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15 Project Bonds to Change Your Preconceptions
Project Bond Focus 15 Project Bonds to Change Your Preconceptions 15 Project Bonds To Change Your Preconceptions The Global Project Bond Market The Capital Markets are an established source of funding financing for issuers developing complex infrastructure for project financing. and energy projects. Project Bonds have been used to finance user-pay traffic Project Bonds offer distinct advantages to issuers such as risk toll roads and greenfield power plants in the US, long tenor typically matching the underlying offtake offshore wind farms in Europe, and airports, renewables agreements, fixed pricing, quick-to-market execution, and and oil & gas asset portfolios in Latin America. These are deep market for investment. Tapping the Capital Markets just a few transactions that demonstrate the new frontiers has also proved beneficial for investors, allowing them to that Project Bonds have reached. diversify their investment portfolio. In this article, we review select noteworthy transactions Throughout the years, the Project Bond market has that have shaped the Project Bond market. Below we advanced with the issuance of ground-breaking present an overview of the transactions covered in this transactions. Issuances backing new asset classes, new article. This list represents only a small sample of some of geographies, and innovative structures have developed the transactions that have transformed the market. this market, allowing it to become a reliable source of Timeline Illustration of 15 Noteworthy Project Bond Transactions Jun 2013 Jun 2015 -
Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: an Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West
(This page intentionally left blank) Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West David J. Hurlbut, Joyce McLaren, and Rachel Gelman National Renewable Energy Laboratory Prepared under Task No. AROE.2000 NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC This report is available at no cost from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at www.nrel.gov/publications. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technical Report 15013 Denver West Parkway NREL/TP-6A20-57830 Golden, CO 80401 August 2013 303-275-3000 • www.nrel.gov Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States government or any agency thereof. This report is available at no cost from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at www.nrel.gov/publications. -
Concentrated Photovoltaic
Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) - Global Installation Size, Cost Analysis, Efficiencies and Competitive Analysis to 2020 Reference Code: GDAE1043MAR Publication Date: April 2011 The US, Germany and Japan are Key Countries for the CPV–The Emerging Solar Technology Industry CPV is an upcoming renewable market which promises to In 2010 Spain dominated the global CPV market with around provide cost-effective power generation at high levels of XX MW of cumulative installed capacity. Spain accounts for efficiency. Presently, the global CPV cumulative installed XX% of the global CPV installed base. Most parts of the country capacity is XX MW. The technology is still developing and so experience high DNI which attracts CPV installers for most CPV projects are in the pilot or prototype stage. Guascor investments in Spain. The US follows Spain with a cumulative Foton’s Navarre power plant and Murcia power plant are the installed capacity of around XX MW; thereby accounting for largest CPV plants with installed capacities of XX MW and XX XX% of the global CPV installed capacity. Greece and Australia MW respectively. Globally, Spain has the largest market for have also attracted CPV system installers due to a high DNI CPV installations. In the US, the major emerging companies are concentration. These countries account for approximately XX% SolFocus, Amonix, EMCORE and Skyline Solar. European and XX% of the global CPV cumulative installed capacity companies such as Concentrix, Abengoa Solar and ArimaEco respectively. have also started making progress in the CPV market. Global Cumulative Installations to Reach XX GW by 2020 Concentrated PV Market, Global, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Country, %, 2010 The CPV market is expected to grow dramatically over the next three years. -
Permitted/Approved Renewable Energy Facilities NORTHERN NEVADA SOUTHERN NEVADA 1150 E
