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significant strides in the sector
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spotlight the power challenges and opportunities in some
of the regions fastest-developing economies
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Features
Nuclear power in the BRIC nations 12
The nuclear power programmes of Brazil, Russia, India and China
(BRIC) are at different levels of progress, but some are already
having an impact on the global sector.
Smart investment drives South American wind rush 18
It is an understatement to say South Americas wind development
market is hot. What is driving the activity, who is investing where
and how long it might last?
Powering the Olympics 24
The recently held London 2012 Olympics was the biggest ever
deployment of temporary power for a sporting event in the UK.
Provider Aggreko talks about the challenges this involved.
Noise control: A sound investment 28
When CMS Danskin Acoustics was brought in to cut dangerous
noise levels at a UK power station it had to create a tailor-made
effcient and cost-effective solution.
Independence day dilemmas 32
If Scotland gains independence from the rest of the UK, what will it
mean for the British energy industry, as the lions share of oil, gas ,
nuclear and renewable resources lie within its territory?
Special Report: Sub-Saharan Africa 35
In the frst instalment of a two-part focus on Sub-Saharan Africa,
we focus on the power challenges and opportunities in Ethiopia,
Tanzania and Zambia.
Regulars
Upfront 2
News Analysis 4
World News 6
Diary Dates 43
Genset Roundup 44
Equipment Roundup 46
Investment opportunities are
creating a boom in the wind
power markets of South America.
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T
he current investment climate in traditionally robust electric power
markets continues to be challenging, with few incentives to
encourage investors to pull-out their cheque book.
In Europe, for example, the ongoing euro crisis is exacerbating an
already diffcult situation caused by regulatory uncertainty and a lack of
both political leadership and will. All this is making investors think again
before investing in existing or new power assets. And this phenomenon
is right across the board from traditional coal fred generation to the
polar opposite of renewable energy.
The situation in North America is little different, with environmental
legislation impacting heavily on coal and nuclear power, and
uncertainty over the future of the US renewable energy incentives
scheme - the Production Tax Credit is due to expire at the end of this
year , is suddenly making wind a much less attractive investment
proposition.
Thus, in all honesty, who would invest where there is no guarantee
of a high return on investment? However, power assets per se do
represent a good solid investment, so investors havent disappeared.
Rather they are now looking elsewhere, but where?
Obviously Asia, with its huge growth potential, continues to attractive
investment - largely untouched by the recent global economic crisis.
There are undoubtedly rich picking to be made here, but anyone who
has invested in China, for example, knows it can be less than straight
forward, and although the returns can be high, so are the risks.
One region that is emerging as an attractive and relatively safe
investment target is Latin America, and in particular its renewable
energy sector (excluding hydropower).
Speaking at a recent meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean
Council on Renewable Energy, George Osorio of Conduit Capital,
said Latin America comes up with some of the best incentives you
have ever seen in this sector. I consider it a model to go after. He
identifed Brazil and Mexico in particular as offering inexpensive
fnancing and attractive incentives, with both Chile and Peru offering
solid opportunities. Osorio believes that the returns for wind projects
throughout the region could range from 915 per cent.
Speaking at the same event, Patricia McDougall of Canadas
Scotiabank, agreed. She described Chile as a market-oriented
economy that is open for foreign investment.
In this issue we take a look at what is being described as the wind
gold rush that is taking place in South America at the moment. Brazil is
clearly dominant, with investors from around the world China, Spain,
India etc knocking at its door, but other countries in the region also
offer opportunities. We examine three main questions: what is driving
the activity, who is investing and, most importantly, how long will it last?
In the issue we also feature the frst of a two-part special report on
the electric power sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we highlight
Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia. All three nations are experiencing
healthy economic growth and an increasing population, which all
means their demand for electricity is also rising.
Historically, investing in Africa has been seen, and justifably so,
as high-risk, high-return, but things are changing. Many governments
are now waking up to the essentail role that direct foreign investment
in their power sector can play in securing their continued economic
growth, and are starting to bring in better legisaltion to promote it.
Foreign investment in sub-Saharan Africa will be one of the key issues
discussed at POWER-GEN Africa, which takes place in Johannesburg,
South Africa, 68 November 2012. For more information, please visit
www.powergenafrica.com.
Investors attention turns to
developing nations
Brazil and Mexico offer inexpensive
fnancing and attractive incentives,
while both Chile and Peru offer solid
opportunities
Kind regards,
Heather Johnstone, PhD
Chief Editor
T
he latest blackout that affected more than
600 million people in India at the end
of July is a reminder of the intractable
problems still plaguing the country.
Inadequate infrastructure, a crippling
shortage of power and most damning of all
an historic absence of governmental action
and leadership, all conspire to ensure that at
peak times the demand for electricity is at least
a ffth higher than supply.
The blackout was caused by the collapse
of three interconnected northern power grids,
and extended close to 3219 km, from Indias
eastern border with Myanmar to its western
border with Pakistan.
In the weeks following the crisis, Indias
Ministry of Power has said it would conduct
independent audits of the countrys electricity
transmission system within the next three
months.
The decision was made at a meeting
chaired by power secretary P. Uma Shankar,
with attendees including members of the
Central Electricity Authority, the Central
Electricity Regulatory Commission, Power Grid
of India, Power Operation System Company
and offcials from eight of the Northern states.
In addition to the audits decision, it was
agreed to establish an effective plan to ensure
the integrated operations of the national and
regional grids in adherence with the Indian
Electricity Grid Code.
It was also decided that all utilities must
adopt best operation and maintenance
practices, and would be subject to random
checks by regional power committees.
Prime Minister Singh is also reported to
have vowed to fast-track stalled power and
infrastructure projects and introduce free
market reforms aimed at reviving the countrys
slowing economy.
But will all of this be enough to keep the
lights on? Probably not, because the issue is
not simply down to a lack of investment.
Indias chronic shortfall in generation
capacity has slowly started to be addressed
in recent years, primarily through private
investment. New capacity additions this year,
for example, are expected to reach around
26 000 MW twice that which was installed
last year.
According to the Financial Times, the main
problem with Indias power sector is that its
economics do not add up.
Major coal and gas suppliers such as Coal
India and GAIL are, to put it simply, unable
to produce enough to meet the demand of
Indias power generation feet. This means
that power generators are forced to import
fuel, which is extremely expensive. However,
electricity tariffs in India are capped for
consumers, so electricity suppliers are unable
to recoup that cost and essentially are selling
electricity at a loss.
As the Financial Times puts it, no wonder the
state-owned utilities are said to have debts of
3 trillion rupees ($54bn). Of greater concern,
however, is the expectation that their losses
will treble over the next three years.
If there is a winner to emerge from the
blackout crisis, it should be Indias solar sector.
The blackouts should act as springboard
for the countrys solar players to be seen as
offering a solution to the power problems.
Solar power should be a no-brainer for a
country that needs to expand its generating
capacity by at least 8 per cent a year or by
some 400 per cent between 2011 and 2030
in order to meet both growing population and
industrial demand.
India is already on a path to harness its
considerable solar potential: the western state
of Gujarat has already installed capacity
of some 655 MW of grid connected solar
power plants.
But there is a danger that Indias
policymakers, facing thousands of businesses
and homes being plunged into darkness, will
ignore solar in favour of what is seen as tried
and trusted conventional power plants.
I am a little scared this is not going to be
looked at as an opportunity, says H. Harish
Hande, managing director of Bangalore-
based Selco Solar. He told Bloomberg that
he fears the crisis is going to be used as a
pretext to push for coal and nuclear.
But Indias coal sector is the last place
anyone should look for a solution to the
power crisis, being mired in its own supply
and demand problems. And a government
directive forcing the countrys largest state-run
supplier, Coal India, to sign contracts to supply
at least 80 per cent of required coal to power
utilities or suffer penalties, has been branded
a desperate move which will not save the
industry by analysts at business intelligence
company GlobalData.
The analysts added that until the Indian
government supports the coal industry or offers
renewables as a suitably enticing alternative,
the country seems set to keep on struggling.
Vikram Mehta, former chairman of the Shell
Group of Companies in India, agrees and
says that India needs to face fve hard truths
about its energy sector: Energy demand is
surging, supplies are struggling to keep pace,
technology is under-utilised, the institutional
structure does not support an integrated energy
policy, and the environment is suffering.
Without far-reaching reforms that will deliver
a fully-functioning power system, Indias
aspiration of becoming one of the worlds
leading economic powers is undoubtedly
under threat.
ANALYSIS
BY KELVIN ROSS
July/August 2012 - PEi
Blackouts are a warning sign that
Indias policymakers must heed
Politicians must avoid knee-jerk decisions that rely on coal fred power and start delivering policies that will
stimulate investment and exploit the renewable energy opportunities that are there for the taking.
Indias latest blackout crisis
could be used as a
pretext to push for coal
and nuclear
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The Nigerian Electricity
Regulatory Commission (NERC)
will no longer issue power
generation licences without clear
evidence that the developer has all
necessary inputs in place to ensure
projects will reach commercial
operation and deliver electricity.
The regulator has been repeatedly
criticised for the many non-
performing power licences that it has
issued, with licensees often blaming
their inactivity on inability to
access fuels, such as gas, or fnances,
or even transmission infrastructure.
NERCs declaration was made
by its chairman Sam Amadi.
He said: We are now building
a system that allows for systematic
planning of power. This means
that we are no longer going to
be licensing people except where
the feedstock, transmission and
everything else is in place.
NERC has so far issued
over 40 licences to potential
independent power producers
for the supply of new grid-
connected generation capacity
totaling more than 10 000 MW.
Amadi is confdent the new
regulation will result in a cheaper
cost of power, because licences
would be granted only to an
entity with the most effcient
plan for producing that power.
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Water and
Electricity Authority has issued
a request for qualifcation to
developers to build an independent
water and power project at Mirfa.
Egypt: Failures at two power plants
caused blackouts in Cairo and
surrounding areas this month.
Ethiopia: Ethiopia has started a
test run of electricity supply to
neighbouring Sudan. The testing
started following the completion
of the Ethiopia-Sudan Transmission
Line, which cost $41 million and is
296 km long.
Kuwait: Kuwaits Ministry of
Electricity & Water has awarded a
contract to build a substation at
Sabah al-Ahmed to Saudi Arabias
National Contracting Company. The
contract is worth KD19.32m ($68m).
Morocco: Moroccos Offce National
de lElectricite has received 16
statements of qualifcation to
build fve wind farms with a total
capacity of 850MW, with Chinese
companies dominating the list.
Nigeria: The genset market in
Nigeria was worth $450m in 2011
and will hit $950.7m by 2020
according to analysts at GlobalData,
who also predict growth in South
Africa, Egypt, Angola and Algeria.
Russia: RusHydro has commissioned
a new unit which has added 640
MW in capacity to the companys
Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower
plant, the largest hydro plant in
Russia and the sixth largest in the
world.
Russia: Power Machines has
produced and tested a 330 MW
steam turbine to upgrade the
second power unit of Ryazanskaya
coal fred power plant in Russia.
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Electricity
Company has awarded two bulk
supply point substation contracts to
local company Al-Toukhi. The frst,
worth $89m, is for a 380/115kV
substation at Al-Omran in the
countrys eastern region while the
second is for a 380/132/13.8kV
substation at Muhayil West in the
south.
UAE: Australia has signed a deal
to supply uranium to the United
Arab Emirates fedgling nuclear
programme. The deal will see
Australia supply uranium to power
four planned reactors through 2020
and beyond, with the frst reactor
due on line in 2017.
Nigeria redraws licence rules
to stop power project delays
US-based Petra Solar is to build
a 5MW solar energy project and
wireless Smart Grid network in
Bahrain, with the enterprise also
bringing together Bahrain Petro-
leum Company (BAPCO) and the
National Oil and Gas Authority.
BAPCOs Awali township
and the University of Bahrain
will beneft from the project.
Petra Solar president Shihab
Kuran said the project formed
the building blocks for command
and control of smart cities.
The World Bank has allocated a
$200m loan to Kenya Power to
develop the countrys power grid.
Kenya Power is the only
transmission and distribution
utility in East Africas largest
economy, where blackouts are
common due to generation
shortfalls and an ageing grid.
Chief executive Joseph
Njoroge said the frst tranche of
$50m would be invested in and
around Nairobi because there is
compelling and urgent need for
electricity network improvement.
Kenya Power connected its 2
millionth customer in June this year.
Eskom Uganda is to invest $20m
in two hydroelectric power plants
in Uganda over the next fve years.
The company will operate
and maintain the plants
located at the Owen Falls Dam
complex in Jinja, Uganda.
The move follows Eskoms
previous investment of $15m to carry
out refurbishment work at Nalubaale
Power plant to extend its lifespan.
Eskom sells the hydropowered
electricity it generates to Uganda
Electricity Transmission Company.
Kenya gets $200m
for grid upgrade
ABB has won an order worth over
$40m to install high voltage in-
sulated switchgear for a lead-
ing engineering and construc-
tion company in Saudi Arabia.
The Al Toukhi Group made
the order to ABB to supply the
420 kV GIS equipment that will
form an integral part of the New
Muhayil West and Al Omran
substations being built for Saudi
Electricity Company, the countrys
national power transmission
and distribution operator.
The substations are scheduled
to be energized in June 2014.
Al Omran is part of the Qurayyah
Independent Power Project.
ABB signs $40m Saudi switchgear deal
Despite the disaster at Fukushima
last year, nuclear power will be-
come more prevalent in the fu-
ture, according to a new report
by energy analysts GlobalData.
Research carried out by the
company found that emerging
nuclear countries are expected to add
more than 95 000 MW in global
nuclear installed capacity by 2030.
The Middle East, Africa and
the Asia-Pacifc are highlighted
regions set to substantially bolster
their nuclear power production.
GlobalData states: These
countries have traditionally
been dependent on fossil fuels to
maintain energy security, but with
depleting reserves billed at higher
prices and the impracticality of
introducing large-scale renewable
energy plants, many are increasing
their reliance on nuclear power.
GlobalData says the Middle
East and North Africa is the
top emerging nuclear region,
with 42 000 MW of planned
and proposed nuclear capacity
to come on line by 2030.
Of these countries, the United
Arab Emirates will increase
nuclear power capacity the most,
with 20 000 MW by 2030,
generated by 14 new reactors.
Middle East tops nuclear poll
Eskom Uganda invests $20m into hydro
Bahrain poised
for solar park
and Smart Grid
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The Nordic Investment Bank has ap-
proved loans worth 200m ($246m)
to European energy projects.
The bank revealed it has provided
67m to Swedish energy company
Vaxjo Energi to build a biomass
combined heat and power plant
in the city of Vaxjo and a loan
agreement totalling 133m with
fnancial services group Sparebank
to fund small and medium-sized
hydropower projects in Norway.
The deal will cover hydropower
projects between 1-5 MW.
Spanish energy company Iberbrola,
through its UK subsidiary Scottish-
Power Renewables, has awarded con-
tracts worth 18m ($22m) as the frst
step towards building a 400 MW off-
shore wind farm in German waters.
The 80-turbine Wikinger
wind farm would be the larg-
est project of its kind located in
water depths of over 40 metres.
ScottishPower Renewables has
hired British company Gardline
and GEO of Denmark to conduct a
full geological survey of the Baltic
Sea area where the wind farm will
be built in order to determine what
type of foundations are required.
The companies will employ spe-
cially designed vessels to take strati-
graphic samples of sedimentary
and metamorphic rocks, requiring
63-metre boreholes to be drilled.
They will also conduct seismic sur-
veys using sound waves to deter-
mine the structure of the terrain.
Keith Anderson, chief execu-
tive of ScottishPower Renewables,
said: The start of sub-surface drill-
ing is a crucial stage of the project.
The outcome of geotechnical
testing will provide us with valuable
data which will determine the con-
struction and design of the piles sup-
porting the giant wind turbines.
Emerging Eastern European
nations are cutting back on their
reliance on thermal power and
trying to incorporate a greater share
of renewables into their energy
mix, according to a new report.
Energy industry analysts US-
based GBI Research state that
Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia,
Hungary and Romania are trying
to lower their use of power from
fossil fuels, which is becoming less
available and in turn more expensive.
GBI predicts that cumulatively
the total installed capacity of
these countries will climb from
a 49 906 MW in 2011 to 65 989
MW by 2020, with renewable
and nuclear energy taking a
substantial share of this fgure.
Last year, thermal energy
accounted for 53.5 per cent of the
total installed capacity of these
markets, which the report says will
drop to 44.5 per cent by 2020.
In 2011, renewable and nuclear
power represented shares of 5.3 per
cent and 13.8 per cent respectively,
and these contributions are
expected to rise to 12.8 per cent and
17.2 cent by the end of this decade.
Bulgaria is expected to
dominate renewables in the region.
From a 2012 installed
capacity of 435 MW, it will
expand to 2672 MW by 2020.
Belgium: Federal agency of nuclear
control, ACFN, halted the 1006
MW Doel 3 reactor, which provides
one-sixth of Belgiums nuclear
power, until the end of August after
fears that one of the components
had cracked. We have found
anomalies, said Karina De Beule,
spokesman for the ACFN.
Estonia: Wind power and biomass
have come top of a poll in Estonia to
fnd the publics frst choice of energy
sources.
Finland: Metso has been signed up
by Jyvaskylan Energiantuotanto,
part of Jyvaskylan Energia Group, to
perform an extensive automation
renewal project at its Rauhalahti
combined heat and power plant in
Finland
France: The French energy
department has approved over 200
solar projects, totaling 541 MW in
capacity.
Germany: Wind turbine
manufacturer Fuhrlander says its
recent takeover by a Ukrainian
investor could enable a business
relationship with Rosatom, as the
Russian nuclear giant plans more
development in wind energy.
Germany: Utility EnBW will not fle
a legal complaint over the cost of
the German governments nuclear
exit. It said it believed that its
ownership structure would prevent
it from being able to fle such a
complaint: 46.75 per cent is owned
by the German state of Baden-
Wurttemberg, 46.75 per cent by
local municipalities and just 0.39
per cent is privately held shares.
Ireland: ZeroPoint Clean Tech
Incorporateds second biomass
gasifcation power plant is now
producing carbon-negative heat
and power in Newry, Ireland. Its
frst site, in Germany, became
operational at the start of the year.
Switzerland: Swiss power company
BKW has shut down its Muhleberg
nuclear power plant for scheduled
refuelling and annual upgrades. The
work, which is expected to take four
weeks, will include repeat tests and
inspections in and on the reactor
pressure vessel, and six of the 57
control rod drives will be replaced.
UK: Scotlands frst marine
energy park has been launched.
The Pentland Firth and Orkney
Waters Marine Energy Park was
inaugurated by UK Energy Minister
Greg Barker.
Bulgaria poised to lead surge
in Eastern Europe renewables
EDF Energy has been given the go
ahead from the European Commis-
sion to build a new nuclear power
plant at Hinkley Point C in the UK.
EDF Energy submitted relevant
documentation to the European
Commission in January 2010
in line with the requirements
of the Euratom Treaty, under
which developers of new nuclear
power stations must notify the
EC of any investment projects.
The Commission concluded that
the project to build two EPR reactors
at the site in Englands south-west
fulfls the objectives of the Euratom
Treaty and contributes to develop
a sustainable national energy mix.
EDF gets EU nod
for nuclear plant
Iberdrola awards $22m deals
to launch German wind farm
The extension of Germanys high-
voltage grid, which is a fundamental
part of the countrys energy transition,
has fallen even further behind
schedule, says Bundesnetzagentur
(BNA), the energy regulator.
According to BNA, more than
half of the 24 most urgent grid
expansion projects, identifed
under the German power grid
expansion act, are now delayed
by between one and fve years.
The German government
identifed the 24 projects, which
represent 1834 km in transmission
lines, before its decision to phase-out
nuclear power by 2022 and accelerate
the push towards renewable power.
However, Germanys post-
Fukushima energy strategy, known
as the Energiewende, has increased
the need for a network extension
as the country is having to cope
with grid bottlenecks in moving
electricity from wind power hubs
in the north and the east to demand
centres in the south and the west.
Only two of the 24 projects,
representing 214 km, have
been completed, said BNA.
Further delays hit expansion
work to Germanys HV grid
Nordic Bank loans
$246m to biomass
and hydro projects
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ASIA-PACIFIC
WORLD NEWS
Indias Ministry of Power is plan-
ning to conduct independent audits
of the countrys electricity trans-
mission system following the crip-
pling blackout that affected half of
the population at the end of July.
The decision was made at
a meeting chaired by power
secretary P. Uma Shankar.
As well as the decision to conduct
independent third party audits of
the grid protection systems, it was
also agreed to establish an effective
plan to ensure the integrated
operations of the national and
regional grids in adherence with
the Indian Electricity Grid Code.
It was also decided that all
utilities must adopt best operation
and maintenance practices, and
would be subject to random checks
by regional power committees.
India has suffered its worst
blackout in over ten years on
July 30 following a grid failure
that left more than 300m people
without power in New Delhi and
much of the north of the country.
Media reports speculated that
the grid failure was caused by over-
drawing by states as they tried to
satisfy the high power demand of
their citizens as temperatures soared.
The outage forced the shutdown
of hydro plants and thermal power
stations in Punjab and Haryana.
Asia-Pacifc: China overtook Japan
as the worlds largest coal importer
in 2011 and Indonesia overtook
Australia as the biggest global
exporter, according to to the Inter-
national Energy Agency. Total global
coal production increased by 6.6 per
cent in 2011.
Cambodia: Cambodias frst inte-
grated biomass gasifcation project
will be powered by GE gas engines.
GE has signed a deal with Cambo-
dian conglomerate Soma Group to
supply engines to the plant.
China: Chinese wind companies
won more than 30 per cent
of global turbine sales in 2011
and their combined turbine
manufacturing capacity is expected
to be worth $73bn this year.
China: Chinas natural gas
consumption is set to almost treble
over the next eight years. According
to research from GlobalData, its
consumption was 131.7bn m3 in
2011, already a steep rise from
the 2000 fgure of 24.5bn m3.
Consumption levels are predicted to
soar to reach 375bn m3 by 2020.
India: BGR Energy Systems is
building what it claims are the two
biggest cooling towers in the world
at 202 metres high as part of
the construction of the Kalisindh
thermal power plant in India.
India: The Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy plans to create a
company to promote and execute
biomass power projects in India. The
company would be similar to the
Solar Energy Corporation of India.
India: Minister of Power,
Sushilkumar Shinde, has confrmed
a target of 88 000 MW of extra
generation capacity in the next fve
years, as part of the countrys new
12th Five-Year Plan (2012-2017).
Indias current generation capacity
is 200 000 MW, but still suffers
from a peak shortfall of 10 per cent.
Indonesia: A $130m hydroelectric
plant is being built in Indonesia for
PT Wampu Electric Power. It is the
frst private power project in the
country to beneft from a business
viability guarantee letter issued
by the Ministry of Finance, under
regulations introduced in 2011.
Japan: Sumitomo Electric Industries
has installed and demonstrated
a MW-class concentrating
photovoltaic (CPV)/energy storage
system on the premises of its
Yokohama Works in Japan.
India plans transmission audit
after devastating blackouts
The operator of the Fukushima
nuclear power plant, Tokyo
Electric Power Co (Tepco), posted
a quarterly net loss of $3.69bn,
a day after it was nationalised.
Japans biggest utility revealed
losses of 288bn yen, a huge
amount yet almost half of the
571bn yen losses of a year earlier.
Earlier this month the Japanese
government took a 50.1 per cent
stake in Tepco and provided a
cash injection of 1 trillion yen,
which the company will use to pay
clean-up and compensation costs
associated with last years disaster.
Hokuriku Electric was the only
utility to post a frst quarter proft.
Tepco nationalised
as loss hits $3.6bn
China has released its renewable
energy targets under its current
fve-year economic plan which
runs from 2011 to 2015.
The countrys National Energy
Administration said its ultimate
target was for total renewable
energy consumption to reach 478
million metric tonnes (mt) of coal
equivalent, representing 9.5 per
cent or more of the overall energy
consumption mix by the end of 2015.
Total installed hydropower
capacity is targeted to reach
290m kW, wind power at
100m kW and solar 21m kW.
China sets renewables targets
Siemens has received an order
with a combined capacity of 270
MW for a wind farm in Australia.
Snowtown II wind farm will be
located approximately 140 km north
of Adelaide in South Australia and
be operated by TrustPower, one of
New Zealands biggest utilities.
The deal covers the delivery,
installation, commissioning
and servicing of 90 of
Siemens 3 MW turbines.
Installation is scheduled to begin
next year with commissioning
of the plant planned for 2014.
Clean energy developer Camco Inter-
national is to build a biogas project in
Malaysia its frst in Southeast Asia.
The 2MW plant, based at a
palm oil mill in Palong, will use
anaerobic digestion to recover
biogas containing methane
from palm oil mill effuent.
Camco claims it will be among
the largest of its type to date to
generate electricity for supply
to the Malaysian national grid.
Camco South East Asia has acquired
the rights to develop the project
through the acquisition of Biopower
Climate Care Holding, a fully
owned subsidiary of Rhodia Energy.
Construction work is expected
to be completed early next year.
The total cost of the project,
including the acquisition of Biopower,
is anticipated to be around $4m.
The project is being developed
under a 13 year build-own-operate-
transfer agreement with the mill.
The plant will generate revenue
from the sale of electricity to the
grid and from the sale of carbon
credits generated under the UN
clean development mechanism.
Camco purchase of Biopower
leads to Malaysia biogas plant
South Koreas Daelim Industrial
Co has awarded Babcock & Wilcox
Beijing Company (BWBC) a
$300m subcontract to build a
coal fred power plant in Vietnam.
BWBC will provide equipment
for PetroVietnams 1200 MW
Thai Binh II power plant. It
will design and manufacture
two 600MW boilers, boiler
auxiliaries and two wet fue gas
desulfurization units for the plant.
The units are expected to be
built and operational by 2016.
Babcock to build Vietnam coal plant
Australia set for
270 MW wind farm
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AMERICAS
WORLD NEWS
The US Department of Defense
is to use 16m acres of its land
for renewable energy generation
to power military installations.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
and Secretary of the Interior Ken
Salazar have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding to encourage the
development of renewable projects
on public land previously set
aside for defense-related purposes.
We are making millions of acres
of public lands and offshore areas
available that have the greatest
potential for utility-scale solar
and wind projects, said Salazar.
Of the 16m acres targeted for
renewable projects, about 13m
acres are in the west of the US
and are high in wind, solar and
geothermal resources, while
offshore wind is abundant around
installations on Atlantic, Pacifc,
Gulf of Mexico and Hawaii coasts.
Panetta said: Renewable
energy projects built on these
lands will provide reliable, local
sources of power for military
installations, allow for a continued
energy supply if the commercial
power grid gets disrupted and
will help lower utility costs.
The US Army, Navy and Air
Force have each committed to
deploy 1 GW of renewable energy
on or near its installations by 2025.
Brazil: Californian technology
provider Silver Spring Networks has
been picked by energy company
CPFL Energia to deliver a Smart Grid
networking project in Brazil. The
project will be rolled out across the
states of Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do
Sul, Paran and Minas Gerais.
Canada: Candu Energy has signed
a deal with China National Nuclear
Corps subsidiary companies,
Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Co,
China North Nuclear Fuel Corp and
Nuclear Power Institute of China,
to continue cooperation in the
development of recycled uranium
and thorium as alternative fuels for
new Candu reactors.
Canada: Bruce Power has said that
Unit 1 of its Bruce A nuclear power
plant in Ontario is in the fnal
stages of commissioning and test-
ing. The 750 MW Unit 1 is on track
to achieve commercial operation in
the third quarter of 2012.
Chile: Energy group Enersis is to
go ahead with a planned capital
increase of up to $8bn while the
companys parent, Spains
Endesa, will back the deal with up
to $4.86bn in assets.
Peru: Peru plans to auction off con-
cessions to build two gas pipelines,
according to Mines and Energy
Minister Jorge Merino.
Uruguay: APR Energy bridged
an urgent power shortfall for a
customer in Uruguay with a 100
MW temporary power solution. It
provided the supplementary power
to an existing site 40km northwest
of Montevideo.
US: The Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality in the US has
approved a new permit by rule for
combined heat and power systems
that is expected to reduce regula-
tory delays and eliminate certain
equipment costs, ultimately encour-
aging its greater development.
US: Wal-Mart Stores has installed
more than 150 US solar projects this
year. Having just opened its 100th
solar powered store in San Diego,
the company expects to have as
much as 90 MW of capacity by the
end of the year.
US: The 177 MW Cape Fear plant
in North Carolina and 316 MW
Robinson Unit 1 plant in South
Carolina have been scheduled for
early retirement by Duke Energy
subsidiary, Progress Energy for 1st
October of this year.
US military sets aside 16m
acres for renewables projects
Shaw Group, the company at the
forefront in developing Ameri-
cas next generation of nuclear
power plants, has been bought
out by Texas engineering group
CB&I in a deal worth $3bn.
Shaw is building two nuclear power
plants the frst to be licensed in the
US since 1978 in South Carolina
in co-operation with Westinghouse.
It is also developing a further
nuclear plant in Georgia and
building four nuclear units
in China with Westinghouse.
A 90 MW, $210m wind com-
plex comprising three wind
farms has started operations
in the state of Bahia in Brazil.
The three farms Macaubas, Novo
Horizonte and Seabra all have
capacity of 30 MW and are operated
by Desenvix Energias Renovaveis.
Equipment was provided by
Alstom and construction carried out
by Brazilian frm Engevix Engenharia.
Meanwhile in Mexico, eight 2.75
MW turbines supplied by GE are to
provide the power for public lighting
in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Len.
The turbines are on a wind
farm being built by Mexican
hydroelectric company Comexhidro.
Latin America sees
wind farm progress
The Export-Import Bank of the
United States (Ex-Im Bank) has
authorised a $32m loan guarantee
to a Brazilian wind power company
that plans to buy turbine blades
from an American manufacturer.
Brazilian wind turbine
manufacturer Wind Power Energia,
a subsidiary of Argentinas Industrias
Metalurgicas Pescarmonais based
in Sao Paulo, is building a 211
MW wind farm in the Brazilian
state of Ceara and a 180 MW
wind farm in the state of Bahia.
It will use the bank loan
to buy turbine blades for
both projects from Arkansas-
based LM Wind Power Blades.
US Ex-Im Bank in $32m Brazilian loan
The US Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission (NRC) is to stop issu-
ing fnal licenses for nuclear pow-
er plants until it addresses the
concerns over its nuclear waste
policy, which were raised by a re-
cent federal appeals court decision.
The NRCs decision could affect
up to 19 fnal reactor licensing
decisions nine construction
and operating licenses, eight
license renewals, one operating
license, and one early site permit.
In June, the US Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia
Circuit threw out the NRC rule
that permitted licensing and re-
licensing of nuclear reactors based
on the suppositions that, frstly,
the NRC will fnd a way to dispose
of spent reactor fuel to be generated
by reactors at some time in the
future when it becomes necessary,
and secondly, in the mean time,
spent fuel can be stored
safely at reactor sites.
The court noted that after decades
of failure to site a repository, the NRC
has no long-term plan other than
hoping for a geologic repository.
Waste fears see regulator halt
US nuclear reactor licensing
Hydrochina Corp is to conduct a fea-
sibility study for the construction of
a hydroelectric plant under a memo-
randum of understanding signed
with the Bolivian government.
The 400 MW plant is being
proposed for the eastern province
of Santa Cruz. The memorandum
was signed by Hydrocarbons and
Energy Minister Juan Jose Sosa and
Hydrochina Corp representatives
in the presence of Chinese
Ambassador to Bolivia Li Dong,
the ministry said in a statement.
Deal signed for Bolivian hydro plant
Nuclear developer
Shaw Group sold
to CB&I for $3bn
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COMPANIES
WORLD NEWS
French energy giant EDF is
looking into fnding new part-
ners for its plans to build new
nuclear reactors in the UK.
EDF is poised to build four
1600 MW EPR reactors in Britain
with Centrica as its junior partner.
The companys chief fnancial
offcer Thomas Piquemal said that
while EDFs goal has always been
and remains to be in control
of the operations... this does not
mean that we absolutely need to
control 80 per cent of the projects.
He added: This is why we are
looking into opening up a little
bit more our capital in these
projects by fnding new partners.
Piquemal made his comments
as EDF today revealed its half-
year results, which saw strong
performances in its hydropower
and renewables divisions
compensating for nuclear losses.
The state-owned company posted
a 4.6 per cent rise in frst-half net
proft to 2.8bn ($3.4bn) while net
proft excluding non-recurring items
was up 10.3 per cent to 2.9bn.
Earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortisation
rose 4.6 per cent to 9.1bn, with
sales up 8.2 per cent to 36.2bn.
Sales in France totalled 20.7m,
while the company also recorded
growth in the UK and Italy.
E.ON: E.ON announced that frst-
half earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortisation will
near $8.3bn, up from $4.3bn a year
ago. Underlying net income rose to
$4.1bn from $1.1bn a year earlier.
Arise Windpower: Renewables
developer Arise saw its share price
rise by 6.2 per cent after it signed a
contract to take over a 40-turbine
wind power project in Sweden.
Rosatom: Rosatom has opened its
third offce outside Russia, with an
eye on developing its business in
South Africa, including marketing
and promotion of the Russian
nuclear technology in the South
African market, as well as developing
relationships with potential
customers, partners, and regulators.
Vattenfall: As part of a strategic
reorientation, Germany power
company Vattenfall Europe AG is
to be merged into its immediate
shareholder Vattenfall Deutschland
GmbH, which will be renamed
Vattenfall GmbH.
Vestas: In the second quarter (Q2) of
2012, Vestas produced and shipped
2160 MW of turbines, a 132 per cent
rise on the Q1 fgure of 931 MW and
a 52 per cent increase on the 1417
MW of Q2 2011. Revenue in Q2 2012
was 1611m compared to 1105m in
Q1 and 1401m a year earlier.
Eskom: South Africas national
power utility, Eksom, plans to replace
six steam generators at the Koeberg
nuclear power station at Western
Cape during 2016/17 and requires
suppliers to fulfl the objective.
FuelCell Energy: FuelCell Energy Inc
has announced that FuelCell Energy
Solutions, GmbH (Germany) has sold
their frst stationary fuel cell power
plant, a sub-megawatt DFC250-EU,
to BAM Deutschland AG.
Enel: Italys largest electricity
company is blaming European
austerity for its results in the frst
half of this year. The Rome-based
utility said net proft in the frst
six months dropped to EUR 1.82bn
($2.24bn) from EUR2.55bn a year
earlier.
Westinghouse: Ken Okuda has
been appointed vice president
and coordination offcer for
Westinghouse Nuclear Services,
replacing Takeshi Tanazawa, who had
flled that role since December 2006
and is currently Westinghouse senior
vice president and chief coordination
offcer.
EDF looks for new UK nuclear
partners as profts hit $3.4bn
Vestas has received its frst Ital-
ian order for its V100 turbine.
The company will supply 11
of the V100-1.8 MW turbines,
representing a total capacity of
19.8 MW, for the Santa Luce
Wind Power Plant Tuscany.
The contract comprises delivery,
transportation, installation and
commissioning of the turbines,
as well as a 15-year service
and maintenance agreement.
The order has been placed by Santa
Luce, a special purpose company
of Italian wind power developer
Fera. Previously, Fera has developed
other wind farms with Vestas,
with a total capacity of 45 MW.
Vestas wins frst
V100 Italian orders
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has cre-
ated posts of chief regional offcers in
Latin America and the Asia-Pacifc.
The chief regional offcer of Latin
America will be Yoshihiko Aihara,
currently general manager of MHIs
Machinery & Steel Infrastructure
Systems division, while his
Asia-Pacifc counterpart will be
Yukinori Horiguchi, presently
senior vice-president of Global
Strategic Planning & Operations.
Aihara will be based in Brazil and
Horiguchi in Singapore. They
take up their roles on September
1 and October 1 respectively.
Mitsubishi Heavy creates new top jobs
to tap Latin America and Asia-Pacifc
Temporary power supplier Ag-
greko has reported notably high-
er profts for the frst half of the
year, but warned that slower
growth in emerging markets
could hamper that upward trend.
It is now the leading supplier of
temporary power in the world with a
market share of 30 per cent and has
supported the Glastonbury music
festival, the inauguration of President
Obama, and this months Olympic
Games in the UK (see feature, pXX).
First half revenues rose by 16
per cent from $836m a year ago
to $1142m, with frst half profts
jumping from $197m to $247m.
However chief executive Rupert
Soames said: These are numbers
that may moderate a bit in the
second half, but they are still
attractive. We anticipate underlying
growth will be lower in the second
half than in the frst, in part
because of tougher comparators,
and in part because of continued
macroeconomic weakness in some
of our larger mature markets.
The companys order book
climbed 16 per cent in the frst half.
Aggreko enjoys rising profts
but forecasts tougher times
Technology company Ventyx has
won contracts worth more than
$7m to provide software solutions
to South African utility Eskom.
Ventyx will install supervisory
control software for real-time network
monitoring across Eskoms systems.
It will also deploy its Ventyx
Equipment Reliability solution to
help improve processes, equipment
reliability and performance within
power generation, transmission and
distribution operations at Eskoms
Koeberg nuclear power station.
Ventyx wins $7m South African deals
Gamesa sells third
Polish wind farm
to Germanys RWE
Spains Gamesa has sold Taciewo
wind farm in Poland to RWE Re-
newables Polska, a subsidiary
of German frm RWE Innogy.
The deal is Gamesas third
sale in 18 months of a Polish
wind farm to RWE: it sold 14
MW Krzecin wind farm in July
and 32 MW Piecki in January.
Taciewo has an installed
capacity of 30 MW, comprised
of 15 G90-2.0 MW turbines.
Gamesas wind portfolio in
Poland totalled 786 MW as of June.
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The nuclear power programmes of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) are at different levels of
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s economies develop, their demand for power grows. The BRIC
countries Brazil, Russia, India and China currently account
for nearly a quarter of world GDP but this fgure is set to soar.
New power stations are needed and the imperative is to establish
affordable, low-carbon energy from secure sources of supply. In
pursuit of this goal, each of the four BRIC nations now has nuclear
reactors, which collectively generate more than 11 per cent of global
nuclear-fuelled electricity.
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more than 40 years ago, Brazil in 1982 and China in 1994. Russia,
India and China all have ambitious expansion plans for nuclear power
and Russia and China are increasingly keen to fnd opportunities to
export nuclear goods and services.
China currently accounts for 41 per cent of reactors under construction
globally, and India 11 per cent. Russia plans to double nuclear output
by 2020. But Brazil is the BRICs nuclear minnow with only modest
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The Fukushima Daiichi disaster in March 2011 slowed nuclear
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install additional power and water supply back-up. In India, task forces
introduced safety recommendations to improve the safety of reactors in
use. Brazil carried out security checks at its two reactors and, fnding
no risk of a similar accident, let its nuclear programme continue.
RUSSIA: AIMS FOR TRANSITION TO FAST REACTORS
Russia currently produces more than 17.5 per cent of its electricity from
nuclear generation. Across ten power stations run by Rosenergoatom
(Rosatom), the country has over 30 operational reactors, the worlds
fourth largest feet behind the US, France and Japan. Eleven more
reactors are under construction.
Although Russia has been generating commercial nuclear power for
more than fve decades using its own reactor designs, new nuclear
development ground to a halt after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986,
followed by the Soviet Unions disintegration. The industry picked up
towards the end of the century, when Russia secured deals to export
reactors to Iran, China and India. Early this century the domestic
nuclear construction programme then revived. The last 15 years have
also brought a marked rise in the effciency of Russias nuclear reactors.
In June 2010, Russias government approved plans for 173 GW
of new generating capacity by 2030, of which 43.4 GW will come
from nuclear. The governments 2010 Federal Target Programme (FTP)
set out plans for nuclears share in electricity supply to hit 2530 per
cent by 2030, 50 per cent by 2050 and 7080 per cent by 2100.
Penny Hitchin
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Units 1 and 2 of the Taishan EPR nuclear plant, which is currently under construction in China Source: Areva
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Russias existing nuclear reactors consist of 17 pressurised water
reactors (PWRs), 13 light water graphite reactors, and one BN-600
fastbreeder reactor. The capacity totals 24 164 MW. Five older
reactors are permanently shut down.
The FTP assumes development of VVER (Vodo-Vodyanoi Energetichesky
Reactor) PWR technology this decade. But Russia is a world leader
in fast neutron reactor technology and Rosatoms strategy to 2050
involves a transition to fast reactors with a closed fuel cycle using MOX
fuel. Fast reactors are projected to generate 14 GW by 2030 and
34 GW by 2050.
Reactors currently being constructed include seven VVERs each
of about 1200 MW two small reactors to serve as foating power
modules supplying power and heat to isolated coastal towns, and
Russias frst Generation III fast reactor, the Beloyarsk-4 BN-800. This
is due to be ready for testing and commissioning this year, with frst
criticality in September 2014. The frst unit is intended to demonstrate
the use of MOX fuel made from weapons-grade plutonium at industrial
scale, validating the closed fuel cycle technology.
Russia is also developing the BN-1200 fast reactor but this is unlikely
to be operational this decade.
CHINA: EXPANSION AND LOCALISATION
China may have been the last BRIC nations to start nuclear generation
but it unquestionably plans the fastest expansion. With 14 reactors
2010 2011 % increase Share of
world total
(2011)
Brazil 3.3 3.5 7.8 0.6
Russia 38.5 39.2 1.6 6.5
China 16.7 19.5 16.9 3.3
India 5.2 7.3 39.6 1.2
BRIC nations annual nuclear power consumption Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012
Country Units MW
(net)
Construction
start
Grid
connection
China 26 27 400 20072010 20122016
Russia 10 8258 19832012 20132017
India 7 4824 20022011 20132016
Brazil 1 1245 2010 2018
Nuclear reactor construction in BRIC nations, July 2012 Source : IAEA-PRIS, 2012
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units supplied by Framatome (now Areva), was managed by French
utility EDF working with Chinese engineers. Generation started in
1994 and 1995. The next two reactors using the same technology
started generating commercially in 2002 and 2003, and featured
30 per cent localisation. The CPR-1000 (Chinese Pressurised Reactor)
derived from this work can now be entirely manufactured in China,
although the licence prohibits exporting the design.
Chinas frst home-grown nuclear power plant was a 300 MW
PWR (CNP-300) which started operating in 1994. The frst upgraded
600 MW PWR (CNP-600) entered commercial operation in April
2002 and the second in May 2004.
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) has built two CANDU reactors in
China. The 665 MW pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) came
into operation in 2002 and 2003, but no further PHWRs are planned.
Russian PWR technology was used at Tianwan where two
1060 MW VVER reactors with western instrument and control systems
were built under a co-operation agreement. The frst unit entered
commercial operation in June 2007 and the second a year later. More
VVER reactors are due to follow.
Eight years ago China sought overseas bids to build four big
Generation III reactors and to transfer technology so that it could swiftly
develop localised production of new reactors. Westinghouse in
competition with Areva (EPR) and Atomstroyexport (VVER-1000 model
V-392) won the bid with its AP1000. With the build and technology
transfer programmes now well underway, the localised CAP 1000
will join the CPR 1000 as the mainstay of Chinas nuclear expansion
programme. There are plans to design 1400+ MW versions of both
reactors.
In a separate contract, without the technology transfer element,
Areva is building two1650 MW EPR reactors.
In the longer term, China is eyeing fast neutron reactors. The
65 MW Chinese Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) achieved
criticality in July 2010 and was grid-connected in 2011. A Chinese
Demonstration Fast Reactor (CDFR) project is due to start construction in
2017 for commissioning 2022. Another fast neutron project is for two
880 MW Russian BN-800 fast reactors at Sanming, which were due
to start operation in 2019 and 2020, although fnancial negotiations
have delayed the project.
INDIA: EMBRACING FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY
India operates 20 nuclear power reactors with a combined capacity of
4 GW. Another fve reactors are under construction but the nation plans
an ambitious roll-out to get 14 600 MW of nuclear capacity on line by
2020 and 27 500 MW by 2024. By 2050, India plans to supply a
quarter of its electricity from nuclear power. To meet these objectives,
massive investment and development are clearly vital.
Offcial foreign nuclear co-operation was interrupted by Indias
nuclear weapons test in 1974, stopping imports of nuclear technology
and fuel for many years. In 2009, the ban on nuclear technology
export to India was lifted and it now imports technology from the
US, France and Russia, although its recent Civil Liability for Nuclear
Damage Act has raised concern among potential foreign suppliers over
the extent of third-party liability.
Indias nuclear strategy intended to deliver energy security beyond
2050 is a three-stage programme. The frst stage involves building
and operating PHWRs using Indias available but limited uranium
resource, producing electricity and plutonium. The second stage is to
develop plutonium-fuelled fast breeder reactors producing electricity
and more plutonium and uranium-233 from thorium India leads the
world in research into the thorium fuel cycle and has considerable
thorium resources. The plans third stage is for reactors based on the
thorium cycle to produce electricity and uranium-233.
Indias frst reactors, two 150 MWe Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs)
built on a turnkey contract by GE, started operating in 1969. The
remaining 18 operational reactors are PHWRs ranging in capacity
from 90 MW to 490 MW. The frst was built in collaboration with
AECL and started generating in 1972.
Indias self-suffciency has not always led to effciency. Delays plague
construction and operational targets have rarely been met. The 2011
lifetime load factor of 57.3 per cent is the lowest in the world. Four
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700 MW PHWR reactors are currently being built and are due on line
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Indias frst large PWR nuclear station, consisting of two VVER-1000
reactors, is being built at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. In 2010, India
signed agreements with Areva for the frst two in a series of six reactors
at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, plus the supply of fuel, but the contract
has not yet been fnalised. In June 2012 Westinghouse and Nuclear
Power Corporation of Inia Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding
supporting future construction of AP1000 reactors at Mithivirdi in Gujarat.
Issues around insurance and fnance will need to be settled before
India can have confdence that its nuclear expansion plans are
realisable.
BRAZIL: STOPSTART PROGRAMME
Brazil has the smallest nuclear sector of the four BRIC nations and
unlike the other three it only uses imported technology. After following
an erratic approch to nuclear power over the last four deades, Brazil
now has two operational reactors and one under construction.
Brazils nuclear involvement started in 1971 when the government
awarded a turnkey contract to Westinghouse to build its frst reactor
at Angra, a coastal site between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The
626 MW Angra 1 PWR started commercial operation in 1985.
In 1975, the government, seeking nuclear self-suffciency, signed an
agreement with West Germany to supply eight 1300 MW reactors
over 15 years. The deal included a technology transfer agreement
intended to establish a Brazilian supply chain to manufacture the
bulk of the components. But Brazils economic problems scuppered
the scheme at an early stage. Construction of the 1270 MW
Angra 2 PWR resumed only in 1995 and the reactor started generating
in 2000.
Today, Angra 1 and 2 form Brazils entire nuclear feet, with a
combined capacity of 1896 MW, which delivered 3.2 per cent of its
electricity in 2011.
Construction of Angra 3, designed to be a twin of unit 2, started in
1984 but was suspended within two years. In November 2006, the
government resurrected its nuclear ambitions and announced plans to
complete Angra 3 and build another four 1000 MW nuclear plants.
In 2008, Brazils nuclear utility Eletronuclear agreed a deal with Areva
to complete construction of Angra 3. Work resumed in 2010, but the
plant is not expected to operate until 2016, at the earliest.
To enlarge the countrys nuclear energy capacity, Electronuclear
considered Westinghouses AP1000, Areva-Mitsubishis Atmea-1 and
Atomstroyexports VVER-1000 technologies. The utilitys initial siting
studies have looked at locations in the countrys northeast, as well as at
Angra and elsewhere in the south.
In May 2012, the government said that construction of any new
plants would not commence until after 2020. Nuclears high-capital
cost and the growth of renewable energy contributed to this decision
along with strikingly poor public acceptance of nuclear Brazil was
ranked last in an IPSOS 24-country study, which found that 89 per cent
of its population is against nuclear power.
UAE: ON A FAST TRACK TO JOIN THE NUCLEAR POWER CLUB?
About 30 countries operate commercial nuclear power reactors and
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to be the next. Construction
of the frst of four new reactors is reported to have started, with
production of the frst nuclear power scheduled to start in 2017.
The UAE decided in 2008 that nuclear energy was the way
to meet its projected rise in electricity demand from 15.5 GW in
2008 to more than 40 GW by 2020. Developing a nuclear power
programme means investing in a capital-intensive, hazardous and
highly technical industry requiring a lot of infrastructure. Historically,
it has been a slow and expensive business, requiring government
commitment, ongoing R&D, a complex regulatory regime, skilled
staff, a supply chain and arrangements for spent fuel and radioactive
waste management.
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) was set up
to devise and implement plans. The UAE is using joint venture
arrangements to create a nuclear industry within a decade by
buying in established technology, skills and systems. The UAE sought
bids to supply 5 GW of nuclear power by 2020 with another
15 GW to follow using standardised reactor technology. By mid-
2009, ENEC had a short list of three bidders promoting their own
reactor design. Arevas Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) was backed
by a consortium of Areva, Suez and Total. GE-Hitachi proposed its
Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR), while a Korea Electric
Power Company (KEPCO) consortium offered its APR1400 PWR.
In December 2009, the KEPCO consortium, which comprises
Samsung, Hyundai and Doosan, was awarded a $20 billion
contract to build four APR1400 reactors in the UAE. The foreign
joint venture partners will supply the fuel and take responsibility for
spent fuel. Operating the reactors for 60 years will double the value
of the contract.
KEPCO operates 20 generators in Korea, but this was its frst
reactor export project. The Generation III advanced PWR design
was certifed by the Korean regulators in 2003 and the frst units,
being built at Shin-Kori in Korea, are due to enter commercial
operation in 2013 and 2014. These units will be the reference
plants for the UAE. The reactor has a projected 48 month
construction period and a 60-year design life.
UAE is fast-tracking the build up of infrastructure and skills. Its
Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), set up in 2009,
has close links with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the
two-step licensing reviews, issuing a Construction License followed
by an Operating License is based on the US model.
ENEC expects to employ over 2000 people by 2020, and has a
target of 60 per cent of them being from the Emirates. An ambitious
training programme is being set up, which includes placements in
Korea, Japan and the USA.
As to the vexed issue of nuclear waste, UAE says it is developing
a national storage and disposal programme in parallel with
exploring regional cooperation options.
EXPORTING NUCLEAR SERVICES
Russia and China both have an eye on opportunities for exporting
nuclear technologies and services. Russia has exported VVER reactors
to Iran, China and India, while China has built two CNP-300 reactors
in Pakistan.
Russian and Chinese companies are reported to be seeking a
foothold in UK nuclear power generation by buying Horizon Nuclear
Power, a joint venture owned by RWE and E.ON. The joint venture is
currently up for sale after its parent companies quit UK nuclear, citing
concerns over the current economic viability of nuclear power in Britain.
Chinas State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation and Westinghouse
could be in competition over Horizon with China Guangdong Nuclear
Power Corporation aligned with Areva. Both reactor designs, the AP1000
and the EPR, are under construction in China, and both Westinghouse and
Areva have established tie-ups with the Chinese frms.
Rosatom is also believed to be interested in the UK nuclear market,
but its VVER reactors would have to undergo a lengthy regulatory
Generic Design Approval process, making that an unlikely deal.
BRICS ROLE IN FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Although nuclear power is an established technology, it is very much
a work in progress. The uranium-based nuclear reactor is ineffcient
and burns only a small proportion of the highest quality fuel, leaving
a lot of radioactive material. The relationship between nuclear energy
and nuclear weapons, the unresolved issue of long-term nuclear waste
management, and ongoing safety and security challenges all mean that
the drive to improve nuclear generation technology is vital if nuclear
energy is to be safe, secure and affordable.
Russia is a world leader in fast reactor technology development.
India leads world research into thorium reactors and China has active
research programmes for both thorium and fast reactors. These three
countries share a desire to make nuclear a mainstay of their electricity
generation and are committed to development of the technology. In the
decades ahead they could be world leaders in a new generation of
nuclear generation.
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Wind rush sweeps across
South America
It is an understatement to say South Americas wind development market is hot. We examine what is
driving the activity, who is investing where and how long this gold rush might last.
D
ino Barajas has represented renewable energy companies
in Latin America for 15 years and these days fnds himself
increasing felding inquiries from new players venturing for the
frst time into the region.
Within the last three months, it has multiplied exponentially, said
Barajas, a partner with the international law frm Akin Gump Strauss
Hauer & Feld. You are seeing even the small wind developers looking
at the Latin American market.
Both external and internal forces are spurring the growth. Wind often
proves to be a low-cost way to meet the continents rising demand for
power. Plus, key industry players often active in the US and China
such as Alstom, Gamesa, GE Wind, Iberdrola, Impsa Wind, Siemens,
Sinovel, Suzlon, Vestas and Goldwind seek geographic diversifcation
as near-term prospects grow dubious in those countries.
South American economies are seeing growth in recent years,
and with economic growth comes increased demand for power. With
this new demand comes an ideal opportunity to integrate sources of
renewable power generation, said Tim Rosenzweig, chief executive
of Goldwind USA, a unit of China-based Goldwind, one of the worlds
largest wind turbine manufacturers. Many countries in South America
are capitalising on that opportunity and Goldwind has already
experienced success there with three projects in Chile and Ecuador.
We are well positioned for continued growth throughout the region.
Not surprisingly, much of South Americas action is in Brazil, the
regions largest and most populated country, and the Americas third
largest electricity market behind the US and Canada. Over the last
decade, economic growth has driven up Brazils energy consumption
by nearly a third.
The 43 turbines of the Rawson wind farm should contribute 320 MWh each year to Argentinas power supply Source: Vestas
Wind investment in South America
Elisa Wood
Overall, Latin America is expected to add at least 8.6 GW of
wind power over the next four years, more than doubling its current
wind capacity. Of that, Brazil will provide about 7 GW, signalling
that it is becoming established as a major international market,
according to the Global Wind Energy Councils (GWEC) most recent
annual forecast. Global developers are striking deals with Brazilian
partners and manufacturers are setting up shop, with an eye on not
only Brazil, but also countries such as Argentina, Chile, Ecuador
and Uruguay.
They are looking for niche opportunities, said Roger Rosendahl,
a partner in DLA Pipers Corporate and Finance practice. And these
developers are fnding them in a market that until a few years ago had
counted its wind power megawatts in only the double digits.
MARKET-SAVVY BRAZIL
Part of Brazils allure comes from its move toward a more sophisticated
power market. It is a very well thought-out rationalised system. They
looked at California as an example of what not to do, said Rosendahl,
referring to Californias troubled attempt to liberalise its retail and
wholesale power markets a decade ago.
Brazil has tried to spur renewable energy development with two
approaches. The frst, called the Programme of Incentives for Alternative
Electricity Sources, or PROINFA, was largely a government-managed
strategy. The second, and more recent, is a market-based approach.
PROINFA began in 2002 with the creation of quotas for wind,
biomass and small hydroelectric supply under government defned
prices and long-term supply contracts between developers and utilities.
The feed-in tariff style programme was slow to achieve its initial goals,
partly because of bureaucratic delays, obstacles in connecting projects
to the grid and a lack of domestic equipment, according to a joint
report by the Brazilian Wind Energy Association and GWEC. Later
modifed, PROIFNA eventually picked up pace, with Brazil installing
1000 MW of wind power by June 2011.
The second approach, a more competition-based strategy, began
in 2009 with auctions held by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and
Energy. Auctions conducted from 2009 through 2011 netted more
than 6500 MW of project bids.
In Brazil, the alternatives to wind are often impractical and expensive:
imported natural gas or new transmission lines. It is much more cost-
effective to build a wind development, said Barajas.
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Unlike in North America, where natural gas is more readily available,
wind power undercuts natural gas, which makes up only 7 per cent
of Brazils energy supply, according to the US Energy Information
Administration (EIA).
Wind also nets a higher price for developers than it might in a region
where other resources provide more robust competition. The scarcity of
competing resources, especially natural gas, and the cost of wheeling
power long distances become embedded in the wind energy prices,
creating a strong incentive for developers to do business in the region.
As a result, private investors are striking deals outside government-led
auctions. By 2011, 18 wind farms, totalling 546 MW, were being
built through this non-regulated market, according to the report.
Electricity from large hydro facilities, which provide most of Brazils
power, can out-compete wind power on price. But the country is
attempting to diversity and become less dependent on hydropower, in
part because of environmental concerns, said Rosendahl.
Brazil has an increased need for energy in a growing economy,
and a sensible, rational regulatory system, where wind is competitive
with natural gas. Voila you have a formula for a very attractive market,
and people are rushing there, he said.
CHILE, CHINA AND RAW MATERIALS
Meanwhile, Chiles rich supplies of metals are prompting a surge in
wind development. The mining sector is booming as Chinas global
search for raw materials such as copper, iron and gold focuses in on
Chiles abundant resources. But mines are often in mountains far from
population centres and electricity grids. So, instead of attempting to
build long and costly transmission lines, operators are opting for quick-
to-construct wind farms.
From a government point of view, promoting renewable energy is
much more cost effcient than trying to wire up the entire country, said
Barajas. Rather than building a 300 mile [480 km] transmission line,
you can site a 100 MW wind project and augment it with a solar
development or some other technology to smooth out the production
curve. This makes a lot more sense than building a transmission line
to a remote part of the country to power a mine that that may be in
existence for only 20 to 30 years.
Chile also sees wind power as a way to boost its energy security. The
countrys precarious dependence on fossil fuel imports was made plain
in 2007 when Argentina cut off its natural gas exports to Chile. While
local hydropower supplies about a third of the countrys electricity,
the rest comes from coal and gas fred power plants that mostly burn
imported fuel. Meanwhile, Chiles power needs are growing by 6 to
8 per cent each year, according to GWEC.
A large copper mine wants a dependable source of energy at a
predictable price and from a resource that isnt going to be subject to
