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Home My WebLink AboutCOST QUOTE - Levelock Cost Quote - No Resumes1 Cost Quote from Intelligent Energy Systems, LLC Levelock Feasibility Analysis and Conceptual Design To develop wind+solar+storage+diesel hybrid energy system Alaska Energy Authority- REF Round 15 Summary Measurement of the wind resource in the community of Levelock in the Bristol Bay Region of Alaska, was completed by V3 Energy, LLC for the Lake and Peninsula Borough in 2017. Levelock was determined to have a moderate Class 3 wind resource which with a wind turbine such as the Frontier 24 meter 100 kW turbine on a 50 meter tilt-up tower offers the potential for wind power development. PVWatts from NREL indicates a potential solar resource a 200 kW system could produce approximately 170,000 kWh. Due to complete dependency on diesel fuel, and the potential of low river levels to impact barge fuel deliveries, Levelock requesting funds to determine the feasibility of integrating wind and solar energy and battery storage systems into the existing diesel power grid to displace up to 50% of the fuel currently used for power generation and 20% of the overall heating requirements of the community. 2 Levelock Met Tower A 34-meter high met tower was installed on the south side of the village near a GCI communication tower in July 2014. The met tower was equipped with an NRG Symphonie data logger, three anemometers, a wind vane, and temperature sensor. To enhance visibility from the air, the met tower was equipped with orange high-visibility marker balls near the top and was painted alternating bands of red and white. Met tower data synopsis Wind speed, mean, 34 m, annual Wind power density, mean, 34 m Max. 10-minute average wind speed Maximum 2-second wind gust Weibull distribution parameters Wind shear power law exponent Surface roughness IEC1 61400-1, 3rd ed. classification Turbulence intensity, mean Test Site Location 7/22/2014 to 3/16/2016 (20 months with 3 months missing, 9/21/2015 to 12/16/2015) 5.65 m/s (12.6 mph) 246 W/m2 25.8 m/s (57.7 mph) 37.9 m/s (84.8 mph), December, 2015 k=1.91,c=6.48m/s 0.398 2.11 m Class III-B 0.13 (at 15 m/s) Project activities to date In addition to completing the wind assessment, the community has generally selected a potential wind site, and is considering different configurations and sites for community solar installations. The community members and leaders are ready to develop local renewable energy resources to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Funds are being requests to determine the feasibility and options for a community based plan. This work will involve matching the available resources with the appropriate technical approach such that the goals of reducing energy costs, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and of course building, operating, and maintaining a sustainable project are all met. With its wind resource assessment completed, Levelock has determined that wind combined with solar and energy storage has potential to meet all of its goals. An initial goal for the project would include the development of a hybrid energy system that could displace 40% of the fuel used for power generation and 20% of the diesel fuel used for heating. This goal includes determining the technical options, site conditions, constructability, issues related to sustainable system operations, management and economics. 3 Feasibility and Conceptual Design Project Milestones and Activities: 1. Project scoping: Establish the basis for wind and solar development. a. Activities: This report generally describes the economic objectives of the project, in relation to the history and trends of community energy use and development. This level of report involves gathering information about community trends, initial studies, examination of historical operations, and near term and long-term development plans. This desk study is based on existing information including trends in energy use and production, site conditions, and people, equipment, services, and market issues required to execute a potential project. b.The deliverables will include a report on the status of the power system, resource evaluation and market context for wind and solar development. ($28,000) 2. Develop preliminary project description. a.This project milestone involves expression of the feasibility of the wind and solar project to meet community goals using a preliminary project description. This activity requires developing preliminary project scope description as well as performance targets and budget considerations. b.This consists of a desk study describing the basic technical project scope and possible development options, including target installed capacity, and issues to be addressed and resolved prior to development. The deliverable for this activity is a preliminary project report, which is necessary to enable definitive community and agency engagement. This report will include environmental, siting, land ownership issues, project size and scope, as well as operational, financial and development restrictions. ($32,000) ϯ͘Onsite data