Desertec Industries Enabling Desertec in EUMENA · 2010. 11. 9. · HVDC has only ~3% transmission losses per 1,000 km >90% of the world‘s population living less than 3,000 km away

Desertec IndustriesEnabling Desertec in EUMENA

13. Kölner Sonnenkolloquium

Paul van SonDesertec Industries

Cologne, 29.06.2010

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= 300 x 300 km


1912 first installed parabolic trough collector by Shuman in Meadi, Egypt (produced the equivalent of 55 horsepower)

Shuman planned to install no less than 20,250 square miles of reflectors in the Sahara

World War I and the discovery of new oil fields stopped his plans

Frank Shuman (pioneer in applying parabolic trough technology in desert):

'One thing I am sure of and that is that the human race must finally utilize direct sun power or revert to barbarism'

Plans to utilize desert power are not newSolar history


Dii to create conditions for a gradual use of energy from the MENA deserts

Pave the way for the Desertec concept

Create broad acceptance in MENA countries

Long-term target of the Desertec concept: Cover a substantial part of the MENA electricity demand and 15% of the European demand by 2050

Pragmatic approach, step-by-step

Timeline: Three years

Dii was founded in October 2009 as private sector initiative by 12 industrial companies and the Desertec foundation

In March 2010, four additional shareholders joined Dii

Broad and diverse international expertise throughout EUMENA

Based on broad acceptance

MissionSetup

Setup, mission & objectives of Dii


Dii has broad basis in international industry:17 Shareholders and 20 Associated Partners

17 Shareholders 20 Associated Partners

Shareholders and Associated Partners of Dii

In cooperation with associations and other industrial initiatives: ENTSO-E, ESTELA, OME, TRANSGREEN, MEDRING, MSP, etc.


Create a favorableregulatory / legis-lative environment

Markets for Renewable Energy from MENA

Framework for electricity industry

Framework for investments

Propose and specify concrete referenceprojects

Representative of the Desertec concept

Demonstrate systematic feasibility

Develop a long term rollout plan until 2050

Ramp up – 2020/ outlook 2050

High level 'Business plan' for desert power

Perform additionalstudies as needed, e.g.

Demand development.

Cost roadmap

Technology survey

Grid concept

etc.

Dii has four main objectives

'What has to be done to cover 15% of the European and substantially more of the MENA demand with power from sun and wind in 2050?'

Objectives of Dii until 2012


Bringing the concept to realization –Dii preplanning phase until 2012

Deliverables

Key players

Detailed description of the concept

Technical feasibility studies

Create a favorable regulatory environment

Propose and specify concrete reference projects (e.g. in MOR, TUN)

Develop a long term rollout plan until 2050

Perform additional studies as needed (e.g. grid concept)

Project realization and investments by partners and parties in the market

NGOs and Research Institutes (DLR, CoR, DESERTEC Foundation)

Various German ministries, e.g. BMU, BMWi, etc.

External stakeholders

EC, EU/MENA governments, other industrial initiatives

Shareholders and partners

Project developers

Technology providers

Investors

Concept phase Creating conditions Projects phase

2010 2012 2050

Dii roadmap


Possible electricity transmission routes for reference projects What is a Dii reference project?

Intensive talks to all other North African and Middle East countries continued

Close cooperation with relevant governments: Dii started development of reference projects

1. Reflect the key aspects of the overall Desertec concept

Identify best resource areas and adequate mix of generation (solar, wind)

Investigate benefits for MENA (local supply, jobs, knowledge transfer)

Identify robust transmission paths for export of MENA renewable energy electricity to EU

Organize offtake in EU(Art. 9, flexible cooperation mechanisms)

2. Reference project clusters to be large enough to justify grid upgrade new construction to tap best resource site areas

2-3 large site locations

Per site up to 1 GW

3. Technical, economical and regulatory roll-out potential


Is dispatchablewith storage High efficienciesRequires large amount of landNeeds direct solar radiation (sunbelt)

Only ~3% transmission loss per 1,000 kmLarge investment costs

Can operate in diffuse lightEasy to maintainRequires large amount of landNo economical electricity storage solutions available yet

Low LCOE compared to other renewablesRequires low amount of land / seaOffshore turbines challenging to install and connect to gridRequires correction of forecast deviation

Desertec concept open for all field-proven technologiesRelevant technologies to be applied for Desertec

CSP

Concentration of sunlight to generate heat / steamSteam drives turbine and generates power 2)

Conversion of wind to electricity by wind turbinesApplicable on- and offshore

Power transmission over large distances Selected reinforce-ment of existing transmission grids

Direct conversion of sunlight into electric energy Can be applied with tracking system

Wind powerPV HVDC

Des-cription

Pros & Cons

~820 MW 1) ~158 GW~20 GW ~100 GW

XX = worldwide installed capacity (status 2009)

1) With around 2 GW currently under construction 2) No steam turbine use for Stirling dish


Rising fossilfuel price

Accelerated cost degressionof CSP, PV, wind and HVDC systems

How to reach competitiveness of Renewable Energy from the deserts?

Rising environ-mental costs

Break-even of desert

power compared with conventional power:

between 2020-2030

Drivers for competitiveness of desert power


Proposals for Mediterranean grid connections strongly supports Dii’s targets

Dii will strive for viable solutions with experts from ENTSO-E, Transgreen, Offshore North Sea grid and other initiatives or institutions

Reinforcement of integrated grid infrastructure needed for EUMENA

Several bottlenecks and 'gaps' shall be solved (e.g. Pyrenees, Morocco, Tunisia-Italy, etc.)

Mediterranean grid connections

Source: MED-EMIP


Transmission bottle-necks to be solved for first reference projects in Morocco and Tunisia

1

2

Approach of MEDRING study

Spain – France

Accelerate capacity increase of link

Tunisia – Italy

Accelerate construction of a interconnection line (should allow transport of pure renewable energy)

1

2

Grid bottlenecks EU-MENA countries


HVDC has only ~3% transmission losses per 1,000 km>90% of the world‘s population living less than 3,000 km away from deserts

Connecting Desertec is not much different fromwhat has already been proven in China & Africa

HVDC transmission China HVDC transmission Congo

1,400 km 1,700 km

Connecting EUMENA

1,700 km

Technical feasibility of long-distance power transmission


Bridge the gap between costs of renewables and market prices until competitiveness is achieved

Create broad acceptance in MENA countries and establish favourable conditions for large scale investments

Power grids and markets to facilitate connection of major power sources and demand areas in EUMENA

1. Stimulation

3. Investment conditions

2. Markets / Grids

Optimal split between local and EU consumption to be determined

Dii faces three major challenges Major challenges for Dii in EUMENA


Thank you for your attention!

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Desertec Industries Enabling Desertec in EUMENA · 2010. 11. 9. · HVDC has only ~3% transmission losses per 1,000 km >90% of the world‘s population living less than 3,000 km away

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