global politics, said Barajas. Wind power also offers the advantage
of being modular, so mines can build the wind farms in stages, adding
turbines as the operation grows, he added. And the mines are so
proftable, it is fairly easy to secure fnancing for the wind farms.
By the end of 2011, about 5000 MW of new renewable energy
projects were in some stage of development in Chile, with three ffths of
the capacity from wind. How much of that will be built remains unclear
but GWEC expects about 260 MW of wind to come on line this year.
END TO ARGENTINAS FINANCING WOES?
Argentinas $95 billion debt default in 200102 has plagued the
countrys attempts to borrow money and has hampered wind farm
Cash windfall: external and internal forces are driving growth in South American wind power. It is a low-cost way to meet the continents rising demand for power, plus developers often active in the US and China are seeking to diversify
fnancing. But the country saw a large turnaround in July when China
Development Bank Corporporation agreed to loan $3 billion for a
1350 MW project to be built by Beijing Construction Engineering
Group using Chinese wind turbines. This is Argentinas largest single
wind project to date and represents a huge boost for the country that
installed only 79 MW in 2011.
Argentina allows supply contracts between private enterprises in the
form of power purchase agreements. Private companies own about
75 per cent of generation, according to Ernst & Young. The countrys
energy comes mostly from natural gas and hydroelectricity. Like other
parts of South America, its need for power is accelerating rapidly
about 6 per cent annually
Under a government mandate, by 2016 renewables must supply
8 per cent of the countrys electricity. Further, the GENREN programme
obliges state utility Energia Argentina Sociedad Anonima to contract
for at least 1 GW of renewable energy to be sold into the grid under
xed rates for 15 years. Wind power is expected to provide about
half of the capacity.
GENRENs two auctions have drawn about 2500 MW in wind
project bids. The utility awarded contracts totaling 754 MW in 2010
from the rst auction. But at present only 98 MW is in operation from
two wind farms: Rawson I and II. Most of the other participants are still
looking for investors, said Erico Spinadel, president of the Argentine
Wind Energy Association. Awards have yet to be announced from the
second auction.
While both Rawson I and Rawson II use turbines from Vestas,
some rms also plan to use Alstom turbines. IMPSA Wind and NRG
Patagonia both manufacture turbines in the megawatt range from within
Argentina, said Spinadel. IMPSA is a multinational enterprise, which
also has facilities in Brazil, India and other countries.
US AND CHINA SLOWDOWN
Wind developers are focusing on South America in part because the
market is already slowing in China and may well do so in the US.
Chinas government is now easing the blistering pace of its wind
development. In 2011, China added 18 GW more wind capacity
than any other country to bring its total capacity to more than
62 GW, the highest in the world, according to GWEC. But transmission
development has failed to keep up.
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BEFORE THE GOLD RUSH
Developers and manufacturers worldwide are rushing into
Latin America now. But Denmark-based Vestas was there long
before the market heated up. The equipment supplier entered in
the 1990s and has since delivered 700 MW of product with
2000 MW of additional frm orders.
Healthy economies, competitive costs, and government interest
in diversifying the energy mix are driving wind power growth in
South America, according to Marcelo Tokman, vice president of
Vestas South America.
Regional GDP is outperforming that of major developed
countries in Europe and the United States, a trend expected to
hold over the next years. This together with competitive results
for wind power tenders in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and
Uruguay and high electricity prices (in some cases) have driven
regulatory support for renewables, said Tokman.
Competitive tenders for long-term PPAs are a favourite. But
other support mechanisms such as an RPS [renewable portfolio
standard] in Chile have also shown strong results. According
to GWEC, total installed wind capacity in Latin America could
reach 19 GW by the end of 2015, a fve-fold increase from
2011, not a bad outlook, he added.
Vestas, which began operating in Brazil a decade ago, now
employs 130 people in Latin America. The company supplies
a range of products and services from turbines to full turnkey
wind power plants, and operates in three hubs in Latin America:
Vestas Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean, based in
Mexico City; Vestas Brazil, based in So Paulo; and Vestas
South America (excluding Brazil) with offces in Buenos Aires
(Argentina) and Santiago de Chile (Chile).
A healthy economic growth in South America and Central
America combined with an increasing interest in wind energy
have helped shift developers interest to this continent and other
emerging markets. Vestas has been operating in Latin America
since the beginning of the 1990s, and we would be in the South
American and Central American markets regardless of the status
of the PTC in the United States, said Tokman.
Mexico 103 MW
Costa Rica 51 MW
Peru 0.25 MW
Chile 117 MW
Cuba 4 MW
Caribbean Islands 10 MW
Dominican Republic 25 MW
Jamaica 39 MW
Aruba 30 MW
Brazil 204 MW
Argentina 87 MW
Uruguay 32 MW
Vestas delivered wind capacity in the Latin American region Source: Vestas
They were putting turbines in the feld at a very high rate, at a
higher rate than could be attached to the grid. So at present there is a
great deal of turbines in the feld that arent even attached to the grid.
So this is obviously an issue, said Brendan Andrews, vice president of
sales and Marketing at IOXUS, a New York-based manufacturer that
sells its ultracapacitors into the Chinese wind market.
Meanwhile, the US market is plagued by uncertainty as winds key
subsidy, the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) risks expiring at the end
of the year. With election year politicking running high, Congress has
failed to extend the credit and time is running out.
A lot of development companies were focusing on the US
and putting all of their eggs in one basket. Now they are facing
uncertainty in their prime target market, said Barajas. They know
they will have idle hands in their development team if they dont look at
another market.
In his view, South America offers a mini gold rush in the near term
because of the prices being offered in some of these markets. But
he warns that the market may not be as deep as some of the markets
already in full swing, such as the US and Europe. While he sees a
strong window of opportunity in South America for at least the next fve
years, he cautions that taking advantage of the opportunity requires a
strong understanding of the region, its languages, culture and terrain.
Elizabeth Salerno, the American Wind Energy Associations director
of industry data and analysis, noted that unlike the US South America
has emerged with very unique policies in terms of how they are going
to develop renewable energy. A clear signal is very attractive to those
trying to make capital intensive investment.
But there is an overriding belief that the US PTC will eventually be
restored and that the US market will burgeon as will Chinas market,
once it recovers from its over-heated boom. Both are wind power
behemoths that will remain front and centre attractions, along with
Europe, for several years.
The GWECs annual forecast notes great interest and excitement in
new, fast growing markets like South America. But the council adds
that the majority of the global market remains in Asia, Europe and
North America, and thats not going to change substantially over the
next fve years. While Brazil is well on its way towards becoming a
1000 MW or more annual market, the other markets in Latin America
are just not big enough to put up large numbers.
To put Latin Americas growth in perspective, installations in the
region are expected to reach 1119 GW by 2016, compared with
100 GW in North America and 200 GW in Asia. But until those
larger markets right themselves, South America is the place to go for
wind development teams in search of strong prospects.
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Powering the Olympics
The recently held London 2012 Olympics represented the biggest ever deployment of temporary
power for a sporting event in the UK. The provider Aggreko talks about the challenges this involved.
T
he vastness of recent London 2012 Olympic Games was clear
from the numbers involved: 15 000 athletes from 205 nations
took part, while more than 2 million spectators passed through the
gates of the Olympic Park.
Aggreko made its own contribution to the statistics, providing more
than 260 MW of power using over 500 generator sets, 1500 km of
cable and 4500 distribution panels. It was the biggest deployment of
temporary power for a single sporting event ever in the UK. Aggrekos
technology featured at each of the 54 venues during the Games to
provide prime or backup power.
The event was the culmination of two years work by the company.
While before the Games the headlines focused on athletes qualifying
and training for London 2012, behind the scenes Aggrekos Olympics
began in earnest in 2011 when it was named as the exclusive supplier
of temporary energy services to the London 2012 Olympic and
Parlympic Games.
The company was fully operational months in advance of the
opening ceremony, working to prepare for this major event from two
dedicated operation centres close to the Olympic Park.
Aggreko engineers and event management experts were involved in
the London Prepares event series, part of the preparation for the London
2012 Games which enabled the London Organising Committee of
the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to test key aspects
of operational readiness. The programme of international sporting
events was hosted at a series of venues to test systems, operational
approaches and procedures. Aggreko supported LOCOG at the major
venues during the various phases of the London Prepares event series,
including the Velodrome and the Hockey Centre.
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The frst phase of test events was successfully completed in 2011,
with Aggreko providing temporary power and engineering support at
Horse Guards Parade, home to the beach volleyball and at Eton Dorney,
the venue for the rowing and canoe events. In addition, Aggreko
provided temporary power to test all venues systems, as part of the
commissioning process. The test events enabled the Aggreko team to
work with LOCOG on design solutions to meet individual requirements
and to work with venue teams to build good working relationships at an
operational level.
Horse Guards Parade, for example, has limited space available
and restricted access routes requiring close co-ordination with other
contractors. In Greenwich Park, where the equestrian events took
place, there is a requirement to be sensitive to the surroundings and
potential impact on local residents.
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is one reason
for the considerable capital investment Aggreko has made in new
feet this year: a total of 350 million ($550 million). Over 170
generators manufactured at Aggrekos new 22 million state-of-the-art
manufacturing facility in Dumbarton, Scotland, and 11 transformers
were transported to London by train to support the LOCOGs
commitment to minimise environmental impact.
Once the Paralympic Games fnishes, the new temporary power
equipment will be utilised immediately at a number of other locations.
The temporary on-site power equipment was in place well-ahead of the London 2012 Games
Aggrekos specialist engineering team, led by its head of Olympics
Business, Robert Wells, brought a wealth of relevant experience to
the project gained from working on other major international sporting
events, such as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the FIFA World
Cup 2010 in South Africa and the Vancouver 2012 Winter Olympic
Games.
Their experience enables Aggreko to provide temporary energy
services for London 2012 on an unprecedented scale and complexity,
with the team project managing all aspects of the temporary power
packages, including system design, mobilisation, installation, operation
and maintenance.
The solution had to allow for new developments including the growth
in popularity of high-defnition television and the increased use of
internet technologies. As well as powering the opening and closing
ceremonies, Aggreko provided vital back-up power to the various
stadia and Olympic sites across the UK. In addition, the company
provided power for the overlay (or additional infrastructure capacity)
The Olympic Stadium in London is powered by a purpose-built trigeneration (cooling, heat and power) energy scheme.
CCHP ENERGY CENTRE POWERS OLYMPIC PARK
The Olympic Park is powered by two purpose-built energy centres,
the largest in the UK. They were built to generate low-carbon
heating and cooling across the site for the Games and for the new
buildings and communities that are intended to develop in the
surrounding area of Stratford after 2012.
Designed, fnanced and built by Cofely, a subsidiary of GDF
Suez, the 46 MW centre includes a gas fred combined cooling
heat & power (CCHP) plant and biomass boilers running on wood
chips to generate heat.
Cooling of up to 16 MW is provided through a combination of
electric, ammonia-based chillers and absorption chillers that are
driven by heat recovered from the centre. Cofely will operate the
centre for 40 years.
Three GE 3.3 MW Jenbacher J620 cogeneration units are
powering the energy centres, generating electricity equivalent to
the amount consumed by 24 000 standard UK homes.
The centres are designed to operate in trigeneration mode
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generated by absorption chillers using the high-temperature heat
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The frst energy centre, featuring two GE J620 natural gas
cogeneration modules, is located in the Stratford City development
area and supports various Olympic Park activities, as well as the
commercial redevelopment in East London.
The second centre, located at Kings Yard on the western end
of Olympic Park, features one J620 cogeneration system that
generates thermal power for the Aquatics Centres swimming pools
and other venues via the Olympic Parks district heating network.
The Kings Yard facility also generates electrical and thermal
power for other venues, homes and buildings in the area. Both
energy centres include boilers that use natural gas as feedstock to
generate additional heat to meet peak demands. The Kings Yard
facility also includes a 3 MW boiler fuelled with wood chips to
generate additional heat during the winter.
GEs fuel-fexible Jenbacher cogeneration systems are ideally
suited to support the London 2012 Games by offering the right
combination of reliability, fuel fexibility and reduced emissions
that will enable the Olympic Development Authority to meet its
important environmental commitments to the city of London, said
Rafael Santana, president of GE Energys gas engines business.
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, said: It is a fantastic
achievement that the Olympic Park is powered locally. Not only
will it generate electricity but the heat from that process will also
be used to heat and cool buildings providing a valuable wider
legacy for the vibrant new metropolitan quarter we are creating
in east London.
At the end of last year, the district energy scheme was awarded
the Public Sector award by the UK CHP Association.
STEP-CHANGE LIGHTS RENEWABLE WAY
A walkway leading to the Olympic Park was be lit round-the-clock
by the footsteps of a million spectators during the London 2012
Games.
The award-winning British renewable technology from Pavegen
Systems was commissioned by the Olympic Delivery Authority to
light a temporary bridge leading from West Ham underground
station one of the three transport hubs feeding the Games to
the Olympic Park.
Twelve energy harvesting foor tiles received more than 12
million impressions, generating 20 kWh, or 72 million joules of
energy enough to power a small electric car for 397 laps of the
Olympic track. The power was used to illuminate the walkway for
eight hours at full power during the night, and 16 daylight hours
at half power. As well as 24-hour lighting, the units also produced
an energy surplus of around 35 per cent, which was stored as a
contingency in batteries onboard the units.
When stepped on, the tile surface fexes 5 mm, converting
kinetic energy to between 5 and 7 W over the duration of the
footstep, depending on the force of the impact.
of the Games, which includes hospitality, security, ticketing, kitchens
and the International Broadcast Centre - powering computer equipment
and TV feeds for journalists from around the world.
This developing expertise will be vital to Aggrekos bids for other
major events in the future, which include the Sochi 2014 Winter
Olympic Games in the Russia Federation, the 2014 Hockey World
Cup, the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the Rugby World Cup in
2015. The core Aggreko team for London 2012 was supported by up
to 200 engineers, electricians and other staff, all of whom enhanced
their skills working on the event.
Our continued commitment to innovation will help ensure the
London 2012 Games are truly the worlds greatest sporting events,
said Wells. But for us, the fve weeks of the Games are by no means
the end. The engineering expertise and new equipment we use in
delivering this years Olympic and Paralympic Games will also beneft
future events and are key to our ongoing success, helping Aggreko to
remain at the forefront of the industry.
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Effective noise control solution
A sound investment
When CMS Danskin Acoustics was brought in to reduce dangerous noise levels at a UK power
station it had to create a tailor-made effcient and cost-effective solution.
T
he fact that power stations produce high levels of noise will not
come as much of a surprise to anyone who has spent more than a
few minutes inside one. However, just how dangerous these levels
of noise can be might.
To give you an idea of the sensitivity of the human ear, the average
person can hear sounds down to about 0 decibels (dB), the equivalent
of a whisper or rustling leaves, and people with exceptional hearing
can detect sounds as low as -15 dB.
It is at the other end of the scale, however, that serious problems
can occur. At around 85 dB, you are likely to experience discomfort.
As little as eight hours of continuous exposure to this level of noise can
result in permanent damage to the inner ear, which is why 85 dB is the
maximum allowed under the Noise at Work regulations.
At 100 dB, just 15 minutes of exposure can cause permanent
damage. And at 110 dB the exposure time drops to around a minute
before harm is inficted. Pain is experienced at 125 dB and hearing
loss can be permanent. At 140 dB or above not only is the damage
permanent, it is also immediate.
The Noise at Work regulations stipulate that an employer shall
ensure that risk from the exposure to noise is either eliminated at source
or, where this is not reasonably practicable, reduced to as low a level
as is reasonably practicable. And that if any employee is likely to
be exposed to noise at or above an upper exposure action value,
the employer shall reduce exposure to as low a level as is reasonably
practicable by establishing and implementing a programme of
organisational and technical measures, excluding the provision of
personal hearing protectors, which is appropriate to the activity.
In other words, an employer is expected to do everything they can,
within reason, to protect their employees from the harmful effects of
noise. And, no, it isn it enough to simply supply a pair of ear-defenders.
The damage caused by these dangerous levels of noise is referred
to as Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, and can be caused by a single
exposure to a very loud sound or by repeated exposure to even relatively
low levels of noise over a long time span. In fact, according to research
carried out by Xiaoming Zhou from the East China Normal University
in Shanghai, even seemingly innocuous sounds, such as the whirr of a
desk fan, can cause damage if exposure is consistent and long term.
The human ear does not hear all frequencies with the same intensity.
It is most sensitive to sounds in the 500 Hz to 8 kHz range. Above
and below this range the ear becomes progressively less sensitive. To
Paul Absolon, CMS Danskin Acoustics, UK
To investigate how to block noise emanating from a cooling system at the Uskmouth B power station, a simulation of the duct system was built
compensate for this, sound level meters incorporate electronic fltering
to correspond to the varying sensitivities of the ear. This fltering is
called A-weighting and readings obtained with this weighting are
referred to as A-weighted and signifed as dB(A).
TAILOR-MADE SOLUTION
Uskmouth B power station is a combined-cycle gas turbine plant near
Newport in Wales, built by Siemens and operated by Severn Power, a
subsidiary of Dong Energy.
Acoustics and soundproofng specialist CMS Danskin Acoustics
was brought in by Siemens and SPX Cooling Technologies after the
recorded noise coming from the dry cooling system was between
130 dB(A) and 135 dB(A), a full 50 dB above Noise at Work
regulations acceptable levels.
Although it was identifed that these dangerous and unacceptable
levels of noise came from the dry cooling system, the cooling system
was not creating the noise. In fact, the turbines proved to be the source
of the noise.
The steam roaring from the turbines at incredibly high speeds enters the
main 5.5 metre steam ducts, passes up fve risers and is channelled into
the steam distribution manifolds. Not only does the steam enter the dry
cooling system, the accompanying noise does, too. You might think that
the 8 mm thick steel from which the ducts are constructed would go some
way to containing the noise. Unfortunately, steel is extremely adept at
transmitting noise and is, in many respects, the acousticians worst enemy.
To make matters worse, we discovered not only high levels of noise,
but also that the noise generated had a very low-frequency bias.
Low-frequency noise is the most diffcult to treat from a soundproofng
perspective due to the excessive length of the wave cycle. This is one of
the reasons people in apartments, terraced houses and semi-detached
homes will often complain of the problems of bass noises intruding from
neighbouring properties, as the walls and foors flter out the higher
frequencies while the lower frequencies manage to penetrate. This can
seem a little counter-intuitive, as we imagine higher frequency noise to
be more piercing. Their short wave cycle, however, means they can be
blocked out with relatively thin soundproofng materials.
The low-frequency nature of the noise also meant that this was not
just a Noise at Work regulations problem. Low-frequency noise can be
particularly problematic to the population in the vicinity of the source
of that noise.
A NEW SOUND SOLUTION
Solutions for low-frequency noise issues typically involve wrapping
the problem in signifcant quantities of acoustic insulation, with many
standard solutions being as deep as 500 mm to 700 mm. The sheer
volume of lagging required for an insulation-based approach to a project
like Uskmouth, with a daunting 8000 m
2
of ducting to be covered, would
be expensive, time-consuming to install and prohibitively disruptive.
What is more, there were areas around the ducting at Uskmouth which
simply would not have been able to accommodate such an excessive
construction height of soundproofng material.
We had to create a thinner soundproofng system that would meet
the necessary Noise at Work regulations requirements but would be
cost-effective and effcient to install.
In order to minimise disruption at Uskmouth, an off-site simulation was
created near Burton-on-Trent, using a large section of identical ducting
with a door sealing up either end. Within the duct were several
very powerful speakers. For testing, highly sensitive microphones
were placed in strategic positions along the outside of the duct to
measure any leakage. Acoustic insulation solutions were conceived,
implemented and assessed in this controlled environment with the
assistance of acoustic consultants Muller-BBM and the installation
company Western Thermal Insulations.
Exploring a wide range of acoustic materials from CMS Danskin
Acoustics industrial acoustics range, it became clear that a single
product was not going to be able to solve the problem on its own,
so we opted for a combination of products working in concert, layer
upon layer.
The frst layer consisted of CMS HT1B elastomeric isolation pads,
constructed from a polyurethane-bound rubber granulate specifcally
formulated to dampen and/or isolate noise and vibrations at source
and independently tested by the Institute of Structural Dynamics at the
Technical University of Dresden, Germany. The 50 mm thick pads were
bonded to the surface of the duct at a rate of nine per m
2
, creating
CMS HT1B elastomeric isolation pads form the frst layer of acoustic insulation for Uskmouth Bs dry cooling system
Solutions for low-frequency noise issues
typically involve wrapping the problem in
signifcant quantities of acoustic insulation,
with many standard solutions being as deep as
500 mm to 700 mm
300 mm spacings; so, as well as the dampening effects of the material
itself, the construction benefted from large, evenly distributed airspaces
in its foundations. Sound waves move less effectively through dead air.
The second layer consisted of 50 mm QuietSlab SVX3, a high-
performance, mineral-fbre acoustic lagging.
The third layer comprised CMS WBBKT acoustic barrier, a high-
density, barium-sulphate-loaded thermoplastic polymer, which is thin,
fexible and easy to work with. Whereas the QuietSlab SVX3 layer
is designed to absorb and dissipate noise, this dense acoustic barrier
is designed to resist the passage of noise and is particularly adept at
preventing the passage of low-frequency noise.
The forth layer duplicated the second, the ffth layer duplicated the
third and the sixth and fnal layer consisted of a corrosion-resistant
Aluzinc casing.
By alternating between thick noise-absorbent layers and thin but
dense noise-resistant layers, we were able to create a soundproofng
solution with a depth of just 170 mm between 66 per cent and
76 per cent thinner than a 500700 mm standard solution. However,
the successful reduction of the construction height would mean nothing
at all if it failed to deliver the necessary levels of noise reduction. The
proof would be in the testing.
Personnel from Siemens attended the test. They were standing in
relatively close proximity to the simulated duct while technicians from
Muller-BBM set up their equipment. As always with these situations,
there were delays, so the Siemens team were standing around for
quite some time. Naturally, they were a little impatient and asked when
the test was going to commence. They were told the test had been
running for the last ten minutes. The speakers within the ducts had been
generating noise levels of 130140 dB and no-one had noticed. Only
when the lagging protecting the door to the duct was removed could
the true extent of the racket within be appreciated.
The testing revealed that CMS Danskin Acoustics solution cut the
noise generated by 39 per cent to just 8283 dB(A), well under the
85 dB required by the Noise at Work regulations.
Peter Ullrich, project director at Siemens Energy, says: Effectively
controlling noise and reducing sound emissions was a top priority for us
in the Uskmouth project. Not only was it essential that the dry cooling
system satisfed all the legal acoustic obligations and regulations but
just as important was that neighbouring properties were not disturbed
by additional noise levels.
Paul Absolon is techncial director of CMS Danskin Acoustics, a
specialist in acoustic insulation, sound absorption and reverberation.
For more information, visit www.cmsdanskin.co.uk
Paul Absolon, technical director, CMS Danskin Acoustics, UK
HOW HEARING WORKS
To understand how Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) occurs, it
is necessary to understand how hearing works.
The generally accepted view is that sound waves strike
the eardrum and these vibrations are translated into coherent
information by the brain. It is more complex than that.
Sound waves do, indeed, strike the eardrum, causing the
eardrum to vibrate. These vibrations are then transmitted through
the ossicles (the small bones of the middle ear) to the cochlea, a
spiral-shaped chamber flled with fuid and lined with tiny hair cells
called stereocilia.
The vibrations cause the fuid to move which, in turn, causes
the stereocilia to move. The stereocilias movements generate
neural signals with are picked up by the auditory nerve which
forwards these signals onto the brain where they are interpreted
as intelligible sounds such as human speech, music, the beep of
a car horn.
Exposure to harmful levels of noise can damage the stereocilia,
breaking them or fattening them so they no longer vibrate as
effectively or so they no longer vibrate at all. The result: impaired
hearing or, in extreme cases, total hearing loss.
Low frequency noise is often not even heard in the traditional
sense. Complainants often will not even realise that noise is the
problem at all; instead they will describe pressure sensations and
physical discomfort, experiencing the incursion as vibrations.
Areas of the human body can resonate when exposed to low
frequencies. The chest, for example, can resonate at frequencies
between 50 Hz and 100 Hz, and the head at frequencies
between 20 Hz and 30 Hz. It is not unusual, therefore, for
sufferers of low frequency noise to complain of anxiety, nausea
and headaches. Often, they will not even be aware of the root
cause of their symptoms, instead attributing them to a virus or some
mystery illness.
A combination of materials in layers was the chosen soundproofng solution at Uskmouth B
By alternating thick noise-absorbent layers
with thin-but-dense noise-resistant layers, CMS
Danskin Acoustics created a soundproofng
solution with a depth of just 170 mm
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Scottish independence: Impact on UK power sector
Independence day dilemmas
If Scotland gains independence from the rest of the UK, what will it mean for the British energy
industry, as the lions share of oil, gas, nuclear and renewable resources lie within its territory?
T
he subject of Scotlands independence from England is one of the
hot topics of the year so far in UK politics, but it is one that many
outside of Britain may not be aware of.
Yet if Scotland gains independence, it will have a profound effect
on the UKs energy market, European countries that trade power with
Britain and international energy companies that choose to locate within
its shores.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has argued for an independent
Scotland for years and when, in 2011, it won an overall majority in
the Scottish parliament devolved in 1999 the subject was pushed
to the top of the political agenda.
Now the SNP is demanding a referendum on the matter and in
January 2012, the UKs prime minister David Cameron stated that he
would agree to let the Scots vote on the matter. All that remains to be
set is a date.
Needless to say, the UK parliament in Westminster is far from keen
on Scottish independence for all sorts of reasons, but it is realising that
what was once a pipe dream could soon become a reality.
The enormous success of the SNP in the last few years means
that we now have to take the possibility of Scottish independence
seriously, says Tim Yeo, chairman of the governments Energy and
Climate Change Committee. Before it has been hypothetical but
no longer.
The implications of independence are huge, and one of the key
areas vexing the minds of those in Westminster at the moment is energy.
Much of the UKs offshore oil and gas reserves lie in the North Sea
in what would become Scottish waters, while more than half of the
UKs operational nuclear power stations are north of the border. And
Scotland is one of the renewables powerhouses of Europe, home to the
best of the UKs wind and wave power potential.
Kelvin Ross, Deputy Editor
So the stakes are high and Camerons government wants to know
what Scotland has planned for any post-independence energy mix.
Some answers to these thorny questions were given when the Energy
and Climate Change Committee held a series of evidence sessions to
quiz key players from the UK and European energy markets, as well
as members of the Scottish government. And for much of time, the
committee members did not like what they heard, particularly on the
subject of the decommissioning of nuclear and oil and gas assets.
When asked if Scotland would take on the decommissioning costs for
the nuclear reactors lying within its borders, Fergus Ewing, Scotlands
energy minister, gave a yes-and-no answer. He said Scotland would
pay a percentage of the decommissioning costs based of the lifetime
of the reactor post-independence.
We take the view that these nuclear power plants were set up by
the UK, and therefore, if we take Torness for example, if there are ten
years to go and 30 years have elapsed, then we have one quarter
of the decommissioning costs. Some apportionment of that sort would
seem to me to be reasonable.
He applied the same rule of thumb to the decommissioning of oil and
gas rigs in the North Sea, having already conceded that the value
of Scotlands oil and gas reserves are absolutely extraordinary. He
said that as the lions share of remaining oil and gas would accrue to
Scotland as they fell within [its] international waters, that in turn would
make Scotland an exceptionally wealthy country.
INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
Yeo asked Ewing if he agreed that the drive towards independence by
the SNP has had the unfortunate consequence of creating a degree
of uncertainty [among investors], and an industry like energy depends
entirely on investors making very long-term decisions?
Ewing was emphatic: No I dont agree with that. Ever since last
May there has been very substantial investment in the Scottish energy
sector and these decisions show that there is not a lack of confdence
in Scotland.
To stress his point he named a list of companies which have taken
key strategic decisions to locate in Scotland: Gamesa spending
125 million ($196 million) to build a base in Leith rather than in
Hartlepool in England; Samsung setting up in Fife with an investment
of another 125 million; and Global Energy in Nigg, creating up
to 2000 jobs frst in oil and gas and then in renewables. Would
these decisions have been made if the world was afraid of coming to
Scotland? I dont think so, he said.
Yet there are many that disagree with Ewings view. In November
2011, global fnance organisation Citigroup published a report into
the potential impact of Scottish independence into investment into the
countrys renewable energy sector. It claimed that the independence
referendum debate was creating huge uncertainty and added that if
independence was to happen, renewable investors risk seeing their
assets stranded in a newly independent Scotland.
The report concluded: Utilities and other investors should exercise
extreme caution in committing further capital to Scotland.
Several months on, Citigroup has not changed its mind. Citigroup
Global Markets head of European utility sector research Peter Atherton
says of renewables: We are talking about a sector here that is
highly regulated and highly subsidised. The most important thing for
a company to make a decision on whether to build an onshore or
offshore wind farm is the subsidy regime. We have a UK-wide subsidy
There are nearly 100 onshore wind farms in Scotland, forming the backbone of the countrys renewable targets
When youre talking about multi-billion
projects, if you dont have a 100 per cent
guarantee that the support mechanism will be
legally binding for a couple of decades, then
you cannot and will not make the investment
Stevens Croft biomass power plant in Scotland is operated by Germanys E.ON Source: E.ON
regime, so if Scotland secedes from the rest of the UK, it is questionable
whether that regime continues, and therefore there is an element of risk.
When you are talking about multi-billion projects with offshore wind
and hundreds of millions with onshore wind, clearly if you dont have a
100 per cent guarantee that the support mechanism will be acceptable
and legally binding and in place for at least a couple of decades, then
you absolutely cannot and will not make the investment.
He adds that all the corporates [that are] involved in investing
in offshore wind in Scotland that Citigroup has spoken to in recent
months have said that they will not progress with their projects until
that certainty is in place.
Indeed, Atherton states that the SNPs two fagship policies the
drives for both independence and a massive boost in renewable
energy are not actually compatible.
The Scottish government has big plans, he says, and have decided
that by 2020 Scotland will be producing around 45 per cent of the
overall UK renewables target, with a total price tag of 45 billion. Its
that leap which is questionable it would be questionable even if the
constitutional position doesnt change, but its highly questionable if the
constitutional position does change, because whos going to provide
the 4 billion of subsidies to fnance those assets?
He adds: If the UK parliament decides that the entire UK consumer
base is happy to stand behind that, as we are currently, then investors
will invest.
But if the counter party to the agreement is Scotland without the
agreement of the 92 per cent of the population that is not Scotland,
then I see it as nigh-on impossible for that investment to be forthcoming.
SSE, formerly Scottish & Southern Energy and based in Scotland,
has also said there is an increased risk that it will decide not to
start building new power stations and wind farms in Scotland before
the referendum.
It said earlier this year the additional uncertainty represents
increased risk, of which SSE will have no alternative but to take account
when making fnal investment decisions on those projects while that
additional uncertainty remains.
SSE stressed that it believes energy infrastructure, like pipelines and
pylons, should be shared across England and Scotland whether or
independence happens or not.
The date for a referendum on Scottish independence has not been
set the SNP wants it in 2014 but Camerons government in Whitehall
believes it should be held much sooner. Whenever it happens, the
power industry will await the result with keen interest and perhaps a
degree of trepidation.
Ready to go to the polls: Scotlands First Minister Alex Salmond and his deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, want to give Scotlands population a referendum on independence in 2014 Source: SNP
Ever since last May there has been very
substantial investment in the Scottish energy
sector and these decisions show that there is
not a lack of confdence in Scotland
AFRICA FOCUS
Ethiopia: Reliance
on hydro to rise P.36
In the frst instalment of a two-part special report on
Sub-Saharan Africa, we analyse the power sector challenges
and opportunities in three fast-developing countries.
TANZANIA
ETHIOPIA
ZAMBIA
Tanzania: A power
mix in motion P.38
Zambia: Private
fnance is key P.40
Hydropower is the prime
driver of electricity in
Ethiopia and despite
moves to incorporate
other renewables into its
energy mix, the countrys
reliance on its rivers is
only going to intensify.
Water, water
everywhere
Africa Focus: Ethiopia
E
Hydropower generated from Ethiopias 100 000 km
2
of
water supplies a vast and growing slice of its power.
Source: EEPCO
thiopia is a country growing
at considerable pace. Its gross
domestic product was $12.3
billion in 2005, and by 2016 this
fgure is expected to more than
quadrouple to $50.6 billion.
At the same time, its
population is set to rise from 74.6 million in
2005 to 97.4 million in three years time.
All of which means a surge in infrastructure
and, in turn, a greater demand for power.
According to the Ethiopian Electric Power
Corporation (EEPCO), demand for electricity
grew by 24 per cent in 2011. An aggressive
transmission and distribution (T&D) expansion
plan by EEPCO has raised the electricity
access rate from 22 per cent in 2007 to
46 per cent last year. By 2016, EEPCO plans
to increase this to 75 per cent and the
government hopes to have 100 per cent
access by 2020.
Such ambitious targets place a heavy
burden on EEPCO, which is state-owned and
the only provider of power in the country, to
try and broaden and strengthen Ethiopias
energy mix which at the moment is no
mix at all. Nearly all electricity 90 per
cent is provided via hydropower, making
use of Ethiopias many rivers. The country
the 27th largest in the world covers
1104 million km, of which 104,300 km is
water. It has 12 basins: eight river basins, one
lake basin and three dry basins, with no or
insignifcant fow out of the drainage system.
While this gives the country a non-polluting
and, in theory, renewable form of energy, it
makes the system reliant on the volatility of
cyclical water levels, which can be erratic in
a country that suffers intense sunshine.
Hydropower generation rose from
2969 GWh in 2005 to 4927 GWh in 2011 and
by 2020 it is expected to hit 14,293 GWh.
But the countrys total hydropower potential
is believed to be around 45 000 GWh
meaning most is still untapped.
A slew of new hydropower projects
are underway, including the Grand
Millennium hydropower project, which once
completed will have an installed capacity of
5250 MW and is expected to enable
Ethiopia to become a major power exporter
Plant name Capacity (MW) Status
Ashegoda 90 Under construction
Adama 51 Under construction
Mosebo Harena 42 Planned
Ayisha 300 Planned
Galema 250 Planned
Debre Birhan 100 Planned
Assela 100 Planned
Ethiopia upcoming wind projects
(Source: GlobalData)
Africa Focus: Ethiopia
in sub-Saharan Africa. Also being built is the
1870 MW Gibe III, which at 243 metres tall will be
Africas highest dam. But the government and
EEPCO realise they cannot put all their eggs
in one basket and are looking at alternative
forms of power generation.
Ethiopia has no coal and gas fred power
stations but diesel engines supply 9.7 per cent
of its power mix.
Coal reserves are estimated at 320 million
tonnes while gas reserves are put at 24 billion
m
3
. The government hopes to tap into both
these reserves, but they are certain to take a
back seat to the focus on hydropower and
other renewables.
The push for renewables
At present, with 90 per cent of Ethiopias
energy coming from hydropower and
9.7 per cent from diesel-powered thermal, just
0.3 per cent is accounted for by renewables.
A tiny percentage, yes, but an important one,
as it is likely to grow substantially in the coming
years. Renewables are an option that is slowly
but surely being exploited by the government
and EEPCO.
For wind, EEPCO puts the countrys potential
capacity at 10 000 MW and it is taking the
frst steps to unlocking this. The frst phase of
the Ashegoda wind farm the countrys frst
became operational earlier this year. Once
completed by the end of the year, the facility
will total 30 MW.
Also under construction is the Adama
wind farm, which will have a capacity of
50 MW and is expected to be brought on
line next year. Another six wind farms are in
the planning stage, including Ayisha, with a
300 MW capacity, and the 250 MW Galema.
Geothermal is Ethiopias other targeted
source of renewable energy. The 7.3 MW Aluto-
Langano power station has been set up as
the countrys frst pilot plant. Recent reports
suggest that this capacity will be boosted to
70 MW by 2015.
Aluto-Langano is notable because it taps
into the power potential of the African Rift Valley,
which is accepted to have huge geothermal
potential. So far, only Ethiopia and Kenya have
tapped into this by successfully building a
geothermal plant.
Five more geothermal projects are in the
pipeline, all set for completion by 2018, bringing
installed capacity up to 375 MW.
Power giants take an interest
This push for renewables has opened up the
Ethiopian energy market to some major names
in the global power sector. GE is to invest in the
fedging wind sector. The frm has also said it
will play a role in a solar sector, should one ever
get off the ground Ethiopia currently has no
solar projects.
Andritz Hydro and Voith Hydro have
supplied turbines and generators for existing
hydropower projects, while Chinas Goldwind
has supplied 34 wind turbines to the Adama
wind farm, a joint venture between HydroChina
International Engineering and Chinese
construction frm CGCOC Corporation.
Meanwhile, Frances Vergnet has installed
30 turbines at the Ashegoda wind farm,
with fellow French company Alstom set to
Year Capacity (MW)
2005 859
2010 2099
2011 2099
2012 2229
2013 4195
2014 4498
2015 7355
2016 7355
2017 8667
2018 9980
2019 11 292
2020 12 605
Ethiopia installed and projected
capacity
(source: Global Data)
Domestic
38%
Industry
36%
Commercial
24%
Others
2%
Breakdown of Ethiopia electricity
consumption by sector
provide a further 54 units, which are due to
be operational by 2014.
All of this extra capacity means Ethiopia
is facing the same key issue as many other
countries worldwide, whether they be
developed or developing: that of transmission
and distribution. With that in mind, EEPCO has
devised the Electricity Transmission System
Improvement Project (ETSIP), a programme
that will comprise the construction of four 230
kV transmission lines, 12 substations and the
upgrade of another four substations.
The project is already underway, with Alstom
Grid winning a $44 million deal to build two
air-insulated substations. ABB has also won a
$26 million contract for the upgrade of the four
existing substations, which are all in the central
region of the country. The work is expected to
be completed by next year.
Ethiopia has also contracted Power Grid
Corporation of India to undertake a feasibility
study to determine the highest needed voltage
power capacities of the countrys transmission
lines. The study will be conducted taking into
consideration the power generation capacity
of the country for the next 25 years. It is
expected to be completed by the end of this
year and will cost $225,000.
In June, the South Korean government
granted Ethiopia a loan of $80 million to
support part of the EthiopiaSudan electric
power transmission line construction and
expansion project. The transmission line will be
an expansion of the Beles-Bahir Dar-Sululta line
and is 212 km long with a capacity of 400 kV.
Assuming all this T&D work is successfully
carried out, not only will Ethiopia be able to
better serve its own population, it will also
be in a position to boost its electricity export
potential.
Landlocked by Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia,
Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan, Ethiopia
is eyeing exporting electricity to all of the
aforementioned countries. Already it has
interconnections with Djibouti, Kenya and North
Sudan, and has agreements to export 200 MW,
500 MW and another 200 MW respectively.
It has also signed a similar deal for a
yet unspecifed amount of electricity with
South Sudan and is also planning exports to
Tanzania, Somalia and Yemen and Egypt.
If Ethiopia can succeed in exporting power
to these nations, it will be a very canny move.
Egypt and Kenya are large economies with
large power demands, and it could be very
lucrative for Ethiopia to be providing them
with electricity.
Tanzania is working to
diversify its energy mix,
until recently dominated
by hydro but now
including both coal and
gas fred power assets.
Could renewables be the
next target?
Power mix
in motion
Africa Focus: Tanzania
T
In theory, Tanzania is in better shape than many
of its neighbours to tackle its power issues
Credit: Dreamstime
anzania is one of the largest
West African countries in terms
of land mass and population.
Like many of the African
nations, its economy is growing
at a considerable rate: its GDP
last year was $23.2 billion and
by 2016 it is forecast to reach $34.2 billion,
while its population is expected to grow from
42 million to 46 million in the same period.
All of which has left Tanzanias power sector
playing catch up. The countrys electricity
access rate is 11 per cent, with 30 per cent of
the urban population having access, but in
rural areas the fgure is as low as 2 per cent.
Last month the government confrmed it is
to spend $3 million on increasing supply to
these rural regions.
Tanzanias installed capacity was 1311 MW
in 2011 and is expected to reach 2713 MW
by 2020.
In theory, Tanzania is in better shape than
many of its neighbours to tackle its power
issues: its economy has been fairly resilient
during the economic downturn and a
stable political environment has resulted in
an increase in foreign direct investment of
8.5 per cent, while the rest of Africa has seen
an average decrease of 9 per cent.
Yet the development of the power sector
has stalled, largely due to the countrys lack
of transmission infrastructure. Transmission
and distribution (T&D) is operated by state-
owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company
(Tanseco) and losses in the country stand
at 26 per cent.
Investment barriers
As well as T&D infrastructure issues, Tanzania
also suffers from low electricity tariffs. Strict
government control over tariffs has kept
electricity prices at market demand or
operational cost levels, which has served to
act as a barrier to potential investors. This
year, Tanesco asked for a rate increase of
150 per cent it got 42.29 per cent.
Tanescos state-ownership is the source of
many of the bottlenecks in the power sector,
as red tape has held up the expansion of
generation, transmission and distribution.
Some power sector experts have called for
the deregulation of the distribution sector to
speed up the spread of power connections,
with Tanesco remaining in charge of
transmission.
Tanzanias power mix is by African
standards changing quite rapidly. In 2005,
Name Status Fuel Capacity (MW) Online
Kiwira Under construction Coal 200 2013
Stieglers Gorge Planned Hydro 2100 2015
Kinyerezi Under construction Gas 240 2013
Mnazi Bay Planned Gas 300 2017
Ngaka Planned Coal 400 2024
Tanzania key upcoming power projects
65 per cent of its electricity was derived from
hydro, while 21 per cent came from thermal
oil and 13.9 per cent from thermal gas.
By last year, this had changed to hydro
accounting for 42.9 per cent and thermal
57.1 per cent. And by 2020 these fgures
are expected to have shifted further, to
hydro 44.7 per cent, thermal oil 9.2 per cent,
thermal gas 38.6 per cent, and thermal coal
7.6 per cent.
The drop in hydropower is due to a
decline in rainfall in the country since 2005,
which forced the government to look at
alternative forms of energy and propelled
a rise of thermal, exploiting the countrys
largely untapped reserves.
Tanzanias coal reserves are estimated
to total 1200 million tonnes, while its natural
gas reserves are said to be 45 billion m
3
.
Last year, coal fred generation only
accounted for 0.8 per cent of total installed
thermal capacity, but this will change when
the Kiwira power plant comes on line in
2013. Kiwira will use locally mined coal and
its connection to the grid is expected to lift
Tanzanias thermal installed capacity from
749 MW to 1189 MW.
Thermal power growth
Tanzania currently has nine large-scale
thermal power plants, six of them coal fred
and three oil fred, which together contribute
700 MW of capacity. The largest in capacity
terms is the 178 MW Ubungo power station,
which came on line in 2004.
There are also ten major thermal
projects either planned or already under
construction. The biggest of the planned
plants is Ngaka coal fred power station,
which will feature steam turbines, and once
on line in 2024 will have a total installed
capacity of 400 MW.
Projects due to be operational a lot sooner
include two more coal plants Kiwira and
Intra Energy which are both expected on
line next year, as is the 240 MW gas fred
Kinyerezi plant.
As its thermal power capacity increases,
Tanzania hopes to be able to transform into a
power exporter, supplying electricity to Kenya
and Ethiopia. On the import front, Tanzania
buys in power from Uganda (10 MW), Zambia
(3 MW) and Kenya (0.8 MW).
Despite the drive towards thermal power,
Tanzania is still pushing ahead with new
hydro projects.
In 2011, the country generated 562 MW
from hydropower, which came from seven
hydro plants. The largest is the 204 MW
Kidatu power station, which came on line in
1980. The countrys oldest hydro plant is the
21 MW Hale, which has been in operation for
nearly 50 years.
There is also strong potential for small-
scale hydro capacity, with 85 sites with a
projected 87 MW identifed for exploration.
Tanzania currently has no renewable
power generation, even though it has
potential for solar, wind and biomass. Its
potential wind capacity is put at 500 MW.
The lack of renewable capacity can be put
down to a lack of government feed-in tariffs,
which deters any private investment.
Power players
The biggest generator of electricity in
Tanzania is state-owned Tanesco, which
also owns and runs all T&D operations in the
country. Tanesco has an installed capacity
of 755.7 MW, accounting for 54.8 per cent of
the market.
Just over three quarters of this comes
from hydropower, 20.5 per cent from natural
gas and 1.2 per cent from diesel based
generation. The remaining 45.2 per cent is
made up of independent power producers,
including Songas, Independent Power
Tanzania and TPC.
Suppliers of power equipment to these
companies comprise most of the usual
suspects from around the world: GE, ABB,
Wartsila, Voith Hydro, Dresser Rand and
Caterpillar.
Tanzania faces the same power problem
as most of its neighbours an energy mix
and grid infrastructure that is insuffcient
to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding
population and economy.
Yet the country is well underway with
efforts to diversify its energy mix, opening the
door to more international frms, and this
combined with an eventual bid to harness
some of its renewable energy potential
should also open the door to signifcant
foreign investment.
Deputy minister for Energy and Minerals,
George Simbachawene, said in July that
Tanzania expects to spend over $3 million
on supplying power to rural areas.
This, he added, was part of the
governments strategy to boost power use to
30 per cent by 2015.
He said the government intends to
increase power generation from 1375 MW
to 2500 MW by 2015, and this increase in
capacity would be brought about by the
inclusion of solar, wind and geothermal
sources of energy.
And in August, the Ministry of Industry
and Trade Gregory Teu pledged to improve
electricity availability by further investing in
coal fred power generation.
Africa Focus: Tanzania
Year Capacity (MW) Annual Generation (GWh)
2005 862 3514
2010 1151 4378
2015 2129 7218
2020 2713 9695
Tanzania installed capacity and annual generation
Year Capacity Thermal Coal Gas Oil Hydro
2005 862 34.9 0 13.9 21 65.1
2010 1151 51.2 0.5 34.2 16.4 48.8
2011 1311 57.1 0.5 37.7 19 42.9
2015 2129 55.8 9.7 34.5 11.7 44.2
2020 2713 55.3 7.6 38.6 9.3 44.7
Tanzania power mix as % of total installed capacity
T
Hydropower will continue
to dominate the energy
mix, but coal becomes
the main thermal source.
However, more action is
required to address the
widening supply-demand
gap, with private investors
being key.
Private investment
holds the key
Africa Focus: Zambia
Zambias abundent water resources mean that
hydropower will remain the main generation resource
he World Bank, in 2010,
identifed Zambia as one
of the fastest economically
reformed countries in the
world. Its economy has shown
high growth in recent years.
The countrys GDP stood at
$7.2 billion in 2005, rising to over
$18 billion in 2011. By 2016, it is forecast to
reach $29.7 billion. Over the same period,
Zambias population is expected to rise from
11.7 million in 2005 to 15.4 million in 2016.
Thus, the potent combination of an
increasing population and strong GDP growth
is likely to drive up power consumption. In
2011, electricity consumption was estimated
at 8217 GWh, and is expected to grow to
more than 10,700 GWh in 2016, primarily
driven by the rising power demand of the
mining sector.
One restraining factor is Zambias very low
electrifcation rate a national rate of 19 per
cent but only 3 per cent in rural areas. The
government, however, is now making efforts
to address this through its Rural Electrifcation
Master Plan (REMP), which has the highly
ambitious target of increasing the rate to 51
per cent by 2030. But this comes with a hefty
price tag of $1.1 billion.
Between 2005 and 2011, Zambias installed
capacity increased very little, reaching
1707 MW, a result of a lack of government
investment in power infrastructure. By 2020,
however, total installed capacity is expected
to almost double to 3211 MW.
Its annual power production in 2005 stood
at 8846 GWh. Between 2005 and 2011,
production rose to over 8960 GWh and is
expected to hit 16,207 GWh in 2020.
Currently, hydropower has by far the biggest
share of the power generation mix (over
95 per cent), with thermal power trailing at
0.5 per cent. It is not surprising that hydro is
the dominant generation source because
Zambia is estimated to hold 40 per cent of
the total water resources in the Southern
African Development Community. By 2020,
however, there will be a shift in the power mix.
Hydros share will decrease to 86 per cent,
while thermals share will rise to 14 per cent.
The major player in the Zambia power sector
is Zesco Limited. It is a vertically integrated
state-owned utility which owns the majority
of the countrys generation, transmission and
distribution infrastructure.
The other main industry participant is LHPC,
a privately-owned power producer. It owns
and operates two small hydropower plants
outside the Central Province town of Kabwe.
All of the power generated is supplied to
Zesco on contractual terms.
In 2010, Zesco had an estimated share
of 98 per cent of total cumulative installed
capacity, with the remaining 2 per cent was
held by LHPC.
Shifting power mix
Although Zambia has a hydro potential
of approximately 6000 MW, capacity has
remained relatively static at 1700 MW
since 2005, with the 990 MW Kafue Gorge
plant constituting the bulk of the countrys
hydropower output.
By 2020 hydro installed capacity is
expected to increase to 2761 MW, mainly
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due to a number of large hydropower
plants coming on line. The Kariba North
Extension (360 MW), which is presently
under construction, is expected to become
operational 201213, with the 120 MW Itezhi
Tezhi, also under construction, commissioned
by 2015. A number of other hydo plants with
a combined capacity of more than 900
MW are also in the planning stage. Thus,
Zambias hydropower generation in 2011
stood at 8935 GWh and is forecast to reach
14,512 GWh in 2020
Zambias thermal installed capacity was
estimated at 7 MW in 2011, with all plants
using diesel as the primary fuel. However,
up to 2020 thermal capacity is expected
to undergo an unprecedented increase to
reach 450 MW. This is primarily due to the
anticipated commissioning of two large coal
fred power plants by Maamba Collieries. The
power plants will use coal as the primary
fuel, so it will overtake diesel as the main
thermal fuel. In 2011, thermal generation
was 26 GWh, and this is expected to rise to
1695 GWh in 2020.
Zambia has signifcant potential to develop
renewable energy sources. In geothermal, it
has 80 hot springs, of which 35 have been
identifed to have real commercial potential.
In1987, the Italian government developed the
Kapishya Hot Springs, but it never became
operational. Now, Zesco, in collaboration with
Ken Gen, has decided to revive the 2 MW
project and is currently seeking a $12 million
investment.
Zambias potential output for solar is
5.5 kWh/m
2
/day. The government has
incorporated the use of solar energy into its
rural electrifcation programme and currently
around 400 households have been provided
with photovoltaic systems under the Energy
Service Companies pilot project in three
districts of Eastern Province.
In contrast, the countrys wind potential is
relatively low.
A widening supply-demand gap
Back in 2006, Zambias peak electricity
demand was 1414 MW, against which
electricity supply stood at 1630 MW,
representing a reserve capacity of 15.3 per
cent. However, since 2010 the situation has
worsened, as peak electricity demand rose
to 1604 MW against an available capacity
of 1200 MW, essentially wiping out the
reserve margin.
With a projected growth in demand
for electricity the reserve margin issue
will become a chronic problem unless
the government focuses on increasing
generation capacity at a much faster rate
and, arguably more importantly, promotes
greater private investment in the sector. If
nothing is done Zambia will be unable to
mitigate the negative impact of an ever-
widening gap between supply and demand.
Foreign direct investment
Over the last few years, Zambia has made
signifcant progress in strengthening its
investment policies. In the early 1990s, the
government formulated initiatives to liberalize
its trade regime and in 1992 promoted a
privatization programme, targeting a few
small companies. In 2004, Zambia formed
the Private Sector Development Reform
Programme (PSDRP) with the aim of attaining
faster and sustained growth by promoting a
favorable investment scenario.
Between 2005 and 2007, foreign direct
investment came close to quadrupling from
$357 million to $1324 million, but fell away in
both 2008 and 2009 to $695 million, with the
worldwide recession likely to have played a
part in the decline. However, in 2010 it rose
again to $1041 million.
The government also put in place a
number of incentives for priority sectors,
which includes the power sector. The
construction of power plants, for example,
qualifes for tax concessions. The concessions
are applicable not only at the time of
construction but also after commissioning.
There is, however, a signifcant constraint to
attracting greater foreign direct investment
and that is although the cost of producing
power is low so is the consumer tariff. Zambia,
in fact, has one of the lowest tariffs in Africa,
and falls below the standard price range of
$0.05 to $0.10/kWh. This obviously means low
returns, which are less attractive to investors.
The government has not indicated it is looking
at reviewing tariffs - unlikely to be popular with
the electorate - but without exploring options
to boost returns on investment Zambias
power sector will struggle to encourage both
domestic and foreign investment.
There is another option open to Zambia
to help bridge the supply-demand gap. And
that is through the development of regional
power trade via the Southern African Power
Pool. This would enable Zambia to import
more, and importantly cheap, electricity
from the neighbouring Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC) via an existing 220 kV
interconnection. Thus, the government has
to make a strategic decision on whether
to develop strong domestic generation
infrastructure or promote strong cross-border
interconnection with the DRC.
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Year
Capacity
(MW)
Annual generation
(GWh)
2005 1700 8846
2010 1679 8814
2015 2479 12 570
2020 3211 16 207
Installed capacity and annual
generation (source: GlobalData, EIA)
Name Status Fuel Capacity (MW) Online
Maamba Phase I Coal 300 2014
Maamba Phase I I Coal 300 NA
Itezhi Tezhi Under construction Hydro 120 2015-2016
Kariba North Extension Hydro 360 2012-2013
Kundabwik Planned Hydro 151 2016-2017
Kafue Gorge Lower Planned Hydro 750 NA
Zambia key upcoming power projects
(source: GlobalData, Power eTrack, Power Plant Database)
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18th October
London, UK
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World Energy Forum 2012
22rd 24th October
Dubai, UAE
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POWERCON 2012
23rd 26th October
Auckland, New Zealand
www.ieee.org
Global Energy 2012
29th 31st October
Geneva, Switzerland
www.globalenergygeneva.com
November
Arab Renewable Energy
Congress
6th 7th November
Dubai, UAE
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Biofuels: Progress on Adoption
and the Next Generation
8th November
London,UK
co.uk
Delivering the Renewable Heat
Incentive
13th November
London, UK
co.uk
West African Power Industry
Convention
12th 14th November
Lagos, Nigeria
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Fourth International Symposium
on Energy from Biomass and
Waste
12th 15th November
Venice, Italy
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Australian Institute of Energy
National Conference
19th 20th November
Sydney, Australia
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Offshore Wind Power Europe
27th 29th November
Hamburg, Germany
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The EU Emissions Trading System:
progress, global issues and
Phase III
29th November
London, UK
co.uk
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Power Summit
29th 30th November
Abuja, Nigeria
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December
International Renewable Energy
Congress
20th 22th December
Sousse, Tunisia
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Las Vegas, US
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2012 International Conference
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Engineering
29-30 December
Hong Kong
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3rd International Conference on
Electrical, Electronics and Civil
Engineering
4-5 January
Bali, Indonesia
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Networks Conference
19th-20th January
Singapore
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GE targets Africa with PowerXpand products
MHI boxes clever with
power system in container
GE has introduced its PowerXpand
Portfolio which is designed for
companies looking to address
temporary power needs or in search
of permanent power in a pinch.
The portfolio consists of GEs
TM2500 and TM2500+ mobile
aeroderivative gas turbine
generator sets, the Jenbacher J320
containerised gas engine generator
set and the V250/V228 diesel engine
generator sets.
Darryl Wilson, president of
aeroderivative gas turbines for
GE Power & Water, said: Our
PowerXpand portfolio is ideal
to provide a base load bridge to
permanent power, for generating
backup power to support natural
disaster relief, plant shutdowns
or equipment maintenance or for
overcoming generation constraints
such as hydropower shortages.
In April 2011, Greeces EXPO
Power Systems purchased a
TM2500+ gas turbine generator set
to meet the summer peak power
needs of the electricity grid on the
island of Rhodes.
The Rhodes TM2500+ gas turbine
generator set was commissioned
within 11 days of arrival and ready to
provide a fast, permanent source of
power generation.
GE says the PowerXpand portfolio
is particularly relevant in Africa,
where economic growth is leading to
an increase in energy demand.
Total electrifcation rates for the
continent, which vary from country
to country, still sit well below 50 per
cent.
In many areas where energy
is available, aging infrastructure
and limited energy production
capacity often make the electricity
unreliable. Many power producers
on the continent are searching for
rapid, permanent power generation
technologies that can solve their
problems, such as those technologies
in GEs PowerXpand portfolio.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has
completed the development of a
transportable power generation
system driven by a gas engine and
designed like a shipping container.
MHI said the Meganinja is based
on a concept of quick transport,
quick installation and quick
generation and as such can be up
and running within 24 hours after
arrival at its site.
The company believes primary
demand for the product will come
from emerging economies where
power shortages remain common
in some regions and for emergency
power generators.
Inside the 12-metre long container
is all equipment necessary for power
generation, including a gas engine,
