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Ne w T e c hnologie s Ne w T e c hnologie s & Applic ations & Applic ations for for On- - Site Powe r Site Powe r On Ge ne r ation Ge ne r ation E GSA Confe re nc e L ar r y Osgood Sa va nna h, GA Propa ne E duc a tion & Ma rc h 19, 2007 Re se ar c h Counc il

Propa ne Counc il - Introduc tion • 1996, Pr opane E duc ation and Re se ar c h Ac t • 21- me mbe r boar d. GPA & NPGA appoint • 5/ 10ths of a c e nt pe r gallon, odor ize d pr opane • $44 million budge t in 2007 Mission: “ T o Pr omote the safe , e ffic ie nt use of pr opane as a pr e fe r r e d e ne r gy r e sour c e ” www.pr opane c ounc il.or g

Re se a rc h & De ve lopme nt T o inve st in ne w te c hnologie s and to foste r industr y pr ac tic e s that will: • Br ing innovative pr oduc ts and se r vic e s to pr opane c ustome r s, • Impr ove the pr oduc tivity and e c onomic vitality of the pr opane industr y, and • Pr ovide gr e ate r value to pr opane c onsume r s. www.pr opane c ounc il.or g/ r d

Distribute d Ge ne ra tion Prog ra m • F ue l c e lls • Mic r o- tur bine s • E ngine ge ne r ator se ts • Standar d • Hybrid (sola r, wind, . . .) • CHP • Mic r o- CHP Pr opane 5 kW he a vy- duty c ha rg ing syste m www.propa ne c ounc il.org / rd/ distr_powe r_g e n.html

Why Use Pr opane / L PG for On- site DG F ue l? • E a sily tr a nspor ta ble • High e ne r gy de nsity, liquid for m • E a sily stor e d on site • Can be stor e d unde r gr ound • Not a gr ound c ontaminant • Se lf pre ssurizing g a s, no pumps • Cle an bur ning • E ffic ie nt • Substantial supplie s • Re a dily a va ila ble

Why Rur al & Re mote Powe r Ge ne r ation is Importa nt • Costs for e le c tr ic line s ave r age $55,000 pe r mile + powe r pla nts & tr a nsmission line s • E le c tr ic powe r is e sse ntial for c ommunic ations, r adar , se c ur ity, e duc ation and mor e • Re c e nt disaste r s pr ove d the value of DG • An L PG ge nse t c an be e ffe c tive for standby powe r anywhe r e in the wor ld • But the ke y issue is, c an small on- site powe r re a lly g row a s a prime ma rke t

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Advanc e d He avy- duty 2.5 – 5 kW Pr opane E ngine & Ge nse t

F ue l- Ge ne r ate d Powe r is E xpe nsive • Continuous fue l- ge ne r ate d powe r ? • F ine for limite d use s, suc h as an RV & bac k- up powe r • Not c ost e ffe c tive for most pr ime powe r • Ope r ating c osts ar e high • Hybrid & CHP syste ms lowe r c apital and ope r ating c osts

So What is a Pr opane Hybr id Re ne wable Powe r Syste m? • A hybrid is distribute d e le c tric a l g e ne ra tion c ombining 2 or more powe r sourc e s • Re ne wa ble is whe n one or more inputs g e ne ra te e le c tric ity from a re ne wa ble sourc e • Purpose is to produc e e le c tric ity on site , whe re powe r line s a re not a va ila ble or pra c tic a l • Provide powe r on- site , in a n e nvironme nta lly frie ndly a nd c ost- e ffe c tive ma nne r • Hybrid syste ms a re optima l for rura l, re mote a nd de ve loping c ountr y a pplic a tions

L a rg e Re ne wa ble s • High initial c osts • Re lia bility a nd site issue s c a n be diffic ult • Many syste ms ar e func tional today • Re quir e sig nific a nt powe r tr a nsmission syste ms

Small Re ne wable E le c tr ic al Powe r Inputs, Utilize d in Hybrid Syste ms • Solar photovoltaic (PV) pane ls • Small wind tur bine s • Mic r o- hydr o (wate r ) tur bine s All the above ar e r e ne wable but ofte n not r e liable due to inte r mitte nc y Pr opane ge nse ts pr ovide instant, r e liable powe r and c an pr ovide r e ne wable s with solid on- site pe r for manc e

Dia g ra m of a Hybrid Powe r Syste m

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Hybr id Powe r Ge ne r ation for the On- site Powe r Industr y

T he On- site Pr ime - powe r Advantage • Sma ll re ne wa ble s tog e the r with, • Hig h pe rforma nc e g e nse ts a nd • Adva nc e d syste m c ontrol te c hnolog y • Hybrid syste ms lowe r c a pita l a nd ope ra ting c osts • L PG g e nse ts in hybrid syste ms c a n provide c ost e ffe c tive a nd re lia ble prime - powe r worldwide • How c a n c osts be optimize d?

