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Russell Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Ruach Renewable Energy

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With the expected Eskom increases over the next five years, retail petroleum service stations are facing reduced profitability and some even closure as profits are continually eroded by rising operating costs. Electricity is one of the costs that can be managed and self generated. This conference aims to examine best practices in energy efficiency and unpack the options and complexities of generating electricity from renewable energy specifically for retail fuel sites.
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Energy for Life Key Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy strategies for service stations May 2013 Sustainable Efficiency …….through Objective Design
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Page 1: Russell Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Ruach Renewable Energy

Energy for Life

Key Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy strategies for service stations

May 2013

Sustainable Efficiency…….through Objective Design

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Energy for Life

Agenda

– Energy efficiency– Switching and control– Voltage Power optimisation– Indirect Evaporative cooling

– Renewable energy– Daylighting– On site generation with solar PV

– Incentives, Financing & Funding– The future energy landscape

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Switching and control

– Next step from metering– Technology advances Cost effective– Mini BMS now possible / affordable– Automate procedural change

– Switch circuits on a schedule– Hot water off – off peak/after hours– Extractor fan off – off peak/after hours– Lighting off – BOH after hours

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Switching and control

– Automate procedural change– Demand and consumption control

– Set energy budget e.g. R15 000 per month– Budget is broken down into 15 minute cycles– Loads are prioritised for switching

– P1 – Lighting BOH non essential off– P2 – AC set-point adjusted by 1-2 Degrees C – P3 – BOH staff facilities– P4 – Hot water off– P5 - dim FOH Lighting by 10% e.g. 600 – 540 lux

– Switch circuits to smooth demand peaks and consumption – Dim lights by 10% on peak alert– Adjust AC– Switch off hot water

– Automatically achieve saving targets

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Voltage Power optimisation

– Many sites in SA (and Africa) suffer from over voltage– Causes

– Increased consumption (kWh)– Higher peak demand (kVa)– Increased ware and tear on equipment

– Solution– Tap down voltage levels to designed levels

– Results– Reduced consumption (kWh)– Lower peak demand (kVa)

– Most effective on the following loads– AC, Refrigeration and T8/HID lighting

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Voltage Power optimisation – case study

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Energy for Life

Voltage Power optimisation – case study

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Voltage Power optimisation – case study

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Voltage Power optimisation – case study

– Results– Savings

– 32.78% kVa– 21.41% kWh– N$ 3 157 kVa p.m.– N$ 3 697 kWh p.m.– N$ 6 854 Total p.m.

– Payback 1.5 years

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Indirect Evaporative cooling

– Cooling 20-30% of site load– Full cooling or pre-cooling approach– Displacement cooling design– Up to 90% saving versus standard DX refrigerated systems– Payback under 2 years

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Daylighting - Introduction

– Daylight first design principle– Use daylight before artificial light– Use sun’s renewable resource

– Types of daylight– Architectural e.g. windows, clerestory– Passive – skylights, solar tubes– Active

– What is the effective measure?– How often are the lights off?– Daylight autonomy – number of hours

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1. ACTIVE (Smart)Up to 60% more hours of sunlight

100,000 Lumens 5 Suns

3. INDIRECT (Highest Quality) No hot-spots No heat gain No UV

2. COLLIMATED (Smarter) Daylight ANYWHERE

RETROFIT LARGE SPACES WITH ONLY ONE 24” HOLE

The Sundolier Daylighting Solution

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Integrated Renewable EnergyFor Off-Grid 24/7 operation

Integrated LED lights + ControllerFor seamless 24h Hybrid lighting

Fixture Catalogue

Custom Artist Fixture

TECHNOLOGY DESIGN

Daylight Looks & Feels GoodIntegrated Turnkey Systems

Quality Indirect Daylight

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Daylighting – what is the business case?

Interior Daylight Creates ValueFor Retail

• 6-11% Average HIGHER SALES

• 20% Better Cognitive Performance

• Great Color Rendering

• Substantial Employee Retention, Attendance, Health

• Lower Energy Consumption, Reduced Carbon

• Enhanced Image

Independent research confirmed by

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Pro Forma for a SS Retail Store

Retail Floor space: 100 sq. m.Monthly Sales per sqm.: R2 500 Daylight Sales Increase: 5.0%

R150 000Extra Profit (@ 50% margin): R 75 000

Daylighting Cost (1 Sundolier): R250 000

Return on Investment: 3.3 Years

Note: not including - energy, reduced carbon

- associate productivity, retention, health, wellness- enhanced image

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Daylight. Sell More. Tested Daylighting in 1993

RESULTS

Increased in sales

Associates are more productive, happier, healthier

Lower Energy & Carbon

General Lighting off on Sunny Days

Today 2,900 Walmart stores have Daylighting

Daylighting – who’s done in retail?

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Engen Rundu - Case study

– 1 Sundolier lights the retail shop, central area and Wimpy (150 sqm)

– Designed to 350-400 lux on shelf– Lux Sensor control to dim LED back up lighting– Implemented end of June 2011– 90% saving on lighting

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Engen Commerce Park - Case study

– 1 Sundolier lights the retail shop space (90 sqm)– Designed to 450-500 lux on shelf– Lux Sensor control to dim LED back up lighting– Implemented end of April 2012– Projected 90% saving on lighting– Results

– Jury is still out– Retail sales being measured– Energy savings being measured

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Service Station Retail TomorrowHigh Profile Visibility Green Initiative

Daylight Harvester

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Sustainable Daylight

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On site PV power generation

– Design approach– Use all space available

– Canopy– Building roof– Carports

– Assess structural integrity– Only use battery storage where:

– Grid instability e.g. load shedding– Generator operates often – R4 per kWh– Cost effective demand smoothing– Address supply shortages when expanding

– Design to cater for average daily load – Average 50-100 kW array possible

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On site PV power generation

– Cost – R20-25 per watt installed– R2 000 000 – 2 500 000 for 100kW array

– Payback – 5 years with Eskom SOP– 6.5 years without Eskom SOP

– Qualifying tariff– Key tariff value point of R1.60 per kWh– Improves if include peak demand if peak during daylight hours

– Infrastructure lifespan– 25 years (80% efficiency) guarantee on panels– 10 year Inverter guarantee

– Factor in Net metering – CT & PE

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Eskom SOP

– Small scale on site generation– R1.20 per kWh generated– 20-30% of PV Capital cost– Pilot phase just completed– Awaiting roll out approval Eskom/Nersa

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USA based funding

– 2 USA agencies– OPIC– EXIM

– Specialist Energy efficiency and RET funding for emerging markets– Terms

– 85-100% of project value– 10-18 years loans– 2 to 3% fixed interest rate

– US technology partners– Suniva for PV projects– Sundolier for daylighting projects– Coolerado for cooling projects

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The future - EV charge station

– Driver : EV business case– Operating cost per km

– EV’s electrical R0.14 to R0.22/km– Liquid fuel R1.40 to R2.20/km

– Comparable vehicle costs with Govt. incentives– Fast charge station network plan

– Hotels– Rental cars– Service stations

– Charge station infrastructure– 1MWp /2500MWh Solar PV plant, Energy Storage and Fast

charging stations– R0.50 per km over 5 years

– Benefit of increased retail opportunity

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CONTACT DETAILS

Russell Brown

082 444 8187

[email protected]

Any questions ?


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