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Pathway to Sustainability
Increasing the value of Wind-Diesel
Technology
Presented by:
Dennis Meiners
Intelligent Energy System, LLC
Sustainability with Renewable
Energy
All truth passes through three stages.
First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Local Renewable Resources
Stabilize and lower
costs,
Reduce
dependencies
Foster new
opportunities
Overall Fuel Displacement
100%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
Low
Tech
Medium
Tech
Advanced
Medium
High
Tech
Wind Diesel System
Denham and Albany, Western Australia
Battling forces, wind speed, penetration and
load vs. economics
Stability and Duration Matter
% Penetration
Wind Power
Generator Power
Wind diesel approach
Multiple Turbines
Modern automation
technology.
Family of
control/integration
modules.
Regionally support
Remote support
Low Load Diesel
AC-DC-AC Interface
Fast response
Stablizes Grid
Decouples wind
turbine from from
diesel
Bridges diesel
response
Wind Turbine
Benefits
Fuel savings
Simple operation
Scalability
Flexibility
Replicable
Sustainability
LOCAL
RESPONSIBILITY
LOCAL CAPACITY
REMOTE
TECHNICAL
ACCESS
ECONOMICALLY
VIABLE
Monitoring and Remote Access
Monitoring Example
Our project
Control and Monitor Diesel System
Integrate wind
Increase value of the wind
Evaluate
Use existing equipment to minimize
cost.
Wind diesel is inevitable
Improvements on
turbine installation
and supply
Adaptive technology
Increasing Value
Fuel costs increasing