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January 21, 2011 Legislative Briefing
Hawaii Energy Policy Forum Hawaii 2011: The State of Clean Energy HEPF's 7th Annual Energy Informational Briefing to the Hawaii State Legislature • Friday, January 21, 2011 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Hawaii State Capitol Agenda 10:00am to 11:20am: Auditorium at the Capitol Hear Hawaii’s “State of Energy” from the Energy Policy Forum. This fast paced event will focus on key industry needs for the 2011 session. 10:00am: Hawaii: The State of Clean Energy • Welcome and Overview - Jay Fidell • Opening Remarks – Representative Hermina Morita • “Hawaii: The State of Clean Energy” – HNN Producer Linda Brock • The State of Clean Energy: “Clean Energy: Have We Come a Long Way, Baby…Or Not?” • Steve Lindenberg, Senior Advisor, Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy • Reports o Vanguard Issues – Report from the Policy Dialogue - Mike Hamnett, Co-chair, Hawai‘i Energy Policy Forum o Clean Energy – Report on Measuring Hawaii’s Clean Energy Performance - Carl Freedman, HEPF Regulatory Reform Co-chair 10:30am: Energy Initiatives for 2011 • Policy Issues in Play – Representative Hermina Morita • Excitement at the Utilities o Robbie Alm, Executive Vice President, Hawaiian Electric Company 2011 Legislative Briefing Hawaii Energy Policy Forum o David Bissell, CFO and Acting CEO, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (2011 Leg. Briefing Presentation_Bissell) • The Regulatory Environment: Achievements, Challenges, and the Future o Carlito Caliboso, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission (2011 Leg. Briefing Presentation_Caliboso) • Energy Industry Pacesetters: o Global Leaders—Are We? Can We Be? – Darren Kimura, Sopogy (2011 Leg. Briefing Presentation_Kimura) o Can an Island Go Green: The Lanai Experience? – Chris Lavvorn, Director of Alternative Energy, Castle & Cooke Resorts (2011 Leg. -
Fulfilling the Promise of Concentrating Solar Power Low-Cost Incentives Can Spur Innovation in the Solar Market
AGENCY/PHOTOGRAPHER ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED Fulfilling the Promise of Concentrating Solar Power Low-Cost Incentives Can Spur Innovation in the Solar Market By Sean Pool and John Dos Passos Coggin June 2013 WWW.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG Fulfilling the Promise of Concentrating Solar Power Low-Cost Incentives Can Spur Innovation in the Solar Market By Sean Pool and John Dos Passos Coggin May 2013 Contents 1 Introduction and summary 3 6 reasons to support concentrating solar power 5 Concentrating solar power is a proven zero-carbon technology with high growth potential 6 Concentrating solar power can be used for baseload power 7 Concentrating solar power has few impacts on natural resources 8 Concentrating solar power creates jobs Concentrating solar power is low-cost electricity 9 Concentrating solar power is carbon-free electricity on a budget 11 Market and regulatory challenges to innovation and deployment of CSP technology 13 Low-cost policy solutions to reduce risk, promote investment, and drive innovation 14 Existing policy framework 15 Policy reforms to reduce risk and the cost of capital 17 Establish an independent clean energy deployment bank 18 Implement CLEAN contracts or feed-in tariffs Reinstate the Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program 19 Price carbon Policy reforms to streamline regulation and tax treatment 20 Tax reform for capital-intensive clean energy technologies Guarantee transmission-grid connection for solar projects 21 Stabilize and monetize existing tax incentives 22 Further streamline regulatory approval by creating an interagency one-stop shop for solar power 23 Regulatory transparency 24 Conclusion 26 About the authors 27 Endnotes Introduction and summary Concentrating solar power—also known as concentrated solar power, concen- trated solar thermal, and CSP—is a cost-effective way to produce electricity while reducing our dependence on foreign oil, improving domestic energy-price stabil- ity, reducing carbon emissions, cleaning our air, promoting economic growth, and creating jobs. -
Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Hawaiian Electric Companies’ Energy Agreement One-Year Progress Update
Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Hawaiian Electric Companies’ Energy Agreement One-Year Progress Update n October 2008, the Hawaiian Electric Companies joined the Governor of Hawaii; the Hawaii Department of Busi ness, Economic Development and Tourism; and Office of Consumer Advocacy in an energy agreement Ias part of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative. The agreement – the most aggressive such effort in the nation – aims to move Hawaii decisively away from imported oil for electricity and ground transportation toward diverse, local renewable energy and energy efficiency. Our goal is energy and economic security for Hawaii and reduced greenhouse gas emissions responsible for the climate change to which our islands are especially vulnerable. Making the needed investments now can provide more stable energy costs in the long-run. It will require unprecedented cooperation and commitment among individuals, businesses, institutions and government. We need unity of purpose through good and bad times, success and setbacks, no matter whether oil prices go up and down. This list summarizes some key actions by the Hawaiian Electric Companies in cooperation with others after only one year. Increased Renewable Portfolio Standards (Act 155 - 2009) Hawaiian Electric Companies supported placing into law an increased renewable energy requirement of 40 percent of electric sales by 2030 and a new Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard. New HCEI proposals submitted to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) • Feed-In Tariff (FIT): Creates standard rates to ease the process for private developers to add renewable energy to Hawaiian Electric Companies’ grids. After detailed hearings to obtain input from a broad range of stakeholders, the PUC issued basic principles for such tariffs. -
