Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Tonopah, Nevada
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Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Tonopah, Nevada
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Tonopah, Nevada Kevin Smith CEO, SolarReserve June 27, 2012 Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Location: Tonopah, Nevada Technology: CSP with Thermal Energy Storage (10 hours full load storage) Size: 110 MW Energy production: more than 500,000 MW-hours annually (twice the output per MW of other solar technologies) Capacity factor: 52% Power contract: NV Energy – 25 years EPC Contractor: Cobra Thermosolar Plants, Inc. with full EPC “wrap” Technology Supplier: SolarReserve under a subcontract to Cobra Investors: SolarReserve (managing investor) Cobra Santander Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 1 Molten Salt Power Tower Technology Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 2 The Non-intermittent Renewable Alternative Trough and direct steam w/o storage (gray) PV (blue) SolarReserve’s technology 100% Percent Load 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 Time of Day Source: SolarReserve: Rice Onsite Solar Data March 5, 2010 Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 3 Crescent Dunes – Project Overview Power Purchase Agreement 25-year contract with NV Energy for 100% of project output Value of storage recognized by NVE and Utility Commission Financing Debt and equity financial close reached in September 2011 $737 million DOE Loan Guarantee $260 million equity from SolarReserve, ACS Cobra and Banco Santander EPC – Construction Contract with ACS Cobra Fixed price, guaranteed completion date and guaranteed performance with liquidated damage payments for any shortfalls Parent guarantee on performance from ACS Industrial (ACS SCE) - revenues of $9.95 billion and EBITDA of $1.15 billion, total assets of $12.8 billion (2010) Project Benefits Load following into the evening hours during summer peak – NV Energy peak continues to 11PM or later Grid stability and reliability State renewable energy compliance (RECs and MWh) Jobs in a high unemployment region of Nevada Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 4 Project Construction Started in August 2011 Tower foundation installation Start of tower slip form concrete work Steel reinforcement Nearing tower completion Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 5 Construction Proceeding on Schedule Tower and site overview Tower Receiver Deck Emergency Coolant Vessel Hot Salt Tank Foundation Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 6 Current and Future Project Milestones Completed tower – December 15, 2011 Completed power block foundations – Spring 2012 Receiver components on site – Summer 2012 (first steel in March) Heliostat foundations – Initiate July 2012 Heliostat assembly initiated – September 2012 Receiver assembly complete – December 2012 Initiate commissioning – June 2013 Commercial Operation Date under the PPA – December 31, 2013 Enter into 12-month continuous performance tests Full Provisional Acceptance – March 2014 Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 7 Tower Completion – December 15, 2011 Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 8 Project Arrangement Project Rendering Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 9 >2,000 MW CSP Development - US Southwest UT Lordsburg Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 10 Global CSP and PV Development Program Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 11 Contact Information www.solarreserve.com [email protected] Corporate Headquarters: 2425 Olympic Blvd. Suite 500 East Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: (310) 315-2200 Toll-Free: (866) 622-2778 Fax: (310) 315-2201 European Headquarters (Spain): C/ Fernando el Santo, 17 Madrid, Spain 28010 Phone: +34 913-514-945 Copyright © 2012 SolarReserve. All Rights Reserved. 7/9/2012 12