Presentation by Bushveld Energy at the African Solar Energy Forum in Accra, Ghana on 16 October 2019. The presentation covers four topics:
1) Overview of energy storage uses and technologies, including their current states of maturity;
2) Benefits to combining solar PV with storage, especially battery energy storage systems (BESS)
3) Examples from Bushveld’s experience in combining BESS with PV for commercial and industrial customers;
4) Introduction to Bushveld and its approach to BESS projects.
Multiple Energy Storage Technologies are being developed & are maturing, Gensol did an analysis of 1635 Energy Storage Projects developed globally to come up with which technology has captured market share.
The presentation also has multiple case studies.
It Describes about needs of energy storage and variations in energy demand.Energy storage is an important solution to get uninterrupted,flexible and reliable power supply. Energy storage can reduce the drawbacks of intermittent resources by storing the excess energy when the sun shine is more and it is utilized during night time.
This presentation outlines the different storage technology options available to cope up with the intermittent nature of the Renewable energy like wind and solar.
As the penetration of renewable generation increased, it
had become obvious that the variability of these sources
and the fact that renewables are not always available when
the power is needed, were becoming a problem. As a
consequence, fossil-based operating reserves are required to
augment renewable generation to ensure reliability. Energy
storage can provide a superior solution to the variability
problem when compared to fossil-based generation, while
also improving the availability of renewables to provide
electricity upon demand. Energy storage is a flexible
resource for grid operators that can deliver a range of
grid services quickly and efficiently. The rapid growth of
policy mandates and incentives for renewable generation
and, more recently, for energy storage, the need for
modernization of the grid infrastructure, and the desire to
decarbonize the economy, are the principal drivers behind
the renewed interest in energy storage.
Multiple Energy Storage Technologies are being developed & are maturing, Gensol did an analysis of 1635 Energy Storage Projects developed globally to come up with which technology has captured market share.
The presentation also has multiple case studies.
It Describes about needs of energy storage and variations in energy demand.Energy storage is an important solution to get uninterrupted,flexible and reliable power supply. Energy storage can reduce the drawbacks of intermittent resources by storing the excess energy when the sun shine is more and it is utilized during night time.
This presentation outlines the different storage technology options available to cope up with the intermittent nature of the Renewable energy like wind and solar.
As the penetration of renewable generation increased, it
had become obvious that the variability of these sources
and the fact that renewables are not always available when
the power is needed, were becoming a problem. As a
consequence, fossil-based operating reserves are required to
augment renewable generation to ensure reliability. Energy
storage can provide a superior solution to the variability
problem when compared to fossil-based generation, while
also improving the availability of renewables to provide
electricity upon demand. Energy storage is a flexible
resource for grid operators that can deliver a range of
grid services quickly and efficiently. The rapid growth of
policy mandates and incentives for renewable generation
and, more recently, for energy storage, the need for
modernization of the grid infrastructure, and the desire to
decarbonize the economy, are the principal drivers behind
the renewed interest in energy storage.
Overview of Energy storage Technologies, Why we need to use Energy storage system, Case studies , The future of Energy storage systems and Development of Energy Storage systems, Brief discription of each system mentioning its advantages and disadvantages.
This document is about the Importance of Energy Storage, how to the energy can be stored and the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of Energy storage elements
Energy storage system can actually store energy and use the stored energy whenever the need arises.
As the need for clean energy arises, the need to replace current existing power plants have become a global issue.
NEED OF ENERGY STORAGE
Supply and Demand mismatch
Utilize storage for peak periods.
Reliable power supply.
Reduce the need for new generation capacity.
Electrical vehicles
Emergency support.
Energy storage systems are the set of methods and technologies used to store various forms of energy.
There are many different forms of energy storage
Batteries: a range of electrochemical storage solutions, including advanced chemistry batteries, flow batteries, and capacitors
Mechanical Storage: other innovative technologies to harness kinetic or gravitational energy to store electricity
Compressed Air: utilize compressed air to create energy reserves. Electricity can be converted into hydrogen by electrolysis. The hydrogen can be then stored and eventually re-electrified.
