Pfister Energy Renewable Energy Technologies 2012

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Pfister Energy is a leading solar installer, delivering turnkey renewable energy systems for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities, with an emphasis on building-integrated applications. Pfister Energy is one of very few renewable energy companies in the U.S. offering a comprehensive line of products, services and technologies within the solar, renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. As a design-build construction firm, the company offers a complementary host of turnkey “green solutions,” custom-designed based on a given facility’s particular features, including: • Photovoltaics• Daylighting• Energy Efficiency• Wind Turbines• Solar Lighting • Solar Thermal• Fuel Cells• Rainwater Harvesting • Green Roofs• Geothermal ExperiencePossessing nearly 28 years of commercial roofing experience, Pfister Energy has been designing and installing renewable energy systems since 2005. The company specializes in solar installations and is respected for its ability to build complex, large-scale solar systems, on time and on budget, ranging from small, community-based projects to large commercial and industrial solar installations.

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ARE YOU LEADING THE WAY?

Solar / Photovoltaics (PV) Building Integrated PV

Solar Thermal Integrated PV-Thermal

Natural Daylighting Solar Lighting Wind Turbines

Fuel Cells - Cogeneration Green Roofing

Rainwater Harvesting Geothermal

Energy Efficiency Audits

www.pfisterenergy.com

Agenda • About Pfister Energy • Introduction • Market

– Who is Interested – Benefits

• ROI Overview

• Technology Overview – Solar / Photovoltaics (PV) – Building Integrated PV – Solar Thermal – Integrated PV-Thermal – Natural Daylighting – Solar Lighting – Wind Turbines – Fuel Cells - Cogeneration – Green Roofing – Rainwater Harvesting – Geothermal – Energy Efficiency Audits

• Summary • Q&A

45 minutes + Q&A

Pfister Company Background • Provide clean renewable energy, on-site distributed power generation, and energy efficiency

systems to commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities nationwide.

• Focused on the integration of complementary renewable and efficient technologies to match customer-specific needs.

• Rooted in commercial/industrial roofing & construction for 27+ years • Distinguished reputation within the roofing industry • Established in 2005 • Includes in-house equipment and staff (cranes, skilled technicians, NABCEP-certified

engineers, and electrical license) • 13+ MW of renewable power installed since inception • Offices in NJ, FL, MD and NH • Additional locations planned in 2012 • Broadest portfolio of renewable energy products in the industry

Who is Interested in Renewable Energy? Anyone concerned about… Monthly utility bills Rising price of energy Reliability of the power grid Requirement for backup or emergency power America’s dependency upon foreign oil The environment Becoming a leader in the community

Benefits of Renewable Energy &/or Energy Efficiency Financial Savings Simple Payback Public Stewardship & Goodwill Emissions Reductions Environmental Leadership Energy Independence Energy Savings

The Factors that Determine Project ROI? Federal Incentives State Incentives New Construction vs Retrofit Cost of Energy Cost of the Technology Location Building

– Construction – Architecture – Usage – Occupancy

(there is no rule of thumb)

Calculated by the Project

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV)

Solar Photovoltaics (PV)

Technology options: Hard-panel or flexible, thin-

film technologies

Ground-mount or building-integrated solar systems (roof and/or wall)

How do you select a Solar Energy System?

• Building Structure • Type of Roof • Condition of Roof • Budget • Simple Payback Calculation • Building Orientation • Landscaping • Available Space

Solar Photovoltaics

An excellent investment Producing your own power onsite means reduced utility electric bills. State and federal incentives can reduce the initial capital expenditure and add to the Return on Investment. Simple payback is possible in approximately 2 to 5 years. Can generate free energy for 20+ years after it has paid for itself!

Solar Incentives Available

Federal and State Incentives • 30% Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

• ARRA Section 1603 - 30% Grant in Lieu of Tax Credits

• Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) Depreciation Benefit

• State Sales Tax Exemption on Solar Equipment

• Local Property Tax Exemption

• Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs)

• State & Utility Rebates

Government incentives shorten payback periods and improve ROI.

