Sustainable Energy Infrastructure, Transmission and Smart Grids

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Sustainable Energy Infrastructure, Transmission and Smart Grids

Steve Atkins – Global Energy Basel, The Sustainable Infrastructure Finance Summit 2012

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Growth Population: total global number + urbanization Economy – in particular in emerging countries

Sustainability Pollution – locally Climate change – globally Scarcity of natural resources

Acceptance: Difficult to build new infrastructure

Substitution: Importance of electricity is still growing, outpacing all other types of energy

Development of electricity supply and applicationis the key to increase sustainability

Global drivers of electricity supply

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From traditional to smart grids

Centralized power generation One-directional power flow Generation follows load Top-down operations planning Operation based on historical experience

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Centralized and distributed power generation Volatile renewable power generation Multi-directional power flow Flexibility in demand – load follows

generation Operation based on real-time data

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Driver Consequences

Strong growth of bulk, remote generation

Need of long-distance transmission capacity

Overdue

Strong growth of distributed generation

New challenges for distribution networks

Voltage control Capacity Protection Remote supervision, control

Increasingly relevant now

Strong growth of volatile generation

Widely spread consequences Mix of different sources

transmission capacity Demand response / VPPs 1

Storage

Will be required 2015+

High generation peaks Bulk storage (longer duration) Will be re-quired 2020+

Implications across the power value chainTechnologies exist to address consequences

1 VPP: Virtual Power Plant

Technology solutions for broader infrastructure ABB helps cities shape and execute their visions

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Electricity Grid

Water Grid WasteHeating & Cooling Grid

Gas Grid TransportEnd-users

Efficient energy use, management and control

Reliable, efficient electricity supply enabling demand response and renewable integration

Optimising wastewater treatment and ensuring reliable and efficient water supply

Efficient waste disposal and the use of an alternative renewable energy source

Efficient and flexible heating and cooling supply with lowest carbon emissions

Optimise reliable and efficient gas distribution

Efficient and reliable transport and smart electric vehicle charging

Storage

Demand Response

Distribution Automation

Shore to Ship

Public transport

Integrated energy flows, Rail

EV infrastructure

Gas Distribution

District Cooling

District HeatingWaste to energy plants

Wastewater Treatment

Water Distribution

Energy Management

Distributed Generation

Storage

Data Center Management

Energy Efficiency

Automation

Renewable Integration

Microgrids

Stockholm Royal Seaport project – SwedenA Smart Grid for reaching sustainability targets

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Active homes with demand response

Integration of local energy production

Use of electric vehicles and smart charging

Energy storage for customers and grid

Smart and electrified port

Smart grid infrastructure

Smart grid lab – Innovation Center

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Smart Grid projectsReferences

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Longest underground power link

Longest and highest capacity power link

Longest underwater power link

Largest gearless mill drive (for crushing ore)

Largest SVC installation

Most remote offshore wind farm linked to grid

First platform connected to mainland grid

Europe’s largest thermal solar power plant

First commercial wave power plant

First 600 kV power link

Longest conveyor belt

Substation in world’s tallest building

Power and automation of largest chemical cellulose plant

Automation of largest alumina plant

Largest battery

Mine hoist for largest potash mine

Largest reverse-osmosis desalination plant

Largest SCADA network

Smart GridsTechnologies in operation – Some examples

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Stockholm Royal Seaport project - Sweden An integrated approach for metropolitan areas

Focus areas

• Efficient energy use• Environmentally efficient transports• Local ecocycles• Environmental life styles• Regulatory framework

Customers

• Fortum • Stockholm Municipality

Key objectives

• Develop a world class sustainable city district• Reduce CO2 emissions to a level below 1.5

tonnes per inhabitant by 2020 • Become fossil fuel free by 2030• Adapt to climate change

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Smart Grid CenterPoint - USAImproving power reliability in Houston, Texas

Customer

CenterPoint Energy Inc., USA

Key objectives

• Improve electricity reliability and restoration capabilities

• Improve reliability by up to 30% by areas completed with full smart grid functionality

• Deployment of initial smart grid expected to be completed in 2013

ABB’s response - Smart grid Scope• Implement an Advanced Distribution

Management System (DMS)• Install remote monitoring equipment at 29

substations• Install 579 automated field switching and

monitoring devices on 226 distribution circuits• Integrate components to accomplish stated

improvements (reliability, monitoring)

CenterPoint Energy is a domestic energy delivery company with more than 2 million metered customers and a long history of service.