Permitted/Approved Renewable Energy Facilities NORTHERN NEVADA SOUTHERN NEVADA 1150 E. William Street 9075 W. Diablo Dr., Ste. 250 Carson City, NV 89701 Las Vegas, NV 89148 Phone: (775) 684-6101 Phone: (702) 486-7210 Fax: (775) 684-6110 Fax: (702) 486-7206 Consumer Complaints: (775) 684-6100 Consumer Complaints: (702) 486-2600 Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 704.865, the PUCN approves Utility Environmental Protection Act (UEPA) permits for all privately- owned conventional (natural gas, oil, coal, nuclear) utility facilities constructed in Nevada. The PUCN also approves the construction of renewable energy projects with an output greater than 70 megawatts, and transmission for renewable energy greater than 200 kilovolts. Additionally, the PUCN approves purchase power agreements (PPAs) between NV Energy and conventional utility and renewable energy facilities. See the table below for a comprehensive list of renewable energy projects in Nevada with a PUCN- approved UEPA permit and/or PPA. Projects Within Nevada that Received PUCN PUCN Approval Project Details Approval MW Exporting/Internal Project UEPA¹ PPA² COD³ Notes⁶ Nameplate⁴ Generation⁵ Biogas 1 Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility X 2005 0.80 Internal 2004 Geothermal 2 Beowawe X 2006 17.70 Internal 05-5010 3 Buffalo/Jersey Valley X N/A 24.00 N/A 06-10021 4 Brady X 1992 24.00 Internal 1990 5 Carson Lake X N/A 31.50 N/A 06-10021 6 Carson Lake Basin Project X N/A 62.00 N/A 07-07013 7 Clayton Valley 1 X N/A 53.50 N/A 10-03022 8 Coyote Canyon X N/A 70.00 Exporting 11-06014 9 -
California Renewable Energy Projects in Development with Existing And
A B C D E F G H I J California ¨¦§5 2 ¤£101 !( Crescent Renewable Energy Projects in Development City Yreka D e l N o r t e !( C o u n t y S i s k i y o u M o d o c with Existing and Approved Transmission Lines C o u n t y C o u n t y Alturas !( Including Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Boundary ¤£395 and Preferred Development Focus Areas Updated 12/17/2015 3 Prepared by the California Energy Commission S h a s t a H u m b o l d t C o u n t y Renewable Energy Projects Eureka C o u n t y Land Ownerships Other Features !( L a s s e n In Development C o u n t y Biomass/ Solar PV Bureau of Land Management (! City Weaverville (! !( [[ !( Landfill Gas 1 - 20 MW )" [ [ Existing Substation* [ Department of Defense 5 (! Geothermal (! )" ¨¦§ 21 - 200 MW Bureau of Indian Affairs Approved Substation* 101 Redding !( ¤£ T r i n i t y !( (! Small Hydro C o u n t y (! 201 - 2,400 MW California State Park Road (! Wind State Owned Land County Boundary Susanville !( (! Solar Thermal Williamson Act NOTE: Williamson Act for Alpine, Del Norte, Inyo, Mono, Orange, San Benito, San Francisco and Yuba Counties not available Desert Renewable Energy Existing Transmission Line Conservation Plan Boundary Private Land 4 Red 345 - 500kV Bluff DRECP Conservation Lands !( 200 - 287kV Te h a m a Prohibited, Restricted & Limited Lands C o u n t y 110 - 161kV Mohave Ground Squirrel ¤£395 Category I Lands Key Population Center Energy Development Prohibited or Restricted by Policy Quincy !( Federal Energy Corridors P l u m a s Category II Lands Dry Lake C o u n t -
Boulder Solar Power JUN 3 2016 MBR App.Pdf
20160603-5296 FERC PDF (Unofficial) 6/3/2016 12:51:20 PM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Boulder Solar Power, LLC ) Docket No. ER16-_____-000 APPLICATION FOR MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION, REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF CATEGORY 1 SELLER STATUS, REQUEST FOR WAIVERS AND BLANKET AUTHORIZATIONS, AND REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF PRIOR NOTICE REQUIREMENT Pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”),1 Section 35.12 of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”),2 Rules 204 and 205 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure,3 and FERC Order Nos. 697, et al.4 and Order No. 816,5 Boulder Solar Power, LLC (“Applicant”) hereby requests that the Commission: (1) accept Applicant’s proposed baseline market-based rate tariff (“MBR Tariff”) for filing; (2) authorize Applicant to sell electric energy, capacity, and certain ancillary services at market-based rates; (3) designate Applicant as a Category 1 Seller in all regions; and (4) grant Applicant such waivers and blanket authorizations as the Commission has granted to other sellers with market-based rate authorization. Applicant requests that the Commission waive its 60-day prior notice requirement6 to allow Applicant’s MBR Tariff to become effective as of July 1, 2016. In support of this Application, Applicant states as follows: 1 16 U.S.C. § 824d (2012). 2 18 C.F.R. § 35.12 (2016). 3 Id. §§ 385.204 and 385.205. 4 Mkt.-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Elec. Energy, Capacity & Ancillary Servs. by Pub. Utils., Order No. -
Part a Tutorial Prof. Saifur Rahman Virginia Tech, USA PES ISGT Asia
Part A Tutorial PES ISGT Asia Prof. Saifur Rahman 20 May 2014 Virginia Tech, USA Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 Part 1: Operational Issues for Wind Energy Technology • Wind turbine technology • Global deployment of wind energy technology • Interactions between wind electricity output and electrical power demand Part 2: Operational Issues for Solar Energy Technology • Solar energy technologies – solar thermal and photovoltaics • Global deployment of solar energy technology • Interactions between solar electricity output and electrical power demand 2 (c) Saifur Rahman Part 3: Demand Response Technologies • Demand response and demand side management (DSM) • Demand response technologies – supply side and demand side • Performance of demand response technologies Part 4: Demand Response