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PVNAVIGATOR, LLC
Brownfields Uplift …Developing Utility-Scale
PV Solar Facilities on Closed Landfills
WEST COAST
1 Pointe Drive, Suite 320
Brea, CA 92821
714.388.1800 www.PVNavigator.com
GULF COAST
15990 N. Barkers Landing Rd.,
Suite 325
Houston, TX 77079
713.468.5004
NORTHEAST
334 East 9th Street
New York, NY 10002
646.370.4588
In
Association
With
Presentation at:
BACK IN BUSINESS: RESOURCES FOR
REDEVELOPMENT & LAND RECYCLING
RIVERSIDE, CA
Ian A. Webster & Robert Fritz April 12, 2016
Sponsored by:
www.ProjectNavigator.com
Project Navigator, Ltd. Works on Remediation Projects But
Has Grown Solar Project Development Practice.
2 www.projectnavigator.com | www.safetymoment.org
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PVNavigator, LLC is an Operating Unit of
Project Navigator, Ltd.
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The Los Angeles Basin has , ’s of A res of Closed Landfill Space & Brownfield
Sites. This Acreage Can be Repurposed into MW-Scale Solar Power Installations.
Landfill Caps Offer Flat, Geotechnically Stable
Acreage for Solar Power Developments.
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Landfill Owners Receive Revenue
via a Long-term Land Lease .
Blower & Flare Station
Power Generation via Gas Turbine or Steam Cycle Systems
Waste/ Complex Organics
Organic Acids
Landfill Gas
Other Landfill Monitoring Systems (e.g. for groundwater)
Landfill Gas Collection Wells in Waste
Breakdown Process of Landfill Waste
Typical Landfill 20 to 200 acres
Perforated Gas Pipe
Methane and Carbon Dioxide
Methane and Carbon Dioxide
Landfill Gas-to-Power
Landfill gas (LFG) migrates to waste prism extraction wells and the associated collection systems. The LFG is conveyed via a network of pipes to feed a power generation plant.
Many Large Scale (300 MW and up) Solar Facilities Are Planned for the U.S. Southwest, However They Face Permitting, Financing, and Interconnect Challenges. Less so for Urban Located Landfill or Brownfield Sites.
Perforated Gas Pipe
Methane and Carbon Dioxide
Methane and Carbon Dioxide
Blower & Flare Station
Power Generation via Gas Turbine or Steam Cycle Systems
Waste/ Complex Organics
Organic Acids
Landfill Gas
Landfill Gas Collection Wells in Waste
Landfill Gas-to-Power
Landfill gas (LFG) migrates to waste prism extraction wells and the associated collection systems. The LFG is conveyed via a network of pipes to feed a power generation plant.
PV Solar Power A photovoltaic (or PV) cell is a specially treated wafer of silicon, sandwiched between two thin contact plates. The top contact is positively charged and the back contact is negatively charged, making it a semiconductor.
• The n-type semiconductor has an abundance of electrons, giving it a negative charge, while the p-type semiconductor is positively charged.
• Electron movement at the p-n junction produces an electric field that allows only electrons to flow from the p-type layer to the n-type layer.
• When sunlight hits the solar cell, its energy knocks electrons loose from the atoms in the semiconductor.
• When the electrons hit the electrical field, they’re shuttled to the top contact plate and become a usable electric current.
• PV panels are mounted in racking systems specially designed to accommodate landfill-specific requirements such as “no cap damage” and “waste settlement.”
A typical racking module is 10ft. By 20ft. and generates 2.5kW. This translates to about 1MW from every 3-5 acres.
Photovoltaic Cell Detailed cross-section
Solar Panel Glass covering
Transparent adhesive
Anti-reflection coating
Not to scale
Electric Current
DC/AC Inverter Necessary to convert electric current for consumer use
Utility Company
Solar Power to the Grid Excess energy from the solar array is fed into the power grid. It helps provide extra electricity to the community, especially during peak daytime hours.
Customers
Solar Panels
The sun gives off about 400
trillion watts of power
Other Landfill Monitoring Systems (e.g. for groundwater)
Landfill Sites are Excellent PV Power Platforms. Flat Acreage, Close to Load and Interconnect, Putting Otherwise Unusable Acreage Back to Use. Projects are Technically Straightforward but Administratively Complex.
Over 400,000 identified Brownfield sites in the United States
16 million acres are available for development of renewable energy
That’s enough land to generate approximately 3,175,000 MW
(For reference, the Hoover Dam generates about 2,000 MW)
Site Candidates: According to U.S. EPA, There is No Shortage of
Brownfield and Landfill Site Acreage Which Could be Suitable for
Renewable Energy. (Much more at www.epa.gov/re-powering)
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EPA’s Repo eri g A eri a Data ase “pe ifi all Lists Landfill, Brownfield and Superfund Sites for Solar Power.
