Presentation by Alex Marshall delivered at the UKTI Renewables Webinar on the 30th May 2013. This presentation includes an outline of cogeneration technology, the benefits of embedded generation and renewable technologies including biogas, landfill gas and sewage gas to power.

2. Clarke Energy /UKTI Webinar
– Australian & Renewable
Gas Power
Alex Marshall
Group Marketing Manager
Agenda
1 Clarke Energy
2 Gas Engines
3 Technology Introduction
(CHP & renewable gas)
4 Australian Operations
5 Case studies

3. Introduction
to the
company
• Established 1989 in UK as
a engine service
company, 1998 Australia
• Turnover of £208m in
2012, approx $100m in
Australia
• 800 employees worldwide
• GE Jenbacher’s largest
distributor
• Purpose designed office &
warehouse facility in
Adelaide and Auckland
• Only service business
focused 100% on gas
power generation

4. Clarke Energy
• Has one product & one
focus: the GE gas engine
range
• GE Jenbacher
distributor & service
provider in 10 countries
• Supplied and sold over
2.7GWe of Jenbacher
facilities
• Turnkey EPC
contractor, responsibilitie
s include
– Control systems
– Civil works
– Buildings & enclosures
– Acoustics & ventilation
– Balance of plant
– Wiring & piping
• Full
maintenance, operation
& overhaul services

5. Strategy
• Distribute and utilise only
GE gas engines
• Provide added value
through best quality
engineering, installation
and maintenance
• Increase geographical
diversification
• Establish long-term
relationships with
customers
• Grow
contracted, dependable
service income

6. Structure

7. Company
history
2012
Distributor
for
Tanzania

8. Territories
& Offices

9. % Turnover 2012

10. End to
end service

11. GAS ENGINES
GE Jenbacher gas engines

13. GE Jenbacher Gas Engines
Designed solely for operation on
various gases
Power range 0.3-9.5MWe

15. Customer project
focused
Installation design
Project management
Installation works
Commissioning
Maintenance
Parts stockholding
Product quality
focused
Engine design
Engine development
Engine manufacture
Parts production

17. MW installed

18. TECHNOLOGY
An introduction to cogeneration and trigeneration – high
efficiency, low carbon power

19. Gas Engine Module Basics

20. Gas engine energy
balance

21. CHP / Cogeneration

22. Typical Heat
Recovery Circuit

23. Trigeneration

24. Why CHP & Embedded Power?
Fuel
(100%)
Electricity for
transmission
(35%)
Generation/heat
losses (65%)
Conventional Power Plant
Gas-fuelled CHP plant
90%
Efficiency
Generation/heat losses (10%)
Fuel
(100%)
Electricity (45%)
Useful Heat (45%)
Transmission Losses
(1.5%)
Supplied electricity
(efficiency) 33.5%

25. Comparison
2.08 kWh loss
4.33 kWh
1.00 kWh electricity
1.25 kWh heat
Steam turbine
Boiler
1.47 kWh
2.86 kWh
2.5 kWh
Gas
Supply
1.00 kWh electricity
0.25 kWh losses
1.25 kWh heat
CHP engine
0.669 kg CO2
0.294 kg CO2
0.963 kg CO2
0.5 kg CO2
48% CO2
reduction
42% Primary
Energy
Savings

26. BIOGAS
Renewable power

27. Biological gas
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Landfill gas Sewage Food waste
biogas
Distillery MBT-AD Agricultural
biogas
Efflluent
MWe
868.9 MWe
renewable
power installed
globally
60+ MWe
renewable
power installed
in Australia

28. Biogas

29. Landfill gas

30. Wood gas

31. AUSTRALIAN
OPERATIONS

33. Operation &
Maintenance
• 17 sites under full operation
and or maintenenace
• 95 units with generating
capacity 171MW
• Balance of circa 140+ units
on various forms of service
contracts
• Approaching 4 million +
operational hours in
Australia
• Safety conscious
culture, training, processes
and improvement

34. Spare Parts
Holding
• $5 million of stock in
Australia
• 4 spare engines
• 3 spare alternators
• Service exchange parts i.e.
cylinder heats, con
rod, water pumps etc

35. Factory
trained
technicians
• 30 power station site-based
operational staff around
Australia
• 17 mobile field service
technicians

36. CASE STUDIES

37. Bolivar
WWTP, Adela
ide
Sewage gas
3 x JMS616
7.2MWe

38. Mandurah
Biogas
Plant, WA
Biogas from waste
1 x JGC 420 GS – BL
1.4MWe

39. Werribee
Water
Treatment
Sewage gas
7 x 1MWe

40. Sydney
Water Treat
Plants
Sewage gas
6 sites
5.5 MWe total

41. Perth Airport
Natural gas
2 x J320 (2MWe)
Trigeneration

42. Central
Park, Sydney
Natural gas
1.1MWe
Trigeneration

43. Mount Isa
43MWe Natural gas power
station

44. alex.marshall@clarke-energy.com
+44 7917 066 242
Power House
Senator Point
South Boundary Road Knowsley
Industrial Park Liverpool
L33 7RR
Building 1
2-4 Stirling Street
Thebarton
Adelaide 5031
+44 (0)151 546 4446