generator, fuel gas compressor and
control panel.
The unit can also accommodate
cogeneration through simultaneous
use of a container for waste heat
recovery incorporating a hot water
heat exchanger and exhaust gas
steam boiler.
Both types of container can be
transported to their destination by
trailer.
The Meganinja has a generation
output of 1500 kW and multiple
units can be easily interconnected to
expand output further.
Conventional stationary generating
equipment requires time-consuming
installation work, often up to a month
while foundations and pipe and
wire connections are made, but MHI
stresses that the Meganinja merely
needs to be brought to its installation
site, where it normally can be made
ready to operate within 24 hours.
MHI has already signed a deal
with Chinas Dongguan Xinao
Gas Company for two units of the
Meganinja.
MHI is also due in October to fnish
building a new engineering centre
in Shanghai specifcally for gas
engine distributed power generation.
The centre is intended to respond
to growing demand for distributed
power generation systems in the
Chinese market.
Alstom Thermal Power has signed
a contract worth over 100 million
($123 million) with Arabian Bemco
Contracting to provide the steam tail
for the Riyadh PP12 gas fred power
plant being constructed by them for
the Saudi Electric Company.
The Riyadh PP12 plant is located
100 km west of the Saudi capital.
Once completed, the plant will
produce a net output of 2175 MW
at high temperatures with high
effciency.
The plant utilises exhaust gases
from the gas turbines to generate
steam and run the steam turbines,
maximising the fuel utilisation with
a highly effcient combined cycle
design. The plant is scheduled to be
operational by 2015 in order to meet
the increased demand expected in
the central region.
This contract includes the supply
of two 342 MW steam-turbine
generator sets and eight heat
recovery steam generators for the
power plant.
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clinches Saudi
plant deal
Gas and diesel genset manufacturer
FG Wilson has invested 31 million
($37.9 million) to signifcantly grow
its production capacity and boost
facilities at its global engineering
centre of excellence.
The company made the
investment to exploit further growth
in emerging markets across Africa,
the Middle East, China and South
America. A total of 26 million was
invested in the engineering centre of
excellence, which already contains
a world leading hemi anechoic
chamber providing state of the
art acoustic research and testing
capabilities. This investment has
enhanced FG Wilsons best-in-class
pre-production validation testing,
which has resulted in signifcant
product quality improvements and
reductions in warranty claims.
Further investment saw the
transformation of a 47 000 square
foot assembly line into a continuously
moving automated process, at a cost
of 5 million.
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Siemens Infrastructure & Cities has
developed a method for power supply
companies and industry to display
aspects of Smart Grid systems.
The Smart Grid Architecture
Model (SGAM) model can be used
for the visualisation, validation and
confguration of Smart Grid projects,
and also for standardisation within
Smart Grids.
Initial results have now been
obtained from the practical
application of the model in
standardisation, in pilot projects.
Siemens said one of the
challenges involved was to develop a
technical architecture that describes
the functional connections and the
information and communications
technology relationships between
smart grid domains and participating
systems and subsystems.
Aspects of interoperability have
been taken into account as well as
issues of availability, information
security, and energy effciency.
Interoperability is depicted by
fve superimposed model layers:
component, communication,
information, function, and business.
The developers also designed
migration scenarios for an existing
installed base. They likewise allowed
for the fact that development of a
power system into a comprehensive
smart grid is an evolutionary process
marked by gradual development in
stages. That is why, said Siemens,
the outcome was not so much a
blueprint of a Smart Grid architecture
but rather a method for the validation
of Smart Grid elements interactions.
Siemens unveils Smart Grid architecture
ABB has successfully developed and
tested an 1100 kV ultra high voltage
direct current (UHVDC) converter
transformer which it claims has
broken the record for the highest DC
voltage levels ever.
The Xiangjiaba-Shanghai link,
commissioned by ABB, was the
worlds frst commercial 800 kV
UHVDC connection. It has a capacity
of 6400 MW and covers a distance
of just over 2000 km, making it the
longest of its kind in operation.
The new 1100 kV converter
transformer technology will make it
possible to transmit more than
10 000 MW across distances as long
as 3000 km.
Higher voltage levels allow larger
amounts of electricity to be transport-
ed across very long distances with
minimal losses using HVDC technol-
ogy. Converter transformers play a
critical role in HVDC transmission
serving as the vital interface between
the DC link and the AC network.
Development of the 1100 kV
transformer addressed several tech-
nology challenges such as the sheer
size and scale, electrical insulation
including bushings and thermal
performance parameters.
ABB claims record breaking
UHVDC development
Flowserve ships frst valves to
Chinese nuclear plant
Flowserve Corporation has shipped
the frst of several main steam
isolation valves (MSIVs) to the
Sanmen nuclear power plant in
Chinas Zhejiang province.
The MSIVs will be installed in Unit
1 of the plant, the frst Westinghouse
AP1000 nuclear power plant in
the country.
The shipment relates to several
multi-million dollar valve orders
for the China nuclear market that
Flowserve has booked since
early 2010.
The massive MSIV, the largest
of its kind produced by Flowserve,
utilizes a Flowserve Edward gas/
hydraulic actuator.
As part of the secondary system
of the pressurized water reactor, the
MSIV isolates the main steam line
between the steam generator and
the turbine. The total assembly of the
valve and actuator together stands
more than 6.1 metres tall and weighs
more than 25 900 kg.
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Tritech has upgraded its Gemini
SeaTec, an early warning of the
presence of marine mammals in the
vicinity of offshore turbine structures.
The system has been successfully
feld trialled on the Marine Current
Turbine SeaGen installation in
Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland,
overseen and tested by the Sea
Mammal Research Unit.
The latest version of Gemini
SeaTec includes improved software
algorithms for analysing moving
marine life targets according to
their size, shape and swimming
behaviour.
Targets are categorised using a
traffc light system, indicating the
probability that a moving target is a
marine mammal.
Possible (green) targets
are the correct size and shape;
Potential(amber) denotes upgraded
Possible targets that also have a
path that suggests the object is not
moving with tidal drift. Probable
(red) targets are upgraded from
Potential when they have a high
probability of being a marine
mammal. Using this scheme also
allows the software to eliminate a
large number of false targets such
as marine debris moving passively
with the tide and fsh that are both
too small and identifed as part of a
group.
Tritech has whale of a time
with mammal detection system
Cable cleat manufacturer Ellis has
secured a 1.5 million ($2.3 million)
order for its Centaur cable saddles
and accessories to secure high
voltage cables in National Grids
London Power Tunnels project.
When complete, there will be
over 30km of tunnels carrying high
voltage cables between substations
in four areas of the city: Wimbledon,
Hackney, Willesden and St Johns
Wood.
Ellis Centaur cable saddles, which
were developed specifcally for
use with high voltage cables, were
specifed by Sdkabel, the German
manufacturers of the cables being
installed in the National Grid tunnels.
The order was secured on the
back of recent work for National
Grid and the fact Ellis was able to
prove the suitability and safety of
its Centaur product for the projects
specifcation.
Richard Shaw, managing director
of Ellis, said: This order has given
us dual cause for celebration. Firstly,
its the largest the company has ever
won and secondly it demonstrates
why we place so much emphasis on
research and development.
In 2008, Ellis launched Centaur,
a heavy duty extruded aluminium
saddle cleat that had been designed
and developed in-house in response
to a serious safety issue surrounding
the restraint of high voltage cables
up to 400kV with a diameter range of
100 to 160mm.
At the time neither the British
nor European Standards took into
account cleats on cables of this
size, explained Shaw. This meant
those specifying for such jobs were
very much in the hands of the
manufacturers, who in most cases
simply provided warranties for their
products.
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Finnish gear manufacturer Moventas
has signed a $99 million deal to
supply German renewable energy
company Areva Wind.
The contract covers 5 MW gear
unit deliveries for the coming years
following successful deals
completed recently for two offshore
wind gears.
We are very pleased that Areva
Wind trusts our leading expertise
and over 30-year history in creating
technically superior gear solutions for
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The new offshore gear will
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range, especially for the European
markets, where the demand for
offshore wind turbines is showing
promising signs of growth.
Challenging offshore conditions set
extremely high requirements for both
product design and manufacturing
technologies. Moventas is providing
Areva Winds international offshore
wind expansion with a reliable
medium speed offshore wind gear.
With a rated power of 5 MW,
Arevas M5000 wind turbine with its
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ITH the energy sectors poised to have more than half of its workforce retiring
in the next decade, the industry seems to be faced with more questions than
answers on what lies ahead. While there is no denying the growing gap between those
on the cusp of retirement and those entering the workforce, not everyone is sold on the
idea that this looming generational shift will have as strong an impact on the industry
as predicted. My opinion is that either way it is always wise to mind the gap, lest you
fnd yourself in it.
This issue of Energy Workforce is dedicated to taking a look at whats ahead through
insights from those engaged in our industry today. We open our examination of The
Big Crew Change with a look at where things stand on page 3.
Next we examine what the next generation values in an employer. Learn what it
takes to build a high performance
workforce by understanding what
todays top candidates are seeking in
the companies eager to recruit them
on page 5.
For those entering the workforce,
we highlight one of the most
respected and established non-proft
networking and career development
resources for the energy industry,
Young Professionals in Energy, and how they view the pending change, on page 7.
Looking towards establishing tomorrows leaders, read about the benefts of creating
a formalized succession plan on page 9 and using blended learning to maximize
knowledge transfer on page 8.
While planning for the next generation of leaders, companies are also fnding value
in tapping veteran employees through company-wide networking tools to round out
their talent pools. Find out more on page 12.
Finally, we highlight tips and tactics to help companies exploring India as a growth
strategy in meeting global demand on page 10.
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M
OST Americans are at least
dimly aware that the popula-
tion of the country is steadily
aging on the whole, with the massive
baby boom generation reaching its el-
der years. And most people understand
that the change could have dramatic
impacts on American politics, eco-
nomics and even culture, from rising
Medicare costs to even stronger voting
strength for the elderly.
One aspect of the upcoming gen-
erational shift that is often overlooked
by people who are not directly affected,
however, is the impact that this ag-
ing population will have on skill- and
knowledge-based industries around the
country. Chief among these industries
is the energy sector, which relies heav-
ily on a variety of very specifc science
and engineering professionals.
Big energy going grey
According to the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, the oil and gas extraction in-
dustry employs around 193,000 people
across the U.S. The energy sector as
a whole tops that by a wide margin,
with utilities alone employing more
than 560,000 people, without counting
competitive electricity providers, en-
ergy system manufacturers or the more
local positions created in the burgeon-
ing green energy economy.
However, many of these hundreds-of-
thousands of employees are nearing the
ends of their careers. Analysis from infor-
mation and research frm IHS shows the
average age of the oil and gas industrys
professional workers rose from 43 years
old at the start of the new millennium to
50 toward the middle of the decade. By
this year, that peak was expected to move
as high as 60 years old.
Retirements without replacements
As the industry average continues to
near retirement age, most companies
are bracing to see around half of their
professional staff leave within the next
decade, what many have dubbed the
Big Crew Change.
A report from Schlumberger Busi-
ness Consulting, the eighth annual Oil
& Gas HR Benchmark Survey, found
that the oil and gas industries will be
required to replace more than 22,000
top geoscientists and petroleum engi-
neers by 2015. The report is actually
signifcantly more positive than recent
estimates about the potential for univer-
sities to provide suffcient graduates to
fll these open positions, but it does note
that the sector will ultimately see a loss
of experience, if not a decline in overall
numbers. In particular, the 2010 SBC
report projects a limited supply of gradu-
ates from quality institutions.
But the Big Crew Change is cer-
tainly not restricted to oil and gas ex-
ploration companies. Manufacturers
like Ford and Caterpillar are facing
shortages of machinists and other spe-
cialists, but the BLS points out that
the energy industry as a whole is deal-
ing with an aging workforce. In 2008,
about 37 percent of the electric power
generation, transmission and distribu-
tion industries were between 45 and 54
years old, compared to 23.4 percent for
the national workforce.
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Industry growing as shift looms
Despite the ongoing concerns with re-
placing the huge number of retiring
workers, the energy sector has already
seen staggering growth in the past few
years. NewGeography reports an analy-
sis from Praxis Strategy Group shows
that jobs in the oil and gas industries
along with mining and quarrying grew
as much as 58.5 percent from 2006 to
2011. Even the healthcare and education
sectors paled in comparison, achieving a
very respectable 11 to 12 percent growth.
Utilities also added their fair share
of positions, growing 3.4 percent. And
neither of these numbers even take into
account the surging renewable energy
sectors across many parts of the U.S.
These positions include some of
the highest-paying jobs in the country
as well. The BLS Occupational Out-
look Handbook notes that petroleum
engineers earned a median of more
than $114,000 in 2010, ranking as the
highest-paying engineering position
in the country. Mining and geological
engineers likewise ranked highly with a
median salary of nearly $83,000. Other
key engineering and technician roles
ranged from the mid-$40,000 to the
high $60,000 range, but NewGeogra-
phy notes the utilities sector actually
reported even higher average annual
earnings than the oil and gas sector.
Consequences as well as opportunities
Despite the potential for younger work-
ers to establish themselves in growing
industries, though, there are serious con-
cerns about the impact worker shortages
could have on the economy. A substan-
tial majority of the surveyed national (70
percent) and international (60 percent)
oil companies reported delays in some
projects due to staffng problems.
Oil and Gas Journal also notes that
the majority of new geosciences and
petroleum engineering graduates are
coming from Russia and Asia, particu-
larly China. As more trained profession-
als come from abroad, many companies
will need to adopt a more international
hiring and recruiting strategy. Particu-
larly as the oil and gas industries come
to rely on more technically complex
extraction techniques like hydraulic
fracturing and deep sea drilling, many
companies will need to proactively ad-
dress their approach to hiring to main-
tain consistent growth.
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A
S the energy industry continues
to deal with the challenge of the
the big crew change individual
oil and gas companies who are hiring
would do well to consider the character-
istics that todays top candidates seek in
career opportunities. According to expe-
rience working with corporate recruiters
who wish to hire MBA millennials, the
best prospects are asking three questions
of prospective employers:
Are you sustainable?
Are you diverse?
Are you fexible?
The frst question pertains to environ-
mental and social impact more than
business prospects. The second ques-
tion is about organizational culture as
well as demographics, and the third is
about willingness and ability to accom-
modate lifestyle balances.
In addition to these questions, the
emerging generation is looking for
employers who are committed to con-
tinuous employee development: on-
going feedback, recognition and chal-
lenging assignments with a path to
positions of accountability.
Students at the Cox School attend-
ing undergraduate, graduate, and exec-
utive development programs are attract-
ed to the energy industry because of
its fnancial success, its technologi-
cal innovations and its global scope.
The school is adding programs to meet
growing student interest.
However, to capitalize on this newly
kindled interest in the energy industry,
employers should consider embracing
a new type of corporate leadership that
rewrites the current leadership script in
a way that accommodates the demands
of a new generation of talent.
This new leadership model is found-
ed on the pillars of purpose, ethics, and
value for multiple stakeholders. The
new paradigm demands an expanded
set of leadership capabilities at all frm
levels. Firms and leaders who embrace
this new paradigm have the following
characteristics.
PURPOSE. New paradigm leaders artic-
ulate the organizations larger purpose
and focus on organizational rather than
individual success. Recent MIT research
indicates that top talent is more incented
by a companys long-term focus on pur-
pose than even a cash bonus.
ETHICS. They communicate truthfully
and with transparency, maintain rela-
tionships based on reliability and reci-
procity in a word, trust and stand up
for their beliefs while providing chan-
nels for others to constructively address
conficts between stated and enacted
values in the organization.
MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS. They strive
to align the organizations multi-
ple stakeholders interests, including
employees, and get them moving in
the same direction.
We call this leadership paradigm
fourth dimension because it asks
leaders to:
Understand themselves and how
Building a High Performance
Workforce with a New Type
of Corporate Leadership
By Frank Lloyd, Ph.D.
FRANK R. LLOYD,, Ph.D.,, is Associate Dean of f Executive Education fo f r the
Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. He is responsible
ffor programs for executives, managers, and working professionals. He joined SMU from the
Thunderbird School of Global Management where he served as Vice President of Executive
Education. Prior to that, Dr. Lloyd was a human resources management executive with
General Motors. General Motors.
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their values and behavior styles
appear to others in the organization,
impacting their ability to fulfll their
role as leaders.
Discern values and styles in others
and use that understanding to moti-
vate others and form effective teams.
Communicate organizational values
and strategies to large groups of peo-
ple, get them moving together, and
lead organization change.
Represent the organizations larger
purposes outside the organization
among various stakeholders.
These three elements on which fourth
dimension leadership is based must
guide actions and yield results. They
enable the frm to address environmental
and social impact, organization culture
and climate, and sensitivity to individual
differences. They serve as motivators for
employees and a compass for the long-
term direction of the company.
Business schools are already pursu-
ing new initiatives that develop fourth
dimension leadership skills as evidenced
by emerging curriculum trends:
Proliferation of social entrepreneur-
ship courseware.
Curriculum revisions that empha-
size ethical leadership.
Intentional use of community ser-
vice as a teaching tool.
Growing emphasis on corporate
responsibility and sustainable value
creation.
Increasing number of businesses
who express social purpose as a key
element of their brand promises to
prospective employees.
By committing to do likewise, oil and
gas companies will attract more of the
best business school students.
Of necessity, energy frms have long
been among the most engaged with-
in communities and the political enti-
ties with whom they operate. However,
as the complex global industry matured
in the 1960s beyond the founding gen-
erations of explorers, successive industry
challenges made it diffcult to embrace
leadership behaviors beyond those
focused on production, effciency, and
profts. New paradigm leadership is a
way to regain behaviors needed to gain
trust and respect from a wide range of
stakeholders, including current and pro-
spective employees.
Big payoff
The payoff for the energy industry to
develop new paradigm leaders is poten-
tially huge. New paradigm leadership
can attract the best investors. A 2007
study published by the University of
Pennsylvania Wharton School of Busi-
ness study found that 30 companies
managed to optimize stakeholder val-
ue rather than shareholder value out-
performed the S&P 500 at three-, fve-
, and 10-year intervals up to 700%--and
the companies examined by Jim Col-
lins in Good to Great. In a subsequent
book, Built to Last, Collins and Jerry
Porrasshow that organizations driven by
purpose outperformed the general mar-
ket 15:1 and outperformed comparison
companies 6:1.
Further, SMU Cox research indi-
cates that:
Trust and integrity of leadership are
key factors in moving employees to
higher levels of engagement, and
frms with higher levels of engage-
ment perform better in terms of
customer loyalty, employee reten-
tion, productivity, quality, and safe-
ty (Miguel Quinones, Making the
Strategic Transition).
Positive impression of a companys
ethical culture increases employ-
ee engagement; misconduct erodes
it; engaged employees reduce ethics
risk as they are more likely to report
suspected unethical conduct (Mari-
beth Kuenzi, on Ethics Resource
Center Studies, in Research on the
Frontiers of Leadership.).
The biggest payoff for a new leadership
paradigm in the energy industry could
be its effect on new talent. If the indus-
try were better known for its new para-
digm its larger purposes, its ability to
align the interests of multiple stakehold-
ers, and its ethical climate it would do
better in attracting and retaining tal-
ented young people, especially those
of the millennial generation. The new
paradigm promotes sustainable oper-
ating practices, recognition of societal
interests beyond those of the frm, and
an organizational climate that permits
alignment of diverse employee inter-
ests around common goals and a larg-
er purpose. The new paradigm also
promotes trust-based and transparent
communication needed to give the can-
did feedback and honest recognition
that fuels employee development and
engagement.
Although some energy companies
have a way to go in terms of moving
from an interesting opportunity to a pre-
ferredor even esteemed--employer,
an energy industry guided by new para-
digm leadership can attract the best tal-
ent as well as the best customers and best
investors and thus face a bright future.
The Leader:
Aligning and
Balancing
the Four
Self: Values,
Styles
Others:
Interpersonal
Relationships
External: Multiple
Stakeholders and
Community
Organizations: Purpose
and Culture
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TS called The Big Crew Change,
and it makes sense were talking
about it so much in 2012, because
it sure sounds like doomsday is upon
us. The industrys natural turnover is
about to be complicated by an abnor-
mally high number of potential retirees,
amongst them some crucial decision-
makers. This has many people closely
watching the industry, and for young
job seekers, looking for opportunity.
The young energy professionals
entering the industry bring a vastly
different set of abilities and familiari-
ties than the generation that is leaving.
From calculators to smart phones and
ledgers to laptops, this incoming crew
has a new way to do things. But the latest
crop of young job seekers has one thing
very much in common with their retir-
ing counterparts. Aiding them in their
job hunt is a skill that, despite some
recent high-tech innovations, is very
much a classic technique: networking.
Young Professionals in Energy is a
non-proft group helping the next gen-
eration of energy professionals fnd their
place in the industry. The group mix-
es classic face-to-face networking meet-
ups with the latest technological tools
to help job seekers fnd the positions
theyre looking for. With 20 chapters
worldwide, and a membership boasting
more than 20,000 job seekers, YPE has
established itself as a reliable resource.
Nick Cooper is President of YPEs Tul-
sa branch. Speaking with PennEnergy
Workforce about the pending Big Crew
Change, he emphasized the opportunity
it presents for the next generation.
For 25 years, there has not been
a demand for Petroleum Engineers,
Geologists, Landmen, etc. Now, the
majority of these professionals are in the
twilight of their careers and the indus-
try is booming. There is a huge demand
with short supply. This has created a
huge opportunity for young people to
rapidly advance in some companies.
Cooper says positions in Petroleum
Engineering and Geology are in high-
est demand, commanding salaries sure
to turn young job seekers heads.
Petroleum Engineers can make
over $100,000 per year straight out of
school, even with subpar grades.
Energetic self-starters are having the
best success in securing new positions,
and even where a position may not be
available yet, some eager job seekers
are already working to be noticed.
In my opinion the gap that exists in
the oil and gas industry is a great oppor-
tunity for my generation. Never before
have we seen such a large disconnect in
one industry, said Cooper. There are
thousands of small independents who
dont have someone who can take over
the family business. I am already seeing
young people in the industry trying to
position themselves to take advantage of
opportunities that might come up.
One way young people are staying
competitive for those opportunities is
through supplemental education. Spe-
cifcally, it can prove extra benefcial
for students on other career paths hop-
ing to steer their way into the energy
industries, but Cooper says supplemen-
tal education is for anyone looking to
round out their knowledge.
I would recommend accountants
and fnancial people to take some sort
of oil and gas course work just so they
have knowledge of what they are look-
ing at, Cooper said. The same goes
for people with technical degrees, they
should take some sort of business class.
YPE also works with other indus-
try and networking organizations.
The Tulsa branch has partnered with
the Tulsa Young Professionals, as well
as the Tulsa Association of Petroleum
Landmen and Oklahoma Independent
Producers Association. Besides extend-
ing the networking reach for YPEs
core demographic, this positions the
group to point job seekers of all ages in
the right direction.
Besides traditional partnerships and
meet-ups, YPE has seen the emphasis
of social networking on the modern
job hunt. Specifcally, Cooper points to
LinkedIn as a vital tool for job seekers.
LinkedIn is increasingly becoming
a must-have for people in the indus-
try, he said. Every day more and more
recruiters are using this as an avenue to
search for employees.
YPEs membership features employ-
ees of the worlds largest power and
petroleum companies, and stretches to
positions outside the traditional ener-
gy sectors.
Membership is free; the organiza-
tions costs are covered through corpo-
rate donations. More information on
YPE is available through the organiza-
tions website, www.ypenergy.org.
Young Professionals
in Energy: New Networking
in an Old Industr y
By Hilton Price, PennWell
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TRAINING Insights
W
ITH two generations leaving
the workplace and two gen-
erations coming in, theres
never been a bigger and more challeng-
ing crew change in our industry. Nows
the time to maximize training!
Learning, and thus teaching, is dif-
ferent for each generation. And this
places us uniquely in the position of
trying every type of training, simultane-
ously. Sometimes in a good way. And
sometimes not.
Blended learning combines the
learning and teaching styles of all gen-
erations to bridge the knowledge gap. It
provides a variety of learning opportu-
nities at the right times so a learner will
retain the most information. It involves
various tools, styles and environments.
Blended learning takes elements from
face-to-face lectures and activities and
mixes them with the convenience of
computer based interaction.
Although blending learning takes
its name from using various media, the
essential element is timing. Even if you
never change your current plan of in-
struction for your training, you can in-
crease retention through pre-work and
post-work.
Consider these four steps to learning
when designing your next training event.
EXPOSURE is the frst step to learning.
Exposure can be in the form of lecture,
training video or observation. Often its
also on-the-job training whether the
proper processes were taught or not.
The learner gets just enough infor-
mation to start thinking about the pro-
cesses . You can start the learners expo-
sure to your material in the classroom
or through some pre-work. It can be in
the form of a handout to read before the
course or a small web-based training
video or module.
ACTIVITY enhances exposure.
Any activity following the exposure en-
hances what was just shown. This can
be in form of exercises, lab work or feld
simulations. Activity is anything con-
nected to the exposure that allows the
learner to take charge. Theyre usually
hands-on and engaging.
You can do these multiple times dur-
ing a lecture class. In a web-based train-
ing module, your designers can build
in places where the learner can par-
ticipate. This could be a drag and drop
interaction, offine work that requires
online results reporting or participation
in an online forum.
Even webinars can engage learners
this way with offine independent exer-
cises that they can vote on during the
live event.
SETTLING allows passive learning.
The next step to learning a task or
process is allowing the subconscious
to work. The brain does this all on its
own. In a training session, this can
come in the form of lunch breaks,
weekends or leaving for the day. For
longer term training sessions, for ex-
ample an 8-week course that meets on
Saturdays, there is ample settling time.
Settling gives the brain a chance
to process and sort the information. If
there is no time for this, the retention
is minimal. You can force settling by
giving people longer breaks and asking
them to go somewhere else for lunch.
The change of scenery prompts the
brain to engage with the material dif-
ferently, thus sorting it more effciently.
RE-ENGAGEMENT of the material solidifes it.
Re-engagement can show up as any
situation that has stress or heightened
emotions connected to the learning.
This can be studying for and taking a
certifcation exam or the initial expe-
rience on the job that needs the new
knowledge. Most of adult training lacks
exams, so re-engagement often shows
up when the learner handles a real life
situation for the frst time.
The learner at this point will at-
tempt to modify conscious thinking to
best ft with what the subconscious has
done during settling. The added stress
will allow them to connect with what
theyve done better as the emotions
induce a different type of learning.
Re-engagement should be timely so
that the learner still retains the informa-
tion he needs and doesnt get frustrated.
To help your employees retain informa-
tion better, make sure they have lots of
practice after a training session is over.
Using Blended Learning
for the Big Crew Change
Knowledge Transfer
By Bon Crowder
BON CROWDER is a Learning and Communications Strategist with Obsidian in Houston,
Texas. www.Obsidian Edge.com Texas. www.Obsidian-Edge.com
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HR Insights
A
CCORDING to forecasters, in
the next 10 years approximately
3 out of 10 workers will be re-
tiring. This means organizations need
to be getting serious about succession
planning. According to a global survey
of over 1300 companies by Korn/Ferry,
only 35% of companies have a formal
succession plan. Organizations who fail
to create a succession plan will be left
scrambling to fll leadership positions
and competing fercely for leadership
talent with other companies in the same
boat. The proactive strategy is to begin
planning now and to create a formal-
ized succession plan. In this two part
series, I will share some practical strate-
gies to create a succession plan and pro-
vide suggestions to help you have the
succession planning conversation with
your companys top leadership.
What is succession planning, really?
In The Leadership Pipeline, Charran,
Drotter and Noel defne succession
planning as, perpetuating the enter-
prise by flling the pipeline with high-
performing people to assure that every
leadership level has an abundance of
these performers to draw from both
now and in the future (pg. 167).
In laymans terms, succession plan-
ning involves identifying
potential leaders with-
in your company that could one day
fll critical leadership roles and then
investing in their development, so that
when the day comes, they are ready
to step into these critical leadership
roles. The only way to create a succes-
sion plan is to start the conversation
with key leaders in order to help them
understand the importance of succes-
sion planning for the long-term sus-
tainability of the company. Accord-
ing to Dr. Betty Bailey, below are 6 key
questions that will help any HR leader
start the succession planning dialogue
with C-Level executives:
Which segments of the work-
force create value for which our
company is most rewarded in the
marketplace?
Which areas of our company will be
most impacted by impending waves
of retirement?
In what areas/jobs is the talent mar-
ket heating up (e.g. demand will
outrace supply?)
What skills will we need over the
next 3-5 years that we currently do
not possess?
What is our turnover in business
critical areas/jobs?
Are we actively developing talent
portfolios and workforce plans that
will help us to understand and com-
municate the fnancial consequenc-
es of talent decisions?
An effective succession plan must be
linked to the vision and strategy of the
company and must include senior level
executives in the process. These ques-
tions will help start you down the path
of succession planning with your leaders.
The defnition of succession plan-
ning is to ensure the sustainability of
your company by flling your pipeline
with high performing employees to
ensure that leadership at every level has
high performers to move into key posi-
tions when leaders leave or retire.
Step 1: Defning Talent Needs
The outcomes associated with this
step include clearly defned position
requirements that have been docu-
mented and enable you to pool sim-
ilar positions. Based on the position
requirements the company will have
defned the competencies and skills for
today and the future.
Step 2: Assessing Current
Bench Strength
The outcomes associated with this step
include identifcation of potential suc-
cessors, defning the qualifcations of
individuals in your talent pools and cre-
ation of personal talent profles for all
individuals.
Step 3: Create Succession Plans &
Begin Development of Successors
The outcomes associated with this step
include specifc development plans for
potential successors to strengthen skill
and competency gaps.
By following this blueprint, your
company will be well on its way to
establishing succession plans for its key
leaders and making succession plan-
ning a part of your companys talent
management strategy and culture.
When Leaders Retire:
Ready the Bench Through
Succession Planning
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MARKET Insights
I
NDIA is energy starved. Energy is a
limiting factor in how fast its econo-
my can grow, making the energy sec-
tor a huge potential growth opportunity.
And a number of energy frms are eyeing
India as a lucrative market where cre-
ative projects can come to fruition. But
there is a number of obstacles companies
face in India, and there have been sev-
eral energy frms that have either pulled
out of the market or are scaling back.
One challenge is that energy frms face a
signifcant workforce shortage in India, a
land of 1.2 billion people.
The shortage exists primarily in fnd-
ing technical skills. There are few plac-
es where foreign frms can cherry-pick
technical talent, often only a handful
of government organizations. To deal
with the shortage, many Indian compa-
nies are choosing to create institutions
where they train their own talent. For a
foreign frm, setting up a school and a
business in India may not be an option.
If you are exploring India as a growth
strategy, expect to make an investment
in your workforce. Also, when build-
ing your workforce, be aware there is
a large cultural gap in doing business
between the U.S. and India. Based on
my experience in India developing the
State of Marylands Trade Offce staff
and creating an incubation service for
U.S. companies seeking to do business
in India, Ive compiled 9 workforce tips
and facts to keep in mind as you strat-
egize an India market-entry plan.
1. Build your brand in India before
you ramp up your workforce. Brand
recognition helps if you need to build
a workforce. Top people want to work
for solid companies. If you dont have
brand recognition in India, expect to
pay high salaries.
2. Invest time in hiring your top peo-
ple. Getting good top people is impor-
tant, because infuential people often
bring their staff with them when they
switch jobs. Employees tend to follow
good managers.
3. Go to the workforce. Research the
universities that have programs with
the skill sets you need most and estab-
lish your operations as close as possible
to your talent pool. Indias workforce is
young, so expect to provide in-house
training of technical and soft skills.
Beware that many young profession-
als chose to move back home after
reaching personal milestones such as
getting married or becoming a parent.
So setting up your India operations
near your workforce could save you
from high and costly attrition.
4. Dont skimp on the interview. It is
very important to have multiple rounds of
interviews for all job levels. Include oral
and written components in the hiring
process. Dont rely on just a phone inter-
view. Videoconference is a minimum.
Despite the use of English as the
business language in India, the gaps in
business culture between the U.S. and
India are huge. Many companies have
fallen into this pitfall. Use the interview
process as a multi-faceted flter to en-
sure a good ft.
5. Be patient and have persever-
ance. The promise of India is its young
workforce, but dont expect it to behave
maturely. Expect some young hire will
accept your job offer, and then unex-
pectedly not show up on their frst day
because theyve accepted another posi-
tion for a small salary increase.
Basically, cash is king. Development
programs are nice but not a key factor in
accepting a job or staying with an exist-
ing employer for most young employees.
However, an opportunity abroad is im-
portant for mid-level management, and
can compensate for perceived defcien-
cies in salary. A job based in India for 12
months, then abroad for 2 months, could
be an attractive on-site development op-
portunity for mid-level managers.
6. About salaries. Wages generally
consist of (1) salary; (2) fexible compo-
nent: may include a home rent allow-
ance, driver allowance, gasoline allow-
ance (if the employee doesnt use it, it
doesnt effect the employees salary but
the employee may be expected to pay
taxes on it); (3) bonus; (4) health care.
Salary hikes in some sectors are ex-
pected every year.
7. The perks. Common perks of-
fered by Indian companies include
subsidized or free: transportation to
and from work, breakfast, lunch, Indian
teas and coffees, and liberal policies for
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SHEILA H. KHATRI is founder and President of Moti International with over nine years of
experience in establishing foreign subsidiaries and helping companies do business abroad.
Before her involvement in the international arena, Ms. Khatri was a practicing attorney
in the area of employment and business law. She holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the
University of Baltimore, School of Law and a Bachelors of Science degree in Finance from the
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home emergencies. Home emergencies
can include visits from unexpected out
of town guests.
Typically, Indian companies have
Monday to Saturday work schedules,
but most multinationals have Monday
to Friday hours.
8. A big culture gap. Be clear on what
your India operation is intended to be. Is it
a support center for the parent company or
a true extension of the company in India?
To transfer the corporate culture, of-
fcials from the parent company should
set-up the Indian entity and transfer
the corporate culture. But do not send
someone from the parent company only
because he/she is of Indian origin. For
example, the IT guy who has worked
for your company for the past 25 years
may not be the best ambassador for the
parent company. The business culture
in India has undergone a rapid change
from 20 years ago. It is sometimes more
effcient for someone, with no precon-
ceived notions about India, to help your
Indian talent adapt to the parent corpo-
rate culture.
9. The title. Titles in India are im-
portant. Especially when dealing with a
young workforce.
For example the title: Manager adds
credibility in the marriage market every-
one wants this title for social signifcance.
The above 9 tips and facts high-
light some of the common issues and
questions weve heard and dealt with
in helping companies enter the Indian
marketplace. Many of these challenges
can easily be avoided with good plan-
ning, patience and perseverance. In
addition, I highly recommend having
an employee on the ground in India in
the very early stages of establishing your
market entry plan. The long-term pay-
off can be huge.
The most common reasons compa-
nies choose not to put someone in In-
dia is cost and risk but both of these
reasons can be mitigated by utilizing an
employment surrogate, such as the ser-
vice my frm offers. A surrogate allows
you to engage a person on the ground as
if they were your employee, but transfer-
ring the administrative and legal role to
an entity in India. With such a resource,
your company can generate critical busi-
ness intelligence, develop strategic rela-
tionships and obtain valuable feedback.
The more information you have, the
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HATEVER you call it the
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graying workforce ev-
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ics are changing and companies must
have an effective strategy for avoiding
talent shortfalls.
A recent report fromt he CIPD found
81 percent of HR professionals are experi-
encing hiring diffculties and 73 percent
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nical talent note more professionals are
leaving the workforce than joining.
Weakness = strength
Enter a new idea born of the age-old
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talent bank for employers who are will-
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Within the pool of former employ-
ees is that new mother who is open
to working fex hours; the retiree will-
ing to mentor a new hire or take on a
short-term project; and the worker who
crossed over to Brand X and discovered
the grass is not always greener.
With former employees like these
in mind, forward-thinking companies
are doing more than letting exiting
employees know the door remains ajar.
Online neighborhoods as solution
Increasingly, employers are engaging in
online alumni communities to stay con-
nected to former employees and track
career growth. When done correctly,
these are win-win websites. A good place
for the company to visit. And a very good
place for individuals who could receive
an invitation back to employment.
In fact, within the oil industry, a num-
ber of Fortune 500 companies mine
alumni communities to fnd and hire
back previous employees who return
with enhanced skills. These companies
realize former employees are unique-
ly positioned to hit the ground running,
and sourcing talent through an alumni
community is fast and cost-effective.
How it works
According to our experience at Alum-
ni Website Services (AWS), to be a suc-
cessful place for employee networking
as well as a graying workforce solu-
tion, professional online alumni com-
munities must be managed. In addi-
tion to socializing, previous employees
should expect to regularly receive
news they care about. On the compa-
ny side, online networking technolo-
gies, such as that offered by AWS, must
be maximized for the business. Bene-
fts include:
A recruitment tool that mines for
experienced talent
Quality referrals from individuals
who know the company
A receptive audience for promoting
brand and image messages
With the data-mining tool, compa-
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cal discipline, years of experience and
location preferences. Mining within
qualifed talent pools is superior to gen-
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LinkedIn, which are largely populated
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As a pool for obtaining quality refer-
rals, these alumni websites are excel-
lent. Former employees know the com-
pany and can recommend someone
who is a good ft.
Through it all, helpful, reader-
friendly communications that appear
regularly keep members connected and
drive home the messageAlthough
youve left the company, the door
Keeping in touch with former employees
ensures access to valuable talent pool
Employee networking serves both the company and the community
By Cathy Clonts, Alumni Web Services
CATHY CLONTS is president of Alumni Web Services, the largest provider of online
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PRE-SHOW GUIDE
TOWARDS A CLEAN
ENERGY FUTURE
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3 5 OCTOBER 2012
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2 How to Register
3 Welcome
4 Welcome from Minister of Energy
4 Welcome from Governor EGAT
5 Exhibition Opening Hours/
Schedule of Events
6 Thank you to our Sponsors
7 Renewable Energy World Asia
Conference Grid
8-9 POWER-GEN Asia Conference Grid
10-11 Joint Opening Keynote Session
11 Joint Plenary Panel Discussion
12-17 Renewable Energy World Asia
Conference Programme
17 Advisory Board
18 Opening/Closing Reception
19 Technical Plant Tour
20 Pre-Conference Workshop
21 POWER-GEN
DirectEventConnect Global Community
22 Floorplan
23 Exhibitor List
24 Press Offce PR & Social Networking
25 How to Get There
26 Travel and Hotel Accomodation
27 Hotel Booking Form
28 Registration Form
CONTENTS
CHOOSE FROM 4 SIMPLE WAYS TO REGISTER FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD ASIA CONFERENCE
AND EXHIBITION:
Feisrer online ar www.renewableenergyworld-asia.com
Complere rhe Feisrrarion Form ar rhe Lack ol rhis Lookler anc email ro reisrrarion@pennwell.com
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Complere rhe Feisrrarion Form ar rhe Lack ol rhis Lookler anc posr ro FennWell Feisrrarion (FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia),
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Frereisrer lor rhe FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia exhiLirion online ar www.renewableenergyworld-asia.com lor Fasr Track enrry
CONFERENCE DISCOUNT FOR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
l you are a memLer ol one ol rhe lollowin associarions, Lenelr lrom a 20% ciscounr on conlerence celeare lees:
nrernarional Cenrre lor Hycropower (CH)
FenewaLle Enery & Enery Ellciency Farrnership (FEEEF)
Cenrre lor Enery Environmenr Fesources Developmenr (CEEFD)
nrernarional Frivare Warer Associarion (FWA)
ncepencenr Fower Frocucers Forum (FFF)
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HOW TO REGISTER
WELCOME
Dear Colleague
PennWell Corporation is delighted to welcome you to
Renewable Energy World Asia 2012 in the wonderful city
of Bangkok.
Renewable Energy World Asia is delighted to be
returning to Bangkok, Thailand from 3rd to 5th October
2012, where it was launched in 2009, for what will be
another outstanding conference and exhibition bringing
together many of the leading players, both people and
organizations, from the renewable and alternative energy
and power generation industries.
This year Renewable Energy World Asia, the leading event
for large scale renewable, alternative and sustainable energy,
will again be co-located with POWER-GEN Asia the regions
premier event for the power generation and T&D industries.
A combination that makes this the largest gathering of power
industry professionals in South East Asia.
Renewable Energy World enjoys the full support
and endorsement of the leading industry related
organizations in Thailand, including the Ministry of Energy,
Department of Alternative Energy Development and
Effciency, the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management
Organisation, the Electricity Generating Authority of
Thailand, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority and the
Provincial Electricity Authority. The event also benefts
from the additional support of the Independent Power
Producers Forum, Renewable Energy & Energy Effciency
Partnership, Centre for Energy Environment Resource
Development, International Private Water Association
and International Centre for Hydropower.
Renewable Energy World Asia continues to push the
boundaries in conference content and once again offers
a leading line up of conference speakers, from around
the world, discussing important topics and issues that are
key to the renewable and alternative energy industries
across the ASEAN region.
Economic conditions in South East Asia are currently
performing ahead of Europe and America, with economic
growth continuing to grow, leading to growth in the
demand for power in many countries in the region.
Thailand has some aggressive renewable energy
plans, with the Ministry of Energys Renewable Energy
Development Plan (REDP) aiming to increase the share
of alternative energy mix from 7% to 20% (approx 5,600
MW) of energy demand by 2021.
These targets include wind energy to reach 800 MW by
2022 (currently less than 10 MW), Solar a target of 500
MW by 2022 (currently 50 MW), Biomass to be 3,700
MW by 2022 (currently 1,610 MW), Bio-gas a target of
120 MW by 2022 (currently 80 MW) and Waste to Energy
generating 160 MW by 2022 (currently 13 MW).
Investment in renewable energy is a goal for replacing
imported oil, currently 9% of energy use, and to increase
energy security for the country and the Ministry of Energy
has employed a number of schemes and incentives
to encourage renewable energy development. These
schemes include tax incentives, investment grants,
Energy Soft Loans, Government co-investing schemes
and the Adder feed in premiums policy.
Renewable Energy World Asia, co-located with POWER-
GEN Asia, will provide the platform for international
power executives to meet under one roof and receive
vital information frst hand. The event offers a unique
forum to meet the regions power needs by putting
them face-to-face with key decision makers and provide
the best possible opportunity to share ideas, meet new
contacts and build business relationships.
In this Pre-Show Guide you will fnd the conference
programme, correct at the time of printing, and all the
relevant information you need to fully prepare and plan
your visit to the show. To participate, simply complete
and return the enclosed Registration Form, or register
on-line at www.renewableenergyworld-asia.com.
We look forward to welcoming you to the IMPACT
Exhibition & Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand from
3rd to 5th October, where you will fnd the best power
networking opportunities available in Asia.
The Renewable Energy World Asia team
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WELCOME FROM THE MINISTER OF ENERGY
The Minisrry ol Enery is celihrec rhar FWEFGEN Asia anc FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia are rerurnin ro
Thailanc anc we are pleasec ro announce our supporr lor rhe evenr, Lein helc in Bankok, 35 croLer 2012.
There have Leen many inreresrin cevelopmenrs since FWEFGEN Asia was lasr helc in Thailanc in 200. As
well as our counrry's own polirical cevelopmenrs, anc narure's challenes wirh rhe loocs ol 2011 rhar allecrec
parrs ol rhe cenrral reion ol Thailanc, rhe Fukushima earrhquake rhar has alrerec policies rowarcs nuclear
enery in rhe reion anc rhe slow recovery ro rhe loLal economic crisis ol 200.
The power enerarion anc rransmission anc cisrriLurion incusrry has neecec ro acapr ro rhese challenin
rimes anc we are celihrec rhar FWEFGEN Asia ollers rhe opporruniry lor rhe incusrry ro arher in Thailanc
ro ciscuss rhe imporranr ropics anc issues rhar lace rhe reion's incusrries.
The ASEAN reion conrinues ro oller excirin Lusiness opporruniries lor companies, wirh invesrmenr in rhe incusrry expecrec ro
exceec S$ 50 Lillion over rhe nexr lew years.
Thailanc is no exceprion ro rhis, as we look ro reLuilc our inlrasrrucrure ro meer our lurure expecrec power neecs, Ly invesrin in new
civersilec enery sources anc upcarin exisrin sysrems ro ensure sraLiliry anc conrinuiry ol supply.
corcially invire you ro parricipare in FWEFGEN Asia anc FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia 2012 anc can assure you will receive a warm
welcome ro Thailanc.
Mr. Arak Chonlatanon
Minister of Energy
Thailand
WELCOME FROM THE GOVERNOR OF EGAT
The year 2012 marks an imporranr rime when FWEFGEN Asia anc FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia will rake
place aain in Thailanc. The evenr is ol rear sinilcance ro various oranizarions anc Lusiness enrerprises in
power supply incusrry anc enery manaemenr, inclucin rhe equipmenr suppliers, enery service provicers,
luels suppliers ro rhe power procucers, as well as research anc cevelopmenr insrirurions.
EGAT is a ma|or oranizarion which has playec a viral role lor cecaces in power enerarion, rransmission
sysrems anc cisparch conrrol sysrem. rs areare insrallec capaciry is susrainaLly aLour 50 percenr ol rhe
counrry's roral enerarin wirh rhe use ol a ma|or luel like narural as in irs enerarion.
n accirion ro irs core Lusiness ol enerarion anc rransmission, EGAT also provices eneryrelarec services
ro exrernal cusromers which incluce privare power planrs, incusrrial planrs comesrically anc overseas. rs service Lusiness incluces
operarion anc mainrenance lor power planrs anc rransmission sysrem, rourine mainrenance, enineerin anc pro|ecr consrrucrion
consulrin, parrs supply anc manaemenr, chemical supply, anc environmenrrelarec service erc.
EGAT has also invesrin in orher allliarec companies, which are Elecrriciry Generarin FuLlic Company Limirec (EGC), FarchaLuri
Elecrriciry Generarin Holcin FuLlic Company Limirec (FATCH), Disrricr Coolin Sysrem anc Fower Flanr Co., Lrc. (DCAF), EGAT
nrernarional Company Limirec (EGATi), EGAT Diamonc Service Co., Lrc. (EDS)
Meanwhile, EGAT has oLvious inrenrion ro oLrain various acriviries rowarcs sociery as a whole on Lasis ol Corporare Social
FesponsiLiliry (CSF). r also appears rhrouh empirical cara rhar EGAT srronly concerns aLour rhe hihesr ellciency ol urilizarion ol
narural resources which save rhe worlc lrom loLal warmin.
As a main encorser anc supporrer lor FWEFGEN Asia anc FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia 2012, which will Le helc lrom 35 croLer
2012 ar MFACT ExhiLirion & Convenrion Cenrre, Bankok, we woulc like ro rake rhis opporruniry ro invire rhose who are inreresrec
lrom overnmenral anc privare secrors ro Le presenr ar rhe evenr, which provices a real locus lor rhe power incusrry lrom all reions.
n rhis occasion, we are pleasec ro exrenc a warm welcome ro all rhe celeares anc parricipanrs ro FWEFGEN Asia anc FenewaLle
Enery Worlc Asia 2012 anc look lorwarc ro meerin you in Bankok, Thailanc in rhis comin croLer.
Mr. Sutat Patmasiriwat
EGAT Governor
EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday 2nd October
08:00 17:00 Technical Plant Tour
09:30 12:30 Pre-Conference Workshop
13:00 17:00 Registration Open
Wednesday 3rd October
09:00 10:15 Opening Keynote Ceremony
10:15 10:30 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
10:30 11:00 Networking Coffee Break
10:30 18:00 Exhibition Open
10:30 18:00 Press Room Open
11:00 12:30 Conference Session 1
12:30 14:00 Delegate Lunch
17:00 18:30 Opening Reception
Thursday 4th October
12:30 14:00 Delegate Lunch
Friday 5th October
10:30 11:00 Delegate Coffee Break
15:00 16:00 Closing Reception & Best Paper Awards
EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS
WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER 10:30 18:00
THURSDAY 4TH OCTOBER 10:00 18:00
FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER 10:00 16:00
ON-SITE REGISTRATION OPENING HOURS
TUESDAY 2ND OCTOBER 13:00 17:00
WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER 08:00 18:00
THURSDAY 4TH OCTOBER 08:00 18:00
FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER 08:00 16:00
SPONSORS
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World Asia 2012 conference and exhibitions:
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RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD ASIA CONFERENCE GRID
WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER
JOINT OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION
10:30 11:00 Nerworkin Collee Break
Track 1 Track 2
11:00 12:30
Session 1
Joint Plenary Panel Discussion
Strategy and Technology Trends for a Power Hungry Region
12:30 14:00 Deleare Lunch
14:00 15:30
Session 2
Energy Security - Fossil Fuels or Renewables?
Panel Discussion
15:30 1c:00 Nerworkin Collee Break
1c:00 17:30
Session 3
Renewable Integration and the Grid
Developing Sustainable Policy Support
for Renewables
17:00 18:30 penin Feceprion Sponsorec Ly Frarr & Whirney (Boorh G18)
THURSDAY 4TH OCTOBER
0:00 10:30
Session 4
Case Studies in Renewable Energy Success Renewables as Least Cost Generation
11:00 12:30
Session 5
Solar Markets and Technology Financing Renewables
14:00 15:30
Session c
Spotlight on Geothermal Developing Renewable Energy Projects
1c:00 17:30
Session 7
Bioenergies in Asia Renewable Energy Challenges & Solutions
FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER
0:00 10:30
Session 8
Towards a Wind Powered Asia Ancillary Markets: Their Role in Renewable Energy
11:00 12:30
Session
Advances in Renewables Reaching out with Renewables: Rural Electrifcation
15:00 1c:00 Closin Feceprion & Besr Faper Awarcs
POWER-GEN ASIA CONFERENCE GRID
TRACK 1 TRACK 2
Trends, Finance and Planning
Environmental Protection, Flexibility,
Fuels & Grid Technology
11:00 12:30
Session 1
Joint Plenary Panel Discussion - Strategy and Technology Trends for a Power Hungry Region
14:00 15:30
Session 2
Country Spotlights Emission Control Technologies
1c:00 17:30
Session 3
Emerging Energy Trends Flexible Power Generation
17:00 18:30 penin Feceprion Sponsorec Ly Frarr & Whirney (Boorh G18)
0:00 10:30
Session 4
Generation Portfolio Choices Gas Turbine Fuel Flexibility
11:00 12:30
Session 5
Nuclear Power Generation in Asia
Fuel as a Driver for Choices in Power Generation -
Panel Discussion
14:00 15:30
Session c
Managing Risks in the Power Sector Power Grid Technology
1c:00 17:30
Session 7
Current Developments in Finance & Investment - Panel Discussion
FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER
0:00 10:30
Session 8
IPP Market Focus Carbon Capture & Storage
11:00 12:30
Session
POWER-GEN Asia 2012 Summary Session
15:00 1c:00 Closin Feceprion & Besr Faper Awarcs
Nerworkin Collee Break
TRACK 3 TRACK 4
Power Generation & Plant Technologies Operation, Optimization & Servicing
Joint Plenary Panel Discussion - Strategy and Technology Trends for a Power Hungry Region
Deleare Lunch
Project Case Studies Steam Turbine Modernization
HRSG Options, Installation and Operation Maintenance Strategies
penin Feceprion Sponsorec Ly Frarr & Whirney (Boorh G18)
Waste-to-Energy & IGCC Boiler Modernization
OEM Gas Turbine Technology Generator Life Cycle Technology
Deleare Lunch
Combined Cycle Power Plants Plant Upgrade & Optimization
Combined Heat & Power Repairs & Inspection
FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER
Biomass & Lignite Combustion Monitoring & Control
Advances in Supercritical and USC Technology Gas Turbine Modernization
Closin Feceprion & Besr Faper Awarcs
Mr. Sutat Patmasiriwat
Governor
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
Mr. Surar Farmasiriwar is presenrly Governor ol rhe Elecrriciry Generarin Aurhoriry ol
Thailanc (EGAT), one ol Thailanc's Liesr srare enrerprises anc also rhe Liesr power
procucer ownin anc operarin 48 percenr ol rhe whole counrry enerarin sysrem.
Mr. Farmasiriwar was Lorn in 153 anc receivec a Bachelor's ceree in Mechanical
Enineerin lrom Chulalonkorn niversiry in 174. Fihr alrer his racuarion, he |oinec
EGAT in 175 as an enineer in rhe Mechanical Mainrenance Deparrmenr anc has workec
his way rhrouh ranks anc posirions ro Lecome rhe Governor ol EGAT. Belore Lecomin
EGAT's rop leacer, he has servec a variery ol manaerial posirions, inclucin Direcror ol
Mechanical Mainrenance Division (2005), Assisranr Governor perarion anc Mainrenance
Business (200c), Assisranr Governor Acminisrrarion, Generarion Area (2007) anc Depury
Governor Generarion (2008). He was appoinrec EGAT Governor in DecemLer 200.
Mr. Farmasiriwar has over 35 years ol experience in rhe elecrriciry supply incusrry wirh
exrensive manaemenr experience in enerarion Lusiness, mainrenance Lusiness anc
mechanical mainrenance erc. He has also arrencec several manaemenr rrainin prorams
locally anc overseas, such as rhe ASEAN Execurive Developmenr Froram ar Thammasar
Business School, Direcror Cerrilcarion Froram ar rhe Thai nsrirure ol Direcrors Associarion
(D), Senior Execurive Developmenr Froram ar rhe Founcarion lor nrernarional Human
Fesource Developmenr in Ausrralia, anc Acvancec Manaemenr Froram ar Harvarc
Business School in .S.A. erc.
n DecemLer 2010, as EGAT leacer, he was awarcec rhe ASEAN ursrancin Enineerin
Achievemenr Awarc 2010 ar rhe 28rh Conlerence ol ASEAN Fecerarion ol Enineerin
ranizarions (CAFE 28) helc Ly rhe ASEAN Fecerarion ol Enineerin ranizarions
(AFE) in viernam lor his oursrancin prolessional as well as EGAT's oursrancin
enineerin pro|ecr which have mace sinilcanr conrriLurions ro Thailanc's cevelopmenr.
Mr. Arak Chonlatanon
Minister Of Energy - Appointed 18 January 2012
Academic & Training Background: :
2009 OMA 9 Oap|ta| Market Aoademy
2008 D|reotor Oert|foat|on Program DOP106} Tha| lnst|tute of D|reotors Assoo|at|on
2002 The Nat|ona| Defenoe oo||ege of Tha||and4515}
1997 Advanoed Management Program AMP153}
Graduate Sohoo| of Bus|ness Adm|n|strat|on Harvard n|vers|ty, SA
1972 E|eotr|o Eng|neer|ng, Ohu|a|ongkorn n|vers|ty
1968 Bangkok Ohr|st|an Oo||ege
Professional Experiences:
2010-2011 Member of Board of D|reotors
Mass Rap|d Trans|t Author|ty of Tha||and MRT}
2010 Adv|sor Sh|n Oorporat|on Pub||o Oompany ||m|ted
2008-2010 Oh|ef Exeout|ve Offoe
Tha|oom Pub||o Oompany ||m|ted
Oha|rman Med|a and New Bus|ness
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POWER-GEN ASIA AND RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD ASIA
JOINT PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION
Kenji Uenishi
President
GE Energy, Asia Pacifc
Ken|i enishi serves as Fresicenr ol GE Enery in rhe Asia Facilc reion, wirh responsiLiliry
lor irs rhree Lusinesses: GE Fower & Warer, GE il & Gas, anc GE Enery Manaemenr.
The |ourney ro rhis role Lean more rhan rwo cecaces ao when Ken|i |oinec GE Aviarion
in Evencale (.S.) in Auusr 187, alrer several years as a Fesearch Enineer ar rhe NASA
Lanley Fesearch Cenrer.
Ken|i's lrsr role wirh GE Aviarion (lormerly known as GE Aircralr Enines) was as an
aerospace enineer in irs Acvancec Technoloy perarions unir, where he soon proressec
ro Lecome a senior srall enineer in chare ol cevelopin acvancec inrernal anc exrernal
aerocynamics cesin rechnoloies.
n 14, Ken|i was selecrec ro Le a parr ol GE Aviarion's GloLal Markerin & Sales
Developmenr Trainin Froram. pon complerion ol rhe Froram in 17, Ken|i was
relocarec ro Tokyo, Japan where he servec as rhe Feional Sales Direcror lor Markerin &
Sales ol GE Aviarion Japan, anc rhen as irs General Manaer in 2002.
n January 2008, Ken|i assumec his currenr posirion as Fresicenr ol GE Enery in rhe Asia
Facilc, mainrainin his Lase in Tokyo.
Ken|i receivec his FhD in Aerospace Enineerin lrom Geore Washinron niversiry in
183 anc an MBA lrom Xavier niversiry in Cincinnari hio in 13.
WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER 11:00AM 12:30PM
TITLE: STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR A POWER HUNGRY REGION
FWEFGEN Asia anc FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia launches irs conlerence wirh a Li ceLare, uaranreec ro hihlihr rhe key
challenes lacin rhe power incusrry in Asia anc rhe sinilcanr opporruniries rhar rhe lasr rowin economies ol rhe reion oller.
Deleares will lnc our whar incusrry leacers rhink aLour rhe prospecrs lor susrainaLle enery rowrh anc rhe consrrainrs rhar have
ro Le overcome ro realise narional anc reional oals.
Economic rowrh requires enery as irs enaLler anc rhe power incusrry is rhe provicer ol rhis viral lileLlooc. Balancin rhis
responsiLiliry wirh rhe requiremenr ro prorecr rhe environmenr has pur rhe power incusrry uncer rhe sporlihr more rhan ever
Lelore. FWEFGEN Asia anc FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia's openin panel ciscussion is a ooc opporruniry ro rake srock ol
how rhe reion's incusrry is perlormin anc whar policies, srrareies, luel choices anc rechnoloies will neec ro Le employec in
rhe lurure.
The panel ciscussion will Le mocerarec Ly a CNBC news anchor as parr ol rhe special coverae rhis inrernarional news channel
is ivin ro FWEFGEN Asia anc FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia. The panel will consisr ol seasonec incusrry experrs crawn lrom
leacin uriliries, suppliers, consulranrs anc policymakers. Deleares will Le aLle ro parricipare Ly posin quesrions ro rhe panel,
raisin issues ol parricular concern. Desinec ro ser rhe scene anc provice conrexr lor rhe remaincer ol rhe evenr, rhis Li ceLare
will Le one nor ro miss.
Feler ro rhe evenr weLsires lor cerails ol panellisrs as rhey are conlrmec.
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD ASIA CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Session Chair: Nigel Blackaby, Conference Director, PennWell, United Kingdom
Keynote Speakers:
Arak Chonlaranon, Minisrer ol Enery, Thailanc
Surar Farmasiriwar, Governor, Elecrriciry Generarin Aurhoriry ol Thailanc (EGAT), Thailanc
Ken|i enishi, Fresicenr, GE Enery, Asia Facilc, Sinapore

