgrid Hybrid ConventionalSystemSystem System Optional Solar Thermal Option al Solar PV CNG & BUILDING OR Refueling COMMUNITY Station CHP Cogeneration SCALE 8 DEVELOPMENT Hot Water Hot Water DHW Space Heating $ SAVINGS GHG OPERATING Thermal Energy Cool Water Exchange & Storage ElectricalMicro Micro-Grid-Grid Thermal Microgrid Moving Energy not Wasting Energy Natural Gas Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Cogeneration $350,000 2,500,000 kWh RETAILINPUT OUTPUT VALUE NATURAL GAS $400,000. $100,000.30,000 Gj (85% Efficiency) CHP $50,000 Cogeneration15,000 Energy Gj Technologies CHP Unit Sizing Poorly sized units will not perform optimally which will cancel out the benefits. • For optimal efficiency, CHP units should be designed to provide baseline electrical or thermal output. • A plant needs to operate as many hours as possible, since idle plants produce no benefits. • CHP units have the ability to modulate, or change their output in order to meet fluctuating demand. Meeting Electric Power Demand Energy Production Profile 700 Hourly Average 600 353 January 342 February 500 333 March 324 April 400 345 May 300 369 June 400 July 200 402 August 348 September 100 358 October 0 362 November 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Meeting Heat Demand with CHP Cogeneration Energy Production Profile Heat Demand (kWh) Electric Demand (kWh) Cogen Heat (kWh) Waste Heat Heat Shortfall Useable Heat CHP Performance INEFFICIENCY 15% SPACE HEATING DAILY AND HEAT 35% SEASONAL ELECTRICAL 50% IMBALANCE 35% 50% DHW 15% Industry Studies The IEA works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 30 member countries and beyond. Our mission is guided by four main areas of focus: energy security, economic development, environmental awareness and engagement worldwide. Energy storage technologies can support energy security and climate change goals by providing valuable services in developed and developing energy systems. A systems approach to energy system design will lead to more integrated and optimised energy systems. Energy storage technologies can help to better integrate our electricity and heat systems and can play a crucial role in energy system decarbonisation. www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/TechnologyRoadmapEnergystorage.pdf Seasonal Thermal-Energy Storage: A Critical Review on BTES Systems, Modeling, and System Design for Higher System Efficiency Michael Lanahan and Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco * Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA; Academic Editor: Rui Xiong Received: 24 February 2017; Accepted: 14 May 2017; Published: 25 May 2017 Energy storage is critical for success in developing a sustainable energy grid because it facilitates higher renewable energy penetration by mitigating the gap between energy generation and demand. A majority of renewable grid solutions consist of distributed generation (DG) with energy storage and smart-grid control. A number of studies indicate that a diverse portfolio of different energy management techniques, including energy storage, are necessary for sustainable and reliable energy use. In a recent market research report concerning the global thermal energy storage market zeroes in on the area of latent heat storage as the one with the most lucrative growth opportunities. The report states that the global market will exhibit an exponential 16.70% CAGR from 2014 through 2020 and rise to a valuation of US$1.8 bn by 2020, from US$0.6 bn in 2013.The report is titled “Thermal Energy Storage Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2014 - 2020” and is available for sale on the company’s website. CHP WASTE HEAT (Rejected) $50,000 SUMMERWINTER SEASON SEASON COOLING WASTE HEAT $15,000 REPLACEMENT OF WASTE HEAT $59,000 TOTAL COST OF $124,000 REJECTED WASTE HEAT $50,000 COOLING TOWER $15,000 COOLING ENERGY REJECTED $35,000 HEATING LOAD IMMEDIATE USE $124,000$59,000 