Sample Project

Project Type SopraSolar- Solar Integrated Roof Site Wayne, NJ Solar Manufacturer UniSolar Project Size 50 kW

Sample Project

Project Type

SopraSolar-Solar Integrated Roof Site

Wayne, NJ Solar Manufacturer

UniSolar Project Size

50 kW

Solar Integrated Roofing Engineered Roof Layout of PV Panels (sample)

Sample Project - 41st Ave, New York City Project Type SopraSolar- Solar Integrated Roofing Site Queens, NY Solar Type UniSolar Project Size 44 kW Roof Area 12,225 Sq. Ft.

Sample Project – Pfizer

Project Type SopraSolar- Solar Integrated Roofing Site Groton, CT Solar Type UniSolar Project Size 50 kW Roof Area 18,530 Sq. Ft.

Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Project Type SopraSolar- Solar Integrated Roof Site Titusville, NJ Solar Type UniSolar Project Size 155 kW Roof Area 52,500 Sq. Ft.

Sample Project

Project Type

“Peel & Stick” Thin Film Solar PV Site

Flemington, NJ Solar Manufacturer

UniSolar Project Size

40 kW

Sample Project

Project Type

Crystalline Roof Mount Site

East Hanover, NJ Solar Type

Glass Modules Project Size

360 kW

Sample Project

Project Type

Ground-mount Crystalline PV Site

Vineland, NJ Solar Manufacturer

Sharp Project Size

500 kW

Sample Project

Sample Project

Sample Project

Sample Project

Sample Project

BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS

Building-Integrated Photovoltaics “BIPV” Integration of PV modules into the building envelope is an energy efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional infill panels

• Completely customizable

• Attractive and easily integrated into building’s architecture

• Creates desired level of shading to balance electricity production with daylight penetration and AC savings

BIPV technology offers extraordinary possibilities in solar architecture – setting new standards in design and efficiency!

BIPV -- Uses and Possibilities Innovation in combining architecture with solar energy: • Ventilated facade • Ventilated/non-ventilated facades • Non-ventilated facade • Skylight construction • Canopy • Solar shading • Balcony

BIPV offers insulation and protection from weather, direct sun, noise, fire, burglary, and even electromagnetism.

BIPV – Flexible Design Options! • Customizable Size

• Customizable Shape

• Cell types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline, and Amorphous

• Cell colors: blue, bronze, grey, black, and other colors on request.

• Configuration of reverse side: transparent, translucent, or a choice of colored, structural glazes

• Type of connection: socket, or edge connector

BIPV provides architects with tremendous options for both functionality and attractive design!

BIPV modules are tailor-made to architectural requirements with individual design in terms of thickness/insulation, shape, color, and optical structure.

“Cold” Glass / Tedlar – Element

“Cold” Glass / Glass – Element

BIPV Modules – Crystalline Si

“Warm” (Insulated) Glass / Glass – Element

BIPV Modules – Amorphous Si Opaque –

non-transparent

Semi transparent stripes

Semi transparent criss-cross

Semi transparent clear

BIPV - Solar Awnings

BIPV - Solar Porticos / Carports

BIPV – Sample Projects

BIPV – Sample Projects

BIPV – Sample Projects

SOLAR THERMAL

Modular Solar Thermal

Harness the radiant energy from the sun and convert it to heat for the generation of hot water. • Roof-mounted collectors trap the sun’s rays and convert it to heat • The absorbed solar heat warms a specialized, non-toxic fluid inside

One of the most effective alternative methods of generating energy and lowering utility bills!

• A digital controller then activates the solar station to pump this fluid through the storage system via a closed-loop serpentine copper pipe

• The piping is coiled around the potable water that is heated

• Fully integrated packages available • Fast and easy installation -- no soldering • Freezing and overheating issues are

resolved • Low maintenance "plug & play" design • High selectivity absorber coating and

optimum thermal insulation maximize efficiency and minimize energy loss

• Digitally controlled with energy generation calculator

Suitable for pitched roof, flat roof, awning, & facade installation! Solar Thermal

Premium solar thermal applications utilize pressurized, closed-loop (propylene glycol) systems

Building Integrated Solar Thermal Eliminates the visibility of the solar thermal collectors

• Solar energy is absorbed into a concealed collection system that is hidden just below the roof or wall.

