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HYBRID POWER GENERATORS FOR CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANT HIRE

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The Challenges of powering sites

Gridconnectiontime Noisefromgenerators Fumesfromgenerators Increasingfuelcosts Carbonemissionreductiontargets Transformersandextensionleadscausingtriphazards Limitedaccesstopowerpointsforlargegroupsoftradeson-site

ThePlantHire,ConstructionandInfrastructureindustrieshaveauniqueopportunitytocontributetocarbonemissionreductionandintegrateHybridPowertechnology.Byintegratingrenewableenergysourcesintoasiteinfrastructure,Firefly’sHybridPowerGeneratorscanreducedieselfuelependency,cutnoiseandairpollutionaswellasgreenhousegasemissions.

Traditional Usage of Diesel Generators for sites

InefficientgeneratoruseiscommononconstructionsitesintheUK.Traditionallythesamegeneratorthatsupplieshighdaytimeloadsisalsoleftrunningtoprovidelowerovernightloads.Generatorsrunlessefficientlyatverylowloads,asenginesareunabletoproducethesamenumberofkWhofenergyperlitreoffuelwhendeliveringpoweroutputsoflessthan25%oftheirgeneratingcapacity.Thisburnslitresoffuelunnecessarily.Generatorsconsumeabaselineoffuel,eveniftheyaredeliveringnopower.Runningatverylowloadscancausedamageandreducethelifeofthegenerator.

Withaneverincreasinglyvolatileenergymarket,continuousfuelcostrisesandconsciouseffortstolowerdamagingdieselemissionsintotheenvironment,Fireflyrenewableandefficientpowersystemsprovidetheidealsolution.

Firefly

Since2007,FireflyhasbeentheexpertindesignandmanufactureofHybridPowerGenerators.Fireflyhasprovidedrenewablepoweracrosstheworldforavarietysectors.Ourprovenspecialistexpertisehasdeliveredcostandemissionssavingsacrosstheconstructionandrelatedindustries.

Firefly offer:

POWERING INDUSTRY

Source:DepartmentfortheEnvironment,FoodandRuralAffairs(Defra)2012

Solutions:

HybridPowerGenerators

HybridPowerTowerLights

BiodieselGenerators

Stand-AloneSolarPower

PortableHybridBatteryPacks

Services:

SpecificationSupport

DryHireServices

Equipmenttraining

RenewablePowerConsultancy

Realtimeremotemonitoring

Remote Communications Software

Track,controlandmanageassetsanywhereintheworldwitheasefromyourmobiledevice.RealtimereportingofyourfuelandemissionssavingsisavailableusingFirefly’sRemoteCommunicationsSoftware.

REMOTE HPG MONITORING

Track, manage and control your HPG fleet anywhere in the worldReport fuel and carbon savings to your customers in real time

GSMENABLED

AroundhalfofalltheUK’scarbonemissionsareaccountedforbytheconstructionandrelatedindustries.UnderUKgovernmenttargets,botha50%reductioninemissionsanda33%reductionincoststodeliverprojectsneedtobeachievedby2025.Hybrid Power Generators can do both.

Power Type

Diesel

MainsElectricity

WindandSolar

Carbon Emissions

2.67Kgperlitre

0.54KgkWh

ZeroRated

NOx Emissions

2.0g/kWh

200%

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Fuel

Con

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(% o

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Load Factor (%)50

190%

120%

180%

170%

130%

140%

160%

150%

110%

100%

Generator Fuel Consumption

Most actually operate at 10-30% load, where fuel consumption is 20-50% higher

Customers typically estimate that they operate

at 50-80% load

Cygnus® Hybrid Power Generator (HPG) 6kVA - 24kVA

HybridPowerGeneratorsforDieselFuelManagement/UPSand/orStand-AlonePower

TheHPGprovidesstand-alonepowerforvariableloadrequirementsandalsohasthebenefitofconnectingtoanyconventionaldieselgeneratortomanagevariableloadrequirements(whichreducesdieselfuelconsumption).TheHPGalsoactsasaback-upsourceofpowerintheeventualityofadieselgeneratorbreakdown.