Planning and Operations • Sample demand response programs in operation • Customer incentives and participation • Impact of demand response on the electrical load shape 3 (c) Saifur Rahman Source: International Energy Agency (IEA) 2007, 2010 and 2013 Key World Energy Statistics ** Others include solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels and waste, and heat 5/21/2014 4 ©Saifur Rahman WORLD 1971-2011* OECD 1971-2012* (Mtoe) (Mtoe) Biomass and Wast Hydro Nuclear Natural Gas Oil Coal/Peat * Includes aviation and international marine bunkers * Includes aviation and international marine bunkers, excludes electricity trade Source: International Energy Agency (IEA) Key World Energy Statistics 2013 5/21/2014 5 ©Saifur Rahman 2014 6 (c) Saifur Rahman Wind Solar Biomass Geothermal Hydro -
Fire Fighter Safety and Emergency Response for Solar Power Systems
Fire Fighter Safety and Emergency Response for Solar Power Systems Final Report A DHS/Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) Funded Study Prepared by: Casey C. Grant, P.E. Fire Protection Research Foundation The Fire Protection Research Foundation One Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA, USA 02169-7471 Email: [email protected] http://www.nfpa.org/foundation © Copyright Fire Protection Research Foundation May 2010 Revised: October, 2013 (This page left intentionally blank) FOREWORD Today's emergency responders face unexpected challenges as new uses of alternative energy increase. These renewable power sources save on the use of conventional fuels such as petroleum and other fossil fuels, but they also introduce unfamiliar hazards that require new fire fighting strategies and procedures. Among these alternative energy uses are buildings equipped with solar power systems, which can present a variety of significant hazards should a fire occur. This study focuses on structural fire fighting in buildings and structures involving solar power systems utilizing solar panels that generate thermal and/or electrical energy, with a particular focus on solar photovoltaic panels used for electric power generation. The safety of fire fighters and other emergency first responder personnel depends on understanding and properly handling these hazards through adequate training and preparation. The goal of this project has been to assemble and widely disseminate core principle and best practice information for fire fighters, fire ground incident commanders, and other emergency first responders to assist in their decision making process at emergencies involving solar power systems on buildings. Methods used include collecting information and data from a wide range of credible sources, along with a one-day workshop of applicable subject matter experts that have provided their review and evaluation on the topic. -
Overview of Concentrated Solar Energy Technologies
Online Continuing Education for Professional Engineers Since 2009 Overview of Concentrated Solar Energy Technologies PDH Credits: 6 PDH Course No.: CST101 Publication Source: Original Courseware by Donald W. Parnell, PE Release Date: 2018 DISCLAIMER: All course materials available on this website are not to be construed as a representation or warranty on the part of Online-PDH, or other persons and/or organizations named herein. All course literature is for reference purposes only, and should not be used as a substitute for competent, professional engineering council. Use or application of any information herein, should be done so at the discretion of a licensed professional engineer in that given field of expertise. Any person(s) making use of this information, herein, does so at their own risk and assumes any and all liabilities arising therefrom. Copyright © 2009 Online-PDH - All Rights Reserved 1265 San Juan Dr. - Merritt Island, FL 32952 Phone: 321-501-5601 Primer on Concentrated Solar Energy Credits: 6 PDH Course Description This course discusses several of the more proven concentrating solar power technologies presently on the market. Also discussed will be the basic units commonly found in most types of CSP facilities: solar reflectors (mirrors), solar receivers, and solar tracking devices, along with their ancillary components. Discussed will be the primary application of using solar thermal heat for generating steam for turbine electrical power production. Other applications for concentrated solar are high thermal heat processes -
Environmental and Economic Benefits of Building Solar in California Quality Careers — Cleaner Lives
