1. No category

A – Z on How To Develop
Concentrating Solar Power Plants
Dr. Ruud Dekkers
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1. General Project Requirements
 Solar Irradiation
 Technology / Plant Performance
 Plant Size, Area Slope & Earthwork, Costs
 Feed-In Tariff
 Site Infrastructure (access to roads, electricity, etc.)
 Grid Access & Load Profile
 Local Government/Community Support
 Minimal Local Environmental Impact
 Labour Availability (All skill levels)
 Strong Companies backing Project
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2. Phased Approach
Financing
Feasibility
Pre-Feasibility
Scouting
Development
Key Issues:
DNI
PPA vs. EPC
Land
Infrastructure
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Financial
Close
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3. Flagsol / Solar Millennium: Full Value Chain
General Contractor
Project- & Risk - Management
Project - Financing
Development
Phase
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2 – 3 years
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Operation
Phase
Commissioning
2 – 4 years
Turnkey Construction
Project
Development
Global Procurement
Economic
Analysis
Detail Engineering
Project Concept
EIA
Project Financing
Basic
Engineering
EPC Contracting
Operation &
Maintenance
Ownership
Financial
Solutions
25 years +
4. Risk and Commitments
Commitments
Mio. $
Risk Profile
Expenditure
Pre-Development
Development
„Go“
Decision
Construction
Financial
Close
Operation
Commissioning

Project faces uncertainties & risks

Risk reduction costs time and/or money
 Strategic partnership & Value chain are a “Golden Path”
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5. Flexibility & Partnerships
Partner A
Partner B
Partner C
EPC-Contractor
Flagsol / Solar
Millennium
O&M-Contractor
SPC
Solar Power
Plant
Bank Financing
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Other Contracts
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6. Core Competencies
Flagsol’s Proprietary Package:
 Basic & Detail-Engineering of
the Solar Field & HTF
 Assembly of Solar Field
 Solar Field Control Equipment
 Power-plant DCS
Guaranteed performance
=
Critical contribution to
Project Value
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7. Flagsol’s Parabolic Trough Technology
Flagsol:
- Proprietary Technology
- More than 10 years of experience
Parabolic Trough: - 25 year track-record
880 MW sold /
licensed
900 MW
PT only
350 MW
Kramer Junction
„1985“
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650 MW
In operation
Spain:
2.400 MW
Other:
xxx MW
PT: 610 MW
Today
2013
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USA:
1 – 2.000 MW
India:
500 MW
8. Track Record & Credentials
Kramer Junction:- Test Loops verify plant performance
Andasol 1 & 2:
- First parabolic trough plants outside USA
- First thermal storage in CSP-plants
- Largest Solar Fields in operation
El Kuraymat:
- Innovative ISCC-plant (fuel saver)
Andasol 3:
- Flagsol as EPC-contractor
- Andasol complex bigger than Kramer Junction
US Projects:
- 2+ projects to start construction 2010
- one 240 MW + storage & one 270 MW
Innovation: New HelioTrough Collector received “CSP Innovation"
award at Concentrated Solar Power Conference
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9. Flagsol / Solar Millennium Services
DNI-measurements:
- Own certified technology
- Bankable data
Pre-Feasibility Studies & - Numerous studies worldwide
Bankable Feasibility:
- e.g. CSP study for PR China
Basic Engineering &
Detailed Engineering:
- Solar Field only  Full plant
- Performance Guarantees
- Overall responsibility
Procurement Services:
- EPC / EPC-M / offer evaluation
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--- Additional Slides ---
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The Solar Millennium Group
A specialist for solar-thermal power plants
... is a successful pioneer thanks to the early entry into the market (1998) and
developed the first parabolic trough power plants in Europe
... pursues projects globally with an overall capacity of more than 2,000 MW
... innovative investor into renewable energy: parabolic trough – updraft tower –
blue tower technology
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The „new“ Flagsol
 EPC-competence
 CSP - project development & financing
 Large scale industrial project experience
 Long term parabolic trough expertise
 Financial strength
 Meteorology and control know-how
25,1 %
74,9 %
Parabolic Trough Power Plants
 Project development
 Engineering + R&D
 EPC (full turnkey)
 Long term O&M
 Ownership & financing
 The full value chain
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Flagsol’s world-wide Presence
Germany:
Headquarters
Spain: local
office
Tunisia:
local office
Turkey: local
representative
(FS)
China: Solar
Millennium Office
India: cooperation with
Solar Millennium
USA: local office
(only Technology)
Chile: local
representative
(FS)
Countries with
regional presence
Countries served from
regional office
Israel: Solar
Millennium
Office
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South Africa: local
representative
(FS)
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UAE: local
office (only
Solar Field)
Australia: local
representative
(FS)
Technical Options – Andasol type
Heat
Solar Field
Output:
Land plot:
Annual yield:
Heat Storage
50 MW elec.
2 km2
165 GWh
CO2 savings*): 60.000 t/yr
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Steam
Steam
generation
Power
Power Block
Gas fuel savings*):
Provided residents:
Turnkey cost:
*)
33 mio. m³/yr
200.000
~ € 300 mio.
Compared against gas fired unit with > 55% efficiency
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Sample layout of a 50MW plant with Thermal Energy Storage:
The plant is roughly 1.5*1.3 km, the actual number of loops and size depends on local conditions
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