Pumped hydro-power: creates energy reserves by using gravity and the manipulation of water elevation
Thermal: capturing heat or cold to create energy
The choice of energy storage technology is typically dictated by application, economics, integration within the system, and the availability of resources.
Key Drivers for Energy Storage
Technological advancements and decrease in costs
Evolution of utility needs (rise of variable renewable generation)
Increasing customer choice and engagement
Policy and regulatory shifts
These slides presents on introduction to energy storage devices. Later of the class the modelling and control aspects are also going to be presented in some other slides.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) – an overview of the basicsBushveld Energy
Presentation by Bushveld Energy on the basics of energy storage, specifically large scale batteries at the 6th Annual Africa Power Roundtable, hosted by Webber Wentzel in Sandton, South Africa on 10 April 2018.
Battery and Super Capacitor based Hybrid Energy Storage System (BSHESS)Er. Raju Bhardwaj
The aim of this presentation includes that battery and super capacitor devices as key storage technology for their excellent properties in terms of power density, energy density, charging and discharging cycles, life span and a wide operative temperature rang etc. Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) by battery and super capacitor has the advantages compare to conventional battery energy storage system (BESS). This ppt describes the hybrid energy storage system that is suitable for use in renewable sources like solar, wind and can be used for remote or backup energy storage systems in absence of a working power grid.
This ppt based on my research work in the field of "Energy Storage Technologies(EST) and Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS)".
The installation of battery energy storage in behind-the-meter applications is poised for exponential growth over the next few years. Batteries can be combined with solar to form grid-connected microgrids meaning that these assets can be used for economic benefit when the grid is operating and then provide resiliency during grid outages. The key to making such hybrid systems economically viable is to stack revenue from multiple applications, such as peak demand charge reduction, energy arbitrage, providing ancillary services to the grid, and participating in demand response programs, among others.
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Presentation from 2018 Africa Energy Forum on the applications of flow batteries in Africa. The document focuses on vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology and looks at the true hybrid solar + storage micro-grid and utility use cases in particular.
Solving Energy Storage Challenges Offshore - Offshore Europe 2017 Cinema Seminar - Dr. David Blood, Parker Hannifin
Energy storage is big news, following the UK government’s announcement to establish a center for battery research and plans to reduce or shift electricity use to creating a smarter, more flexible energy system.
Moving rig-based diesel gen sets to a new hybrid technology might sound like a step too far. But using battery storage alongside existing power systems is not a huge leap, with the potential to reduce fuel, operations and maintenance costs, whilst improving power quality.
This technical seminar for oil and gas professionals was run by Parker at Offshore Europe 2017. It covers the potential applications and benefits of energy storage, an overview of micro-grids and how to overcome potential challenges. The presentation also features some case study examples.
Learn more: http://solutions.parker.com/OE17_Contact
Overview of Energy storage Technologies, Why we need to use Energy storage system, Case studies , The future of Energy storage systems and Development of Energy Storage systems, Brief discription of each system mentioning its advantages and disadvantages.
This document is about the Importance of Energy Storage, how to the energy can be stored and the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of Energy storage elements
Energy storage system can actually store energy and use the stored energy whenever the need arises.
As the need for clean energy arises, the need to replace current existing power plants have become a global issue.
NEED OF ENERGY STORAGE
Supply and Demand mismatch
Utilize storage for peak periods.
Reliable power supply.
Reduce the need for new generation capacity.
Electrical vehicles
Emergency support.
Energy storage systems are the set of methods and technologies used to store various forms of energy.
There are many different forms of energy storage
Batteries: a range of electrochemical storage solutions, including advanced chemistry batteries, flow batteries, and capacitors
Mechanical Storage: other innovative technologies to harness kinetic or gravitational energy to store electricity
Compressed Air: utilize compressed air to create energy reserves. Electricity can be converted into hydrogen by electrolysis. The hydrogen can be then stored and eventually re-electrified.
Pumped hydro-power: creates energy reserves by using gravity and the manipulation of water elevation
Thermal: capturing heat or cold to create energy
The choice of energy storage technology is typically dictated by application, economics, integration within the system, and the availability of resources.