Environmental and Economic Benefits of Building Solar in California Quality Careers — Cleaner Lives DONALD VIAL CENTER ON EMPLOYMENT IN THE GREEN ECONOMY Institute for Research on Labor and Employment University of California, Berkeley November 10, 2014 By Peter Philips, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, University of Utah Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Peter Philips | Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy | November 2014 1 2 Environmental and Economic Benefits of Building Solar in California: Quality Careers—Cleaner Lives Environmental and Economic Benefits of Building Solar in California Quality Careers — Cleaner Lives DONALD VIAL CENTER ON EMPLOYMENT IN THE GREEN ECONOMY Institute for Research on Labor and Employment University of California, Berkeley November 10, 2014 By Peter Philips, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, University of Utah Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Peter Philips | Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy | November 2014 3 About the Author Peter Philips (B.A. Pomona College, M.A., Ph.D. Stanford University) is a Professor of Economics and former Chair of the Economics Department at the University of Utah. Philips is a leading economic expert on the U.S. construction labor market. He has published widely on the topic and has testified as an expert in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, served as an expert for the U.S. Justice Department in litigation concerning the Davis-Bacon Act (the federal prevailing wage law), and presented testimony to state legislative committees in Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Kentucky, Connecticut, and California regarding the regulations of construction labor markets. -
Appendix O, Existing Renewable Energy Projects Within DRECP
Appendix O Existing Renewable Energy Projects Within DRECP Plan Area Draft DRECP and EIR/EIS APPENDIX O. EXISTING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS WITHIN PLAN AREA O EXISTING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS WITHIN PLAN AREA Background. The list of projects included in this file was developed to help define the number and capacity of existing renewable energy projects in the Plan Area. These projects are considered part of the affected environment in the EIR/EIS Volume III. A map indicating the locations of these projects is presented as Figure III.1-2. Existing projects include those that are either operational or under construction as of October 2013. Two tables are attached: Table O-1: Summary of Existing RE Projects (data summarized from Table O-2) Table O-2: Existing RE Projects (all projects) Table O-1 below presents the acreage of existing renewable energy projects in the DRECP Plan Area. For informational purposes, 57% (50,337 acres) of the land affected by existing renewable energy projects are located in the Preferred Alternative DFAs, as defined in Volume II. This represents less than 2.5% of the DFA acreage for the Preferred Alternative. Table O-1 Summary of Existing Renewable Energy (RE) Projects in the DRECP Plan Area Generation Capacity Acreage Percent of Percent Total Acres Total Total of Percent of RE Projects Acres of RE Project Total Total of Total in the RE Projects Acreage MW MW Acres Plan Area in DFAs* in DFAs* BLM-Administered 1,805 29% 28% 24,593 8,686 35% Public Lands – Total Wind 615 34% 61% 15,028 2,592 11% Solar 1,190 66% 39% 9,565 6,094 25% Private Lands and 4,445 71% 72% 64,463 41,634 65% Other Public Lands – Total Wind 2,015 45% 69% 44,643 23,222 36% Solar 2,330 53% 31% 19,265 18,419 29% Geothermal 100 2% 0.1% 545 545 0.1% Total RE Projects 6,250 100% 100% 89,046 50,337 57% *The DFA locations for the Preferred Alternative are used to define in this exercise. -
Before the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Motion for Party Status of Aes Southland Development, Llc
FILED BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 11/13/20 OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 09:34 AM Order Instituting Rulemaking to Oversee the Resource Adequacy Program, Consider R.19-11-009 Program Refinements, and Establish Forward (Filed November 7, 2019) Resource Adequacy Procurement Obligations. MOTION FOR PARTY STATUS OF AES SOUTHLAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC Seth D. Hilton (SBN 181899) Stoel Rives LLP Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1120 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: (415) 617-8913 Email: [email protected] Dated: November 13, 2020 Attorneys for AES Southland Development, LLC 1 1 / 4 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Oversee the Resource Adequacy Program, Consider R.19-11-009 Program Refinements, and Establish Forward (Filed November 7, 2019) Resource Adequacy Procurement Obligations. MOTION FOR PARTY STATUS OF AES SOUTHLAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC Pursuant to Rule 1.4(a)(4) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, AES Southland Development, LLC hereby seeks party status in the above-referenced proceeding. I. DESCRIPTION OF AES SOUTHLAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC AES Southland Development, LLC is the parent company of AES Alamitos Energy, LLC, which owns the Alamitos Energy Center, a 640-megawatt (MW), natural gas-fired, combined- cycle power plant located on the site of the AES Alamitos Generating Station. AES Alamitos is also developing a 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the same site. Alamitos Energy Center has a twenty-year power purchase agreement with Southern California Edison Company (SCE); the BESS also has a 20-year agreement with SCE to provide resource adequacy capacity.