2. AKOTRACE
the integral solution forheat tracing
AKOTRACE
the leading heat tracing solution
for CSP technology

3. ELECTRICAL HEAT TRACING
MANAGEMENT: CRITICAL POINT
FOR CSP PLANTS
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4. In recent years, thermo-solar plants have been involved in a spectacular
growth in the renewable energy market. Spain has been a pioneer in this
phenomenon which is now extending to other markets / countries in the “SO-
LAR BELT”: USA, Northern Africa, Australia....
WITH AN INVESTMENT OF LESS THAN 0.5% OF THE TOTAL PLANT
INVESTMENT, ELECTRICAL HEAT TRACING IS A CRITICAL SYSTEM AS IT
GUARANTEES THE EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THERMO-SOLAR PLANTS
One of the main keys to consolidating and increasing the development of
the solar thermal plant market is the OPTIMISATION OF THE PERFORMANCE
of these plants. We understand Performance as the expected net production
that is directly related to:
PLANT INVESTMENT (CAPEX)
DAYS OF PRODUCTION
EFFICIENCY IN PRODUCTION: PERFORMANCE-PRODUCTION
AND OPERATING COSTS BINOMIAL
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5. OTRACE
intregral de traceado eléctrico
AKOTRACE
the integral heat tracing solution
RED DE ELECTRICAL
ENERGÍA abast POWER
ELÉCTRICA TO GRID
TANQUE SAL CALOR HOT SALT TANK
TURBINA STEAM
HTF CALOR GENERADOR HTF HOT TURBINE
VAPOR GENERATOR
OLAR SOLAR FIELD
OIL / STEAM
ELECTRICAL HEAT TRACING IS
HEAT
INTERCAMBIADOR
EXCHANGER
ACEITE/VAPOR
CALOR
INTERCAMBIADOR OIL / SALT
ACEITE/SAL HEAT
CRITICAL FOR ENERGY
HTF FRÍO CALOR HTF COLD EXCHANGER
TANQUE SAL FRÍO CONDENSADOR COLD SALT TANK CONDENSER
PRODUCTION PROCESSES IN
CSP THERMO-SOLAR PLANTS
TORRE REFRIGERACIÓN COOLING TOWER
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6. AKOTRACE
solución líder en traceado eléctrico
AKO IS THE WORLD LEADER IN ELECTRICAL HEAT TRACING SOLUTIONS
IN THERMO-SOLAR PLANTS WITH OVER 80% PLANTS UNDERTAKEN
SINCE 2008, THE ONLY COMPANY THAT HAS CARRIED OUT TRACING PROJECTS
IN CONCENTRATION TOWERS WITH MOLTEN SALTS
In both Parabolic trough plants and Concentration tower plants, the ther-
moelectrical solar energy concept consists of exploiting the energy from the
sun to obtain electrical energy, by means of heating and thermal transfer
between heat carrying fluids: water steam, thermal oil and salts... to generate
STEAM.
THE ELECTRICAL HEAT TRACING SYSTEM IS CRITICAL in the management of
these ESSENTIAL PROCESSES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PLANT either to
maintain the temperature of these fluids or to prevent them from solidifying
/ freezing.
