ART + SCIENCE = INNOVATION
DIGITAL CITY ADVANCED ENERGY INNOVATION ZONE
The intent of the project is to asses, design, finance and develop an Advanced Energy Innovation Zone or in other terms a localized energy system (microgrid), consisting of onsite renewable generation, data analytics, an energy management system and energy storage, based in Guadalajara’s Digital City Project. The microgrid would provide efficient, reliable, cost-effective energy that has a low environmental and carbon impact. The System will the first for commercial use to be developed in Mexico and aims to be replicated across regions. Innovation and economic development are at the front end of Jalisco’s public administration and most importantly, Jalisco is the only state in Mexico to have a registered Energy Agency to serve this inevitable way to innovate within the energy sector, while bringing wealth to the region as well climate change resilience to our cities.
Context The traditional utility grid where large centralized power plants transmit energy in one direction is currently undergoing a major transformation. As local energy resources like rooftop solar and energy storage systems continue to proliferate, utility-scale assets like power plants, power lines and transformers, are giving way to smaller-scale systems that are privately owned by the energy users themselves. Local energy resources provide local benefits to the users by providing lower costs of energy, reliability and control over energy sources. These local energy resources also can provide benefits to the utility grid that reduce the need for large-scale power plants, distribution lines and substations, and accommodate local control of energy systems. Planning for local energy resources can help to solve many issues as increasing local energy generation, electric vehicle charging, and plug loads continue to transform and stress the aging electric grid infrastructure. Advanced Energy Communities by Design will be the real estate development standard of the 21st Century.
Market Forecast Global electricity demand is set to rise by 50-70% by 2030 according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), representing average annual growth of approximately 2.2%. CO2 emissions will increase at 3.2%, outpacing energy demand. By 2050, renewables are expected to represent 25% of the energy mix on average and 34% in Europe, according to data compiled for the European Roadmap 2050. Electricity is on the verge of a global revolution, affecting energy, industry and the economy. Without electricity, the economy would be reduced to a standstill, while even a minor outage can lead to billions of euros in tangible and intangible damages. There are new challenges ahead for the world’s power grids if such situations are to be prevented. The increase in demand brings the need for innovative solutions to ensure a stable, reliable power supply while enabling a cleaner, more sustainable energy mix at affordable prices. A growing number of electricity providers are now looking to smart grids as a means of linking resources and optimizing the performance of their networks.
Timing Over 2,000 Mayors across the world are united to transform and power their cities with100% clean energy. By 2020 85% of energy users in the United States will OPT-IN to only receive energy from renewable sources.
Cities Cities are a primary driver of economic growth, innovation and opportunity. Cities are the powerful magnets for highly skilled and educated workers and gateways for new immigrants. They are the centers of business, and generators, suppliers & attractors of financial capital. They are important trade hubs for both goods and services, and the focal points of global commerce. They house substantial infrastructure assets and major institutions that power regional prosperity and the nation’s quality of life. These critical characteristics make cities strategic leverage points for strengthening the national economy and competitiveness.
Guadalajara’s Creative Digital City will be a sustainable urban ecosystem where talent, hi-tech companies and digital media interact with the film industry, local businesses and housing complexes in what is targeted to be Latin America’s largest multimedia center. Guadalajara will become a magnet for the global creative class thanks to Creative Digital City and has an active participation in the digital revolution, taking seriously the science, technology and culture of the times.
Microgrids+ Data Analytics and Control: The Citywide Solution for Low Carbon Future Microgrids, which are localized power grids with the ability to disconnect from the larger energy grid, offer improved resilience to disruptions and have the potential for increasing efficiency by exploiting combined heat and power (CHP) systems that reuse heat produced by the power generation process. Microgrids can decouple from the larger utility grid and operate autonomously, making them more resilient to large weather events. Second, when electricity generation and consumption are co-located, as with many microgrids, there is an opportunity to utilize the waste heat (i.e., the byproduct of energy generation) within neighboring buildings for hot water, heating, or even cooling.� A CHP system that makes use of waste heat produces two energy products from a single fuel source, effectively doubling fuel efficiency.
Guadalajara Digital City: Advanced Energy Innovation Zone The creation of a large-scale demonstration of an Advanced Energy Innovation Zone in Guadalajara, shows Mexico evolving into the 21st-century life style transformation, in which Climate Change Mitigation is achieved through the growth of the “smart energy” industry. Smart energy refers to a range of new technologies, solutions, standards and practices that are enabling cleaner and more efficient production, distribution and consumption of energy. The goal of this vision is to build the country’s highestperformance two-way power network, one that supports and rewards active energy management and clean distributed generation on a sustainable economic scale. This Project Summary provides a vision and a road map for the development of a Advanced Energy Innovation Zone within the 42 hectares the project is being developed in. This zone will serve as a replicable example for development and implementation of “smart energy” solutions in other regions, and incorporates Guadalajara’s latest developments in Smart Energy Innovation, a Living Lab showcasing urban efficiency, clean energy systems, grid performance and business model integration.
Advanced Energy Innovation Zone Advance Energy Communities describes an emerging portfolio of new practices, standards and technologies for maximizing performance and sustainability in production, distribution and use of electric power. Versus traditional energy systems, smart energy is characterized by: • A bidirectional of energy and real-time in formation. • Dynamic incentives for responsive, affordable matching of supply and demand. • Clean energy sources that may be distributed and/or variable. • More efficient energy uses and electrification of transportation• Integration and interoperability across sources, distribution and use. • A high degree of availability, reliability and quality• Evolving energy and sustainability-related metrics. Terms such as “smart grid” or “smart microgrid” have similar destinations, yet to some they connote a focus on power transmission and distribution management technologies.
Why a “zone” For many reasons, a geographic focus is helpful for enabling smart energy solutions: • Customers are near, enabling shared approaches and leverage. • Common utility and programs, grid infrastructure and jurisdictions. • High degree of commonality in needs and objectives among stakeholder groups. • Sets an appropriate project scale that is measurable and replicable. • Helps isolate test bed inputs, outputs and results. • Builds personal and neighborhood relationships that foster collaboration.
The zone will have a unique and progressive energy profile, featuring high concentrations of distributed generation and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Current
projected power capacity approximately 13 to 15 MW of distributed generation across multiple installations. EV charging stations are currently are planned across the project.
The Project will plan, design and permit a Advanced Energy Innovation Zone that: • Minimize need for new energy infrastructure costs, such as transmission and distribution upgrades. • Provide energy savings by achieving and maintaining zero net energy community status (accounting for behavior and increasing loads from vehicle and appliance electrification). • Support grid reliability and resiliency by incorporating technologies such as energy storage, EV Charger, Data Analytics and Energy Control are financially attractive from a market standpoint (real estate developers, real estate buyers, renters). • Provide affordable access to renewable energy generation, energy efficiency upgrades, and water efficiency and reuse technologies that reduce electricity consumption for all electric ratepayers within the community. • Makes use of smart-grid technologies throughout the community.
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