• Hidden from sight, it’s also protected from harsh weather for a longer life expectancy / warranty.

• Installed during new construction, renovation or a re-roofing process.

Seamless integration into building architecture frees up roof area to accommodate additional clean energy technologies -- photovoltaics!

Sample Projects

Sample Projects

BI Solar Thermal + Photovoltaics = Hybrid Projects!

BI Solar Thermal + Photovoltaics = Hybrid Projects!

DAYLIGHTING

Daylighting

Daylighting is an engineered,

sophisticated skylight that brings natural, bright light into a building space while significantly reducing power consumption by both HVAC and lighting systems.

turn sunlight

into work light

What is it?

Daylighting

• An energy-saving array of through-the-roof luminaries

• Collects sunlight through prismatic rooftop lenses

• Directs and distributes light downward into interior space as cool comfortable light Light generated covers more than five to ten times the area of a conventional skylight

Various daylight savings control options available to maximize sunlight utilization and improve cost savings throughout the day

Daylighting

Before Daylighting After Daylighting

Hi-Bay Ceiling Application

Drop Ceiling Application

Daylighting

Highlights of Pfister’s SunShine Daylighting System include • Savings of 40% to 80% on lighting costs • Brings aesthetically-superior daylight indoors • Reduced eye fatigue & UV filtered protection provide safer worker conditions &

improve performance • Uses renewable / sustainable energy – Sunlight! • Reduces greenhouse gasses, pollution, and dependence on foreign petroleum • Summertime kW demand is 75 to 100 percent lower • Little, if any, heat is transmitted -- in or out • 20-year useful life cycle and very low maintenance

120 installed Daylight units can save as much as 500 barrels of oil and 143 tons of greenhouse gasses each year!

Daylighting

Typical Daylighting kW Load Reduction

Daylighting Project Examples

Daylighting Project Examples

Daylighting Project Examples

Daylighting Project Examples

SOLAR LIGHTING

Solar Lighting

Battery

During daylight hours sunshine on the solar panel creates electricity

System Manager

The system manager controls current flow to charge the battery

As the sun goes down, the panel stops generating electricity

After dark, the system manager draws electricity stored in the battery to power the light

Solar Lighting – How It Works

Solar Lighting Solar Lighting Applications: • Parking Lots • Pathways • Security • Bus Stops / Shelters • ATM Machines

Trenching and installing wires in urban areas can cost from $8 to $10 per linear foot and re-paving is extra!

BUILDING-INTEGRATED WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS

Single Vertical Axis Turbine

Grouped Horizontal Axis Turbines

Building-Integrated Wind Systems

Building-Integrated Wind Systems

Building-Integrated Wind Systems

Capitalize on the unique wind patterns created by the building's height, location, position, and architecture!

Why Building-Integrated Wind? • Lightweight, small

turbines • Easily integrated into

building’s architecture • Work well in fractured

urban wind environments • Effective in low-wind

regimes • Minimizes issues with

zoning

Traditional horizontal axis wind turbines have to rotate to track wind

Vertical axis wind turbines collect wind from all directions without tracking

Vertical vs. Horizontal Turbines Advantages of Vertical Axis Turbines (VATs) for Building-Integrated Applications

VATs offer several advantages for building integrated wind; however, HAT’s also have their place for certain applications

• In urban, built-up environments, changing wind direction and turbulence are inevitable

• Do not require consistent wind direction to continue producing power

• Easy to integrate with existing masts and buildings

Aerodynamics of Urban Wind As air passes over the building there is a region of accelerated airflow. Placing a turbine in this region boosts the amount of electricity produced.

Effect of Adding a Venturi Wing Above the Turbine

Building-Integrated Wind Systems

Building-Integrated Wind Systems

Project Development Steps for Wind You’re interested….so now what?

Assess the available wind resource at your location:

• “Best” wind resources typically found along the coast, near waterways or on ridgelines

• Assess suitability of site relative to terrain, adjacent

buildings, and other potential obstructions

• Use internet-based resources: Wind Explorer, wind maps,

and wind rose to assess site

FUEL CELLS

Fuel Cells

What are they? Electrochemical power generators with exceptionally high electrical efficiencies that produce both electricity and heat without combustion and the pollutants associated with burning conventional fuels.