collection. Ă͘This activity involves the collection of on-site data sufficient to identify condition and characteristics of the existing community energy system and the readiness of the community and energy system for renewable development. This data includes an inventory and evaluation of the existing power plant and electrical distribution system, site selection options, and readiness for renewable development. The onsite data will result in site selection; identifying agencies, agreements, permitting, equipment, and services that will be required to execute a renewable project. ŝ͘Onsite data collection includes installing monitoring equipment at the powerhouse to enable the simultaneous evaluation of relative wind speed, solar insolation, temperature with electrical load. The onsite data will be coordinated with available geotechnical engineering data to evaluate soils for wind turbine engineering requirements. ď͘The deliverable for this activity, will be the description of the current power system to include powerplant equipment, ƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌǇgrid and site map; as well as a summary monitoringreport correlating electrical load, temperature, relative wind speed and solar insolation,and preliminary soil evaluation. ($ 44,000) 4 4. Develop and evaluate proposed options for advancing renewable heat, power and local transportation based on the resources, technical options, and operational and financial viability of selected system designs. a. This work will result in proposed project scope, initial system design and project benefits description and budget, including preferred site and specific project design to meet the fuel displacement and operational objectives of the community. b. Tasks include i. the development of feasible options based on proposed equipment, siting, readiness of the utility and power system to accept renewable integration and to sustainably operate the system. ii. initial consultations with environmental and regulatory compliance agencies, with respect to wind and solar project development. iii. identifying improvements required to the existing power system operations. The deliverable for this milestone is an options analysis and development report for various feasible system configurations. ($ 46,000) ϱ͘Final Feasibility Analysis and Conceptual design report: This activity will provide a detailed evaluation of the technical options, economic impacts, and operational and projectdevelopment viability. Ă͘The final report will address all tasks related to document available resources, project location and siting details, market analysis, load profiling, ƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌǇgrid impacts and systemupgrades required. ď͘This feasibility project will narrow the scope of the community’s proposed wind, solar and energy storage that meets its goals to a single most preferred feasible alternative. From this alternative a conceptual design for the most feasible hybrid wind+solar+diesel system will be developed. ŝ͘The feasibility of the conceptual design will be based on the financial and operational system characteristics which provide a viable path to feasibility. This feasibility and conceptual design report will incorporate resource, load, and market assessments, along with financial and operation viability. Đ͘The feasibility report will include site plans, geotechnical findings/issues, including resource production targets, draft operations and management plans, identification of site control, and regulatory issues. The Feasibility Study and Conceptual Design Report will provide documentation and project descriptions which can serve as a basis for further project development such as permitting, construction and operations. (Final report $47,000) 5 Key Personnel and Project Roles for Feasibility Study & Conceptual Design Tony D’Aoust (Lead Project Manager and Assessment Specialist) Is responsible for all Milestones being accomplished. For over 20 years Tony has specialized in remote solar and battery installations and operations, primarily aboard marine research vessels deployed for 3-6 months at a time. Deciding to transfer these skills and capabilities to remote communities, Tony is supporting these communities’ efforts to increase their sustainability by reducing dependence on diesel fuel. His work includes the first ever installation of Alaska’s coastal remote powered autonomous HF radar system; this design was later incorporated into similar Antarctica deployment. In addition to being well-versed in remote renewable energy systems, he has substantial experience working with research teams from universities and federal agencies requiring detailed documentation of the projects for which he is responsible. Tony will lead the IES team to coordinate feasibility and conceptual design activities by drawing on experience with over 20 years of experience in remote Alaska. IES intends to establish the same level of on-going commitment to Napaskiak as it has to other remote, rural communities in Alaska. (Milestone Tasks 1-5 and Associated Tasks) Terrance Meyer, Mechanical Engineer is