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Very Low Head (VLH) Clic OWA 11th Annual of Water k icon toPower Turbine add pictu
deployment and open-flow water turbine technologies in rivers, canals and ocean current regimes
Expertise and investment capital for rapid
R&D 3 years of tidal turbine technology development patents and other related technologies
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with low impact attributes can allow projects to be done in about a year instead of typical hydro project of 3 - 6 years
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Holistic Design
Single element design includes:
Turbine Generator Gate Trashrack & Cleaner Fish Passage (~100%) Lift System
Fits in existing gate bays with
minimal modifications
VLH Turbine
Initial Operations
17 units are now deployed Over four years of full scale operation in France
10/7/2010
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VLH in Operation
Fish-friendly Minimal footprint No flow diversion Silent operation Low visual impact Low impact on heritage and cultural values
Fish Friendliness
CFD Analysis
CFD Analysis show the VLH fulfils all criteria for fish friendliness: 1) Peripheral Speed
Acceptable: 6 to 12 m/s VLH: 4.5 to 8 m/s 2) Minimum Pressure Acceptable : 69 kPa VLH: 94 kPa 3) Maximum Pressure Variation Acceptable: <550 kPa/s VLH: 80 kPa/s 4) Max Flow Velocity Variation Acceptable: <180 m/s/m VLH: 10 m/s/m 5) Blade to Discharge Ring Gap Acceptable: <2.0 mm VLH: <2.0 mm
Pressure values on runner according to hub distance
Fish Friendliness
Full Scale Live Testing Tests have been done in France with live Eels and Salmon smolts
Recovery system
Recovery Platform
Injection Device
Fish Friendliness
Full Scale Live Testing Latest tests performed at Frouard, France - Late 2010 Peer Reviewed Report Released - March 2011 - 200 eels were injected at 3 locations - Recaptured eels were observed for 24 to 48 hours to check for internal injuries Injection - Careful visual inspection showed superficial Point of Eels injuries in 2% of the specimens -Over 200 other fish entered the turbine from the river during the testing and were captured downstream All Survived
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Market Opportunity
112 sites have been identified across Canada for VLH deployment so far
generation. Potential for low head hydro in Ontario is ~ 7,000 MW. Small projects under 1 MW have not been fully assessed specifically but are expected to add substantially to this potential.
US: DOE estimates more than 80,000 dams and water control structures in
the US, 2,400 of those presently have power generation. Unpowered dams and weirs could amount to an additional 73,000 GWh per year.
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existing structures & is fish friendly Cooperation and support is required to implement the VLH in NA Need to demonstrate the VLH technology in NA to gain understanding This investment & successful implementation enables us to tap a significant new source of renewable energy in Ontario/Canada/NA
Regulatory regime for this emerging technology needs to be streamlined
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Questions?
The Archimedes Screw environmental impacts, opportunities, and challenges as an Emergent Hydro Techonology inby: CANADA. Date: 25 Oct 2011 Presented Tony Bouk VP Business Development
Archimedes Screw
How it works
The weight of water falling through the screw turns the screw which turns the gear box and generator and produces electricity as it turns. The diameter of the screw increases as the design flow increases. The length of the screw increases as the head or vertical drop increases.
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Technology Overview
Our Form of Emergent Hydro
Type of Turbine Archimedes Screw KW Size Micro (10-100 KW) Pico (1KW 10KW) (1KW powers an average home) Heads Head Levels of 1-10 Meters, very low but still very useful. Flows 200 liters/ sec 6000 liters/sec (1000 lps = 1 cubic meter/sec) Run of River water flows are not managed, naturally occurring flows are maintained. Application for use on small water control structures already in existence old mills sites, reservoirs, etc. Thousands across Canada. (10,000+)
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Invented in 200 AD --- by --- Archimedes Used to pump water up and irrigate land
Still used to pump water up Used extensively in sewage treatment plants due to robust design
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Have been used in Europe for about 10 years to generate electricity. None in Canada to date that we are aware of.
