Pressure Buffering Hydropowernew type of power plant

Bogorodsky Power Corp. (CA, USA)

Product - licenses for a new power plant type Consumers - the new builders of 30-200+ MW power plants (farmers,

municipals, small businesses), and partners (plant designers/suppliers/builders) Market - 30 MW per year in the United States according to the EIA Competitors - wind turbines and other power plants Advantages - not previously used for such power plants ocean coasts, patent

(pending) protection

Application

There are some well-known issues on the growing renewable energy market defined by the problems inherent in all known technologies - instability, low EROI

Proposed and patented (pending) solution for these problems Technology prototype was built and tested (https://youtu.be/4sfm0V_OwnA) Partners needing of market expand and having the resources for such

expansion found Typical power plant design using the proposed principle and having no above

problems designed

What are we doing and why?

Conventional hydro-power (ran out of the river) Pumped hydro (the accumulator - not generator!) Fuel burning (emissions, fuel price) Natural sources («green», renewable - energy output is

unpredictable) Pressure buffering hydropower (new, never built yet)

What about? - PowerThere are the problems

The main consumer of energy is a power grid. All other consumers already connected to them. Focus on the grid!

Conventional hydro-power - cheap energy, well-shunting. Pumped hydro - excess energy accumulator, moderate shunting, build without rivers is

possible. Fossil burning - high shunting. Natural sources (renewables) - sometimes cheap energy (wind turbines), no fossil burning. Pressure buffering hydropower - cheap energy (comparable to conventional hydropower!),

high shunting (comparable to conventional hydropower!), excess energy accumulator (comparable to conventional hydropower and pumped hydro), can be built without rivers (ocean coast, sea coast).

What about? – Power plantsWhat is needed to the grids

Shunting - the power plant ability to change power output enough "quickly" according to power grid request. “Quickly" can be from 100 kW at half an hour up to 100 MW at 2-3 days.

What about? – Power plantsMoney points (green marked competitor's pluses)

Plant Characteristics Plant Costs (2012$)NominalCapacity

(MW)Heat Rate(Btu/kWh)

OvernightCapital Cost

($/kW)

Fixed O&MCost ($/kW-

yr)

VariableO&M Cost($/MWh)

Coal          Dual Unit Advanced PC 1 300 8 800 $2 934,00 $31,18 $4,47Single Unit Advanced PC with CCS 650 12 000 $5 227,00 $80,53 $9,51

Natural Gas      

Advanced CC with CCS (Carbon capture and storage) 340 7 525 $2 095,00 $31,79 $6,78Advanced CT (Combustion Turbine) 210 9 750 $676,00 $7,04 $10,37

Uranium      

Dual Unit Nuclear 2 234 N/A $5 530,00 $93,28 $2,14

Wind      

Onshore Wind 100 N/A $2 213,00 $39,55 $0,00Offshore Wind 400 N/A $6 230,00 $74,00 $0,00

Solar      

Solar Thermal 100 N/A $5 067,00 $67,26 $0,00Photovoltaic 150 N/A $3 873,00 $24,69 $0,00

Hydroelectric      

Conventional Hydroelectric 500 N/A $2 936,00 $14,13 $0,00Pumped Storage 250 N/A $5 288,00 $18,00 $0,00Pressure buffering hydropower 150 N/A $5 288,00 $24,00 $0,00

Core point – Pressure bufferingPredecessors mistakes /1

There are the same issue with all fuel burning free renewable methods, - main target is a cheaper electricity without attention to its stability and manageability. When a power storage costs adds – this energy becomes expensive.

The most attractive source of energy is an ocean wave – it carries about 1 kW per square meter of ocean surface.

Ocean wave power generating projects were studied.

Core point – Pressure bufferingPredecessors mistakes /2

According to patent search, there are two major patent groups which related to:1. Electricity – to the water!

(sea water + electricity = ©)2. Classical today version of the "prototype from the garage",

which then zooming by increasing the size or by the connection of many units with hoses and pipes.

Let’s explain how it is usually scaled

Core point – Pressure bufferingPredecessors mistakes /3

For efficient wave energy acceptation the object which accepts an energy should be able to swing at it, be comparable with it.A common mistake: just increase the prototype to forty.The wave passes the floating object, flowing around it.The illustration - Pelamis

"Our mechanism gives N gallons per minute, we will put a thousand mechanisms, connect them by hoses, and get a thousand times more water!"Bernoulli's law directly links the pipe movement power loss with a fluid flow speed. But…The illustration - Oyster from Aquamarine power

Core point – Pressure bufferingSolution needed

An upcoming type of power plant should: Be without electricity in seawater Have a wave comparable small mechanism to operating with

wave Be scalable easily Have no troubles with the Bernoulli Law Have possible high shunting Be able to survive at least for a few days of absence waves

(preferably - more)

Core point – Pressure bufferingSolution

An upcoming type of power plant should: Be without electricity in seawater – engines on the ground Have a wave comparable small mechanism to operating with wave –

buoys diameter is not bigger than 10-12 ft, sliding over the waves Be scalable easily – by design Have no troubles with the Bernoulli Law – made a mathematical rules

for vessels and viaducts design Have possible high shunting – built-in hydraulic impact protection for

free flow maneuvers Be able to survive at least for a few days of absence waves (preferably -

more) – we need a water storage

Core point – Pressure bufferingProposed power plant design

Core point – Pressure bufferingEasy scalable design

Core point – Pressure bufferingPlain plant construction and available parts

All main parts of proposed power plant type are already on the market as a good or may be made as an option – for conventional hydropower plants or mini- and micro-hydropower. It is already built with river-grade stainless steel priced at $4000/tn and we need sea-grade for $6000/tn.

While keep in mind the Bernoulli Law, viaducts design looks unusual, but it is made of mass-produced plastic plumbing pipes

Additional effect: water storage reservoir can be built at the distance if necessary, on a hill i.e., so the power losses are minimal and the viaduct size can be considered into the plant design (size of the pressure buffering vessel).

Core point – Pressure bufferingPressure buffering vessel and water storage

Specially designed and equipped pressure buffering vessel joined to the pressured water collection mechanisms (with clear known loss of power) and installed under the reservoir, always has a pressure given by the height difference between it and the water storage reservoir, no matter how much water pumps supply, and how much energy is taken out by generators

Pressured water may also be selected out for other purposes - e.g. for desalination. Without conversion to electricity and back!

Ecology - The permissible level

In the Kyoto Protocol terms, our power plant type, together with the consumers has an absolute zero emissions, and in the place of plant installation - a negative value. We cool ocean, but will never see it, - cooling is about 0.001F.

The California Energy Commission and the California Ocean Protection Council have made a 2008’ report which resulted the analysis of ocean industrial use risks. The main conclusion: it is necessary to study and manage the industrial influence. Regulators does know and understand the future of ocean industrial application.

Under threat from the plant with the ocean water capturing - organisms whose dimensions are comparable with spectacular holes. For our perspective pumping mechanisms with a buoy diameter 3-4 ft. and a compression ratio of 1:3 there is the diameter of the hole about 3-5 inches, - i.e., small fish and plankton are treated.

Ecology – Invisible treats.

The USA coastline length is about twelve thousand miles We are planning to take 33 ft. of coast for every 50KW We plan to build (by the hands of our partners) up to 20MW per

year in the optimistic forecast, it is 2.5 miles per year To take a 0.1% of coastline by such installations, we must to work

for five years According to the realistic plans we have 10MW per year – it is ten

years for gaining 0.1% of coastline It is a so feeble ocean influence for gain any notable influence

rating.

Who is our forward partners?

Nine companies, each of which has its own name, the history of the market range, financial and engineering capabilities.

Now they are limited by the river-oriented existing hydropower market in 6MW. We will offer them to build an additional 10 MW per year. Our design power plant are not very different with what they are repairing and building now, but the new market is expanding.

The proposed hydropower plant design provides: competitive price of construction - $3,500/KW, excluding the

water storage reservoir compact size – 30 ft. of the coast for 50KW seismic resistance because of very small pool type water storage easy water storage capacity and autonomous run upgrade (water

storage reservoir expanding without operation interrupt)

Certain market placement

Two patent bypassing ways: Rejection of the reservoir - will turn plant to ordinary wave driven

power station with the known disadvantages of unpredictable output, - reduction of the power purchase price by electricity grids.

Rejection of the pressure buffering vessel, one pipe to injection, the second one to generators, - lead to the fight against hydraulic impact and as a result requires the same buffer vessel right there. Without a pressure pumping duct connection turns more money in construction than the our license cost.

Patent bypassing is difficultand have a zero profit

Applied two-step patenting scheme with main right to the author, followed by the exclusive license transfer to the corporation makes unscrupulous competitors far-fetched lawsuits to corporation absolutely objectless. Corporation termination will automatically bring the technology back to the market, but better known.

Thus, the corporation is protected from the most frequent method of unfair competition from larger companies, who saw a potential threat in our technology.

By the other hand, the author is protected against external influences by the fact that the license conditions can not be withdrawn by the author, no matter what happens to him - it is useless to blackmail or corrupt him.

Hostile litigation prevented in advance

Supply Your parts and services to our clients and partners. Design and build Pressure buffering hydropower plants for Your

own clients with our and our partners support. Use Pressure buffering hydropower plant as a stabilizer for Your or

others instable power plant for a power output price rising up.

Be free to contact us: partner@bogorodsky-power.com

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