a veteran of renewable energy having run his own development company and consulting company as well as working for some of the major players in the field. His inspiration was hydro power, interned in solar power, grew his career with the wind energy boom, and has supported community scale and biomass projects. He has participated in assessments for hundreds of renewable energy projects and various technologies. These include system design, strategic planning, feasibility studies, due diligence investigations, performance testing, technical and financial analyses, product development research, market analyses, and patent writing. The projects have been a wide variety of generation technologies from utility scale to distributed generation and include wind, hydroelectric, biomass, pumped hydro energy storage, ultracapacitors, batteries, renewable fuels, cogeneration, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, hydroelectric, in addition to conventional energy technologies. (Co-Lead for All Milestones and Associated Tasks) Pati Crofut (Utility Financial Management Specialist and IES Grant Manager) Responsible for IES (the contractor) reporting requirements and determination of business operating plans for standalone community microgrids. Pati has spent the last 20 years of her career as a rural Alaskan utility accounting consultant and trainer. She has been responsible for assisting communities like Napaskiak to develop financial accounting and management practices. She provides QuickBooks training and consulting services to the State of Alaska Department of Commerce & Rural Development. For the past 5 years, Pati has been IES’s financial operations manager. (All Milestones and Associated Tasks) Dale Letourneau (Electrical Engineer), with more than 30 years of electrical and power system design experience in Alaska. Dale has experience with controls, switchgear, electrical distribution, and power systems integration design, and has worked with IES over the last 15 years. Specializing in standalone power energy generation and grid integration. Dale has managed large and small projects across Alaska, and his projects benefit from his years of practical experience, working with his family’s electrical business. (Milestones 3, 4 and 5 and Associated Tasks) 6 Greg Egan (Senior Solar PV Specialist), President of Remote Power, Inc. Fairbanks, Alaska. Greg was the first NABCEP certified PV installer in Alaska and a journeyman electrician. Over the last 25 years, Greg has been responsible for the design and installation of hundreds of photovoltaic power systems for residential, commercial, and industrial applications across the state. It is not unreasonable to state that Mr. Egan is the most experienced solar designer and installer in Alaska. This includes the design of the solar power systems and custom array racking that were installed at the Water Treatment Facilities located in Deering, Kobuk, Noatak, and Noorvik and Shungnak. (Milestones 3, 4, and 5 and Associated Tasks: Consultant for Written Documentation) Ian Knapp (Technical Specialist), Ian skills range from data collection to technical analysis. Ian will be responsible for data collection, mapping, data analysis, load monitoring, and aggregation of data for analysis. Ian will develop methods of data collection and analysis. He specializes in control and communications systems architectures, and maintaining system reliability. (Assistance and support for Milestones 1 - 5 and Associated Tasks) Patrick Boonstra (Senior Project Manager. Intelligent Energy Systems, LLC (IES). Patrick is an experienced and dedicated project manager and operations manager for IES. He has 20+ years of experience bringing complex, remote projects to successful completion. He has 10 years’ designing, managing, constructing, and commissioning hybrid microgrid projects. Patrick has a keen sense for the practicalities of remote construction and this experience is invaluable to plan and develop remote hybrid microgrids from budgeting, to knowing vendor capabilities to working with subcontractors - including those locally hired from the remote communities IES works in. In 2022 Patrick led the IES team to complete a similar system in Kokhanak. This experience is important for efficient installation, integration, and commissioning of the BESS and ETS units with the wind-diesel system. (Available for all Milestones and Tasks as needed.) Dennis Meiners (Principal and Founder of Intelligent Energy Systems, LLC (IES). Dennis has 25+ years developing alternatives to diesel-power generation for remote Alaskan communities. This project will benefit from Dennis’s many years of experience, and his understanding of the importance of system practicality, reliability, and ability to support field deployed technology. Over the years, Dennis has developed IES into one of the most experienced and capable teams of renewable microgrid technologists and specialists in North America. IES has demonstrated its ability to assist communities to develop high penetration renewable projects from concept to operations. (Available for all Milestones and Tasks as needed.)