The Status of CSP Development
The Status of CSP Development DISH STIRLING POWER TOWER CLFR Tom Mancini CSP Program Manager Sandia National Laboratories PARABOLIC TROUGH 505.844.8643 DISH STIRLING [email protected] [email protected] 1 Presentation Content • Brief Overview of Sandia National Laboratories • Background information • Examples of CSP Technologies − Parabolic Trough Systems − Power Tower Systems − Thermal Energy Storage − Dish Stirling Systems • Status of CSP Technologies • Cost of CSP and Resource Availability • Deployments • R & D Directions [email protected] 2 Four Mission Areas Sandia’s missions meet national needs in four key areas: • Nuclear Weapons • Defense Systems and Assessments • Energy, Climate and Infrastructure Security • International, Homeland, and Nuclear Security [email protected] 3 Research Drives Capabilities High Performance Nanotechnologies Extreme Computing & Microsystems Environments Computer Materials Engineering Micro Bioscience Pulsed Power Science Sciences Electronics Research Disciplines 4 People and Budget . On-site workforce: 11,677 FY10 operating revenue . Regular employees: 8,607 $2.3 billion 13% . Over 1,500 PhDs and 2,500 MS/MA 13% 43% 31% Technical staff (4,277) by discipline: (Operating Budget) Nuclear Weapons Defense Systems & Assessments Energy, Climate, & Infrastructure Security International, Homeland, and Nuclear Security Computing 16% Math 2% Chemistry 6% Physics 6% Other science 6% Other fields 12% Electrical engineering 21% Mechanical engineering 16% Other engineering 15% 5 Sandia’s NSTTF Dish Engine Engine Test Rotating Testing Facility Platform Established in 1976, we provide ………. • CSP R&D NSTTF • Systems analysis and FMEA • System and Tower Testing Solar Furnace component testing and support NATIONAL SOLAR THERMAL TEST FACILITY [email protected] 6 Labs Support the DOE Program The CSP Programs at Sandia and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) support the DOE Solar Energy Technology Program. -
Lsoar Value Chain Value Chain
Solar Private companies in black Public companies in blue Followed by the founding date of companies less than 15 years old value chain (1 of 2) This value chain publication contains information gathered and summarized mainly from Lux Research and a variety of other public sources that we believe to be accurate at the time of ppggyublication. The information is for general guidance only and not intended to be a substitute for detailed research or the exercise of professional judgment. Neither EYGM Limited nor any other member of the global Ernst & Young organization nor Lux Research can accept responsibility for loss to any person relying on this publication. Materials and equipment Components and products Balance of system and installations Crystalline silicon photovoltaic GCL Silicon, China (2006); LDK Solar, China (2005); MEMC, US; Renewable Energy Corporation ASA, Norway; SolarWorld AG, Germany (1998) Bosch Solar Energy, Germany (2000); Canadian Solar, Canada/China (2001); Jinko Solar, China (2006); Kyocera, Japan; Sanyo, Japan; SCHOTT Solar, Germany (2002); Solarfun, China (2004); Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., China; Trina Solar, China (1997); Yingli Green Energy, China (1998); BP Solar, US; Conergy, Germany (1998); Eging Photovoltaic, China SOLON, Germany (1997) Daqo Group, China; M. Setek, Japan; ReneSola, China (2003); Wacker, Germany Hyundai Heavy Industries,,; Korea; Isofoton,,p Spain ; JA Solar, China (();2005); LG Solar Power,,; Korea; Mitsubishi Electric, Japan; Moser Baer Photo Voltaic, India (2005); Motech, Taiwan; Samsung -
Design, Construction and Operation of CSP Solar Thermal Power Plants in Florida
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Design, Construction and Operation of CSP Solar Thermal Power Plants in Florida PI: D. Yogi Goswami Co-PIs: Elias Stefanakos, Muhammad M. Rahman, Sunol Aydin, Robert Reedy Students: Gokmen Demirkaya (Ph.D.); Ricardo Vasquez Padilla (Ph.D.); Huijuan Chen (Ph.D.); Jamie Trahan (Ph.D.) Description: Florida utilities are mandated to achieve 20% renewable energy contribution to their generation mix by 2020. Fig. 1 Direct Normal Radiation for While technologically feasible with solar energy, the capital costs are high – presently, capital costs range from $6,000-$7,000/kW for PV and $3,500-$4,000/kW for concentrating solar thermal power. This project targets the development of solar thermal power technology for bulk power and distributed generation, which will diversify energy resources in Florida and reduce greenhouse emissions by utilizing renewable