Environmental Issues
Safe Fish Passage
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The screw does not affect the upstream passage of fish, however it does allow safe downstream passage
Fish can Safely Pass through the screw (down) Extensive fish passage tests in the UK have conclusively
demonstrated that the large water chambers and slow rotation of the Archimedes Screw allow fish of all sizes safe passage through the turbine. As a result, the Environment Agency in the UK has agreed that no screening is required.
Fish Pumps
In fact Archimedes screws are used as fish Pumps in the aquaculture industry to move fish.
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Environmental Issues
Equipment related
Lower Bearing the submerged lower bearing is a water lubricated composite or wood bearing that requires no grease. Upper Gearbox contains food grade oil. concrete room above the water. Upper gearbox is within a
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Protective Coating on the steel screw after application and hardening the coating is chemically inert- potable water coatings can be used but are not in Europe. Sitework minimal concrete site work is necessary to install the screw beside the existing water control structures. Existing control structures are unaffected. Equipment is Manufactured off site because the screw is manufactured off-site and then installed by crane beside existing water control structures, disturbance to stream beds and water flows is minimal during installation.
GreenBug Energy Inc. 1645 Hwy#3,
Delhi, ON, N4B 2W6 T: 519 582 8563
Environmental Issues
Water Resources
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100% of water is returned to the water course essentially part of the water just travels down the screw instead of over the dam Does not increase the height of the existing water control structure Does not have to affect the water levels above or below the water control structure Existing natural flows are maintained In this run of river type of installation flows are not managed in any way. (operational range of screw down to 15% of max flow) There is no depleted reach because the screw is installed beside the existing water control structure and the water is returned at the base of the structure there is no depleted reach. Will not affect water turbidity water is pulled from top of impoundment the same as water flowing over dam. Will not affect the flood flow capacity of the existing water control GreenBug Energy structures Inc. 1645 Hwy#3, Delhi, ON, N4B 2W6
T: 519 582 8563
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Opportunities Now
For the Archimedes Screw
Many sites thousands of small low head sites across Canada (10,000+ according to Hatch) An example to the left are the sites located around the GreenBug location in Delhi, Ontario.
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Carbon reduction there is the opportunity to generate electricity in a distributed renewable way right where it is used and sell it to the grid using existing infrastructure and without large transmission lines
Existing Challenges Facing the Archimedes Screw use on small hydro sites (1kw
100kw) Approval
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time and cost relative to a small systems ability to pay these are much smaller hydro developments than Canada is used to. They are similar in size and cost to the numerous solar panel installations now dotting the landscape and are meant to be replicated in the same way. Therefore, from a financial standpoint we cant spend thousands of dollars and years on uncertain approvals. But the current approval process is the same approval process for a 200,000 KW development (200 MW) Were going to need an effective approval process but one that is less costly and more timely and focused, that recognizes the inherent lower risk and intended replication of these systems. Luckily we have 10 years of European experience and research to draw on. A way forward a more adaptive management approach for small hydro within current policy which utilizes all available research, knowledge and experience to form a series of SOPs or Best practice checklists which get approved once and which if adhered to greatly reduce the approval process.
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The Contributors
Vigor Clean Tech: An Ontario-based renewable energy developer and solution provider. Lucid Energy: A renewable energy company producing clean, reliable, low cost electricity from gravity fed water transmission pipes.
Technology 1: GHT
Cross Axis (Vertical axis) Free flow Easily scalable
Technology 2: LucidPipeTM
In conduit Existing or new
Technology Context
Conventional Hydropower
Complex system infrastructure Deplete all pipeline pressure Require pipeline bypass
LucidPipeTM Simple, in-pipe technology Extracts marginal head pressure Requires no bypass Complete installation in a day Grid connected in a week
Opportunities
To generate a steady supply of reliable renewable energy at a smaller scale than is currently economically feasible To leverage existing under-utilized infrastructure (eg. low head dams) To capture lost energy in existing applications (eg. Pipelines, Spillways, Bypasses)
Seeking Partnerships
Project developers Engineering firms Customer / application opportunities
Thank you!