Key Drivers for Energy Storage
Technological advancements and decrease in costs
Evolution of utility needs (rise of variable renewable generation)
Increasing customer choice and engagement
Policy and regulatory shifts
These slides presents on introduction to energy storage devices. Later of the class the modelling and control aspects are also going to be presented in some other slides.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) – an overview of the basicsBushveld Energy
Presentation by Bushveld Energy on the basics of energy storage, specifically large scale batteries at the 6th Annual Africa Power Roundtable, hosted by Webber Wentzel in Sandton, South Africa on 10 April 2018.
Battery and Super Capacitor based Hybrid Energy Storage System (BSHESS)Er. Raju Bhardwaj
The aim of this presentation includes that battery and super capacitor devices as key storage technology for their excellent properties in terms of power density, energy density, charging and discharging cycles, life span and a wide operative temperature rang etc. Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) by battery and super capacitor has the advantages compare to conventional battery energy storage system (BESS). This ppt describes the hybrid energy storage system that is suitable for use in renewable sources like solar, wind and can be used for remote or backup energy storage systems in absence of a working power grid.
This ppt based on my research work in the field of "Energy Storage Technologies(EST) and Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS)".
The installation of battery energy storage in behind-the-meter applications is poised for exponential growth over the next few years. Batteries can be combined with solar to form grid-connected microgrids meaning that these assets can be used for economic benefit when the grid is operating and then provide resiliency during grid outages. The key to making such hybrid systems economically viable is to stack revenue from multiple applications, such as peak demand charge reduction, energy arbitrage, providing ancillary services to the grid, and participating in demand response programs, among others.
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Energy storage is big news, following the UK government’s announcement to establish a center for battery research and plans to reduce or shift electricity use to creating a smarter, more flexible energy system.
Moving rig-based diesel gen sets to a new hybrid technology might sound like a step too far. But using battery storage alongside existing power systems is not a huge leap, with the potential to reduce fuel, operations and maintenance costs, whilst improving power quality.
This technical seminar for oil and gas professionals was run by Parker at Offshore Europe 2017. It covers the potential applications and benefits of energy storage, an overview of micro-grids and how to overcome potential challenges. The presentation also features some case study examples.
Learn more: http://solutions.parker.com/OE17_Contact
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3) Is there a greenfield pipeline of bankable projects?
4) Who is likely to finance these assets?
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1) Review the supply and demand landscape for vanadium;
2) Cover the balance of vanadium exports and imports in China, South Africa and Brazil;
3) Analyse capital, operation and long-term costs of Li-ion vs VRFB technologies;
4) Discuss when vanadium batteries are a more efficient choice over lithium, including costs;
5) Illustrate how Bushveld is taking advantage of vanadium opportunities.
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• Arguments for why South Africa is uniquely positioned to benefit in the global success of VRFBs.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system
• Copatiable with IDM8000 CCR
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
Application
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface.
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system.
• Compatible with IDM8000 CCR.
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
• Easy in configuration using DIP switches.
1. Bushveld Energy
Energy Storage Systems and
Technology
Africa Solar Energy Forum, presentation by Bushveld Energy
16 October 2019
Accra, Ghana
2. 22
A little about myself…
• CEO and Co-Founder of Bushveld Energy, an
energy storage solutions company and part of
London-listed Bushveld Minerals, a large,
vertically integrated, vanadium company in SA
• Since 2015, BE is focused on vanadium redox
flow battery (VRFB) technology, developing
projects across Africa and establishing
manufacturing in South Africa
• Chair of Board of South Africa Energy Storage
Association (SAESA)
• Chair the Energy Storage Committee for
Vanitec, the global association of vanadium
producers
• Previously a consultant in Russia and across
Africa, focusing on power sector strategy and
project delivery, and co-author of 2015 report
“Brighter Africa”
SOURCE: Bushveld Energy; www.saesa.org.za; www.vanitec.org
3. 33
We will cover four topics relating to the integration of solar and energy
storage
A. Overview of energy storage uses and technologies,
including their current states of maturity
B. Benefits to combining solar PV with storage, especially
battery energy storage systems (BESS)
C. Examples from Bushveld’s experience in combining
BESS with PV for commercial and industrial customers
D. Introduce Bushveld and our approach to BESS projects
A
B
C
D
4. 44
Stationary energy storage
usage parallels that of
transmission lines, which
move electricity from one
location to another.