sources. Also, there will be economic impacts with the establishment of new power industry in Florida, which will help the electrical utilities of the state to meet the renewable portfolio standards. The project has three main tasks; the first one is to develop design methodologies and standards for the proven solar thermal power technologies in combination with bio or fossil fuels based on Florida conditions and resources. Secondly, the project aims to set up demonstration and test facilities for these technologies for optimization for Florida conditions, and the final task is to develop and commercialize innovative technologies based on new thermodynamic cycles. Budget: $882,000 Universities: USF, UF, UCF External Colaborators: Sopogy Corporation Progress Summary Research Objectives for Current Reporting Period: The main research objectives for the current reporting period include the development of a test facility and pilot demonstration systems based on parabolic trough technology. -
US Solar Industry Year in Review 2009
US Solar Industry Year in Review 2009 Thursday, April 15, 2010 575 7th Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20004 | www.seia.org Executive Summary U.S. Cumulative Solar Capacity Growth Despite the Great Recession of 2009, the U.S. solar energy 2,500 25,000 23,835 industry grew— both in new installations and 2,000 20,000 employment. Total U.S. solar electric capacity from 15,870 2,108 photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) 1,500 15,000 technologies climbed past 2,000 MW, enough to serve -th MW more than 350,000 homes. Total U.S. solar thermal 1,000 10,000 MW 1 capacity approached 24,000 MWth. Solar industry 494 revenues also surged despite the economy, climbing 500 5,000 36 percent in 2009. - - A doubling in size of the residential PV market and three new CSP plants helped lift the U.S. solar electric market 37 percent in annual installations over 2008 from 351 MW in 2008 to 481 MW in 2009. Solar water heating (SWH) Electricity Capacity (MW) Thermal Capacity (MW-Th) installations managed 10 percent year-over-year growth, while the solar pool heating (SPH) market suffered along Annual U.S. Solar Energy Capacity Growth with the broader construction industry, dropping 10 1,200 1,099 percent. 1,036 1,000 918 894 928 Another sign of continued optimism in solar energy: 865 -th 725 758 742 venture capitalists invested more in solar technologies than 800 542 any other clean technology in 2009. In total, $1.4 billion in 600 481 2 351 venture capital flowed to solar companies in 2009. -
STAND. COM. REP. NO. Z.Kc Honolulu, Hawaii
STAND. COM. REP. NO. Z.kc Honolulu, Hawaii ~ , 2011 RE: H.B. No. 566 H.D. 1 Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say Speaker, House of Representatives Twenty-Sixth State Legislature Regular Session of 2011 State of Hawaii Sir: Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 566 entitled: “A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,” begs leave to report as follows: The purpose of this bill is to assist the State in addressing its projected revenue shortfall by placing an annual aggregate cap of $7,000,000 on the Renewable Energy Technologies Income Tax Credit. (Tax Credit) The Department of Taxation; Energy Commissioner of the County of Maui; Beachside Solar Technologies; Kairos Energy Capital LLC; Meridian 158 LLC; Sierra Club-Hawaii Chapter; S&B Energy LLC; Levin & Hu, LLP; Scatec Solar North America, Inc.; Haleakala Solar Inc.; Inter-Island Solar Supply; Green Power Projects LLC; Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance; Sunetric; Energy Industries LLC; Firs Wind; Forest City Sustainable Resources LLC; Rising Sun Solar Electric LLC; 2l~ Century Technologies Hawaii; Axio Power; Hawaii PV Coalition; Grand Solar, Inc.; Hoku Corporation; Northern Power Systems; Island Pacific Energy LLC; RevoluSun LLC; Hawaii Solar Energy Association; Blue Planet Foundation; The Solar Alliance; SunRun Inc.; Sunpower Systems Corporation; Islandwide Solar LLC; SolarCity; Sopogy, Inc.; and several concerned individuals testified in opposition to this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and Tax Foundation of Hawaii provided comments. HB566 HD1 HSCR EEP HMS 2011-2020 STAND. CON. REP. NO. Page 2 Hawaii is one of the most fossil fuel dependent states in the nation with a majority of our oil being imported. -
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN 2009–2028
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN 2009–2028 Docket No. 2007-0084 September 30, 2008 Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. HECO IRP-4 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…………………………………………………………. ES-1 1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................1-1 1.1 Purpose of IRP.............................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Commission Ruling on HECO IRP-3 ......................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 May 2007 Evaluation Report....................................................................................................... 1-1 1.4 Major Changes since HECO IRP-3 ............................................................................................ 1-4 1.4.1 Hawaii Global Warming Solutions - Act 234 ............................................................................ 1-4 1.4.2 Hawaii Renewable Portfolio Standard ....................................................................................... 1-4 1.4.3 Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative..................................................................................................1-5 1.4.4 Biofuels Legislation ................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.4.5 Renewable Energy Infrastructure Program Docket................................................................... -