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Source: https://www.epa.gov/re-powering
Drilling Down to the Los Angeles Basin and Inland
E pire…La dfills a d Bro field “ites are A u da t.
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Legend
Landfill Sites
Brownfield Sites
Tip No. : Qui kl Assess Your “ite’s PV Possi ilities. Key Criteria for PV Solar Development on Impacted Sites.
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Environmentally
Impacted Land
(Restricted Future
Use)
Appropriate
Geographic
Location
Land Control (Title
or Long-Term
Lease)
Nearby
Interconnection
Point
Who Will be the
Power Offtaker?
(PPA with Utility or
Behind the Meter?)
State-Mandated
Renewable
Portfolio Standards
Green Corporate
Goals
Project Financing
• External
• Internal
Applicability of Your Site to Host
a PV Solar Installation
Tip 2: Can Development Logistics be Parallel
Tracked to Optimize Time and Project Spend.
STEP 1 Letter of intent with site owner…most likely the audience in today’s session in Riverside
STEP 2 PVNavigator performs a detailed project economic analysis + starts an Interconnect Feasibility Study
STEP 3 $ Deal Structuring: Landowner: Straight land leasing to “some form of participation” in facilities Financing: Debt v’s equity
STEP 4 Power purchase agreement negotiations with off-taker…e.g. So Cal Edison (SCE)
STEP 5 Project financing
STEP 6 Complete agreements and environmental studies (e.g. Post Closure Permit Update, and CEQA)
STEP 7
• Design / Build
STEP 8 • Start up and long term
operations • Synergize with landfill
operations
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Stages in PV Solar Power Installation Development:
The De elop e t Path a Vie ed fro a I dustrial La do ers’ Perspe ti e. …or…What’s in the Deal for the Industrial Landowner? (Hand Out Provided)
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4. The above tasks move the job from concept and proven economic feasibility through
detailed engineering, procurement and PV installation construction, into final start up and
power sales (under the terms of the early negotiated PPA). All the above work is performed
y PVN a d sele ted EPC resour es at PVN’s ost.
* Can be in form of an “option agreement” between landowner and PVNavigator, LLC, or a longer term land lease. Option would convert to a land lease once the scope and economics of the proposed project are better defined, such as at the
execution of a PPA. PVN can supply a model option agreement, on request.
** Civil engineer and EPC contractor can be the one company.
Site Identification
Civil Engineer Selection**
Project Financing
Site Control*
Technology Provider/EPC Contractor Selection**
Tariff Rate Determination
Permitting
Contract Execution
Contract Execution
Power Purchase
Agreement (PPA)
Site Plan /
Layout Design
Power
Scheme
Design
Inter-
connection
Agreement
Site Upgrades
Engineering & Procurement
PV Facility Construction & Commissioning
Startup, Power Sales, Operations
& Maintenance
Early Planning, Negotiations and Project Marketing Phase
• Power Purchase Agreement
(PPA) Proposal and/or
Negotiations
• Power Marketing
• Interconnect Study
• Environmental Permitting
Including Any EIR Work and
Associated Environmental
Document Revisions
• Facility Conceptual Design
• Project Economic Calculations
1. “hould e perfor ed i a o sulti g, ed-side
a er ith la do ers, here PV project
feasibility(FS) is generally discussed and
assessed. All very conceptual at this stage.
Big Q: who would be the power offtaker?
2. La do er uys i to a PV- isio , a d ia a option agreement b/t landowner and PVN, grants
interim site control to PVN to push forward on a
PV plan. Any power offtaker will require site
control for interconnect FS purposes. No cost to
landowner.
3. Above tasks are the meat and potatoes of
PVN’s PV pla i g a d proje t feasi ility studies. Interaction at this stage occurs with
power purchaser, and environmental and
permitting agencies. All work is performed by
PVN at PVN’s ost i role of de eloper.
Overview: Where Project Cash Flow Occurs and How an Industrial Landowner Can Participate
1. All project development fees are paid by PVN (from feasibility to design to construction. No development costs need be
incurred by landowner).
2. In the simplest business model, landowner receives revenue from a land lease for 25 to 30 years. If site is in a remediation
OM&M phase, lease revenues can offset OM&M costs.
3. More innovative (complex?) PV development financial arrangements are possible which can include components such as:
a. landowner receives a fraction of power sales revenue (replacing lease); b. po er a e sold to a la do er’s fa ility at a proje t-e o o i rate; or c. landowner could co-i est i the PV fa ility, if o siste t ith the e tity’s po er pur hase needs and sustainability goals.
Key Metrics: • Concept to operations in ~2 years
• PVN pays for all project development costs
• PVN's construction costs will be about $2.5M/MW (4 acres of installation)
• Landowner can receive lease fees, or more innovatively participate (see below1)
• PV facility lifetime is 25 to 30 years
• PVN remotely monitors the facility, augmented by monthly onsite inspections
• 1PPA with power offtaker sets power sales rates, and escalator
• Landowner sustainable project credit
• PVN's evolution from the landfill EPC services world insures that PV installation
will be "cap-compatible"
The Press Enterprise Article.
