Noon Energy CEC Grant Project at PVUSA
Summary
SCH Number
2024031017
Public Agency
Yolo County
Document Title
Noon Energy CEC Grant Project at PVUSA
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/27/2024
Document Description
The proposed project aims to demonstrate, validate, and accelerate the commercialization of a novel, safe, and reversible solid oxide battery energy storage system. The system, developed by Noon Energy in collaboration with Electric Power Research Institute and PVUSA, would provide 100 kW / 10 MWh (100 hours) of low-cost, long-duration energy storage (LDES). The project would be installed at the existing PVUSA site and would include the placement of a single, 40-ft long shipping container (approximately 400 sf) that would house the proposed 100 kW / 10 MWh system. During charging operation, the system would use electrolysis to convert low-cost, non-metal oxide chemicals into storage chemicals. The storage chemicals would then be retained in a storage tank, while a small amount of O2 would be vented to the atmosphere. During discharge, the process would be reversed, converting stored chemical media plus O2 from the atmosphere into the original oxide chemical, which would be stored in the discharge tank. The system contains no hazardous chemicals or materials, and would not require water, generate wastewater, or require new utility connections. The system would be test-operated for a period of approximately 18 months to prove its effectiveness and validate operation and cost parameters, and would then be removed from the project site.
Project construction would be limited to the placement of a gravel at grade, sufficient to support a 40-ft long shipping container, or equivalent, mounted on top of a semi-truck trailer chassis. The battery system would connect to an existing electrical connection located immediately north of the proposed gravel pad area. Existing internal access roads would be sufficient to support the proposed use. The project site is located within the FEMA-defined 100-year floodplain (Zone A), but the system would be elevated at least one-foot above the base flood elevation.
Contact Information
Name
Jeff Anderson
Agency Name
Yolo County Department of Community Services
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Yolo
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
County Road 102 and County Road 29
Zip
95616
Total Acres
186
Parcel #
042-110-030
State Highways
SR 113
Railways
California Northern
Airports
none
Schools
several w/in City of Davis
Waterways
none
Township
9N
Range
2E
Section
34
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3; CCR, Title 14, Section 15303 and Class 6; CCR, Title 14, Section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The project includes the placement of gravel to create a pad to house a ±400sf container mounted on a semi-truck trailer chassis for a temporary basis. The container and all ancillary equipment will remain onsite for approximately 18 months and will be then be removed from the property. The project is part of a research project to demonstrate, validate, and accelerate the commercialization of a novel, safe, and reversible solid oxide battery energy storage system. The project is located at the existing PVUSA site, a research/demonstration facility that houses similar solar arrays and related infrastructure.
County Clerk
Yolo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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