ENERGY VALUE $200,000 $15,000 (FUEL IN) DHW & SPACE HEAT 2++ Gas Boiler COOLING ENERGY REJECTED (85% EFFICIENT) $15,000 CHP (750 Kw) $50,000 THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE Thermal Storage • Phase Change Modular Systems • Water Reservoir • Geothermal • BTES (Borehole Thermal Energy Storage) • TEES (Terra-thermal Energy Exchange and Storage) Modular Phase Change Thermal Storage Built and driven by phase change material, it is a hot or cold thermal storage solution that can store more than ten times the amount of energy as chilled water. Thermal Energy Storage Tanks Thermal Energy Storage tanks are the reservoirs used to store energy in chilled water district cooling systems. CONVENTIONAL GEOTHERMAL Geothermal Energy TO BUILDING HEAT PUMPS Heat from Earth FROM BUILDING Cold Temperature BOREFIELD BOREHOLE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE FROM SHORTTO SHORT TERM TERM STORAGE STORAGE FROM SOLAR THERMALTO AIR COLLECTORS HANDLERS UP TO 70°C GROUND BOREHOLE TERRA-THERMAL ENERGY EXCHANGE AND STORAGE Value of Stored Heat Energy Operational Ring 1 & 2 Ring 3 Ring 4 Ring 5 Ring 6 Ring 7 Total Design 70Conventional$38,220 $38,640 Geothermal........900$59,220 $67,200 $80,640 Boreholes$283,990 $94,080 $378,000 TERRA65 -$35,490THERMAL$35,880 ENERGY$54,990 $62,400 EXCHANGE$74,880 $263,705 AND$87,360 STORAGE$351,000 60 $32,760 $33,120 $50,760 $57,600 $69,120 $243,420 $80,640 $324,000 55BTES........................................450$30,030 $30,360 $46,530 $52,800 $63,360 Boreholes$223,135 $73,920 $297,000 50 $27,300 $27,600 $42,300 $48,000 $57,600 $202,850 $67,200 $270,000 45 $24,570 $24,840 $38,070 $43,200 $51,840 $182,565 $60,480 $243,000 40 $21,840 $22,080 $33,840 $38,400 $46,080 $162,280 $53,760 $216,000 35 $19,110 $19,320 $29,610 $33,600 $40,320 $141,995 $47,040 $189,000 30GSS$16,380 TEES………………..........240$16,560 $25,380 $28,800 $34,560 Boreholes*$121,710 $40,320 $162,000 Heat Injection 25* Plus$13,650 Cooling$13,800 Capacity.$21,150 Heat$24,000 Extraction$28,800 $101,425 $33,600 $135,000 20 $10,920 $11,040 $16,920 $19,200 $23,040 $81,140 $26,880 $108,000 15 $8,190 $8,280 $12,690 $14,400 $17,280 $60,855 $20,160 $81,000 10 $5,460 $5,520 $8,460 $9,600 $11,520 $40,570 $13,440 $54,000 GroundTemperature°C 5 $2,730 $2,760 $4,230 $4,800 $5,760 $20,285 $6,720 $27,000 0 $546 $552 $846 $960 $1,152 $4,056 $1,344 $5,400 Southwoods Case Study Case Study: Southwoods Residences: 74Operational: 1 year Designed and Project Managed Unique technologies involved: • Smart Micro Grid • Low Temperature Distribution • Combined Heat and Power • Grey water Treatment and Water Generators Reuse • Thermal Storage • A Renewable Energy Option GSS uses Thermal Storage Energy Monitoring using Fibre Optic DTS to validate software simulation performance Leading Edge Technology Southwoods Energy Project - TEES Annual Performance Heat Storage Capacity of BTES (Gj) Operational Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Design Section 6 Total 70 6370 6440 9870 11200 13440 47320 15680 63000 65 5915 5980 9165 10400 12480 43940 14560 58500 60 5460 5520 8460 9600 11520 40560 13440 54000 55 5005 5060 7755 8800 10560 37180 12320 49500 50 4550 4600 7050 8000 9600 33800 11200 45000 45 4095 4140 6345 7200 8640 30420 10080 40500 40 3640 3680 5640 6400 7680 27040 8960 36000 35 3185 3220 4935 5600 6720 23660 7840 31500 30 2730 2760 4230 4800 5760 20280 6720 27000 25 2275 2300 3525 4000 4800 16900 5600 22500 20 1820 1840 2820 3200 3840 13520 4480 18000 15 1365 1380 2115 2400 2880 10140 3360 13500 10Borehole910 Thermal 920Energy Storage1410 1600balances1920 Supply6760 and Demand2240 9000 GroundTemperature °C 5 455 460 705 800 960 3380 1120 4500 THE MOST0 ADVANCED91 92 THERMAL141 STORAGE160 192SYSTEM676 IN THE224 WORLD.900 ENERGY CAN BE INJECTED, STORED, AND EXTRACTED SIMULTANIOUSLY Affordable, Efficient, and Reliable Source of Alternative Energy.
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