! A NON OPTIMUM Electrical Heat Tracing solution might:
INCREASE THE PLANT’S COSTS
GENERATE NON-DESIRED PLANT STOPPAGES, THAT RESULT IN LESS DAYS OF
PRODUCTION AND/OR HIGHER REPAIR COSTS
REDUCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ESSENTIAL SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICAL
PRODUCTION
INCREASE THE COSTS OF ELECTRICAL SELF-CONSUMPTION AND
MANAGEABILITY OF THE PLANT
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7. ASSOCIATED TECHNICAL RISKS
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8. CSP PLANT PERFORMANCE
INVESTMENT DAYS OF PRODUCTION OF PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
(CAPEX) THE THERMO-SOLAR PLANT (PERFORMANCE-COSTS)
MAIN RISK SOURCE OF THE RISK IMPACT
Non-desired stoppages due to the freezing of heat Lack of thermodynamic engineering expertise: 1 day of no production in the plant at €195.000 of loss of
carrying fluids or water Under-sized system earnings (€120.000 in plants without accumulation)
Weak Control solution: Lack of information in real time para
for corrective detection of faults: BREAKDOWNS Intervention costs in repair of the tracing and/or
Bad Installation practice associated damaged equipment up to 6 million Euros
Non-foreseen investments or interventions in the plant Lack of tracing engineering expertise: CAPEX Budget Variance from €150.000 to €225.000
operation phase Under-sized system (10-15% budget variation)
Delays in Start-up in a Project Phase without time for Weak Control & Supervision solution 1 day of no production in the plant at €195.000 of loss
reaction as tracing is one of the last supplies Bad Project Management / Lack of Experience of earnings (€120.000 in plants without accumulation)
(Project Management)
Bad Installation practice
Loss of performance efficiency due to incorrect tempe- Lack of thermodynamic and control engineering expertise: Increases in energy expenditure from €38.000 a year
rature regulations of the processes (HTF, Salts, BOP) Under sized system (5% increase in electrical consumption of the tracing
Weak regulation solution: system)
Lack of historic information to improve the performan- Weak control & supervision solution Non-implementation of operating improvements in the
ce of the plant plant (in study phase)
Increased investment costs Lack of engineering expertise: Over-sized system Variation CAPEX Budget up to €300.000
(20% budget variation)
Inadequate requirements Lack of engineering expertise Costs due to accidents / Sick leaves
Bad Installation practice
Weak Operator Training in Plant
*Estimated a 50 MW CSP Plant (molten salts)
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9. AKOTRACE® IS THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR THE OPTIMUM PER-
FORMANCE OF THE THERMO-SOLAR PLANT
AKOTRACE® is the WORLD LEADER given its complete solution that co-
vers all of the essential aspects of the Thermo-Solar Plant and guarantees
the maximum efficiency in the critical electrical heat tracing aspect.
R&D
ENGINEERING PROJECT
HEATING CABLE PROJECT
ELECTRICAL PANEL PROJECT
MONITORING SYSTEM
INSTALLATION AND START-UP
WARRANTY AND QUALITY
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10. INITIAL INVESTMENT PLANT PRODUCTION DAYS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
(CAPEX) (PERFORMANCE-COSTS)
AKO GLOBAL SOLUTION SCOPE BENEFITS
Area of professionals in the Tracing application field Development of Solutions that reduce investment and Development of tools and solutions to manage Development of solutions to lengthen the working
guarantee requirements operating risks and critical points in the Plant life of the facility, optimise heat tracing’s energy
R&D Experimentation Room where we analyse the efficiency and its maintainability.
behaviour of our global AKOTRACE solution, stress
test, critical points analysis, performance & availability
test of the system
Team of graduate engineers with high level of OPTIMUM Technical-Financial calculation and sizing Engineering with successful results in over 20 Calculations and sizing to make the energy of the
BASIC experience in electrical tracing and thermo-solar project for current and future Process requirements solar thermal Project that guarantee the correct Heat Tracing System efficient
ENGINEERING plants in particular management of the criticality of the heat-tracing
Team of Project Directors to guarantee compliance in system.
time and quality.
Advice to optimise the electrical tracing system in Integration of specialised and optimum components Wide range of our own highly reliable and dura- Technical solutions that guarantee the efficient per-
TECHNICAL specifications phase. Electrical heat tracing system, in the electrical heat tracing field / thermo-solar ble Solutions to ensure the robustness and availa- formance of the System with a high manageability
SOLUTION power and control panels & supervision system plants, the result of AKO’s over 30 bility of the System level
Detailed engineering team and documentation for Standardisation of resources and processes for maxi- Avoid delays in the Commissioning of the Plant, a As built documentation with the maximum details
PROJECT industrialisation in Project time mum Project efficiency, the result of our experience in crucial building phase: without time for manoeu- including photographic books) that allow the maxi-
MANAGEMENT Team of Project Directors to guarantee compliance in thermo-solar plants. vre and with critical process (eg. Salt Melting) mum maintainability of the Plant
time and quality.
