Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Jim
Dehlsen
Chairman
Ecomerit
Technologies
LLC
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COMMERCIALIZATION
OF
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
TECHNOLOGY
•
Wind
energy
as
an
example
of
commercializa>on
Zond
1980‐2000
General
Electric
Clipper
2001‐2010
United
Technologies
•
The
present
environment
for
commercializa>on
•
What
has
to
change
to
reach
full
poten>al
• Overview of the Ecomerit Technologies approach
COMMERCIALIZATION
OF
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
TECHNOLOGY
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
FOUNDATION
FOR
SUSTAINABILITY
TECHNOLOGIES
•
1970’s
oil
embargo
s>mulated
U.S.
Govt.
support
for
wind,
solar,
geothermal
and
biomass
PTC Expiration Years
•
On
again,
off
again
U.S.
policy
deterred
financial
markets,
and
industrial
companies
•
Around
the
new
millennium
with
strong
European
Government
support
technologies
flourished
in
the
EU
•
A
U.S.
transforma>on
in
the
last
decade
•
Preference
for
green
products
•
InsBtuBonal
shareholders
requiring
corporate
social
responsibility
Consistent
U.S.
policy
support
essen2al
for
broad
entry
by
industrials
and
the
financial
•
U.S.
industrial
companies
awakening
to
the
global
markets
opportunity
COMMERCIALIZATION
OF
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
TECHNOLOGY
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
WIND
ENERGY
example
GE
Acquisi>on
‐
2002
UTC
Acquisi>on
‐
2010
Enron Acquisition - 2000
COMMERCIALIZATION
OF
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
TECHNOLOGY
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
CLIPPER
—
TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANTAGE
Drive
Train
• Designed
for
low
RPM
and
high
torque
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•
40%
lighter;
more
efficient
Permanent
Magnet
Generators
• Higher
efficiencies
for
more
producBon
Same
scale
Variable
speed
opera>on
• More
efficient
than
today’s
standard
wind
turbines
Designed
to
have
a
lower
life
cycle
cost
•
Built‐in
crane
Conven>onal
2.5
MW
•
Built‐in
service
liU
COMMERCIALIZATION
OF
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
TECHNOLOGY
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
CLIPPER
TIMELINE
Manufacturing
500
Turbines
DOE/NREL
Start
Up
Dehlsen
Deployed
in
18
Associates
Partnership
IPO
Projects
Across
Forms
2.5
mw
Liberty
I
Clipper
Tes>ng
U.S.
and
Mexico
UTC
Acquisi>on
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
COMMERCIALIZATION
OF
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
TECHNOLOGY
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
THE
CLIPPER
MODEL
URGENCY FOR SUSTAINABILITY TECHNOLOGIES
• The “sustainable yield” of earth resources now exceeded by 50% +
•
Water
tables
falling,
glaciers
retrea>ng,
agriculture
output
strained
•
U.S.
now
imports
2/3
of
its
petroleum;
oil
in
peaking
range
•
Climate
change
intensifying
• 2011‐ 7 billion humans; adding 200,000+ per day
Number
of
failing
states
increased
from
7
in
2004
to
15
in
2010
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EXPEDITING
INNOVATION
FROM
LABORATORY
TO
MARKET
THE
ECOMERIT
MODEL
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
FORMAT
A
private
development
laboratory
for
sustainability
technologies
PROCESS
Create
IP,
vet
techno/economic
viability,
product
design/engineering,
prototype
development,
tesBng,
cerBficaBon,
commercializaBon
plan
PRESENT
AREAS
OF
INTEREST
Marine
hydrokineBc
energy,
bulk
energy
storage,
water
systems,
green
building
systems,
combined
heat
and
power
TIMELINE
TIMELINE
4‐5
years
to
product
cerBficaBon,
operaBonal
start‐up
and
commercializaBon
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
EXAMPLES
CenBpod
–
wave
energy
AquanBs
–
constant
ocean
currents
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EXPEDITING
INNOVATION
FROM
LABORATORY
TO
MARKET
ECOMERIC
EXAMPLE
PROJECT
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
4.5
MW
Electric
Power
Generator
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EXPEDITING
INNOVATION
FROM
LABORATORY
TO
MARKET
THE
ECOMERIT
EXAMPLE
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
POTENTIAL
GLOBAL
FORM
OF
OCEAN
ENERGY
RESOURCES
(TWH/YR)
Ocean
Energy
Poten>al
Tides
300
•
Close
proximity
to
50%
of
Waves
80,000
populaBon
Marine
Current
800
•
Peaks
in
Winter
(max
energy
usage)
•
15
to
20
more
energy/square
meter
than
solar
or
wind
UBlity
Scale
Electrical
The
AquanBs
Power
from
Project
the
Ocean
Currents
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EXPEDITING INNOVATION FROM LABORATORY TO MARKET
THE
AQUANTIS
PROJECT
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
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EXPEDITING
INNOVATION
FROM
LABORATORY
TO
MARKET
THE
AQUANTIS
PROJECT
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
Gulf
stream
mass
transport
equal
to
50x
global
rivers
Resource
potenBal
‐10,000
MW
Florida
RPS
LegislaBon
20%
by
2020
Other
potenBal
markets,
Japan
Brazil…
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EXPEDITING
INNOVATION
FROM
LABORATORY
TO
MARKET
PRE
–
COMMERCIALIZATION
ELEMENTS
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
Project
Development
Processes
•
Velocity
and
turbulence
measurements
•
Environmental
studies
•
Grid
studies
•
State
and
federal
compliance
•
Deployment
plan
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EXPEDITING
INNOVATION
FROM
LABORATORY
TO
MARKET
AQUANTIS
—
COMMERCIALIZATION
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
Market
Poten>al
Megawajs
6,500
‐
10,000
Strong
Market
Pull
C‐Plane
Units
2,500
‐
4,000
– Florida
urgently
needs
green
power
for
RPS
Sales
$22B
‐
$35B
compliance
Economics
– High
generaBon
output
–
dense
energy,
high
capacity
factor
(>80%)
– Cost
of
energy
$90
‐$110/MWh
– Baseload,
premium
price
power
Time
to
Market
– Adapts
wind
turbine
technology
– Engineering
well
advanced
– AquanBs
recently
awarded
DOE
funding
Patents
Issued
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EXPEDITING
INNOVATION
FROM
LABORATORY
TO
MARKET
ECOMERIT
EXAMPLE
–
THE
AQUANTIS
PROJECT
The
Founda>on
of
efficiency
and
renewables
EXPEDITING
INNOVATION
FROM
LABORATORY
TO
MARKET
•
Key
elements
in
the
market
are
posi>ve
•
Entrepreneurial
interest
in
sustainability
•
MulBnaBonal
industrials
–
teaming
with
venture
capital
•
Technology
development
infrastructure
•
DOE
naBonal
laboratories
•
TesBng
faciliBes
•
CerBficaBon
agencies
•
2nd
generaBon
technical
experBse
•
European
and
Asian
governments
providing
strong
support
for
industrial
sector
par>cipa>on
•
Sustainability
technologies
in
the
US
will
remain
challenging
un>l
energy
policy
addresses
the
real
costs
of
our
energy
choices