10:30 - 11:00 Networking Coffee Break
12:30 - 14:00
15:30 - 16:00
Delegate Lunch
Networking Coffee Break
09:00 - 10:30
11:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 15:30
SESSION 1: JOINT PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION - STRATEGY AND
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR A POWER HUNGRY REGION
Session Chair: Representative from CNBC Asia Pacifc
Panelists:
Ka Keun Chan, CE, Narure Elemenrs Capiral, China
Arun Sen, CE, Lanco Fower nrernarional, Sinapore
Noeleen Heyzer, Execurive Secrerary, N ESCAF, Sinapore
Willem van TwemLeke, Asia CE, FFGDF SEZ, Thailanc
SESSION 2 - ENERGY SECURITY - FOSSIL FUELS OR RENEWABLES? -
PANEL DISCUSSION
This excirin panel ciscussion aims ro accress perhaps rhe key issue ol rhe ae. Coverin securiry ol enery supply,
invesrmenr anc climare key incusrry lures explore rhe lacrs anc celve inro rhe ceLare.
Session Chair: David Appleyard, Conference Director, PennWell, UK
Keynote Speakers:
Fick Truscorr, CLF, Hon Kon
Jeremy Wilcox, Enery Farrnership, Thalianc
Harley Seyecin, Syrhe Enery, China
Track 1 Track 2
16:00 - 17:30
SESSION 3 - RENEWABLE
INTEGRATION AND THE GRID
ne ol rhe mosr inluenrial issues allecrin renewaLle
enery cevelopmenr is rhe aLiliry ol exisrin
rransmission anc cisrriLurion inlrasrrucrure ro supporr
rhe increasin penerrarion ol renewaLle enery
enerarion capaciry, in parricular rhose which imply
variaLle ourpur. This session explores rhe issues anc
presenrs solurions.
Session Chair:
Narottam Aul, Business Development Director, KEMA,
Australia
Operation Improving of 22 kV Distribution System
with VSPP and AVR
Surrikran veerasarhain, FEA Norrheasr, Thailanc
Title to be Confrmed
voravoor Fornvoranunr, MEA, Thailanc
Kelvin Tan, DNv Clean Technoloy Cenrer, Sinapore
SESSION 3 - DEVELOPING
SUSTAINABLE POLICY SUPPORT FOR
RENEWABLES
As in Europe, rhe S anc rhe orher emerin
markers, in Asia rhe key criver lor renewaLle enery
cevelopmenr is enery anc climare chane policy. This
session lilrs rhe lic on successlul policy srrareies anc
rhe key ro sraLle anc susrainaLle cevelopmenr
Session Chair:
Robert McGregor, Partner, Actis, Singapore
Riding Policy Support to Alternative Energy
Proliferation in the Imperial Valley, Lessons for the
Global Community: Is Diffusion in Distribution Nodes
of Electricity Generation Inherently More Secure?
Kelley Crockerr, San Dieo Srare niversiry, nirec
Srares
*Fepresenrarive lrom FLN, nconesia
*Fepresenrarive lrom DEDE, Thailanc
17:00 - 18:30 Opening Reception - Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney (booth G18)
*nvirec
09:00 - 10:30
SESSION 4 - CASE STUDIES IN
RENEWABLE ENERGY SUCCESS
Leacin Ly example, rhis session presenrs a numLer
ol successlul case srucies ol renewaLle enery pro|ecr
cevelopmenrs in Asia. Arrencees will Le aLle ro learn
rhe rihr way ro approach reional cevelopmenr
anc how ro avoic some ol rhe pirlalls rhar can cerail
orherwise arrracrive invesrmenrs.
Session Chair:
Sridhar Samudrala, Director Asia, World Alliance for
Decentralized Energy, United States
Real Returns on Investment for a Solar Plant in
Thailand
Emmanuel Guyor, Conery, Sinapore
Biomass Power Projects in Thailand
Fhornpen Jirriwurrinon Foyry Enery, Thailanc
Financing Module for Dagachhu Hydroelectric
Project in Bhutan
Sonam Wanci, DHFCL, Bhuran
Dairy Farm - Bio Gas Digester for Electricity and
Heat Process
venkar Famana, Mukunc Dairy Farms, ncia
SESSION 4 - RENEWABLES AS LEAST
COST GENERATION
Wirh oil prices hih anc volarile, lar lrom Lein rhe risky
oprion, renewaLle enery is emerin as rhe lowesr risk
anc leasr cosr oprion lor new enerarion capaciry in
Asia. Here we ain insihrs inro rhe marker, renewaLle
enery risks anc rerurns in rhe worlc ol $100 a Larrel
cruce.
Session Chair:
Josef Ullmer, President Director, Andritz Hydro,
Indonesia
Renewable Energy Makes Economic Sense
Tony Seacelli, WL Enery Lrc, Thailanc
Why Convert Coal to Biomass? Technical Solutions
are Gaining Momentum
Charles Farker, D F CleanTech, China
Vietnams Renewable Power Development in the
next 20 years: Literature Review and Vulnerability
Analysis
Trinh Hoan Anh Nuyen, CFED/CNFS, France
11:00 - 12:30
SESSION 5 - SOLAR MARKETS
AND TECHNOLOGY
Wirh rhe vasr solar resources availaLle Asia is an
oLvious cesrinarion lor new solar power cevelopmenrs.
Be rhey small or lare scale, rhis session lilrs rhe lic on
CSF anc Fv solar mocules, manulacrurin anc pro|ecr
cevelopmenr.
Session Chair:
Michael Vukelic, Solar Generation Manager, Parsons
Brinckerhoff, Thailand
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Job Motor for
Thailand Case Study Solarlite
Joachim Krueer, Solarlire GmLH, Germany
Gaining Confdence in PV Module Performance
through Laboratory Testing, Factory Audit and
Forensic Analysis of In-Field Data
Fhilip NapierMoore, Morr MacDonalc, Thailanc
Experience from Solar Power Project Development
in Thailand
Akarin Suwannarar, Foyry Enery, Thailanc
SESSION 5 - FINANCING RENEWABLES
All enery cevelopmenrs require a Lecrock ol sounc
lnances ro proress anc renewaLles while no cillerenr
anc perhaps more challenin. Deleares arrencin
rhis session will learn how lnance anc rhe various
insrirurions, luncs anc invesrors can crive chane Ly
supporrin new renewaLle enery cevelopmenrs.
Session Chair:
vince Choi, Senior Manaer, Fro|ecr Developmenr , FEC
Sysrems, Sinapore
Can Financial Institutions and Investors Drive the
Transformational Change towards Low-Carbon and
Climate-Resilient Growth?
Karlheinz Knickel, Franklurr School NEF
CollaLorarin Cenrre, Germany
$100 Billion Green Climate Fund and COP17
Implications for Energy Companies
James Muir, Sinclair Knihr Merz, New Zealanc
CoAurhors:
Alan Lowcon Sinclair Knihr Merz, K
Sam Davicson Sinclair Knihr Merz, K
Ariel Hersh Sinclair Knihr Merz, Ausrralia
Accirional Speaker ro Le Conlrmec
12:30 - 14:00 Delegate Lunch
Track 1 Track 2
14:00 - 15:30
SESSION 6 - SPOTLIGHT ON
GEOTHERMAL
Asia is one ol rhe mosr arrracrive reions lor rhe
expansion ol eorhermal capaciry anc ollers rhe
opporruniry lor rhis rechnoloy ro Lecome a ma|or
conrriLuror ro lowcarLon power enerarion. This
session presenrs insihrs inro rhe secror, irs resources
anc porenrial rerurns.
Session Chair:
Sean Purdie, Development Director, PB Power,
Hong Kong
The Modernization of Aging Geothermal Plants:
The Latest Generation of 20 MW Steam Turbines
Luciano Cozza, Ansalco Eneria, raly
Alex Smillie, vice Fresicenr Georhermal perarions,
Srar Enery, nonesia
Accirional Speakers ro Le Conlrmec
SESSION 6 - DEVELOPING
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
Deliverin invaluaLle insihrs inro pro|ecr cevelopmenr
in rhe reion, rhis session ollers rhe opporruniry lor
arrencees assess pro|ecr risks, icenrily ooc anc Lac
EFC conrracrors anc accelerare cevelopmenr ol ma|or
inlrasrrucrure pro|ecrs in rhe secror.
Session Chair:
Alan Dale Gonzales, Executive Director, full advantage,
Thailand
A Technical Review Hierarchy to Aid the
Identifcation of Attractive Projects and Assist in
Understanding, Quantifying and Mitigating their
Associated Risks
Daniel AsrLury, GL Garrac Hassan, Ausrralia
CoAurhor:
Graham Slack GL Garrac Hassan, Ausrralia
Closing the Gap Between a Feasibility Study
and Loan Signing in Hydro Projects A Lenders
Technical Advisors Perspective
Ancrew NoLle, Farsons Brinckerholl, Ausrralia
Solar EPCs: The Good, The Bad, The Results
Kurr Branrhover, WL Enery Lrc, Thailanc
16:00 - 17:30
SESSION 7 - BIOENERGIES IN ASIA
Wicely perceivec as one ol rhe mosr arrracrive rypes ol
renewaLle enery capaciry lor rhis reion, Lioenery
holcs a numLer ol key acvanraes, nor leasr rhe wicely
availaLle resources. Here we explore rhemes such as
risk manaemenr approaches, anc luel supply anc
manaemenr.
Session Chair:
Arul Joe Mathias, Managing Director, Renewable
Cogen Asia, India
Dedicated Forest Bio-Energy Plantations
Jell Wrihr, Durania, nirec Srares
Biomass Power Generation in Asia: Risk Management
Approaches
Balasankari Krishnan, FenewaLle Coen Asia, ncia
CoAurhor:
Arul Joe Marhias FenewaLle Coen Asia, ncia
Sustainable Global Biomass Fuel Impacts for Asian
Biomass Projects
Alasrair Brookes, Sinclair Knihr Merz, New Zealanc
EFB Pellet Opportunities in South East Asia
Chrisrian Serrano, Cipra Group ol Companies, Malaysia
SESSION 7 - RENEWABLE ENERGY
CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS
Despire irs numerous acvanraes, renewaLle enery
is one ol rhe mosr challenin areas ol cevelopmenr
lor Asian markers. This session nor only unveils some
ol rhe issues anc challenes lacin rhe secror, Lur also
presenrs solurions.
Session Chair:
Ka Keung Chan, CEO, Nature Elements Capital, China
Renewable Incentives Structural Framework -
Experience of Renewable Certifcates, Utility Scale
Net Metering, and Renewable Portfolio Standards in
the State of Massachusetts
Mark Moriarry, DuxLury Enery, nirec Srares
Coaurhor:
GleL Nechayev CBFE, GloLal Fesearch anc
Consulrin, Economerric, nirec Srares
Progress and Challenges for Renewable Energy
Development in Indonesia
Mike Croserri, Casrlerock Consulrin, nconesia
Krirrayaamon Faocharoen, ADB, Thailanc
Track 1 Track 2
*nvirec
FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER
09:00 - 10:30
SESSION 8 - TOWARDS A WIND
POWERED ASIA
GloLally one ol rhe mosr excirin anc successlul areas
ol cevelopmenr lor renewaLle enery, winc ollers
similar opporruniries in Asia, a lacr rhar some ol rhe
worlc's Liesr manulacrurers are well aware ol. This
session presenrs insihrs inro reion winc resources,
rhe marker anc rhe movers rhar can leac rhe reion ro a
renewaLle powerec lurure.
Session Chair:
Seung Joo Choe, Head of Corporate R&D Institute,
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Korea (South)
Selection Bias and the Value of Certainty
Dawei Zhan, 3TEF, China
CoAurhor:
Marrhew Hencrickson 3TEF, nirec Srares
The Study of Energy Production of the Wind Turbine
in Chaiyapoom, Mook Da Haan, and Chumporn
Provinces of Thailand
Tanokkorn Chenvichya, CES Solar Cells Tesrin Cenrer,
Thailanc
CoAurhors:
Chaya Jivacare CES, Solar Cell Tesrin Cenrer, Thailanc
Wacharakorn Kerren CES, Solar Cells Tesrin Cenrer,
Thailanc
Banrern Suwanrraul Kin Monkur's niversiry ol
Technoloy ThonLuri, Thailanc
Fanom Farinya CES Solar Cells Tesrin Cenrer, Thailanc
SESSION 8 - ANCILLARY MARKETS:
THEIR ROLE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
Alon wirh policy anc lnance, marker cevelopmenr
is one ol rhe key areas ro Le accressec il renewaLle
enery is ro emere ro rake irs rihrlul place as a
sinilcanr player in Asia. Balancin, ric sraLiliry,
spinnin reserves, all rhese issues anc more are
explorec in rhis session which lilrs rhe lic on rhe role
rhar ancillary markers can play in smoorhin rhe parh
lor renewaLle enery in Lorh emerin anc more
esraLlishec markers.
Session Chair:
Torsten Pedersen, Director, Sales NSEA , Vestas Asia
Pacifc Wind Technology, Singapore
Fepresenrarive lrom SN Fower
Fepresenrarive lrom WESM
Fepresenrarive lrom ADB Finance
Track 1 Track 2
Mr. Narottam Aul
Business Developmenr Direcror
KEMA
Ausrralia
Dr. Palghat Balasankari
FenewaLle Coen Asia
ncia
Mr. Martin Bjoerk
Senior Markerin Manaer
Alsrom Fower
Sinapore
Mr. Seung Joo Choe
Senior vice Fresicenr
Doosan Heavy ncusrries & Consrrucrion Co.
Korea
Mr. Vince Choi
Senior Manaer, Fro|ecr Developmenr
FenewaLle Enery Corporarion
Sinapore
Mr. Somsak Chutanan
Manain Direcror
nlrarech Enineerin & Services
Company Limirec
Thailanc
Mr. Alan Dale Gonzales
Execurive Direcror
Full Acvanrae
Thailanc
Mr. Francis Griffn
Hycro Team Leacer
Morr MacDonalc, Lrc.
nirec Kincom
Prof. Dr. Giang Pham Hong
Chairman
viernam Narional Commirree on Lare
Dams & Warer Fesources Developmenr
(vNCLD)
viernam
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD ASIA ADVISORY BOARD
11:00 - 12:30
SESSION 9 - ADVANCES IN
RENEWABLES
Wirh winc, solar, Lioenery anc eorhermal raLLin
mosr ol rhe heaclines rhere are a numLer ol renewaLle
enery rechnoloies which co nor er rhe arrenrion rhey
ceserve. This session aims ro recress rhe Lalance wirh
a look ar Lorh emerin enerarion rechnoloies anc
rheir applicarion in Asia as well as relarec rechnoloies
which can enhance anc accelerare renewaLle enery
ceploymenr
Session Chair:
David Appleyard, Conference Director, PennWell
International, United Kingdom
Performance analysis of foating photovoltaic
systems on the water surface
Nam Hyun Lee, Korea warer resources corporarion,
Korea (Sourh)
CoAurhors:
Hyeon Cheol Choi Korea Warer Fesources
Corporarion, Korea (Sourh)
HyunJoon Joo Honik niversiry Fesearch nsrirure
ol Science an, Korea (Sourh)
Sun Hun Lee Korea Warer Fesources Corporarion,
Korea (Sourh)
Kun Jun Lee Chunnam Narional niversiry, Korea
(Sourh)
JeonHun Nam Honik niversiry Fesearch nsrirure
ol Science an, Korea (Sourh)
ChansuL Won LSS Co, Korea (Sourh)
Clean Power Production with Fuel Cells and
Hydrogen from Biomass
Allrec Won, Ballarc Fower Sysrems, Canaca
CoAurhor:
Jellrey Glancr Ballarc Fower Sysrems, nirec Srares
SESSION 9 - REACHING OUT
WITH RENEWABLES: RURAL
ELECTRIFICATION
Lare pro|ecrs may arrracr rhe heaclines Lur ir is olren
rhe smallesr cevelopmenrs which make rhis Liesr
cillerence ro rhe lives ol rhe pooresr people, rhose
wirhour access ro elecrriciry. Deleares arrencin rhis
session will explore ollric renewaLle enery solurions
ro rhe issue ol enery access lor all.
Session Chair:
Somsak Chutanan, Managing Director In Fr Tech
Engineering & Services, Thailand
Implementing Demand Driven, Innovative, Replicable
and Sustainable Renewable Energy Solutions in the
Mekong Region
Lucovic Lacrosse, EEF Mekon, Thailanc
Lu Tri Mumpuni, BEK, nconesia