Fuel Cell Power Plants enable the clean production of on-site, grid-independent energy for base load applications!

Fuel Cells Hydrogen Fuel Cells produce

Combined Heat & Power (CHP) through an electrochemical,

non-combustion process

• Cogeneration thermal recovery enables production of combined heat and power (CHP)

• High electrical efficiency means savings through reduced energy consumption

• Increased reliability of operations • Reduced on-site emissions • Premium power quality • Quiet 24/7 operation cycle • Modular and scalable system sizes • State / federal financial incentives

By displacing energy demand previously met by high utility

rates, savings create attractive payback in as little as

2 to 3 years!

Fuel Cell Advantages

Fuel Cells vs. Conventional Fossil Fuels Plant

Efficiency of the average fossil fuel plant is only 33%. • DFCs are 47% efficient • When utilizing waste heat (e.g. for domestic hot

water or steam), DFCs are 62% to 70% efficient • Plus there are no transmission losses! • Compared with a typical fossil fuel plant, DFCs

of equivalent power output deliver sizeable pollution reductions: 99.94% decrease in NOx 99.99% decrease in SOx 55.00% decrease in CO2

Given their cheaper

fuel costs and high

efficiency, fuel cells

deliver a lifecycle

cost per kWh that is

substantially better

than micro turbines.

Fuel Cells The DFC300 provides a base load of 300 kW of energy at >95% reliability plus 500,000 BTU / hr of thermal energy. Megawatt sizes also available.

DFC1500 (1.2MW)

DFC3000 (2.4 MW)

GEOTHERMAL

Geothermal

Geothermal Systems average 40 percent greater efficiency than

air-source heat pumps, 48 percent better than natural gas furnaces and 75 percent better

than oil furnaces!

The temperature of the upper 10 ft of the Earth's surface is nearly constant between 50-60º F. As a result soil temperatures are usually warmer than the air in winter and cooler than the air in summer. Geothermal heat pumps use the Earth's constant temperatures to heat and cool buildings by transferring heat from the ground (or water) into buildings in winter and the reverse in the summer. Although, most buildings still use traditional furnaces and air conditioners, geothermal heat pumps are the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective systems for temperature control.

GREEN ROOFING

Green Roofing

Benefits Protects roof from damaging UV rays

Adds insulation to building

Reduces and slows water run-off

Adds green space for tenants and/or employees

Eliminates “heat islands” in urban environments

Earns LEED certification points from the USGBC (U. S. Green Building Council)

RAINWATER HARVESTING

Rainwater Harvesting The collection, conveyance, storage, and distribution of natural rainwater for non-potable applications.

Instead of running from roofs into sewers, storm water gets collected and stored for later use (toilet flushing, facility cleaning, industrial processing, irrigation, etc.)

Water Cost Savings

Added Property Value

Simple Distribution

Taxpayer Savings

Pollution Control

Erosion & Flood Control

Advantages of Rainwater Harvesting Water Conservation

Better Quality of Water

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency Audits Identify areas for energy

efficiency improvement: Lighting Workspace Illumination HVAC Building Envelope

(insulation, doors, windows, roof, weatherproofing, weather-stripping, waterproofing)

Building Envelope

“40% of the energy cost of heating and cooling a building is wasted by uncontrolled air leakage through the building envelope.”

U.S. Department of Energy

Goals for Tightening the Building Envelope • Lower heating and cooling bills • Increase worker productivity and comfort • Create a healthier, safer, consistently

temperate environment • Reduce need for fossil fuels

Building Envelope

Insulation Doors Windows Roof Weatherproofing Weather-stripping Waterproofing

Maximize your facility’s energy efficiency

LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE

Zero Energy Buildings

Put Your Roof to Work

Questions?

• Technologies? • Application? • How to combine or integrate technologies to

maximize energy efficiencies within your facility?

• Design? Engineering? Construction? • Maintenance? • Finance? • Benefits? • ROI?

For more information:

Wayne Pfisterer wpfister@pfisterenergy.com

Bill Poleatewich

wpoleatewich@pfisterenergy.com

Pfister Energy, Inc. 973-653-9880

www.pfisterenergy.com