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Sasha Braun, Founder
www.aluminaenergy.com
AEE SoCal Meeting
Richard Dash, Cofounder
The magnitude of the problem
- Pollution was responsible for about 9 million premature deaths in 2015—16% of all deaths worldwide.
- Pollution causes three times more deaths than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined, and 15x more deaths than from all wars and other forms of violence.
- In the most severely affected countries, pollution related diseases are responsible for more than one death in four (over 25%).
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1. P. J. Landrigan et al.,” The Lancet Commission on pollution and health,” www.thelancet.comPublished online October 19, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32345-02. Burden of disease from Ambient Air Pollution for 2012, World Health Organization, 2013
The Challenge – Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
References available upon request
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solar and wind energy are the only renewable resources available in sufficient quantity to meet the world’s energy needs
The Challenge – Solar and Wind Energy is Intermittent
Source: State of Charge Report Massachusetts Energy Storage Initiative http://energystorage.org/system/files/attachments/ma_storage_study.final_w5768299x7ac2e.pdf
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The Challenge – Renewable Intermittency Causes Curtailment
Source: CAISO Curtailment Report 2018 http://www.caiso.com/informed/Pages/ManagingOversupply.aspx
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wind and solar curtailment totals by month in California
The Challenge – Fossil Fuel Combustion for Heating and Cooling
Source: available upon request
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Over 95% of thermal energy is generated from combustion of fossil fuels
Our Objective & Solutions
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Our goal is to develop renewable energy storage and generation systems to replace the combustion of fossil fuels in the commercial, industrial and
utility sectors
- Electric Energy Storage System
- 24/7 Solar Energy Per Demand System
- Renewable Thermal Energy Storage and Generation
Our Solution - Renewable Thermal Energy Storage & Generation System
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System SpecificationsRound Trip Efficiency ~75-85%
Levelized Energy Cost $5/MMBTU - $8/MMBTU
Charge and Discharge Flexible, Per Demand
Lifecycle 30 years
End Use Applications Steam, Hot Water, Cooling
Heater
Charging APB-TES
Charge Power Electricity
Discharging APB-TES
Blower
Blower
Discharge Component (Boiler or Heat Exchanger)
Air @ 850oC Air @ 700oC
Air @ 150oC
Steam, Hot Water, Cooling
zero emission thermal energy at HALF the cost heat pumps,
electric boilers, and natural gas
Our Solution – Electricity Energy Storage System
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energy storage at HALF the cost of batteries and pumped
hydro storage
System Specifications
Round Trip Efficiency Current: 50-55%Future: 65-75%
Levelized Energy Cost of Storage $0.05/kWhe - $0.10/kWhe
Charge and Discharge Flexible, Per Demand
Lifecycle 30 years
Heater
Charging APB-TES
Charge Power Electricity
Discharging APB-TES
Blower
Blower
Power Cycle (Steam Turbine and Generator)
Air @ 850oC Air @ 700oC
Air @ 150oC
A Breakthrough Electric Energy Storage System Enabled By APB-TES Technology
Alumina Energy Electric Energy Storage System Future Systems Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2014
APB-TES Enables A Breakthrough in Energy Storage Cost Reduction
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Alumina Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage (APB-TES) Technology
Flexible Charge & Discharge
Electric & Thermal
Applications
100 - 1,000oC Applications
High Energy Density 135-421 kWh/m3
Flexible Capacity
MWh - GWh
$10-25/kWh(th)
Infrared Image of Storage Flow
Even thermal
dispersion during flow
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Alumina Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage Prototypes
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- Waste Heat Recovery (100-1,000 oC) - Single Cycle Gas Turbine - Combined Cycle Gas Turbine- Combined Heat & Power - District Heating
Other APB-TES Applications
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Alumina Energy APB-TES
Packed Bed Alumina CeramicMax Temp. 1,000oC13,228 lbs per MWh@ 600oC
Siemens Future Energy System
Packed Bed RocksMax. Temp. 600oC20,000 lbs per MWh @ 600oC
Energy Nest
Concrete BlocksMax Temp. 600oC60,000lbs per MWh@ 600oC
50% Lower Capital Cost
80% Lower Operational
Cost
Energy Storage Type
Energy Density Maturity Capacity Charge Temp. Efficiency Charge
Adaptability Cost
APB-TES 135-421 kWh/m3 Pre-Commercial Flexible 100-1,000oC 95% Electric &
Thermal $10-25 kWh(th)
Hot Water TES 60-80 kWh/m3 Commercial 100 kW-50 MW 20oC 95% Thermal $10-30
kWh(th)
Ice TES 100 kWh/m3 Commercial 100 kW-50 MW -6 to -3 oC 90% Electric $10-30
kWh(th)
Molten Salt TES
75-100 kWh/m3 Commercial 10 MW – 250
MW Under 600oC 75-95% Thermal $30-45 kWh(th)
Concrete TES 75-100 kWh/m3
Pre-Commercial
1 MW – 250 MW Under 600oC 75-95% Thermal &
Electric$20-25 kWh(th)
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Company overview
• Founded in 2015
• Over $2,500,000 invested in technology development from DOE, NSF, NRC
• 6 granted patents and 1 pending patent with national and international filings
• 2 business executives & 5 PhD engineers
• Exclusive Technology License & Partnership from The City College of New York
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Dr. Jacob Karni, AdvisorPh.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota
Professor Weizmann Institute of Science Industry Expert
Dr. Jeffery F. Morris, Advisor Ph.D. Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology
Professor City College of New York
Director Levich Institute
Dr. Hitesh Bindra, Inventor & Advisor Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota
Professor Kansas State University
Industry Expert – Westinghouse, Caterpillar, eSolar
Dr. Pablo Bueno, Inventor & AdvisorPh.D. Aerospace Engineering University of Texas at Austin,
Sr. Researcher Southwest Research Institute
Our Team
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Richard Dash, CEO & Cofounder 30 years of global experience as executive consultant and facilitator with senior leadership teams of fortune 100 and 500 companies.
Sasha Braun, COO & Founder 8 years of experience in hardware technologycommercialization and start up development. Previouslymanaged commercialization for a $20M portfolio of SBIR/STTRR&D projects at RadiaBeam Technologies. Current Advisor toCazcanes Tequila. Completed NIH I-Corps program in 2016and Power Bridge NY I-Corps program in 2019.
2008-2012CCNY $1.3M DOE
SunShot grant project awarded
Two prototype systems built and
tested
Development Timeline & Traction
2013-2014Discussions with
CCNY beginExclusive option agreement for
technology signed
2015Alumina Energy
founded. Alumina Energy signed exclusive
technology license agreement with
CCNY
PortTech LA Pitch Semi-Finalist
2016-2017Saint-Gobain NOVA
Innovation Competition Finalist
Argonne Chain Reactions Innovation Competition Finalist
RTE Smart Innovation Challenge Finalist
2018Strategic partner development &
project development APB-TES product development
Stora Enso Vertical VC Accelerator Competition Finalist
Joins Colorado Cleantech Association
2019PowerBridge NY I-Corps
Boot Camp Cohort 6LACI Energy Innovator
Cohort 3
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APB-TES Technical Publications1. M.E. Skuntz, D. Perera, J.E. Maneval, J.D. Seymour, R. Anderson, Melt-front propagation and velocity profiles in packed beds of phase-change materials measured by
magnetic resonance imaging, Chemical Engineering Science 190 (2018) 164-172
2. M.M.S. Al-Azawii, C. Theade, M. Danczyk, E. Johnson, R. Anderson, Experimental study on the cyclic behavior of thermal energy storage in an air-alumina packed bed, Journal of Energy Storage, 18C (2018) 239-249.
3. E. Johnson, L. Bates, A. Dower, P.C. Bueno, R. Anderson, Thermal energy storage with supercritical carbon dioxide in a packed bed of alumina: modeling charge-discharge cycles, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 137 (2018) 57-65.
4. F. I. Valentin, R. Anderson, M. Kawaji, Experimental investigation of convection heat transfer in high pressure and high temperature gas flows, Journal of Heat Transfer 139 (2017) 091704-1.
5. R. Anderson, L. Bates, E. Johnson, J.F. Morris, Packed bed thermal energy storage: A simplified experimentally validated model, Journal of Energy Storage, 4, 2015
6. H. Bindra, P. Bueno, & J.F. Morris, Sliding flow method for exergetically efficient packed bed thermal storage, Applied Thermal Engineering, 64, 2014
7. H. Bindra, P.Bueno, J.F. Morris & R. Shinnar, Thermal analysis and exergy evaluation of packed bed thermal storage systems, Applied Thermal Engineering, 52, 2013
8. R. Anderson, S. Shiri, H. Bindra & J. F. Morris, Experimental Results and Modeling of Energy Storage and Recovery in a Packed Bed of Alumina Particles, Accepted to Applied Energy, to appear 2014
9. Shinnar, R. Citro, F., “Solar Thermal Energy: The forgotten energy source,” Elsevier, Technology in Society 29 (2007)
10.Reuel Shinnar, Francesco Citro., “A Road Map to the Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy Mix, The Potential Impact of Concentrated Solar Power,” The Clean Fuels Institute, City College of New York (2006)
11.Shinnar, R., "The Rise and Fall of Luz”, ChemTech, 23, 50-53, (1993). (for solar energy)
12.Shinnar, R. "The Energy Crisis in Perspective", Chem. Tech. (1975)
13.Shinnar, R, "Net Energy or Energy Analysis", Symposium on Economics of Natural Resources, The City College of New York (1975)
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Sasha Braun, Founder
www.aluminaenergy.com
THANK YOU!
Richard Dash, Cofounder