Similartohybridcartechnology,ourHPGhasanintelligentcomputermanagementsystem,whichmanagesvariableloads.TheHPGautomaticallymanageslowerloadsandintheeventthatahigherloadisneeded,itswitchesfromsourcingpowerfromitsowninternalbatterystorage,toprovidingpowerfromthedieselgenerator.Likewise,thecomputermanagementsystemoftheHPGcanalsodetectwhenalowerloadisneededandswitchesoffthedieselgenerator.Henceforaproject,sitemanagerscanbefarlessdependentondieselfuel,significantlyreducingdieselfuelcosts,noise,fumesandmaintenance.AnHPGprovidespowerwithzerocarbonemissionswhenrunningoninternalbatteries,whichsignificantlyreducestheoverallcarbonfootprintofaproject.

Unlikeadieselgenerator,ourHPGisthemostefficientsystemformanagingandsupplyingvariableloadpowerrequirements,bothdayandnight.Adieselgeneratorrunsregardlessofthepowerdrawnfromit,whereasourHybridPowerGeneratorprovidespowerondemandwithoutneedingtorun(burnfuel)incasepowerisrequired.

AdditionallyourHPGunitsarecapableofusingarangeofrenewabletechnologies,suchasSolar,Wind,BatteryandBiodiesel*eitherincombinationwithadieselgeneratororasthestandalonepowersource.TheHPGiscapableofadaptingtoahugerangeofenergydemands,eitherthroughcombiningrenewableandtraditionalfuelsourcesorbypoweringoperationsendtoend-totallycarbonneutral.

HYBRID POWER GENERATORS

Benefits of Hybrid Power Generators

Stand-Alone Power

Zerocarbonemissions

Zeronoise–Trulysilent -0dB

Zerofuelrequired

In conjunction with a diesel generator

Reducesdieselfuelconsumptionby upto50%

Reducesdieselcarbonemissionsby upto50%

Reducesmaintenancetime&costs ofdieselgeneratorbyupto50%

How are fuel savings achieved?

* Firefly use Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) as virgin biodiesel has many damaging impacts. Biodiesel is non-toxic and considered zero carbon, as the carbon emitted when burnt has been pre-absorbed by the growth of the plant

Case Study: Building Contractor - Peterborough

TheChallengeFireflysupportedateamofbuildingcontractorsinthisambitiousprojecttorebuildachildren’splaycentreinRavensthorpe,Peterborough,whichwasclosedaspartofPeterboroughCityCouncilcuts.

Thechallengewastorunthelightswithsolarpowerratherthandieselgeneratorsontheconstructionsite.Thiswasasizeableachievementconsideringtheteamoftradesmenandcontractorsweretaskedwithcreatingabuildingworth£1millioninonly10days.Withlittletimeandalargesite,theyneededroundtheclockpowerandplentyoflights.

SolutionTwoPictorTowerLightsandaPyxisPowerPackwithBatteryExtenderModules,combinedwithportableSolarFold-Arrays™fromFirefly.

BenefitsTheprojectsaved600kgofCO2overthedurationofthe10daybuildthatwouldhavenormallybeenproduced,iftheyhadusedtraditionaldieselgenerators.

Saved£2,000intotalgeneratorsavings Saved600kgofCO2 Silentsourceofpowerandlight,bothdayandnight

Stand-Alone Solar Power

Stand-alonesolarpowerconsistsofphotovoltaiccellsmountedonpanels(SolarFold-Arrays™)connectedtoaHPG.Sunlightisconvertedintoelectricityandenergyproducedisstoredwithinthebatteriesofthegenerator.TheinverterwithintheHPGisusedtostepupthevoltage,sothatthegeneratorcansupplystandardmainsvoltageequipment.Whenequipmentisused,energyisdrawnfromthebatterystorageandthesebatteriesarethensimultaneouslyrechargedbythesolarpanelsduringtheday.

Benefits Zerocarbonemissions Zerofuelrequired Extremelyefficient Visibledemonstrationofyourcommitmenttolowcarbonenergy Zeronoise–Trulysilent-0dB ConnectstoallFireflyrenewablepowersystems

HYBRID POWER SOLUTIONS

Portable Hybrid Battery Packs

NO FUEL. NO NOISE. NO FUMES. NO FUSS!

ThePyxisPowerPack™availablein110Vand230Vmodels,providesportablebatterypower.Theidealalternativetoadieselorpetrolgenerator.Nofuel,fumesornoise,itisidealforconfinedspaces.

Britishmanufacturedbytheexpertsinpowerstoragetechnology,thehighbuildqualityofthePyxisPowerPack™providesasolutionforportablepowerupto750W.

ThePyxisPowerPack™istheidealcost-effectivealternativetorunninganoisygenerator,withnoexpensiverefuelling.Unlikeagenerator,itissafetouseinconfinedspaces.IP44rated,itisalsosuitableforoutdooruse.

WithPureSineWavetechnology,thePyxisPowerPack™canprovidepowerforlow-powersensitiveITequipmentsuchaslaptops,mobilephones,tabletsandtelevisions.

Presentedinarobustanddurablecasewitheasylifthandles,thePyxisPowerPack™hasaflexibleoutputwhichcanbescaledupwithadditionaloptionalBatteryExtenderModules,allofwhicharehousedinstackablecases.

Benefits Completelyportablebyhand Idealforconfinedspaces Zeronoise–Trulysilent-0dB Reducescabletriphazards Zerocarbonemissions BatteryExtenderModulesforextracapacity

ViewthePyxisPowerPack™Video:

Total generator savings based on fuel costs, servicing costs and hire cost

Case Study: Infrastructure Contractor - Ware, Hertfordforshire

Siterequirements 24hourCCTVequipment Securitywelfare(includinglightingandheating)

TheChallengeThechallengewastoreducethefuelconsumptionofthesitewhilstensuringthatmorethanenoughpowerwasstillavailableroundtheclockforalltheirneeds.Thisincludedcabinsforsecurityandwelfare,whichrequiredlightingandheating,aswellasCCTVforthesite.

Normallythesitewouldbepoweredbya60kVAdieselgenerator,24hoursaday.

Thesitewaslocatedinaresidentialarea.Itwasessentialtoeliminateovernightnoiseandminimisedisruptiontothelocalcommunity.

SolutionAsilentrunning24kVA/48kWHCygnus®HPG(HybridPowerGenerator)wasinstalledonsite,toworkinconjunctionwiththeexistingdieselgenerator.

BenefitsInonemonthalone,theCygnus®HPGachieveda65%reductioninfuelconsumptionfortheclient,whilstlocalresidentsbenefitedfromasafe,securesitethatwassilentovernight.

Saved2,375litresofdieseloverthemonth¹

Saved£2,137indieselfuel(£0.90pperlitre)¹ Saved6.24tonnesofCO2emissions¹ Providedsilentpowerwithoutdisruption

CONSTRUCTION

OurinnovativeHybridPowerGeneratorsarethesolutionforsignificantlyreducingdieselfuelcostsandcarbonemissionsforcontractors.

ThereliableperformanceandengineeringexcellenceoftheFireflyhybridfleet,providessavingsinexcessof40,000litresofdieselayear.TheCygnus®HPGistheidealcomplimentaryassettoexistingdieselgeneratorfleetsforbothPlantHirersandContractors.

8.4 tonnes of CO2

emissions Reduced to 2.1

tonnes

3600 litres of diesel

Reduced to 1225

litres

Inadditiontotheabovesavings,thedieselgeneratorbenefittedfromareductioninruntimeto34%.Thiswillimprovethelifespanofthedieselgeneratorandreducemaintenanceandservicecosts.

One month battery vs generator use (daily)

One month battery vs generator use (average)

Savings

Time

Battery % Generator %

Supply from Battery %

Supply from Generator %

66%

34%

¹ Based on 3/4 load in working hours and 1/4 load in overnight and weekend hours

One month battery vs generator use (daily)

One month battery vs generator use (average)

Savings

Refurbishmentandupgradeworkoftenresultsinrestrictionsofwhereandhowworkcanbeundertaken.Railprojectsofteninvolveworkingovernightandattheweekend,withinthevicinityofresidentialareas.

Runningadieselgeneratorduringthesetimescanbedisruptive.Otherprojects,suchasthoseinruralareas,mayrequireoperatingawayfrommainsgrid.Providingpoweronsite24hrsadayisasignificantcost,thereforereducingdieselgenartorruntimescandeliveradramaticreductioninoperationcosts.

Case Study: Electrical Rail Contractor - Coulsdon, South London

Siterequirements 24hourCCTVequipment Securitywelfare(includinglightingandheating)

TheChallengeThechallengewastoprovideSouthernRailandNetworkRailwithpowerfortheirwaitingroomfacilitieswhilsttheywereoperatingrailreplacementservices.Theobjectivewastoreducetheirfuelconsumptionwhilestillprovidingreliable24hourpowersupply.Usuallythiswouldhavebeenobtainedfromonedieselgeneratorandonebackupgenerator.

Thesitewaslocatedinaresidentialarea.Reducingnoiseandexhaustfumeswasessentialforlocalresidentsandcommuters.

SolutionAsilentrunning24kVA/48kWHCygnus®HPG(HybridPowerGenerator)unitwasinstalledonsite,alongsidea20kVAdieselgenerator.

INFRASTRUCTURE

3 tonnes of CO2

emissions Reduced to 1.5

tonnes

1280 litres of diesel

Reduced to 632litres

BenefitsInonemonth,theCygnus®HPGachieveda50%reductioninfuelconsumptionfortheclient.

Saved648litresofdieseloverthemonth¹

Saved£583indieselfuel(£0.90pperlitre)¹ Saved1.5tonnesofCO2emissions¹ Providedsilentpowerwithoutdisruption

Inadditionthedieselgeneratorbenefittedfromareductioninruntimeto40%.Thiswillimprovethelifespanofthedieselgeneratorandreducemaintenanceandservicingcosts.

Time

Battery % Generator %

Supply from Battery %

Supply from Generator %

60%

40%

¹ Based on 3/4 load in working hours and 1/4 load in overnight and weekend hours

Hire example

Hiring the Cygnus® 24kVA HPG additionally with a 100kVA diesel generator can:

Reducefuelconsumptionbyupto50% Reducemaintenancetimeandcostsbyupto50% ReduceCO2outputbyupto50% Save40,000+litres¹indieselfuelperyear Save£35,000+²peryearinfuelcosts Reducecablingonsite(portableandstand-alone)

Operation: Withanintelligentcomputermanagementunit,themonitoringsystemoftheCygnus®HPGefficientlydeliversoptimalvariablepoweraccordingtoload.Greaterpeakloadsaredeliveredbypassingthroughpowerdirectlyfromthedieselgenerator.Proprietaryfirmwareensuresoptimisedpoweravailability,withoutoperatorintervention.Thepowermanagementsystemwilldetectlowloadsandshutdownthedieselgenerator.TheCygnus®HPGperformsrechargingfromthedieselgenerator.

Support: TrainingProgramme Specification&TechnicalSupport Servicing&Maintenance 5YearProductWarrantyasstandard

Additionalwindandsolarpackageoptionsalsoavailabletoplanthire.

¹Basedon100kVAdieselgeneratorreducedfrom24hrsto12hrsruntime,365daysayear.

²Basedon89pperlitre.

The ideal addition for plant hirers to complement your existing diesel generator hire fleet offering

Generatecashsavings,cutcarbonemissionsonconstructionsitesandachievearapidreturnonyoursustainableHybridPowerGeneratorhireinvestment.ReduceyourcustomerscostsandsupporttheirgoalstoreduceCO2emissions.

Useofdieselgeneratorsforover-nightpowerishighlyinefficient,intrusivetoresidents,producesahighoutputofcarbonemissionsandacostly24hroperation.TheCygnus®HybridPowerGeneratorworkswithallstandard20kVA-100kVAdieselgeneratorfleetswithnomodificationsrequired.

Sector use: Construction Network Rail Utilities Roads & Highways Events Broadcast

Construction Application Example:

TheCygnus®HPGisidealforover-nightlowlevelpowerrequirements: Dryingrooms Welfare&securitycabins Perimeteroraviationlighting SuitableforsensitiveITequipment CCTVmonitoring Powertoolandradiorecharging

This complimentary revenue stream in addition to the existing hire of a diesel generator, generates a return on investment within just 23 weeks. Hire and lease options are also available.

PLANT HIRE

PROVEN SUSTAINABLE POWER YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN RELY ON

Hybrid Power Generators for Construction, Infrastructure and Plant Hire

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