The Seeds of Solar Innovation: How a Nation Can Grow a Competitive Advantage by Donny Holaschutz
The Seeds of Solar Innovation: How a Nation can Grow a Competitive Advantage by Donny Holaschutz B.A. Hispanic Studies (2004), University of Texas at Austin B.S. Aerospace Engineering (2004), University of Texas at Austin M.S.E Aerospace Engineering (2007), University of Texas at Austin Submitted to the System Design and Management Program In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Engineering and Management ARCHIVES MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE at the OF TECHNOLOGY Massachusetts Institute of Technology February 2012 © 2012 Donny Holaschutz. All rights reserved The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in whole or in part in any medium now known or hereqfter reated. Signed by Author: Donny Holaschutz Engineering Systems Division and Sloan School of Management January 20, 2012 Certified by: James M. Utterback, Thesis Supervisor David . McGrath jr (1959) Professor of Management and Innovation and Professor of neering SysemsIT oan School of Management Accepted by: Patrick C.Hale Director otS ystem Design and Management Program THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Table of Contents Fig u re List ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 T ab le List........................................................................................................................................................7 Executive -
Concentrating Solar Power and Water Issues in the U.S. Southwest
Concentrating Solar Power and Water Issues in the U.S. Southwest Nathan Bracken Western States Water Council Jordan Macknick and Angelica Tovar-Hastings National Renewable Energy Laboratory Paul Komor University of Colorado-Boulder Margot Gerritsen and Shweta Mehta Stanford University The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis is operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of Colorado-Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines, the Colorado State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University. Technical Report NREL/TP-6A50-61376 March 2015 Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 Concentrating Solar Power and Water Issues in the U.S. Southwest Nathan Bracken Western States Water Council Jordan Macknick and Angelica Tovar-Hastings National Renewable Energy Laboratory Paul Komor University of Colorado-Boulder Margot Gerritsen and Shweta Mehta Stanford University Prepared under Task No. 6A50.1010 The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis is operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of Colorado-Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines, the Colorado State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University. JISEA® and all JISEA-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. The Joint Institute for Technical Report Strategic Energy Analysis NREL/TP-6A50-61376 15013 Denver West Parkway March 2015 Golden, CO 80401 303-275-3000 • www.jisea.org Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. -
To the House Committee on Energy & Environmental
STATE OF HAWAII DAVID Y. IGE CATHERINE P. AWAKUNI COLόN GOVERNOR OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SHAN S. TSUTSUI DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS LT. GOVERNOR JO ANN M. UCHIDA TAKEUCHI 335 MERCHANT STREET, ROOM 310 DEPUTY DIRECTOR P.O. Box 541 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96809 Phone Number: 586-2850 Fax Number: 586-2856 www.hawaii.gov/dcca TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2015 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 8:30 a.m. TESTIMONY OF JEFFREY T. ONO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, TO THE HONORABLE CHRIS LEE, CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 623 - RELATING TO RENEWABLE STANDARDS DESCRIPTION: This measure proposes to define “large self-generator;” increase Hawaii’s Renewable Portfolio Standards (“RPS”) to 70 percent by December 31, 2035 and 100 percent by December 31, 2040, unless the acquisition of renewable energy is not beneficial to Hawaii’s economy; establish renewable standards for large self-generators and subject large self-generators to applicable renewable standards; proposes to clarify and establish events or circumstances that are outside of an electric company’s or large self-generator’s reasonable control; establish large self-generator reporting requirements to the Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) and require the PUC to report on cost-effectiveness of RPS to address the impact on renewable energy developer energy prices. POSITION: The Division of Consumer Advocacy supports the intent of this bill and offers the following comments. House Bill No. 623 House Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 8:30 a.m.