Track 1 Track 2
15:00 - 16:00 Closing Reception & Best Paper Awards
Mr. Arul Joe Mathias
Manain Direcror
FenewaLle Coen Asia
ncia
Mr. Robert McGregor
Farrner
Acris
Sinapore
Mr. Torsten Pedersen
Direcror, Sales NSEA
vesras
Ausrralia
Mr. Taraz Saba
Winc Group Manaer
Farsons Brinckerholl (FB Fower)
Ausrralia
Mr. Sridhar Samudrala
Direcror Asia
Worlc Alliance lor Decenrralizec Enery
SA
Mr. Josef Ullmer
Fresicenr Direcror
Ancrirz Hycro
nconesia
Mr. Mike Vukelic
Solar Generarion Manaer
Farsons Brinckerholl
Thailanc
*nvirec
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD ASIA 2012 ORGANISER CONTACTS
EXHIBITION AND SPONSORSHIP
SALES:
Tom Marler
Sales Manaer
T: 44 (0) 12 c5c c08
C: 44 (0) 744 305 748
F: 44 (0) 12 c5c 700
E: romm@pennwell.com
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Sales Manaer
T: 44 (0) 12 c5c cc3
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CONFERENCE CONTACTS:
Event Director:
Glenn Ensor
Tel: 44 (0) 12 c5c c1c
Email: Glenne@pennwell.com
Conference Director:
Davic Appleyarc
Tel: 44 (0) 12 c5c c5
Email: Davica@pennwell.com
Senior Conference Manager:
Amy Nash
Tel: 44 (0) 12 c5c c21
Email: Amyn@pennwell.com
Manager of International Event
Marketing:
Neil Walker
Tel: 44 (0) 12 c5c c43
Email: Neilw@pennwell.com
EXHIBITION CONTACTS:
Exhibit Services Manager:
Claucerre Hulrzer
Tel: 44 (0) 12 c5c c37
Email: claucerreh@pennwell.com
Event Operations Manager:
Ficharc Loan
Tel: 44 (0) 12 c5c c5c
Email: rloan@pennwell.com
JOINT OPENING RECEPTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD ASIA / POWER-GEN ASIA 2012 OPENING RECEPTION -
SPONSORED BY PRATT & WHITNEY BOOTH G18
Wecnescay 3rc croLer 2012
17.00 18.30
EXHIBITION FLOOR
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Lusiness ciscussions or |usr relax ar rhe enc ol a Lusy cay.
You are corcially invirec ro arrenc anc en|oy a selecrion ol canaps anc crinks anc welcome ro Lrin your colleaues,
clienrs anc prospecrive Lusiness parrners.
The penin Feceprion is open ro all anc is lree ol chare
We sincerely hope you can |oin us ar rhis receprion anc look lorwarc ro meerin you.
FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia ream.
CLOSING RECEPTION AND BEST PAPER AWARDS
Fricay 5rh croLer
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TECHNICAL PLANT TOUR
Technical Tour One Wang Noi Power Plant
Owner/Operator: Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
Date: Tuesday 2nd October 2012
Meeting Point: Renewable Energy World Asia Registration Area, IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Centre
Meeting Time: 8am
Duration: All day
Cost: 95
The Wan Noi Fower Flanr is locarec on rhe area ol 280 acres ar
Wan Noi Disrricr wirhin Ayurrhaya province. r is approximarely
70 kilomerers norrh ol Bankok anc 2 kilomerers lrom mpacr
ExhiLirion anc Convenrion Cenrre.
The power planr is equippec wirh rhree comLinec cycle Llocks,
incorporarin six as rurLines anc rhree sream rurLines. The
ollcial synchronizarion was complerec in April, 1c anc rhe
Commercial perarion Dare (CD) in May, 1c. The main
luel lor planr enerarion is narural as lrom rwo sources rhe
Gull ol Thailanc anc Myanmar. Diesel oil ol c0 million lirers
has Leen reservec as supplemenrary luel in case ol as supply
inrerruprion. The roral capaciry ol Wan Noi Fower Flanr is
2,027 MW anc rhe ross capaciry lrom rhe years 1c ro 2011
was rorally 147,428,708,433 million kWh.
An nler air coolin sysrem ol 20,000 ron has Leen insrallec
ar Block 3 comLinec cycle power planr. The insrallarion was
complerec in June 2012 anc can lurrher enhance rhe capaciry
ol 70 MW ro rhe ross enerarion. Wan Noi Block 4 comLinec
cycle power planr is currenrly uncer consrrucrion. The pro|ecr
will Le complerec in June 2014 anc will acc rhe capaciry ol 785
MW ro rhe presenr enerarin sysrem.
Durin Thailanc's severe loocin ar rhe enc ol 2011, Wan Noi
Fower Flanr cevelopec emerency plans anc coulc successlully
save rhe power planr lrom loocin. Anc lrom rhar poinr, a looc
Larrier ar lenrh ol 5 kilomerers has Leen Luilr ro prorecr rhe
roral area ol 1,280,000 square merers.
Wan Noi Fower Flanr has promorec urilizarion ol ellcienr
enery anc rechnoloy anc has carriec our irs operarion in
complere compliance wirh all applicaLle laws anc reularions.
From July 2007 up ro presenr, rhe power planr has iven over
Barh 450 million inro Communiry Developmenr Func anc has
carriec our a wice rane ol social anc environmenral acriviries ro
cevelop anc Luilc rhe Lerrer livin ol neihLorin communiry
i.e. puLlic healrh, ecucarion, occuparional promorion, culrural
conservarion erc.
Wan Noi Fower Flanr has receivec S 14001, S001, anc
TS18001 cerrilcarion. Since 2002, rhe power planr has Leen
honorec lor irs oursrancin Lusiness operarions lor nine
consecurive years anc has receivec an awarc lor rwo million
hours ol operarion wirh zero accicenrs.
To book your tour place visit
www.renewableenergyworld-asia.com or complete
and return the Registration Form at the back of this
programme.
Flease Nore:
No onsire reisrrarion will Le availaLle
All arrencees musr Le reisrerec anc paic lor rhe rour
Lelore Fricay 31 Auusr
All arrencees will have ro provice rhe requirec accirional
inlormarion ( A lorm will Le senr ro you upon reisrrarion)
Ly Moncay 3 SepremLer or will nor Le ranrec access ro
rhe planr
WANG N FWEF FLANT
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
SPECIALIZED MARKETING, SALES & COMMUNICATION
TECHNIQUES TO THE GLOBAL POWER GENERATION MARKET

