Solaqua's Energy Future Project :: Context of the Project

Outline: Table of Contents

Table of Figures

Table of Tables

I. Introduction

II. CONTEXT

Impending Energy Challenges

The Rising Costs of Energy

Energy Composition and the Environmental Impact

Our Oil Future?

Summary

III. The Proposed Adaptive Reuse Project

The Solaqua Site

Energy Consumption – Archival Data from Kling Magnetics

Electricity Use at Kling

Liquid Propane Gas

Demand Analysis of the Proposed Solaqua Mill Site

Electricity Demand

Peak Demand Power

Heating and Cooling Demand

IV. Energy Production

Solar Resource

Electricity

Heating and Cooling

Energy Analysis and Balance

Financial Analysis

Results

Policy Conclusions

Conclusions

Appendices

Appendix A. Historic Data from Kling Magnetics, Inc.

Appendix B: Mill Specifications

Appendix C: HVAC

Appendix D: Energy Production

Appendix E: Financial Modeling

Table of Figures

Figure 1. Domestic energy sources by quadrillion Btus

Figure 2. Energy consumption by fuel (US) 1980 to 2030.

Figure 3. Solaqua Power & Art: Proposed uses.

Figure 4. Kling Magnetics, Inc. Seasonal Electricity Patterns

Figure 5. Electricity price changes at Kling from 2000-2005 _

Figure 6. Aerial photograph of the Solaqua site

Figure 7. Industrial Arts by Energy End-Use Intensity

Figure 8. Total Heat/Cooling Energy Requirements by Month per Day

Figure 9. Average solar radiation resource by collector design for Albany, NY

Figure 10. Dataset B (TMY2) hourly fluctuations of solar resource

Figure 11. Constructed gradient for fixed collectors

Figure 12. Constructed gradient for Dual-axis collectors

Figure 13. Kinderhook Creek flow data (from Valatie Falls Hydro)

Figure 14. Solaqua energy balance components

Figure 15. Hydrogen produced and consumed

Figure 16. Renewable electricity generation at Solaqua

Figure 17. Thermal energy produced

Figure 18. Daily thermal energy production vs. consumption

Figure 19. Daily electricity production versus consumption

Figure 21. Typical day in April, energy flows and stores

Figure 22 Scenario 1 Cash-Flow

Figure 23. Marginal Values of Scenario 2 Energy Production

Figure 24. Scenario 3 Marginal Energy Costs

Figure 25. Net-Metering Benefit

Table of Tables

Table 1. Seasonal Electricity Demand Fluctuations for Kling

Table 2. Average LPG demand for Kling

Table 3. Kling Magnetics, Inc. Lighting Characteristics

Table 4. Proposed Lighting Power Densities for the Mill

Table 5. Electricity Requirements for Specific Applications

Table 6. Weekly Energy Requirements for Industrial Arts Center at Solaqua

Table 7. Hydrogen production via electrolysis

Table 8. Annual and Daily Electricity Requirements (kWh)

Table 9. Estimated peak demand levels for the Solaqua site

Table 10. Energy Requirements for Solar Cooling

Table 11. Daily demand levels for electricity and thermal energy

Table 12. Electricity production schedule for the Solaqua 50 kW hydroturbine

Table 13. Efficient Toggle Arrangement for Energy Balance

Table 14. Demand load for arts, lighting, and applications

Table 15. HVAC demand loads

Table 16. Solaqua Dam Dimensions