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The Future of Renewable Energy
for Data Center Campus Single-Well Engineered Geothermal System™ (SWEGS™) “GTherm Green Boiler” Thermal & Electrical Applications 1
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The GTherm Team 9 patents filed 2 Research: EPRI Modeling: Dartmouth
R & D Research: EPRI Modeling: Dartmouth Geology: Lehigh University Optimization: US DOE Engineering and Equipment TBD EPC: Power Plant Design: Lehr Consulting Int’l, NY Heat Pipes: Aavid Corp., NH Turbines/Generators: TAS Energy, TX Drilling and Tools Drilling: Nabors Industries, Bermuda Drilling: Baker Hughes, TX Logistics and Controls Accounting Logistics: IFS, IL Tax & Audit: NYC Security and Control: Tangible Software, VA Legal: NYC 9 patents filed 2
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GTherm Green Boiler SWEGS HeatNestTM
Thermal Energy SWEGS 17.5” (0.45m) diameter well drilled to region of hot rock Lateral holes drilled out into hot rock Heat pipes grouted into lateral holes to harvest heat and bring it to central well Heat exchanger transfers heat into closed loop Closed loop brings heat to surface Heat pumped to heat/production reservoir wells 87.7°C HeatNestTM The current EGS approach works but creates the following problems: Gaseous emissions Water pollution Induced seismicity Induced landslides Requires a significant amount of water Requires two wells – drilling wells is the most expensive part of the project Negative environmental impact 87.7°C 3 3
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How a GTherm HeatNest™ Works
Cool Water is Pumped In Hot Water is Pumped Out Heat Heat Heat Heat Heat HeatNestTM Heat Heat Heat Geothermal Energy Replenishes Itself Heat Heat Heat Heat Heat Heat 4
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GTherm HeatNest Appendages
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GTherm Heat Extraction Design Flexibility
Depth of well Length of the heat exchanger Start of the heat zone Number of appendages Length of the appendages Heat equilibrium determination Pump rate (gpm) 6
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GTherm Green Boiler Applications
Electricity Data Center Campus Enhanced Oil Recovery The current EGS approach works but creates the following problems: Gaseous emissions Water pollution Induced seismicity Induced landslides Requires a significant amount of water Requires two wells – drilling wells is the most expensive part of the project Negative environmental impact Mining Fish Farming Greenhouses Desalination HVAC (Including Malls) Drying Etc. 7 7
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Why GTherm? GTherm SWEGS is a Closed-Loop System
The water coming from the HeatNest to the pump is continuously recycled (i.e. no waste water) No groundwater contamination Closed Loop System Constant and Continuous Heating GTherm SWEGS is designed to pull heat from earth at 20% less than the refresh rate The heat resource is constantly replenished and never consumed Environmentally Safe No fossil fuels No greenhouse gas or other emissions No chemicals required for extraction 8
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Why it Works SWEGS is modeled after heat pumps
There are millions of heat pumps installed and operating worldwide Small Commercial Heat Pump SWEGS 9
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GTherm Plant Layout 10
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GTherm Plant Layout A GTherm 25 MW power plant is delivered in containers. 11
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Current Data Center Costs
Brown Power Tier Related Costs 12 Source: Uptime Institute
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GTherm Data Center Campus Benefits Green, Renewable, Base-load Power
Renewable base load redundant power (off grid) Redundant cooling Security Modular construction Local redundancy, backup & failsafe power Monitoring, analyzing, control and optimization Sizing to meet demand Speed to market Consolidation path for older data centers Low operating costs Low capital costs 13
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GTherm Data Center Campus
Modular Construction Look & feel like your conventional data center Multiple Exterior Panel Options Shipped globally Convenient on-site installation 14
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GTherm Data Center Campus
Modular Cooling Absorptive Chillers 15
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Data Center Tier Certification
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Modular Construction Changes Redundancy Costs and Tier Certification
GTherm SWEGS Wells Each well produces 10 MW of thermal energy GTherm drills extra wells for backup Each well supplies two manifolds Data Center cooling Independent modular chillers provide cooling Extra chillers are implemented for backup Each chiller has two sources of electricity and heat Electric turbines Each turbine produces 5 MW net power Extra turbines are installed for backup power Each turbine has two sources of heat Use grid assets for additional backup 17
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GTherm Tier 4 Electrical Modular Design
(Patent Pending) ORC Generators Electric Bus Manifold Data Path Data Center Module Well Well Data Center Module Well Absorptive Chillers Well Data Center Module Well Well Data Center Module Well Data Path Well Electric Bus Manifold 18
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GTherm Tier 4 Cooling Modular Design
(Patent Pending) Manifold Manifold Absorptive Chillers Data Path Data Center Module Well Well Data Center Module Well Well Data Center Module Well Well Data Center Module Well Data Path Well Manifold Manifold 19
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GTherm Green Power Annual power and cooling operating costs < $2 million per MW Prices escalate 1% per year Independent of fluctuations in cost of fossil fuel PPA funds all development for redundant power and cooling – PPA can optionally fund facility Based on customer requirements, GTherm believes the modular approach will significantly lower data center construction capital 20
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GTherm Data Center Campus, Inc
Capital Structure 21
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GTherm Data Center Campus, Inc
Project Structure 22
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GTherm is Not Limited to the Ring-of-Fire High-Temperature Areas
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Example: Southern California
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GTherm Data Center Campus Dynamics Example: Southern California
4 X 35 MW power plants MW 4 X 20 MW - 80 MW data centers Cooling chillers 20 MW Redundancy 20 MW Each power plant is implemented with a data center Investors Cash Tax equity Debt Data Center Strategic Partner 25
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GTherm Data Center Campus IRR Example: Southern California
Investment = $20 million Equity = 25% 26
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GTherm Data Center Campus
Capital Comparisons PPA to GTherm provides for the funding of redundant electricity, cooling and land (can optionally include data center facility) PPA funding reduces capital expenditures and allows for new technology to meet exponential growth of mobile devices 27
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GTherm Structure 28 Shared Services GTherm, Inc. Holdings (US)
GTherm International (US) Legal & Finance Business Development SWEGS Engineering SWEGS Drilling R&D IT/NOC Components 28
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Thank You The Future of Thermal Applications 29
For More information please contact Mark Henderson Axess1 group, LLC dba A1 Green Energies 29
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