Riverside: Solar project to be built on landfill.
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The it ’s pu li utilit is o i g ahead with a project to build a solar array on the
closed Tequesquite Landfill just south of
Mou t Ru idou .
Ri erside o gets t o ega atts of its power supply from the sun, and a planned
city project could nearly double the amount
of a aila le solar po er ith a ear.
Solar Project Deal Structuring: Multiple Stakeholders with
Different Interests Must Be Aligned
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Site Owner Lease revenue
Power Offtaker
Ok cents/kWh
Regulatory Agency
Continued compliance
CEQA
Financing IRR
PVNavigator, LLC First Piloted the Landfill-Based PV Power Concept
at the Operating Industries, Inc. (OII) Landfill in Monterey Park, CA.
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Funding was Supplied by the
California Energy Commission.
PVN’s Pilot “tud Ra for Years under the watchful eyes of CEC,
U.“. EPA a d the La dfill’s Responsible Parties.
Today PVNavigator, LLC is Starting Construction of a 3MW PV Solar
Po er I stallatio o the Cou t of “a Ber ardi o’s Millike Landfill in Ontario, CA.
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12kV interconnect switchgear
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Last SCE 12kV Overhead Pole
PVN Proposed Layout of Solar Panel Array
The Solar Construction Vendor Market is Vibrant...More
tha E tities Parti ipated i PVN’s Bid Walk i Ja , 6
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San Bernardino County Will Receive
Revenue via a 20+ Year Lease.
PVNavigator, LLC Has Also Optioned Space on the County of San
Ber ardi o’s Big Bear La dfill to De elop a MW I stallatio .
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Power Sales will be to Bear
Valley Electric Services.
PVNa igator, LLC’s Big Bear Landfill PV Installation will be Located on
the Landfill Cap and on Adjacent Acreage within the Landfill Facility.
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PVNavigator, LLC is Also Active on the East Coast. PVNa igator, LLC’s PV “olar De elop e t at the O e s Cor i g La dfill, NJ.
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The PV solar systems will not penetrate or damage the existing cap.
Develop a 3.1 MW photovoltaic solar array from approximately 1,034 SunPods, fixed tilt, rack mounted arrays.
Who
• A development Team anchored by PV Navigator, Ltd.
(PVN) as the project integrator.
• PVN specializes in developing small scale distributed solar
facilities on landfill sites.
• Design capabilities by Miller Brothers, NJ, and solar
modules from SunPower.
• Permitting and environmental tasks to be performed by
PVN.
What
• A 3.1 MW PV Solar Development.
• Fixed Tilt, Rack Mounted, Self Ballasting.
• Occupies 12 acres of landfill top deck areas.
• Racks are specifically designed for landfill cap installations.
• No long-term cap damage.
When
• All permitting and design completed by end of 2015.
• System installed and operational by December 2016.
How
• PVN and the Township of Gloucester enter into a Land
Lease Agreement which includes ability to use the landfill
top deck for 20 years.
• Project will be financed via a combination of debt and
equity.
• PVN has excellent fund raising track record with major East
and West Coast renewable energy funds.
Ma Resour es E ist, e.g.; EPA’s Best Pra ti es for “iti g PV “olar o La dfills .
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EPA’s Ha d ook o “iti g Re e a le E erg Projects While Addressing Environmental Issues.
23 Source: “US EPA Ha d ook o Siti g Re e a le E ergy Proje ts While Addressi g E iro e tal Issues”
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-04/documents/handbook_siting_repowering_projects.pdf
Inquiries Welcomed on How to Develop a Solar
Power Installation on Your Brownfield Site.
Ian A. Webster
President
iwebster@ projectnavigator.com
Tel: 714.388.1800 | Cell: 714.863.0483
Robert Potter Western Region Project Director
Tel: 714.388.1809 | Cell: 714.926.9630
Robert Fritz Project Manager
Tel: 714.388.1813 | Cell: 626.888.0237
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Chad D. Hufsey Co-founder and President
Tel: (214) 617-2231
Jacob B. Jones
Co-founder and Managing Director
Tel: (214) 617-2232
PVNAVIGATOR, LLC
PV “olar Fa ilities o Closed La dfills…
Thanks for Your
Atte tio …Questio s?
WEST COAST
1 Pointe Drive, Suite 320
Brea, CA 92821
714.388.1800 www.PVNavigator.com
GULF COAST
15990 N. Barkers Landing Rd.,
Suite 325
Houston, TX 77079
713.468.5004
NORTHEAST
334 East 9th Street
New York, NY 10002
646.370.4588
In
Association
With
www.ProjectNavigator.com
Presentation at:
BACK IN BUSINESS: RESOURCES FOR
REDEVELOPMENT & LAND RECYCLING
RIVERSIDE, CA
Sponsored by: