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CSP Today – Market Case Studies: New technologies and future of STE in Middle East

Innovative technology solutions for sustainability

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Abengoa and innovation in STE

An overview of Abengoa

Abengoa at the forefront of STE

The future of STE in the region

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Our commitment

o Generating energy from renewable resources

o Converting biomass into biofuels and producing drinking water from sea water

o Creating infrastructures respectful with the environment

o Promoting new development and innovation horizons

To achieve this, in Abengoa…

o We invest in research, development and innovation (R&D&I)

o We expand big potential technologies

o We deevelop the necessary talent by attracting and retaining the best people (more than 24,000 employees)

o We devote financial and human resources to promoting social action policies that contribute to social and human progress

Abengoa's commitment to sustainable development is a priority in all its activities. We try to reduce the impact of our activities with the help of an integrated management system

Abengoa focuses its growth on thecreation of new technologies that contribute to sustainable development by…

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Abengoa creates value based on its technology

Our business

R&D&Innovation• Development of innovative

technological solutions• Competitive market

advantage

Business development• Pilot demonstration plants• Technological marketing• Offers, financing and

contracts

Engineering and construction• Converts technology into

reality• 70 years of experience in

energy infrastructures• Own “Know-how”• International leading

contractor in T&D

O&M• Solar, tramsmission lines,

desalination, cogenerationand others

• 25 years of contracts’ average life

• Biofuels

We operate in two high growth sectors: Energy and Environment

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Business developmentAbengoa, the leading company in the development of projectsof: Solar energy Other sources of power generation (wind, biomass, combined

cycle, cogeneration) Energy storage Transmission lines Water desalination, treatment and reuse Bioenergy 1G and 2G Hydrogen Energy crops Singular buildingsBusiness model based on growth and diversification• International activity, 88 % of total sales

Figures

7,151 MEUR in sales in 201424,306 employees worldwide6,900 GWh of generated energy4,474 MW of total installed and in construction capacity in powergeneration plants118 Mm3 of desalinated water15 plants of biofuel production5,100 km of operating transmission lines

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Abengoa has achieved some very significant milestones over two years

Commercial operation of Kaxu Solar One 100MW STE plant – first in South Africa

Abengoa and Abengoa Yield both listed on Nasdaq gaining access to largest capital market.

Completed first year commercial operation at Solana 280MW plant.

Commissioning of 50MW Peralta wind power project.

Ghana’s first 60,000m3/d desalination plant in operation.

Completed construction and exited the Qingdao desalination

plant.Awarded 100,000m3/d Agadir desalination project.

Awarded 250km intelligent water management network.

Selected for Masdar’s innovative solar desalination pilot project.

Awarded 134km transmission line

concession.

Construction of Poland’s largest 450MW combined cycle.

Construction begins on first 110MW molten salt tower.

Awarded over 700Km of new transmission lines.

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PatentsMore than 180

1,603 MW in operation

470 MW under construction

280 MW pre-constructionUSA27%

Spain33%

8%

Latam12%

Middle East

20%Africa

MW in operation, construction and awarded

Consolidated data – 2013

570 M€

Presence in14 countries

Proprietary technologiesTower, parabolic trough, storage, hybrids, HCPV, TF

Professionals worldwide

More than 1,200

Revenues

401 M€

EBITDA

R&D investment in 201432,5 M€

Global leader in solar power generation

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Clean dispatchable plants

Hybrid plants

Clean intermittent plants

Our Solar Solutions

Tower Trough Industrial applications

PV HC-PV

Solar-Fossil Hybrids

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PV + Battery

STE-PV Hybrids


PS10 & PS20 – the world’s first commercial solar towers

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Shams 1 – the first STE plant in the Middle East

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Hassi R’Mel & Ain Beni Mathar – the first ISCC’s in the world

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Solana – the world’s largest parabolic trough plant

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KaXu Solar One – the first STE plant in operation in South Africa

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Khi Solar One – the fist Solar Tower plant in Africa

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R&D Pilot Plant or Real Test Commercial Project

+150 in-house researchers

R&D center in Denver, CO

R&D center in Seville, Spain

Abengoa Research

Collaboration with key research institutions and companies worldwide

Technology as a competitive advantage for Abengoa

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Abengoa Solar is at the forefront of innovation in STE

Smart Solar Plant ISCC + MST

Solugas Solar Desal

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STE

PV

TES

Gives clients predictable, baseload, non-intermittent electricity and fast, dynamic response to the grid

BES

SmartControlSystem

Smart Solar Plant combines the strengths of PV, STE and storage

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Combining PV and STE to achieve flexible operating modes –matching generation to demand

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Value

Smart Solar Plant (STE+PV)PV PV + Batteries

CheapQuick

IntermittentNo ancillary services

QuickIntermittent

Extendable 4 hrsVoltage regulation

Fully despatchableFlexible modes of operation

High Availability FactorLoad following

Reactive power benefitsQuick start-up and responsiveness


110 MW Molten Salt Tower– 700 Ha heliostat field– 10,600 heliostats

100 MW Fixed PV– 392,000 panels– Yingli modules

Molten Salt TES– Molten salts at 565ºC– 50,000 tonnes molten salts– 17.5 hours storage

Control system– intelligent control system to manage solar

contribution and ancillary services and interaction with the grid

Atacama 1 will be Abengoa’s first Smart Solar Plant

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Progress at Atacama 1

PV sector is 70% complete – due online Q1 2016

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Progress at Atacama 1

STE section is 58% complete – due online Q1 2017

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Provides high quality steam and fully dispatchable power, capable of 24h a day operation

Molten Salt Tower and Combined Cycle

Key Features200 MW power plant

– 85 MW solar

– 115 MW gas / fuel

External molten salt receiver (higher average flux)

Superheated steam Rankine Cycle - superheated Steam Turbine 125 MWe

Brayton cycle - high efficient Gas Turbine 77 MWe

Energy storage - molten salt tanks & customizable storage capacity

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Combining Solar and Fossil fuels to achieve flexible operating modes- matching generation to demand

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ISCC (Solar + Fossil)CPT + TES MST

DespatchableUp to 7 hrs storage

100% solar

Fully despatchableVarious operational modes

(baseload, evening and day peaker)100% solar

High capacity factorCustomizable storage

Reactive power benefits

Fully despatchableFlexible modes of operation

(baseload, evening and day peaker, load following)30-40% solar shareHigh capacity factor

Fuel SavingsQuick start-up and responsiveness

Reactive power benefits

LEC


Molten Salt Tower and Combined Cycle

Key Benefits Fully dispatchable power

High plant capacity factor (~ 68%/ 6000 hrs/yr)

High solar share (min 30-40%)

High combined cycle efficiency (+50%)

Customizable storage capacity

Quick start-up of gas/fuel turbine

Exceptional operational flexibility

Lower water consumption

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Using Abengoa proprietary technology to reach highest solar energy conversion efficiency with combined cycle

SolugasSolar

HybridPilot

Solugas Solar Hybrid is the first solar driven gas turbine system on a MW scale

Abengoa proprietary technology

Pilot commissioned 2012

+900 hours operation

With participation of

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Stable operation and accurate efficiency evaluation

SmartControlSystem

Solugas uses a gas turbine driven by solar energy from pressurized air receiver.

Key Features– Pressurized air heated in tubular cavity receiver ( ~ 800ºC and

10 bar)– introduced into combustion chamber of gas turbine

Storage

Key Features– 4.6 MWe Mercury gas turbine – 3 MWe air-fed cavity receiver – 69 heliostats ASNT120 – 75 m tower height

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Solugas offers clients fully despatchable baseload power with high solar share

Key Benefits High quality steam (800ºC and 10 bar)

Highest conversion efficiency

Natural gas/fuel savings

Good operability

Fast start-ups

Low auxiliaries

Low or null water consumption

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Abengoa Water was selected by Masdar to develop cutting edge desalination pilot plant that will be powered by renewable energy

Desalination plants specifically adapted to operate with solar power

Key Features1,000 m3/d Reverse Osmosis seawater desalination plant

Split partial second-pass design

Achieves 38.5% water recovery

Uses filtration membrane technology to pre-treat 2,640m3/d seawater feedstreamunder range of conditions

Coupled with Membrane Distillation of brine feedstream

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Design includes several unique features to make it suitable for solar

Pre-treatment• Micro-Ultra Filtration

Membrane Technology.

RO• Reverse Osmosis unit

with Split Partial Second Pass design.

MD System• Vacuum Multi-Effect

Membrane Distillation Technology (VMEMD).

Post-treatment• Remineralization by CO2

addition followed by calcite contactor.

Second pass RO System reduces energy consumption

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ERD device achieves 98% efficiency4

Memsys MD system with low energy consumption

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MD heat recovery to pre-heat brine2

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Rising energy demand Excellent solar resource

Local employment Opportunity cost of oil and gas

The Gulf region has all the right factors for a solar future

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STE technologies are evolving in order to respond and adapt to specific client and market needs

The future of Solar Thermal Energy in the Region is extremely exciting

And in the future we’ll see the proliferation of a variety of different STE configurations and technologies

PV & HCPV

MST

MST + ISCC

CPT + ISCC

DSG EOR

Solar Desal

SSPTESSolugas

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