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W|EPC: LNG Canada Project Update – Q423
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Webber Research: LNG Canada Q422 Project Update – Satellite Image Review, Revised Timeline, Cost Ests
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W|PEC: LNG Canada Q321 Project Update
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W|EPC: Future Of Transportation – Ranking & Evaluating Alternative Fuels – H2 ∙ BEV ∙ Methanol ∙ CNG Hybrid ∙ Ethanol ∙ Ammonia ∙ Diesel ∙ Biofuels
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Alternative Fuel Analysis…Will History Repeat Itself?
In 1992 & 2005, the Department of Energy (DOE) created & amended the Energy Policy Act (EPA) that addressed fuel research and tax benefits for vehicle manufacturing.
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Hydrogen (H2), Hybrids, Biofuels, Ethanol and Methanol were analyzed in 2005, but vehicle manufacturers supported gasoline hybrid vehicles due to technology and production constraints.
Since then, fuel cell technology and global, federal, & state emission guidelines have accelerated innovation and the market is now actively deciding transportation alternatives.
Small Vehicle Applications
BEV have taken a leading role in the small vehicle category with minimal competition from Hydrogen.
Hydrogen’s price, lack of infrastructure, and safety concerns highlight the risk associated with new fuel applications; however, Methanol may have an opportunity to fill this role.
The Roland Gumpert Nathalie markets an impressive range and methanol costs are comparative to BEV, but the $450k price tag limits it’s applications until manufacturing scales up to reduce cost.
Mid-Sized Vehicles and Truck Applications
Fuel energy density becomes a larger role as the size of a vehicle increases.
Fuel storage capacity, energy density, and vehicle efficiency play a large role in the range and cost for a vehicle.
Semi-Truck Range Is A Gating Issue For Future Fuels
New Semi-Truck concepts are ranging from shorter applications (<300 miles) to the long-haul market (>600 mile/day).
Daimler eCascadia seems to make sense for shorter applications and Hyliion’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) hybrid semi will likely apply well to long haul trades, if the marketing is as good as advertised.
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W|EPC: Enterprise (EPD) PDH-2 Q420 Project Monitor & Satellite Image Review
Key Takeaways: Enterprise (EPD) PDH-2 Q420 Project Monitor & Satellite Image Review
EPD PDH 2 – Project Delay Analysis. In Q220, EPD announced a 3-month schedule slip (from Q123 to Q223), potentially limiting future change orders (i.e. cost escalation) related to COVID impact (based on typical EPC contract FM concepts).To reduce the COVID delay to only 3 months, we believe EPD implemented a schedule recovery plan that accelerated/compressed back-end construction activities to meet a Q423 COD forecast. (pgs. 10 – 13). We’ve independently estimated PDH 2’s slippage based on Q420 aerial project site images, with details found within our note… (pages 4 – 7).
Enterprise’s First ESG Guidance… : On October 28, 2020, EPD released their approach to ESG. In the report, EPD touts they are the largest Midstream producer of Hydrogen. With the addition of PDH2, Enterprise would increase their Hydrogen production by 140k tons/year, and we estimate ~150MW of electricity by incorporating fuel cells in their Mont Belvieu, TX facility.
Companies like SK are working with fuel cell manufacturers to integrate high temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) into PDH units to use the hydrogen produced to reduce operating costs….this could help EPD’s ESG potential.
Project Timeline Catch Up – Risks & Benefits: A schedule recovery plan can be costly and is not guaranteed to succeed. PDH 2 schedule recovery risks/benefits include: Risks – An EPC lump sum contractor (S&B) compresses the schedule & may cause inefficient construction & cost escalation. Benefits – The COVID delay started before site prep and avoided a de-staffing of the project. Based on limited on-site progress, S&B likely hasn’t spent much of their field budget & may have available contingency to support acceleration costs/inefficiencies.
W|EPC’s estimated timeline shows site labor and progress can support pulling activities back to Q223 with a probability of success of…. (pgs. 10-13)
W|EPC: Enterprise (EPD) PDH-2 Q420 Project Monitor & Satellite Image Review
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