Own methodology, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Development of Own Know How and Installation Installation management and execution deadlines per- Management of the Start-up to guarantee the Training Plans for operating staff and maintenance
protocols in thermo-solar plants fectly standardised based on our extensive experience. perfect start up of the Project and execution of staff that allow knowing and managing the electrical
INSTALLATION Installation system inspection and safety protocols electrical heat tracing inspection Protocols. heat tracing system
AND PEM Advice in the Start-up
Training sessions for the plant’s operators
Management and Environmental Quality Systems Global Quality System guarantees the compliance of Assurance of the Project’s quality and the com- Preventive Maintenance Programme to guarantee
(ISO9001, ISO14001) the Project in form, time, costs and financial solvency ponents of the Heat Tracing System, by means of the efficiency and working life of the Heat Tracing
GUARANTEE AND Internal quality protocols for materials and Project Field audits System
QUALITY (Field Audits)
Materials and installation Guarantee Plan Certifications
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11. THERMO-SOLAR REFERRAL PROJECTS
• ANDASOL I & II
(Granada) - TJV COBRA+ SENER
HTF – BOP pipes and tanks
• ANDASOL III
(Granada) - TJV FLAGSOL+ DURO FELGUERA
salt pipes, exchanger tanks, HTF - BOP pipes and tanks
• IBERSOL
(Puertollano) - IBERDROLA
HTF pipes and tanks
• EXTRESOL I & II
(Badajoz) - TJV COBRA +SENER
salt pipes and exchangr tanks
• PALMA DEL RIO I & II
(Córdoba) - INGETEAM POWER PLANTS
HTF pipes and tanks
• EXTRESOL III
(Badajoz) - TJV COBRA+ SENER
salt pipes, exchanger tanks, HTF - BOP pipes and tanks
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12. THERMO-SOLAR REFERRAL PROJECTS
• LEBRIJA I
(Sevilla) - IBERESE
HTF pipes and tanks
• MANCHASOL I & II
(Ciudad Real) - TJV COBRA+INITEC
salt pipes and exchanger tanks
• MAJADAS DE TIETAR
(Caceres) - SERIDOM
HTF pipes and tanks
• VALLE I & II
(San José del Valle) - TJV COBRA+SENER
salt pipes, exchanger tanks, HTF - BOP pipes and tanks
• ASTEXOL II, ASTE 1A, ASTE 1B
(Badajoz) - ELECNOR
HTF – BOP pipes and tanks
• SAMCASOL I & II
(Badajoz) - TSK PLANTAS INDUSTRIALES
salt pipes, exchanger tanks, HTF - BOP pipes and tanks
• GEMASOLAR
(Sevilla) - TJV COBRA+SENER
salt pipes, tanks and exchanger tanks
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13. we make it easy we make it ecus
earnings energy efficiency
Joint Venture AKO Solutions optimize energy savings and the overal
AKO solutions optimise energy savings and the global cost of the ins- cost of installation, offering the best technical-econo-
tallations, offering the best Technical-Financial solution. mic solution.
assessment connectivity
Advice Continuously monitors real-time and the proper
Our customers’ needs are our main worry, and knowing them allows functioning of the facility, locally or remotely.
AKO to research and develop solutions with high added-value and re-
liability.
usability
support Easy to install modular and scalable allowing correcti-
ve action, without stops production processes..
Tools
Our experience has allowed us to form an internal team of professio-
nals to offer integral support: from Project Design to the Start-up of
the System
safety & security
Our Know-How do we know the points in the system,
you avoiding the risk that a stop unwanted behavior.
Passion for the Customer
As the customer is our passion, it is also the driving force behind AKO’s
development to continue to innovate for the regulation and integral
control of the facilities.
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14. HEADQUARTERS
Spain
Av. Roquetes, 30/ 38
08812 St. Pere de Ribes
FORWARD LOOKING APPROACH (Barcelona) España
Tel. SAT (34) 902 333 145
Our future is centred in the International Market Tel. (34) 938 142 700
In AKO, we know our customers and their market Fax (34) 938 934 054
needs with the aim of offering the best solution. ako@ako.com
AKOTRACE® The Global Solution with over 30 years
experience and present in over 80 countries, we are SUBSIDIARIES
constantly growing, and 14% of our research is ear- Mexico
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to a qualified team with a high level of know-how Av. Lomas Verdes, 750, OF. 201
CP 53120 Naucalpan (Estado de México)
Tel. (52) 5553 635 780
...and always easy mexico@ako.com
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