Bruce Thompson: 2013 Sandia National Laboratoies Wind Plant Reliability Workshop
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Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. The document discusses the need for a Center for Energy Systems Reliability (CESR) to address challenges in renewable energy reliability as market penetration increases such as undetected faults, high maintenance costs, and difficulties analyzing large amounts of field data. CESR would establish a multi-disciplinary approach to reliability through coordinated capabilities, facilities, research and development, and expertise across renewable energy sectors to help drive down costs and maximize plant uptime.
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Bruce Thompson: 2013 Sandia National Laboratoies Wind Plant Reliability Workshop
- 1. Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. SAND 2013-7124P. The Center for Energy Systems Reliability (CESR) Bruce Thompson Manager, Readiness & Sustainment Technologies August, 2013
- 2. The Challenge 2 Problems As renewable energy (RE) market penetration increases, reliability becomes increasingly important. Field failures impact O&M costs and RE project “bankability.” Industry doesn’t have all the resources needed to address increasing reliability needs. Undetected faults in fielded systems can lead to catastrophic failures and fires. Field operations often generate huge volumes of data that are difficult to analyze. Needs ► Advanced reliability data and models are needed to drive down maintenance costs and maximize uninterrupted RE plant operations. ► Information sharing across renewable energy sectors is needed about methods, statistics, and tools. ► A core capability of renewable energy reliability expertise that can be leveraged across sectors is needed. ► Technology roadmaps should be driven by reliability data.
- 3. Reliability and the Bottom Line Levelized Cost of Energy Initial Capital Cost ∗ Finance Rate Operations and Maintenance Levelized Replacement Cost Annual Energy Production Achieving higher reliability typically comes with higher component costs Finance rate is a measure of uncertainty relative to alternatives and includes reliability as a component Reliability directly effects the frequency and cost of O&M operations The cost of replacing major components depends on the actual lifetime of the components Component reliability effects energy production through system availability Reliability is a key driver in reducing LCOE and is therefore critical to maximizing market penetration of all renewable energy technologies
- 4. 4 The Opportunity Establish a multi-disciplinary approach to reliability: capabilities, tools, technologies, and facilities Coordinate reliability capabilities, facilities, and R&D Coordinate cross-cutting reliability capabilities across EERE programs and RE sectors Identify capability gaps and fundamental R&D needs Establish a center to coordinate, drive and sustain reliability capability development looking across current investments
- 5. Center for Energy Systems Reliability (CESR) 5
- 6. Feedback & Discussion What’s your take on CESR? Are there any aspects of the CESR concept that should be refined? What major barriers do you see as we further develop the CESR approach? 6