Similarly, energy storage
moves electricity from one
time to another.
Different types of storage
and storage technologies
are relevant for different
applications, often
determined by the
amount of time stored
energy that is required.
While storage is needed
to stabilise and make
variable generation from
solar and wind
dispatchable (or “base
load”), the value of
storage goes far beyond
supporting renewable
energy
Orange boxes: Storage services directly supporting renewable energy integration
Types of power sector applications of stationary energy storage
Bulk energy
services
Electric
energy time-
shift
(arbitrage)
Electric supply
capacity
Ancillary
services
Frequency
regulation
Spinning, non
spinning and
supplemental
reserves
Voltage
Support
Black start
Transmission
infrastructure
services
Transmission
upgrade
deferral
Transmission
congestion
relief
Distribution
infrastructure
services
Distribution
upgrade
deferral
Voltage
support
Customer
energy
management
services
Power quality
Power
reliability
Retail electric
energy time-
shift
Demand
charge
management
Increased self-
consumption
of Solar PV
Off-grid
Solar home
systems
Mini-grids:
System
stability
services
Mini grids:
Facilitating
high share of
VRE
A. Stationary energy storage offers many benefits to a power system many
of which support renewable energy
SOURCE: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
A
5. 55
Powerrequirement
1 GW
100 MW
10 MW
1 MW
100 kW
10 kW
1 kW
Microsecond Second Minute Hour Day Week Season
Discharge Duration
Voltage
regulation
Frequency
regulation
Off-grid
utility scale
Off-grid /end-user
self consumption
Small scale
wind, PV, grid
support
Large scale wind,
PV, grid support
Loadfollowing
T&D
deferral
Inter-seasonal
storageArbitrage
Blackstart
Seasonal
storage
Stationary storage applications
• Power is measured in
watts (kW, MW, GW)
• Energy is measured in
watt-hours (kWh, MWh,
GWh)
A. One way to envision how energy storage can be used is by the required
storage duration and whether power or energy is the priority
SOURCE: Parsons Engineering
A
6. 66
1 GW
100 MW
10 MW
1 MW
100 kW
10 kW
1 kW
Microsecond Second Minute Hour Day Week Season
Discharge Duration
A. One way to envision how energy storage can be used is by the required
storage duration and whether power or energy is the priority
SOURCE: Parsons Engineering
GenerationEnduserT&D
Supercapacitors
Battery (BESS)
Hydrogen
Compressed
Air Storage
(CAES)
Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS)
Flywheel
• Energy storage design,
configuration and technology
selection are based on the
combination of power and site
energy requirements;
• The flexibility of battery
technologies is what makes them
so attractive;
Molten Salt
Thermal
Storage
A
Stationary storage applications
Powerrequirement
7. 77
Technology
Average Project
Power Capacity (MW)
Average
Discharge
Duration
(Hours)
Average Round-
Trip Efficiency
Estimated Cycle
Life
Advanced Lead-Acid
Battery
.1 – 25 MW 1 50 – 85% 3,000 – 4,500
Compressed Air 25 – 250 MW 4 – 12 65 - 75% 15,000 – 25,000
Flow Battery .5 – 100 MW 3 – 10 65 – 85% 5,000 – 15,000
Flywheel .5 – 25 MW 0.1 – 0.5 90% 100,000 +
Lithium-ion Battery .1 – 100 MW 0.5 – 5 85 – 95% 500 - 10,000
NaS Battery 1 – 100 MW 6 75 – 90% 2-000 - 6,000
Hydrogen / power to
gas
1 – 100 MW N/A 35 – 50% N/A
Pumped Hydro
Storage
50 – 500 MW 4 – 12 70 - 80% 15,000 – 25,000
Ultracapacitor .1 – 25 MW 0.1 70 – 95% 100,000 +
A. Besides suitability for certain applications, energy storage technologies
vary in their technical performance and life-span
SOURCE: Navigant Research
A
8. 88
Pumped hydro is the
most prominent energy
storage technology to
date, accounting for
99% of energy storage
deployed. While already
cheap, pumped hydro
has many limitations,
including:
• Requiring specific
topography that
limits possible
locations (with many
ideal locations
already taken)
• High upfront capital
costs with
economics that only
make sense at large
scale
• Significant
environmental impact
and water usage
• No flexibility
Technological and commercial viability of energy storage technologies
Technology 2018-2021 2022-2027 Beyond 2027
Advanced Lead-Acid Medium Medium Low
CAES Low Medium Medium
Flow Batteries Medium High High
Flywheel Low Medium Medium
Li-ion High High High
NaS Medium Low Low
Power-to-Gas Low Medium Medium
Pumped Hydro Medium Medium Low
Ultracapacitors Low Low Low
Next Generation
Advanced Batteries
Low Medium Medium
A. Multiple technologies are already commercially viable, although lithium
and flow batteries are regarded as most viable for the next 10-15 years
SOURCE: Navigant Research
A
9. 99
B. Adding PV to an off-grid installation creates challenges that can be
solved by adding a BESS
SOURCE: Bushveld Energy
Overview of technical configuration
LoadAC
BESSDC
PVDC string
InverterAC
Site controller
(Modbus)
• Typically, off-grid loads are
powered by diesel or HFO
generators that produce
expensive and CO2 intensive
energy;
• Increasing, solar PV can be
added to displace some of
the thermal generation;
• This raises technical
challenges that these
generators were not designed
to address, including rapid
response to voltage changes
from the PV;
• Rapid response capabilities
of BESS cover these
technical issues and can
provide a reference frame.
Context to off-grid example
In this scenario, addition of a BESS allows for solar PV to produce
20-25% of the energy needed by the site
B
Generator 250 kVa
Transformer
PVDC string
10. 1010
B. By adding a long duration battery to the PV, with 4-6 hours of storage, the
amount of energy provided by PV can be increased to 70-90%
-400
-200
0
200
400
600
800
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
PV generation
TSC load
VRFB dis/charge
kW/hour
Daily PV generation, BESS usage and customer load profile with long duration storage
• In this scenario, PV is built not to the energy rather than power requirements of the electrical load, allowing
for 70-90% of the total electricity requirements to be powered by solar energy;
• A long duration battery will be used, with recharge time from the solar PV the major constraint;
• Power of PV will typically by 5-7 times the load size and battery will be 2-3 times;
• Solution offers cheaper and cleaner electricity for 3-4 times the amount of installing PV alone.
PV generation
Electrical load
BESS dis/charging
B
SOURCE: Bushveld Energy
11. 1111
• Grid-connected site adds a
500kW / 2MWh VRFB and
1.5MW of PV
• Combined solution allows for
greater demand charge
reduction
o BESS/ VRFB can be
recharged more during the
day without triggering a max
demand level
o Improvement of ~90% over
pure VRFB solution
o Standard time energy
consumption increases, as
well, however
o BESS/VRFB utilitsation
increases from 154 to 172%
(i.e. 1.72 daily cycles)
B. For grid-connected systems, combing PV and BESS leads to better
economic than deployment of either independently (1/2)
Site load profile, combination of grid, PV and VRFB power supplyContext and analysis
SOURCE: Bushveld Energy
kW/hour
-500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Pv Gx Load VRFB activity Grid demand
0%
100% State of charge,
%
Max demand reduction of 500 kW
B
Max monthly demand
Max demand reduction
CASE STUDY
12. 1212
B. For grid-connected systems, combing PV and BESS leads to better
economic than deployment of either independently (2/2)
B
• Lower electricity purchased from utility
• Reduce generator usage
• Reduce load at peak tariff times
• Increase load at off-peak times
• Reduce maximum demand charge
• Reduce size of interconnection
• Reduce reactive power supplied to grid
• Clean up grid power quality
• Provide back-up power to intermittent grid
• Supply uninterrupted power for critical loads
PV only BESS only
More value
if combined
SOURCE: Bushveld Energy
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B. The objective is to aggregate, or “stack,” as many storage value streams
as possible to improve economics
Illustrative exaple of value “stacking” to quantify total value
SOURCE: LAZARD’S LEVELIZED COST OF STORAGE—VERSION 2.0
Although simple in theory,
actual stacking requires
significant analysis of
questions such as:
• How many of the
values can one system
perform?
• To what degree can
each value be captured
(e.g. 50%, 80%)?
• How will multiple
implications impact the
battery’s cost (e.g.
inverter, software) and
lifetime (e.g. cycles,
stage of charge)?
• How to value future
cost increases?
B
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C. Bushveld is building a commercial hybrid solar PV plus VRFB mini-grid in
South Africa
• A grid-connected mine in South
Africa consuming ~12MW on a flat
hourly profile;
• The mine enjoys some of the
cheapest electricity prices in the
work, based on Eskom’s Megaflex
tariff;
• The tariff charges much more in
the mornings and early evening, a
medium level tariff during the day
with the lowest prices coming at
night;
• The Eskom tariff is increasing by at
least 25% over the next 3 years
and reliability of supply is
deteriorating.
Project design and financialsProject context
• Project design
• 1 MW next mini-grid consisting of 2.5 MW DC PV
and 1MW/4MWh VRFB energy storage;
• Mini-grid sized to stay under the regulatory licensing
requirement and only provides ~8% of the mine’s
energy;
• Economics are based on cheaper solar energy,
avoiding peak tariff times, reducing demand charges
and charging the VRFB twice per day (from PV in the
day and cheap grid energy at night);
• Mine signs 20-year PPA for energy provided by the
mini-grid that off-sets grid energy and tariff costs;
• Project financials
• Funded with 65% debt from a South African bank;
• Equity IRR in mid teens, despite higher than typical
equity portion;
• Excludes carbon credits benefits.
• Project can be scaled 10x if successful
and generation license can be obtained
• Many other similar opportunities exist
across South Africa
SOURCE: Bushveld Energy
C
CASE STUDY
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C. At another commercial project we are developing, stacking the values
from multiple benefits is key to making the project viable
• Medium sized South African electricity
customer with a flat profile of ~6MW.
• Customer buys electricity direct from the
municipal utility. The electricity tariff has some
unique structures that are favourable for both
solar PV and batteries
• 9 hours of standard time pricing during
the day of USD 0.07 - 0.10 / kWh
• Winter peak time lasts for 5 hours per
day, with electricity prices above
USD0.27/kWh;
• The winter peak to off-peak ratio is
4.7:1 and 1.9:1 the rest of year;
• Customer has a very low power factor
(under 0.5) and is charged nearly twice
for peak demand.
• Additional network challenges create further
incentives for partial self-supply:
• Power quality from the grid exhibits
significant voltage fluctuations;
• Risk of future grid deterioration with
load-shedding or grid collapse, leading to
unquantified benefits of back-up power
and critical load UPD.
Preliminary results of analysisContext
1 VRFB can achieve peak power of 600kW for the first 1200kW of discharge
SOURCE: SAB; Bushveld Energy analysis
350,000
180,000
135,000
45,000
710,000
0 250000 500000 750000
Solar PV alone
Energy arbitrage
Power factor correction
Power quality
improvement
Total offset in Year 1
2MW of PV with 5MWh storage offsets over $700k in energy costs
USD per annum
Insights from case study:
• Adding long duration BESS to PV doubles the savings to the
customer;
• The importance of including BESS increases to de-risk changes
in future tariff design;
• This project could be structured as an IPP, with an energy sale to
the customer, earning an IRR of over 15%, while offering further
C
CASE STUDY
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C. As an energy storage developer, we run into multiple obstacle to greater
BESS deployment
Current barriers to BESS deployment in SA and Africa overall
1. Regulatory
– Uncertainty over how storage is classified and regulated (e.g. generation or not, role
in IRP, etc.);
– Inability to “monetise” all possible benefits (e.g. inability to calculate the value of a
benefit, no regulatory framework to charge for certain benefits);
– Absence of national policy on energy storage, especially for a “learning phase”;
2. Lack of awareness
– Move to PV + liquid fuel in off-grid rather than “leapfrog” to PV + BESS + liquid fuel
back up;
– Complexity due to terminology and diversity of technologies (e.g. kW vs kWh);
– Lack of skills or tools (or awareness of tools) to accurately model both costs and
benefits;
3. Cost
– Many possible applications are not commercially viable either due to low / non-cost
reflective electricity prices or high battery costs;
– High cost and low availability of financing for BESS. According to Bloomberg, 95% of
BESS installations to date have been balance sheet financed;
4. Other
– Perceived and actual technology risk (e.g. guarantees);
– Absence of standards on safety, integration, etc.
C
NOT EXHAUSTIVE
SOURCE: Bushveld Energy
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D. Bushveld is an integrated vanadium-based platform which spans from
extraction to manufacturing to deployment
An energy storage solutions provider, exclusively focused on
vanadium based energy storage systems
• Electrolyte
manufacturing
• Use own primary
processing
capacity and
knowledge for low
cost production
• Create new
business models
for electrolyte
supply
• Vanadium Redox
Flow Battery
(VRFB) Assembly
& manufacturing
• Investment in
VRFB original
equipment
manufacturers
(OEMs)
• MW scale energy
storage project
development
• Direct sales into
large mandates &
tenders
• Investment into
hybrid IPPs under
PPAs
A low cost, vertically integrated primary
vanadium producer
• Largest primary
vanadium resource
base in the world
(485 Mt) with tier 1
V2O5 grades
• 3 deposits, well
serviced with
logistics
infrastructure
• Large, low cost, flexible
& scalable vanadium
processing facilities
• 2018 production – 2,560
mtV, targeting growth to
8,400mtV
• Focus on expansion and
enhancement of
brownfield operations
• Logistics links to various
Bushveld Complex
deposits
MINING PROCESSING CHEMICALS DEPLOYMENTMANUFACTURING
• A primary vanadium platform with downstream
integration into energy storage
• Operating out of South Africa, listed in London,
with a ~$350m market capitalization
SOURCE: Bushveld Energy
D
18. 1818SOURCE: UET; Eskom; Bushveld Energy
• Peak DC capacity of just under
05.MWh, located at Eskom’s
Research & Technology micro-
grid site
• Project development by
Bushveld Energy and IDC
• Integration performed by
Bushveld Energy, with VRFB
from UniEnergy Technologies
• Eskom’s operational objectives
for the VRFB:
- Minimum load shifting;
- Wind smoothing;
- Solar smoothing;
- Improved power quality;
- Micro-grid black-start;
- A combination of the above
(including cannibalisation);
- Other applications, as to be
determined.