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Green.ch Data Center – SwitzerlandInnovative direct current power distribution system

Customer

Green.ch

Key objectives

• Maximum efficiency and minimum environmental impact of the data center

• Employ the most reliable and cost-effective technology

• Provide data center services at highest standard of output, security and environmental stewardship

ABB’s response

• A fully redundant 1 megawatt direct current (DC) power distribution solution with service level agreement

• Reaching new benchmarks in energy efficiency for data centers by increasing efficiency in electrical equipment and in the IT room

• Minimizing footprint, installation and maintenance costs

Green.ch is one of the top information and communication technology service provider in Switzerland


TOSA 2013 project - SwitzerlandNew transport mode with optimized powering system

VisionPromote new standards of public transportation and the development of relevant clean technologies

Key objectives The TOSA 2013 project aims at developing a large

urban capacity electrical bus and being free of catenary power network

The project conforms to the cleantech masterplan of the Swiss Government

Focus areas Technological innovation oriented on smartgrid and

electrical equipments Energy efficiency regarding network size and

energy consumption Environmentally efficient public transportation


Singapore’s first multi-plant district cooling network The largest and most ambitious district cooling project

Customer

Singapore District Cooling Pte Ltd

Key objectives

• Monitor and control of the first two phases of the Marina Bay District Cooling System in Singapore

ABB’s response - Smart grid Scope• Complete electrical, control and instrumentation

solution• System 800xA, which monitors and controls the

entire network of intake stations• Providing the operators with real-time information

on network and equipment performance to fine-tune production in line with demand and energy prices

• Install switchgear, transformers, motor control centers, drives and instrumentation for pressure, flow, temperature and energy metering.

Singapore District Cooling Pte Ltd owns and operates two chilled water production plants, piping network, and intake stations which are the interface between the district cooling system and the buildings.

Copenhagen’s district heating - Denmark Securing world class heating production

Customer

Metropolitan Heating Transmission Company Copenhagen

Key objectives

• Delivering the lowest CO2 emission generating heat at the lowest price for competing in the world’s first heating stock exchange

• Possibility to incorporate all kinds of renewable energy

• Providing storage capacity with large insulated tanks when there is excess power from wind and solar

ABB’s response

• Control and automation systems including a SCADA system with upgrades and maintenance

• A high degree of automation for fast, redundant communication and operation and to free time for forecasting and planning


ABB project references Fujairah combined water and power plant, UAE

Country

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Project Key Hybrid Plants Capacity of about 660 MW gross power and 100 MIGD water production

Project Key Objectives Fuel savings is the aim of the following optimization tools:

Load Scheduling, Hybrid Optimization Process Optimization, MSF Optimization RO Optimization, FD-Fan Optimization

ABB Scope 4 Gas Turbines 106 MW each, with associated Heat Recovery Steam Generators and 2 Steam Turbines 119 MW each

5 Multi Stage Flash (MSF) distiller and 1 Reverse Osmosis Plant (2 stages) with total capacity of about 463.700 m³/d

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Key objectives

• Optimize spinning reserves with increased amount of renewables

• Reduce transmission losses• Demand response (regulatory demand)

- real time price information• Optimize electricity consumption

- home automation

ABB’s response - Smart grid scope

• Development and installation of a complete IT system including:

• Automated Meter Reading (AMR)• Remote control for distributed generation (DG)• Communication infrastructure, network control

system and accounting system in a distribution network area of EnBW in Karlsruge, Germany.

Customer

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Germany

MEREGIO – Minimum Emission REGIOn - GermanyIntegrating supply and demand side

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Deutsche Telekom (T-Systems) – GermanyConverging power technologies and ICT: T-City

Partner

Deutsche Telekom (T-Systems)

Key objectives

• Equip power supply systems with communication solutions to better adjust supply and demand to each other

• Integrate renewable energy and improve overall efficiency in the T-City of Friedrichshafen with the implementation of smart grid technologies

• Provide transparency on electricity consumption and opportunity to control it

ABB’s response – Smart grid scope• Integration of Smart Meters• Integration with home automation solutions • Virtual power plant integrating distributed co-

generation plants and demand response

T-Systems, with offices in over 20 countries, ope-rates information and communi-cation technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations in all industries