Dale Brubacher-Cressman President Vigor Clean Tech Inc. Tel: (519) 279 4630 ext 104 dalebc@vigorcleantech.com www.vigorcleantech.com
www.ossberger.ca
1. Introduction of Ossberger
Ossberger is a small hydro turbine manufacturer since 1903 OSSBERGER turbine (cross-flow type) Now in collaboration with HSI and Cink for Kaplan and Pelton turbines More than 10,000 turbines installed
2. Turbine types
Pelton up to 2,500 kW
CFD - Intake
Vibration analysis
3D Simulation 2D Simulation
3.iii. Prototype
- Double regulated Kaplan runner - Hydraulic Power Unit and Turbine control panel installed in a pressurized section
Maintenance - All required maintenance done with bulkheads upstream and downstream - Only two generator bearings
- Multiple unit installation possible - 25% cost reduction in some projects compared to traditional hydro - Dimensions: length=20m; Width = 5.3m; Height = 4.3m; Runner = 2m - Total weight = 145,000 kg
Offenburg unit contributes to the evacuation capacity of the scheme - Discharge 60 m3/s in flood season: 20 m3/s in the turbine and 40 m3/s above and under the unit - During high flow season, a wave appears downstream the unit (Hydraulic jet effect)
3.v. Conclusion
- Very low head application - Low construction cost - Very high efficiency - Contributes to the evacuation capacity - Good productivity during flood season - Aquatic life and debris can pass above and under the unit
Presentation Overview
Community Power Renewable Energy Co-ops FIT incentives for Community Power CEPP Grants Case Study
50% or more community: Full Adder 25% community: 50% of Adder 10% community: 20% of Adder <10% community: No Adder Reduced FIT security payments ($5 per KW at each stage) CEPP soft cost grants of up to $200,000 ($500,000 for co-op projects over 10 MW) Commercial developers can access Price Adder by doing
400 kW project / 3,100 MWh annual production $3 million total cost 50/50 joint venture with a Renewable Energy Co-op Projected returns (IRR after debt) Whole project, no price adder: 15.9% Whole project, 0.6 cent price adder: 17.7% CEPP grant goes entirely to Co-op, which has a projected IRR after debt of 17.5% (full adder, $200,000 grant, after co-op costs)
and developed by Ontario landowners and residents Provides early stage funding for pre-NTP soft costs Maximum total CEPP grant is $200,000 per project ($500,000 for Co-op projects over 10 MW) Maximum coverage is 90% of Funded Activities Excludes payments to OPA, LDCs and other govt entities CEPP also provides grants to educate about community energy A program of the Ontario Power Authority, co-managed by Community Power Fund and Deloitte
Project Eligibility:
Projects must satisfy the following criteria: Project size: >10 kW - 10 MW (an exception exists for co-op projects >10 MW) Technologies include: wind, solar PV, biomass, biogas, landfill gas or waterpower Site: located in Ontario Financing: economically viable/future FIT contract Ownership: developed by a Community For profit projects are eligible for CEPP grants
The Community group applies to CEPP The CEPP grant will apply to: The Community entitys proportionate share of project costs 100% of the Community entitys own costs (e.g. legal, membership costs, raising community capital) All CEPP money must flow directly to the Community entity and be for the benefit of the Community entity only e.g. if theres a 50/50 JV, and the JV agreement says the Community entity pays 100% of engineering costs, still only 50% of engineering costs will be eligible for CEPP funding
Its all online! Sign-up for newsletter Check out our resources section Read up on the Grant Program Download the relevant forms etc.
www.communityenergyprogram.ca
Summary
Joint venturing with a community group makes sense! Community adder and CEPP funding Increased support from local community Potential for higher returns
Questions?
Laurie Arron, Program Director
phone: 416 597-2748 / 888 907-2377 ext. 115 email: larron@communityenergyprogram.ca
communityenergyprogram.ca