Updates on conference on “Energy & Climate Change”

August 8th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in energy & climate change

Updates on conference on “Energy & Climate Change”

To all speakers, reactors, contributors, donors:

Nice to communicate with you again.

While awaiting your response to our invitation as speaker, reactor, contributor/donor, the technical team of this conference organizer has been busy preparing the background materials to both the mini-conference on the Mindanao Power Crisis (proposed venue Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City) and the main-conference on “Energy & Climate Change” (proposed venue – ADB Pasig City, Ateneo Quezon City or AIM Makati City).

To date, we have accomplished the following:

1) Prepared draft program and list of speakers and topics (awaiting response)

2) Awaiting firm proposal from sponsors who would like to support this two conferences and the preparation of the conference proceedings (a draft budget has been prepared and circulated to ADB, PCCC, awaiting ADB/DOE/PCCC response).

3) Made research on all power generation technologies, brief history, process description, efficiency, overnight capital cost, fixed and variable O&M, economic life – IEPR, Paul Breeze, MTO energy data base, Internet Google search

4) Made financial models for calculating levelized generation cost and levelized selling price (tariff) using simplified formulas (US NREL and RP MTO) and full-scale project finance models for each power generation technology

5) Obtained latest Power Development Plan (PDP 2009-2030), Philippine Energy Plan (PEP 2009-2030) and TRANSCO/NGCP Transmission Development Plan 2009-2018

6) Prepared models for calculating GHG carbon emissions (CO2) and levelized selling price for the entire country given the following scenarios:

a) Oil Demand Outlook – reference case, alternative demand scenario

b) Cumulative Installed Capacity & Power Generation Forecast – reference scenario, low carbon scenario 1 (high renewable energy), low carbon scenario 2 (high renewable energy & nuclear)

To date, we are  updating the input data, harmonizing the conversion factors (gross heating value, density, efficiencies, BFOE per kWh, MTOE, etc) so that by giving the oil demand/consumption and the power generation mix (MW and GWh), the model will instantly calculate the resulting average levelized selling price (tariff) for the country and the GHG emission (mt CO2).

The model will also calculate its effectiveness (% reduction in tariff and % reduction in GHG emission) so as to guide the policy maker in refining his development scenario which he wants to analyze.

The model is therefore very intuitive – it gives immediately the climate change impact of the proposed policy and also gives an estimate in the change in power prices.

Alternatively, if we use Input-Output methods, the impact of the policy change that results in a power price disturbance will be also be predicted in advance as to its impact on the GDP and the price of other goods and services.

I hope that with this update, the respective speakers/reactors will confirm their attendance and preferred topics, as well as communicate with me and the technical team for any other data and information that they may need in preparing well for this historic event.

Regards to all,

MARCIAL T. OCAMPO

 

President, Winning Edge Lending Corporation

Energy Technology Selection & Business Development Consultant

Email: mars_ocampo@yahoo.com

energydataexpert@gmail.com

Web:   www.energytechnologyexpert.com

http://ph.linkedin.com/in/ocampomarcial

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Power Project

July 3rd, 2010 2 Comments   Posted in feed-in tariff

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Power Project

This is a power point presentation with a project finance model for calculating feed-in tariff (FiT).

The FiT is a renewable energy charge paid to renewable energy (RE) developers for providing power to the grid.  It is paid for by the Transco operator who collects a renewable energy charge (REC) from all consumers of electricity in the country.  By being spread out to all consumers, the burden of a higher FiT compared to the average grid rate is shared equally by all citizens and consumers alike since they will benefit from the positive impact of RE on global warming and climate change issues.

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Feed-in Tariff Calculator – from simple RP MTO formula to project finance model

June 26th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in feed-in tariff

Feed-in Tariff Calculator – from simple RP MTO formula to project finance model

Yes, you are right.  A feed-in tariff calculator using the modified US NREL formula for levelized cost of energy (LCOE) or levelized cost of electrity is available from you Energy Technology Expert – Marcial Ocampo.   (Please refer to my previous articles on simplified formula for LCOE.)

In addition, we prepared a more sophisticated project finance model to calculate the feed-in tariff using the discounted cash flow internal rate of return method (DCF IRR). More »

Marcial Ocampo – Energy Technology Expert – CV and Company Profile

June 24th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in energy technology expert

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name :       MARCIAL T. OCAMPO

Cel:     63-915-606-7949

Email: mars_ocampo@yahoo.com

energydataexpert@gmail.com

Web:   www.energytechnologyexpert.com

http://ph.linkedin.com/in/ocampomarcial

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Elementary :         Dologon Laboratory School

Valedictorian

High School :         San Sebastian College

Salutatorian

College :          B. S. Chemical Engineering

University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

1968 – 1973

2nd Place (87.75%) – Chemical Engineering Board Exam, 1973

Post Graduate :         M. S. Chemical Engineering

University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

Thesis: “The Assimilative Capacity of Some Rivers in the Philippines, an LP Model”

1974 – 1978

M. S. Combustion and Energy

University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Thesis: “The Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Methanol-Fueled Spark Ignition Engine”

1979-1980 More »

Feed-in Tariff Models for Renewable Energy – biomass, cogen, mini-hydro, wind, solar and ocean thermal (OTEC)

April 29th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in feed-in tariff

Feed-in Tariff Models for Renewable Energy – biomass, cogen, mini-hydro, wind, solar and ocean thermal (OTEC)

Renewable energy feed-in tariffs for biomass, biomass cogen, mini-hydro or run-of-river hydro, wind, solar PV and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) have been calculated using a project finance model prepared for the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) by Marcial Ocampo – your favorite energy technology expert.

Using standard assumptions of supplier FOB, the all-in capital cost is calculated.  The summary sheet of the model then summarizes the assumptions and results.

Marcial Ocampo

Energy & Business Development Consultant

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