Context to project
• Eskom and the World Bank have announced a
programme to procure 1400MWh of near-term
energy storage in South Africa;
• Everyone new if welcome to visit, whenever
you are in the Johannesburg area;
D. Our first deployment was commissioned with Eskom earlier this yearD
Bushveld Energy’s 450kWhDCpeak VRFB at Eskom
CASE STUDY
19. 1919Source: IRENA; IEEE Spectrum: “It’s Big and Long-Lived, and It Won’t Catch Fire: The Vanadium Redox-Flow Battery”, 26 October 2017
V2+/V3+
V4+/V5+
D. We support the vanadium redox flow technology because of its technical
benefits and our ability to supply its most expensive component
• Long lifespan cycles: Ability to repeatedly
charge / discharge over 35,000 times for a
lifespan of over 20 years
• 100% depth of discharge: Without
performance degradation is unique to VRFBs
• Lowest cost per kWh when fully used at least
once daily
• Safe, with no fire risk from thermal runaway
• 100% of vanadium is re-usable upon
decommissioning of the system
• Scalable capacity to store large quantities of
energy
• Flexibility: Allows capture of the multi-stacked
value of energy storage in grid applications
• Very fast response time of less than 70ms
• No cross-contamination: Only one battery
element, unique among flow batteries
How does a flow battery work? Major benefits of Vanadium Redox Flow (VRFB)
D
20. 2020
D. The vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is the cost-effective
battery solution for long-duration, daily storage
Notes: VRFB 1,5 cycles LCOS takes Lazard’s VRFB LCOS and adjusts for 1.5 full daily cycles, rather than the 1 cycle assumed; T&D stands for Transmission and
Distribution use case
Source: Lazard’s Levelised Cost of Energy Storage Analysis – Version 4.0 (November 2018); Bushveld Energy analysis
The vanadium redox flow battery is the ideal heavy-duty
solution when daily energy shifting of 4 - 8 hours is need or one
or more full charge / discharge cycles are required
D
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D. The VRFB technology uses a reversible “oxidation reduction” reaction
that leads to no degradation from use – unlike other BESS technologies
Source: ITP BATTERY TEST CENTRE REPORT 5, September 2018; Sumitomo Electric, April 2019
Most BESS technologies, such as lithium ion, degrade
from use
Data from ITP’s “Lithium Ion
Battery Test Centre program
involves performance testing of
conventional and emerging battery
technologies. The aim of the testing
is to independently verify battery
performance (capacity fade and
round-trip efficiency) against
manufacturers’ claims.”
VRFB performance has been proven to have minimal
performance degradation
Three year data
from Sumitomo’s
60MWh battery
with HEPCO, in
Hokkaido, Japan
D
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• 15MW BESS co-located with a 30MW on-shore
wind farm caught fire in 2012;
• Flames destroyed the battery and portions of the
wind farm after a 7 hour fire;
• BESS manufacturer went bankrupt 2 years later.
Advanced
lead acid
Hawaii, USA
• In 2011, a battery, installed with a utility, “exploded;”
• NGK, once called “the most bankable” BESS,
halted battery production;
• The technology has since slowed in deployment.
Sodium
sulphur / NAS
Joso City,
Japan
Description of site and incident
BESS
technology Location
Companies
involved
SOURCE: www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-the-fire-at-an-aps-battery-facility,
www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/exploding-sodium-sulfur-batteries-from-ngk-energy-storage,
news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/12/18/2018121800178.html, www.sbiztoday.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=2816,
www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/engie-investigates-source-of-belgian-battery-blaze, www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/what-we-know-
and-dont-know-about-the-fire-at-an-aps-battery-facility
• 16 BESS fires occurred in 2017 and 2018;
• Government ordered shutdown half of ~1300MWh
of BESS in the country;
• All systems were supplied by LG or Samsung;
Lithium ion South Korea,
multiple
• Containerised battery went into a fire at Engie’s
battery testing facility in late 2017;
• The facility was fully equipped with fire detection
and extinguishing systems that “failed to extinguish
the flames”;
Lithium ion Drogenbos,
Belgium
• An “explosion” at a grid-connected 2WM/2MWh
battery site of Arizona’s power utility in 2019;
• “No cause has been named for the fire…that sent
four firefighters to the hospital;”
• The utility “grounded its energy storage operations
while the investigation continues”.
Lithium ion Arizona, USA
D. While lithium and other large batteries are known for their fire issues,
VRFBs offer a safe alternative (1/2)
NOT EXHAUSTIVE
D
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D. While lithium and other large batteries are known for their fire issues,
VRFBs offer a safe alternative (2/2)
SOURCE: “Energy Storage System Safety: Vanadium Redox Flow Vs. Lithium-Ion,” June 2017, Energy Response Solutions, Inc., www.energyresponsesolutions.com,
https://www.dnvgl.com/publications/considerations-for-energy-storage-systems-fire-safety-89415
Analysis of typical hazards by BESS type
What is
your risk
tolerance?
D
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D. It is not surprising that there are hundreds of VRFBs deployed globally,
including the largest battery currently under construction
The largest battery currently under construction of any
technology in any location is a vanadium redox flow battery
Source: RongKe Power
D