BUILD BACK BETTERClean Energy Storage

Athena ChristodoulouWalter Gerstle

Nicole OlonovichCSolPower LLC, Albuquerque, NM www.csolpower.com

New Mexico LegislatureScience, Technology

& Telecommunications CommitteeNovember 15, 2021

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BackgroundU.S. Energy Sources & Uses

https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/

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Heat and ElectricityRenewable Energy & Nuclear vs Combustion Sources

Burned for heat

To electricity

Heat to

electricityEnergy Sources:

For Heat or Electricity

Energy SourcesEnergy Sinks

Secondary

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ProblemTransition to Clean Energy is Emergency

Reasons toTransition directly

to Clean Energy

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1. Climate Crisis

2. $20Billion in direct subsidies & $650Billion in indirect subsidies annually

3. 8.7 million people a year die globally from FF air pollution

4. People and $$ resources are limited

ProblemSpeed and Goals Require Quick and Scalable Solutions

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1. Cut 50% by 2030

2. For electricity and heat

3. Waste Emissions absent & NW coal is methane bed coal

SolutionSupport Clean Energy Sources with Thermal Energy Storage

Energy Storage:

For heat or heat to electricity

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Power and DurationMedium to long term & Scalable

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GTES

https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/71714.pdf

EconomicsLevelized Cost of Storage & Capital Expenditures (CAPEX)

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OperationCharge-Store-Discharge

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1. Charge w/ clean, cheap RE

2. Store heat for long periods

3. Provide heat on demand

Siting, Construction & OperationGeography, Footprint, Business Model, & Workforce

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1. Geography agnostic

2. Compact footprint

3. Less permitting, safe materials & Turn key

4. Maintain much of plant workforce

TeamNew Mexico Based and Dedicated

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● Engineers & Veterans

● Entrepreneurs

● Innovative

● Social Justice Focused

Company GrowthLocal Beginning with Worldwide Potential

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1. Constructed not Manufactured

2. UNM student assisted

3. UNM potential for reducing carbon

4. Maintain much of plant workforce

OpportunityReplace Part of Heat with GTES at Shuttering Plants

Energy Source:

For Electricity

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Contact InfoBuild Back Better with GigaWatt Thermal Energy Storage

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For More Information

www.csolpower.com or

Email - Walter@CSolPower.com