Optimizing Costs With a Hybrid Operating Ge nse ts have a low Initial Cost Cost initial c ost, but high O&M c osts Re ne wable s have high initial c osts with low O&M c osts T he r ight c ombination of r e ne wable s and pr opane ge nse t + pr ovide s the lowe st syste m c ost, and highe st r e liability

Ac tual Output fr om HOME R Optimization Mode l H OME R is a c o mputer mo de l that simplifies the task o f evaluating de sign o ptio ns fo r bo th o ff-grid and grid-c o nne c te d po we r syste ms fo r re mo te , stand-alo ne , and distribute d ge ne ratio n (DG) applic atio ns. I n 2001, ide ntifie d hybrid syste ms o ptimal o ve r so lar o nly. I nc lude s a we b link to site spec ific so lar data. http:/ / www.nre l.go v/ ho me r

Sa mple Hybrid Syste m Costs Pr opane ge nse t only $1.58 pe r kW Solar syste m only $ .95 pe r kW $ .72 pe r kW Cur r e nt hybr id Highe r c ost ge nse t, no optimization, subsidie s or c ost sa ving s for no pole & wir e Optimize d hybrid site $ .20 - .30 pe r kW w/ CHP $ .15 - .25 pe r kW

Curre nt Rura l Hybrid Syste m

Ne w Hybrid Control Syste m Propane Genset in white box Grey box is new system control box

olle r id Contr age Advanc e d Hybr y Stor w/ Batte r

Small Pr opane & Die se l Ge nse ts Compar e d (1 – 10 kW) Genset Standard Diesel H.D.Advanced Item Propane Propane Light Load OK Wet stack? Fine ½ - Load 13 – 16 % 17 – 18 % 20 – 26% Efficiency Full - Load 18 – 20 % 20 – 22 % 25 – 31 % Efficiency Continuous Must de-rate Must de-rate 24-hour Duty capable Maintenance 100 – 200 100 – 200 2,500 -10,000 Interval hours hours hours Service Life of 1,000 – 5,000 2,000 – 8,000 30,000-40,000 Genset hours hours hours

Ne w Re side ntia l mCHP Syste m

iquid- c oole d 1.2kW mCHP 1- c yl L Ge nse t Module

Plug- in E le c tr ic al Conne c t and Syste m Contr ol Pane l

Ne w 5kW CHP Syste m

c ia l 5.0 & 9.9 kW Ne w Comme r CHP Syste ms

9.9kW Advanc e d CHP Syste m Spe c s Items CP10VB1 Rated output kW 9.9 Phase / voltage V Single / AC 100/200 Grid connecting system - Inverter Heat recovery kW 16.8 Generating % (LHV) 31.5 efficiency Heat recovery Efficiency % (LHV) 53.5 rate Overall efficiency % (LHV) 85.0 Dimensions W x D x H mm 1470x800x1790 Engine - 4 cycle gas engine* Generator - Permanent magnet Net weight kg 790 Operating sound level dB(A) 54 Maintenance interval hours 10,000

Industry Communic a tions • In addition to pr oduc t de ve lopme nt • F oc us on he lping to mar ke t ge nse ts • National ad c ampaign for standby star te d

omotional Vide o Standby Ge nse t Pr

How doe s this Pr ogr e ss He lp Suppor t the On- Site Powe r Mar ke t & Industr y? • Propa ne is a re lia ble & c le a n fue l for powe r g e ne ra tion • Ne w propa ne sma ll g e nse t te c hnolog y le a pfrog s die se l a s the pre mium fue l in e ffic ie nc y, ma inte na nc e a nd long e vity • E le c tric powe r is inc re a sing ly ne e de d to improve the qua lity of life a round the world • Hybrid syste ms g e ne ra te powe r more e ffic ie ntly a nd for lowe r c ost tha n othe r a lte rna tive s • Hybrids ma ximize the pe rforma nc e of re nwa ble s a dding susta ina bility into the future

F or More Informa tion Conta c t L a rry Osg ood Distr ibute d Ge ne r ation Pr ogr am Manage r L DOGood1@aol.c om Gr e g Ke r r Dir e c tor of R e se ar c h and De ve lopme nt gr e g.ke r r @pr opane c ounc il.or g www.pr opane c ounc il.or g/ r d