Paul Ryan, P.E., EVP
Conceptual Engineering
Financing
Construction Management
Commissioning
Maintenance & Operations
Project Development
Engineer / Procurement
Ownership
DCO Energy, LLC
• Vertically Integrated
• Developers – Equity & Financing
• Engineering
• EPC Contractor
• Owner
• Operator
• 300+ Employees
• ENR Top 400 Contractors for past decade
DCO Experience
Our Proven Track Record:
• Successfully developed numerous “bank financeable”energy projects
• Brings equity and financing for energy projects• Provides EPC Wrap - Bonds and Guarantees
DBOOM & EPC (in-house) 800 Million over 24 Projects
3rd Party EPC 600 Million over 15 Projects
Energy Issues Facing Tropical Islands
• High Cost of Energy - 35-50¢/kw
• Aging Infrastructure – Need for Replacement
• Blackouts
• Power Blips –Voltage Regulation Issues
Latest Article from the Bahamas Tribune: 200 million power plant needed to meet demand.
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/aug/29/200m-power-plant-needed-meet-demand/
• Bahamas
• Cable Beach – Centrally located on New Providence Island
• Direct access (~ 4.5 km) to deep, cold water via the Northeast Providence Channel/Tongue of the Ocean
OTE BM –SWAC Project
New West BayStreet
Long Cay
Baha Mar Resort Construction
Goodman’s Bay Park
Cable Beach
OTE BM – SWAC ProjectProvide Sea Water District Cooling to New Baha Mar $3.4B Mega Resort
• 400 Hectares (988 acres)
• Four New Hotels (2,250 rooms)
• 3.5 Million SF of Air Conditioned space
• Golf course, Convention Center, theCaribbean’s largest casino
Baha Mar Resort - Cooling Requirements
• 9,800 tons of peak cooling required
• 76% capacity factor
• 65,000,000 ton-hrs of cooling annually
• 48,750 MWh of electricity – 22 million cost for conventional chiller plant
Excellent Candidate for SWAC
SWACSystemOverview• Intake pipe – 3,300 ft deep
• Pump station
• Vertical Turbine Pumps
• Pumped main
• Titanium Heat Exchangers
• Discharge Pipe
• Discharge Wells
EPC Guarantees
• 100% Payment and Performance Bond
• Capacity Guarantee
• Efficiency Guarantee
• Reliability Guarantee
• Schedule Guarantee
EPC Areas of RiskSWAC – Intake Pipe Route - Terrain
• Intake Pipe Route Terrain
• 1200 ft drop off at cliff
• Changes of direction in canyon
• Sunken Barge
• Rock outcrops
• Existing marine cable crossings
• Shallow water trenching and anchoring for hurricanes
• Installation of pipeline during hurricane season
SWAC Energy Reduction Benefits
• Electricity savings in excess of 90% compared to conventional air conditioning
• Annual CO2 emissions reduced by 41,000+ tons
• Annual Oil consumption reduced by >98,000 bbl
• Improves energy security for the entire New
Providence community