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New Simplified Calculation Procedure for Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) and Feed-in Tariff
New Simplified Calculation Procedure for Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) and Feed-in Tariff
As part of the on-going technical preparations for the proposed mini-conference on the Mindanao Power Crisis this coming late August or early September 2010 and the main conference on “Energy & Climate Change”, the workshop coordinator, Mr. Marcial T. Ocampo, has prepared the simplified calculation procedure for calculating the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and levelized selling price (tariff) for conventional and renewable energy resources.
The result of the simplified formulas using the US NREL formula for generation cost and the RP MTO formula for selling price were compared with the results from a full-blown project finance model and the variance between the two methods were minimal in most of the power generation technologies analyzed.
The input data came from the IEPR research summary of 2007 and from internationally published data on power generation technology by noted experts such as Paul Breeze and yours truly, Marcial Ocampo. More »
Tags: advanced nuclear, biogas, biomass, biomass cogeneration, biomass direct combustion, biomass gasification, circulating fluidized bed, clean coal, co-firing with coal, combined cycle gas turbine, concentrating solar, fuel cells, gas thermal, geothermal, geothermal binary, geothermal flashed steam, hydro, landfill gas, large hydro, LCOE, levelized cost of energy, levelized generation cost, levelized selling price, micro hydro, mini hydro, municipal solid waste, nuclear, ocean thermal conversion technology, ocean wave, oil diesel, oil thermal, OTEC, power generation technology, pulverized coal, pumped hydro, sewage digestion, simple gas turbine, small hydro, solar photovoltaic, solar PV, solar thermal, tariff, tidal power, utility wind, wave energy, wind, wind farm
Project Finance Model for Determining the “Best New Entrant” Power Generation Technology
Project Finance Model for Determining the “Best New Entrant” Power Generation Technology
In proposing a new power plant project to address a supply deficiency problem in a given grid, it is important for the project proponent and developer to demonstrate to the investors as well as to the regulator and end-users that the proposed power generation technology solution is the “best new entrant” that will address the power deficiency and provide the cheapest, reliable and stable electricity service. More »
Available Project Finance Models with CDM and Renewable Energy Law Incentives
Available Project Finance Models with CDM and Renewable Energy Law Incentives
I just finished polishing all my project finance models for the following power generation technologies and are now available for actual runs by project developers, researchers and individuals doing business development. Using the models below will allow user to determine as quickly as possible the “best new entrant” technology applicable to a particular location given the fuel and energy resource available and the electricity tariff prevailing in the area. More »
Tags: biomass, CDM, CFB, circulating fluidized bed, coal thermal, cogen, cogeneration, combined cycle GT, diesel & RE hybrid, diesel engine, for energy storage, fuel cells, gas thermal, geothermal, incremental economic analysis, Kyoto Protocol, mini hydro, ocean thermal, ocean wave, oil thermal, project finance model, simple cycle GT, solar PV, solar thermal, tidal power and nuclear, wind farm
Project Finance Model for Generic Diesel & RE Hybrid Power Plant
Project Finance Model for Generic Diesel & RE Hybrid Power Plant
The determination of optimal combination of diesel and renewable energy (RE) hybrid power plant is sometimes a difficult exercise for the project developer and EPC contractor.
After an inventory of the available fuel and RE resources in a particular location and application, the next step is to determine thru project finance modeling the economics of a stand alone diesel generator power plant (usually a compression ignition diesel engine running on expensive diesel fuel, gas oil, light fuel oil and bunker fuel oil), and considering a hybrid configuration using biomass resources (biomass gasification with diesel engine, landfill methane with diesel engine, sewage digestion or biogas with diesel engine, municipal solid waste with steam turbine generator, biomass direct combustion with steam turbine generator, biomass co-firing with fossil coal and oil, mini-hydro, wind farm and solar PV).