Tuesday 2nd October 09:30 - 12:30
Conference Area, IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Centre
Instructor: Ravi Krishnan, Managing Director, Krishnan & Associates Inc.
Who Should Attend
Markerin & sales execurives, pro|ecr manaers & enineers,
F&D personnel lrom EMs anc service provicers ro rhe
nrernarional Fower ncusrry
Course Overview and Objective
This course conrains specializec markerin rechniques &
srrareies ro uriliry & incusrrial laciliries in rhe loLal power
incusrry allecrec Ly emission conrrol reularions. The
rechniques anc rools icenrilec woulc incluce oprimizin a
company's sales & markerin ellorr ro rhe loLal power, pulp
& paper, cemenr, relnin anc orher relarec incusrries. The
specilc locus will Le on nirec Srares, European, anc some
Asian markers such as ncia.
Specializec rechniques ro enerare leacs anc opporruniries
incluce:
1. Targeted Database Marketing to the Power Industry
2. Advertising, Sales & Business Development Strategies
3. Direct Selling & Lead Generation
4. E Marketing Techniques
5. Building A Customer Intelligence System
6. Competitive Intelligence
7. Marketing Collateral
8. Internet Optimization & SEO
9. Media & Branding Strategies For Global
Industry Recognition
10. Market Intelligence, Forecasts, & Market Research
Course Highlights
Fresenrarions & case srucies
DaraLase rools & inrerner inrellience incex
Sales & markerin, Lrancin srrareies
Leac enerarion & Luilcin proposal opporruniry volume
Instructors Biography
Favi Krishnan, Manain Direcror, Krishnan & Associares nc.
Favi's areas ol experrise are inrernarional markerin & Lusiness
cevelopmenr lor rhe loLal power incusrry. His lrm successlully
markers a rane ol equipmenr, services anc environmenral
rechnoloies ro power planrs anc incusrrial laciliries. Key
areas ol locus are new marker penerrarion, procucr launch,
marker cevelopmenr, cusromer acquisirion, srrareic alliance
esraLlishmenr, anc Lranc manaemenr.
Workshop lee: C375.00
For reisrrarion inlormarion see pae 28
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EXHIBITION FLOORPLAN
Challener Hall 1
MFACT ExhiLirion & Convenrion Cenrre
Renewable Energy World Asia
EXHIBITOR LIST
NAME BOOTH
ABB FTE LTD 2
AGGFEK NTEFNATNAL FWEF FFJECTS J2
AF NEW ZEALAND GAS TFBNES G28
ALLEN GEAFS J43
ALSTM CYBEF CAFE B8
ANSALD ENEFGA D18
AFAC ENEFGY FENTAL FTE LTD B5
AMA FESTEF GMBH & C. KG H4c
ASTFALAN WNDEFS H5
BABCCK & WLCX CMFANY, THE A18
BABCCK FWEF NC G32
BANDT CLAMFS (ASA) FTE LTD K55
BEADFEY A31
BF ATMATN J8
BLACK & vEATCH CFFFATN J5c
BFSG GMBH A45
BFADEN MANFACTFNG H2c
BFENTWD ASA LTD. J52
BFSH H18
CC AN M SEvEFE SEFvCE CMFANY G27
CHNT ELECTFC C., LTD F44
CHFMALLY H32
CLEAN ENEFGY SYSTEMS C., LTD F5
CLEAvEFBFKS A13
CMTHA SEFvCES C.,LTD. K45
CEN CMFANY, NC. / HAMWFTHY CMBSTN C40
CNSLECTFA NTEFNEHMENSBEFATNG GMBH F5c
CFMETECH NC A3
CFESTCHC LTD J20
CvT CFF C70
DAEYNG C & E C.,LTD. A55
DEE DEvELFMENT ENGNEEFS LTD B70
DSAN HEAvY NDSTFES & CNSTFCTN C1
DFCLEANTECH D50
DFESSEFFAND B40
DFAG GMBH G2c
EDWAFDS LTD D27
ELECTFCTY GENEFATNG ATHFTY F THALAND D8
ELLTT GFF H5c
ENEFGY EXEMFLAF FTY LTD Jcc
ENEFFFJECT SA C32
ENvFNMENT NE J3
EST ASA FTE LTD J41
ESTEFLNE ADvANCED SENSFS G45
ETS FWEF GFF A17
FFBES MAFSHALL FvT. LTD. J44
FSTEF WHEELEF GLBAL FWEF GFF E2c
GAS TFBNE CNTFLS G43
GEA HEAT EXCHANGEFS GMBH G8
GTALTFNC H28
HALDF TFSE J2c
HAMN A1
HEATEC C.,LTD / BABCCK BFSG SEFvCE C34
HTACH LTD FWEF AND NDSTFAL SYSTEMS E8
HKF C., LTD F22
HWDEN
HYDF ASTFALA Dc4
BA HAMBFG Hcc
H CFFFATN F18
M NDSTFES C. LTD E44
NDSTFAL FWEF TECHNLGY FTE LTD B50
SFF FLD TECHNLGES J18
NAME BOOTH
KAWASAK GAS TFBNE ASA H8
KC ENGNEEFNG LTD. C28
KMF (KFEA MDLAND FWEF C., LTD.) Dc0
LESLE CNTFLS NC G44
LANG CH NDSTFY (THALAND) C., LTD. 21
MAGTTEAX C.,LTD Ec
MAFNA GFF F2
MEE NDSTFES NC A2c
MEGAFLEXN C., LTD. Ecc
MEGGTT CNTFL SYSTEMS A28
MTSBSH HEAvY NDSTFES LTD D2
MFGAN CEFAMCS A41
MFGAN SCHAFFEF NC. B44
MTFTECH GMBH H42
MT NSTE ENEFGY (A TGNM GFF BFAND) G2
NATNAL ELECTFC CL H40
NATNWDE BLEF NC A2
NTEF/EFKSEN B2c
NFFLEX MCAFTA A51
F FWEF GENEFATNG C.,LTD E5c
F.A.N. MFFT C. LTD D55
FCC ENEFGY GFF A5c
FENNWELL Ac7
F MAGAZNE ASA J58
FC ASA FACFC SDN. BHD. G22
FLYMTH TBE CMFANY D31
FWEF NSTFMENTS FTE LTD/ DEF J48
FWEF MACHNES G40
FFATT & WHTNEY FWEF SYSTEMS G18
FFECSN FWEF SEFvCES CMFANY LMTED J5c
FFvNCAL ELECTFCTY ATHFTY F2c
AFTZELEC LTD E40
FEMAZEL ENGNEEFNG SFA C2
FENTECH BLEF SYSTEMS NC. J3c
FCWEFK ESEFL & EMMFCH GMBH Jc5
SC ENGNEEFNG C.,LTD. Ec0
SHELL LBFCANTS 17
SHN NFFN MACHNEFY C LTD E50
SFS AKTFK GMBH F34
SFG SFA F28
STEJASA. AGFEGADS NDSTFALES,S.A. C43
SMTM HEAvY NDSTFES LTD F50
THE HLLAFD CFFFATN H22
THEFMAL ENGNEEFNG NTEFNATNAL NC. (TE) G32
T ANDE FABTCATFS FvT. LTD. J30
TLTBABCCK NC B27
TSHBA A32
TFvEN TFBNE LTD. A40
TFWATEF CLNG TWEFS SDN BHD Bc4
TFBNE BLADNG AND FAFTS J45
vELA WATEF SLTNS & TECHNLGES Fc0
vGT FWEF NTEFNATNAL G32
WAMAF NTEFNATNAL NC G33
WAFTSLA FNLAND Y A2
WEF FWEF & NDSTFAL Hc0
WEST SALEM MACHNEFY Dc2
WD GFF GTS K51
YNGL AFG MACHNEFY C LTD F55
ZGF HK LTD. C50
ZK A25
FenewaLle Eery Worlc Asia FWEFGEN Asia
For a lull lisr ol exhiLirors, procucrs anc services,
visir www.renewaLleneryworlcasia.com
PRESS OFFICE PR & SOCIAL NETWORKING
FennWell Corporarion has appoinrec FuLlic Felarions & Mecia Consulranrs (FFMC Thailanc), a cecicarec puLlic relarions
consulrancy, ro promore FWEFGEN Asia anc irs colocarec evenr FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia. Their oL|ecrive is ro ain as
much puLliciry as possiLle lor rhe show anc promore your oranisarion's presence ar rhe evenr. The closer you work wirh rhem rhe
more likely rhe evenr will Le a success lor you.
DONT MISS OUT it doesnt cost you anything and there are many different ways exhibitors can get involved in the
PR campaign including:
Press releases or Announcements
Flease provice your press releases or cerails ol any procucr launches or announcemenrs you will Le makin ar rhe evenr.
In-house publications
l you run an inhouse puLlicarion anc woulc like ro puLlish a preview ol rhe show alonsice whar you will Le coin ar rhe evenr
ro cisrriLure inrernally or ro your clienrs anc parrners, FFMC can assisr wirh conrenr, loos anc imaes.
Press Room
ExhiLirors can cisplay press kirs, releases anc norices in rhe press room curin rhe evenr.
The press room is lor rhe sole use ol visirin |ournalisrs, who will Le iven cerails ol all press conlerences or orher plannec press
evenrs FFMC is mace aware ol. l your oranisarion is plannin any press acriviry ar rhe evenr please ensure you inlorm FFMC.
Social Media
ur FF campain is earec rowarcs achievin rhe hihesr possiLle search enine rankin lor rhe show anc relarec searches. Wirh
Goole now aruaLly rhe mosr imporranr Lusiness rool on rhe planer, leverain social mecia anc social nerworkin opporruniries
ro ensure our communicarions reach rhe wicesr possiLle aucience is an essenrial aspecr ol rhe FF campain.
PR CONTACTS
Suthi Chatterjee
FFMC Thailanc
Tel: cc 2 247c533
Fax: cc 2 24778c8
MoLile:cc (0) 870c05c0 (curin show only)
Email: surhi@prmcrhailanc.com
PENNWELL MARKETING CONTACTS
Neil Walker
Manaer ol nrernarional Evenr Markerin
FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia
Tel: 44 12 c5c c43
Fax: 44 12 c5c 700
MoLile: 44 7711 421 524
Email: neilw@pennwell.com
LinkedIn
Keep up ro care wirh all rhe laresr inlormarion aLour rhe evenrs anc make
conracr wirh orher exhiLirors, speakers anc visirors rhrouh our Linkecn
Groups here:
hrrp://www.linkecin.com/roups?ic2501788&rrkhL_sice_
Twitter
For uprocare incusrry news anc evenr anc conlerence announcemenrs,
you can also lollow each show on Twirrer Ly visirin rhe lollowin links:
hrrp://rwirrer.com/=!/powerenasia
Facebook:
You can also lnc our more ol our FaceLook pae which will Le reularly
upcarec rhrouhour rhe campain:
hrrp://www.laceLook.com/paes/FWEFGENASA/11078405571c55c
Please use the hashtag #PGAsia when mentioning the event on any social media sites.
HOW TO GET THERE
IMPACT Link
The easy way lrom your Horel ro FenewaLle Enery
Worlc Asia

MFACT Link is a cirecr shurrle Lus service Lerween MFACT
Muan Thon Thani anc rhe BTS Mo Chir Srarion, locarec
in rhe hearr ol Bankok ciry cenrre.
Buses ceparr rhe srarion every 15 minures anc rhe service
runs lrom cam 10pm caily. The lee is 30 Bahr each way wirh
an MFACT Link Coupon, purchasec on rhe Lus.
For more information, contact Call center at 02-833-5555
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD ASIA
Challener Hall 1,
MFACT Muan Thon Thani ExhiLirion &
Convenrion Cenrre
The MFACT Muan Thon Thani
ExhiLirion & Convenrion Cenrre is a
45minure crive lrom SuvarnaLhumi
nrernarional Airporr anc 20minure
crive lrom a hearr ol Bankok via rhe
ciry's exrensive expressway sysrem.
IMPACT Muang Thong Thani
Exhibition & Convention Centre
Bankok Lanc Builcin , Fopular Foac
Banmai SuLcisrricr , Fakkrec Disrricr
NonrhaLuri 11120 Thailanc
Tel: cc (0) 2833 4455
F ax: cc (0) 2833 445c
Email: inlo@impacr.co.rh
TRAVEL AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
FLIGHTS TO BANGKOK
We are celihrec ro announce THA AFWAYS as rhe llcial Airline ro FenewaLle Enery Worlc Asia.
THA AFWAYS are ollerin a Special Ner Fare lor celeares anc visirors rravellin on THA inrernarional lihrs ro arrenc rhe evenr
in Bankok.
All reservarions, rickerin, anc paymenr musr Le mace cirecrly wirh THA Airways nrernarional ollces, wirh rhe lollowin
inlormarion:
1. Evenr Name FWEFGEN Asia
2. Evenr Coce "TG121002c"
3. Frovice Conlrmarion ol Feisrrarion ricker
BANGKOK
Bankok is one ol rhe mosr cosmopoliran, conrrasrin anc, aLove all, compellin ol Asian ciries. The 'Ciry ol Anels' has lunky
markers, upmarker malls, a riversice lull ol surprises, a viLranr nihrlile scene, many laLulous sihrs anc arrracrions rhar relecr irs
unique herirae, anc much more.
The ciry is never shorr ol horels, wherher luxury inrernarional chain or oneoll Lourique wirh only a lew rooms.
We are celihrec ro Le aLle ro assisr wirh your horel arranemenrs rhrouh our Accommocarion anc Travel Farrner, Evenrs in
Focus.
The llcial Farrner lor Accommocarion & Travel Evenrs in Focus is a marker leacer in accommocarion, rravel anc onsire
manaemenr lor worlcwice evenrs.
llerin comperirive rares ar a wice rane ol horels inclucin rranslers, meer anc reer, oranisin privare luncrions anc cinners
curin rhis evenr.
For cerails ol your local THA AFWAYS Lranch anc conracr cerails, please visir
www.renewaLleeneryworlcasia.com or scan rhis F coce wirh your smarr phone:
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
For more information please contact:
Direcror nrernarional Evenrs/Conlerences
Fancy Wrihr
T: 44 (0) 207 02 77c1
F: 44 (0) 207 c33 427
E: rwrihr@evenrsinlocus.ner
Execurive nrernarional Evenrs/Conlerences
ElizaLerh Kelly
T: 44 (0) 207 02 77c4
F: 44 (0) 207 c33 427
E: ek@evenrsinlocus.ner
HOTEL BOOKING FORM
RETURN COMPLETED BOOKING FORM TO
ek@evenrsinlocus.ner or Fancy Wrihr rwrihr@evenrsinlocus.ner
Discounr rares are only availaLle lrom Evenrs in Focus, rhe llcial Housin Aenr
DELEGATE NFFMATN Flease lll in BLCK LETTEFS (Flease lll in one reisrrarion lorm per celeare)
Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms.
Firsr Name: Lasr Name:

Company Name:

Accress:

Ciry: Fosr Coce: Counrry:

Fhone (Counrry Coce ) Fax (Counrry Coce )

Email:

ACCOMMODATION
Horel Frelerence :

1sr CHCE: Sinle DouLle

2nc CHCE: Sinle DouLle
Arrival Dare: Deparrure Dare: No ol Nihrs:

will Le sharin a room wirh: Smokin Nonsmokin
GUEST INFORMATION

SELECT NE: ExhiLiror Arrencee rher
BOOKING CONDITIONS
Foom availaLiliry will Le uaranreec lor reservarions receivec Ly 28rh Auusr 2012, alrer rhar care Evenrs in Focus will hancle
requesrs suL|ecr ro availaLiliry
All rooms will Le uaranreec rhrouh a valic crecir carc numLer receivec
Crecir Carc ( American Express, visa, MasrerCarc)
Carc NumLer: Expiry Dare
3 or 4 (lor Amex) ciir numLers in a sinarure space / securiry coce on rhe reverse sice
Carcholcer's Name: Carcholcer's Sinarure:

CANCELLATN FLCY: These vary cepencin on horel, please check ar rhe rime ol Lookin. ncivicuals are responsiLle lor
no show, cancellarion lees anc early ceparrures.
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PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: TOTAL PAYMENT DUE:
1. TYPE OF COMPANY OR ORGANISATION
01 Power generat|ng ut|||ty
02 |oca| or centra| government
03 Energy adv|sory or p|ann|ng agency
04 A|d agency
05 Research or tra|n|ng estab||shment
06 |arge energy user
07 Oompany |nvo|ved d|rect|y |n renewab|es
08 Own/manage a renewab|e energy s|te
09 Manufacture of comp|ete renewab|e energy systems
10 Oonsu|tants |n renewab|e energy
11 Arch|tecture/construct|on
98 Other p|ease descr|be}
2. PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION\ RESPONSIBILITY
01 Adm|n|strat|on / management
02 Research / deve|opment
03 Product|on / process
04 Oua||ty contro| / assurance
05 Purchas|ng
2. SECTOR OF INTEREST
01 B|omass power
02 B|omass heat|ng
03 Energy effc|ent arch|tecture
04 F|nance
05 Geotherma| power
06 Geotherma| heat|ng
07 Hydro power
08 Mar|ne power
09 Photovo|ta|cs
10 Po||cy
11 Rura| e|ectr|fcat|on
12 So|ar therma| power OSP}
13 So|ar heat|ng/coo||ng
14 t|||ty-sca|e renewab|es
15 W|nd power
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|unohes and oonferenoe prooeed|ngs:
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|unoh for one day. Does NOT |no|ude the oonferenoe prooeed|ngs:
Wednesday 3 Ootober 2012 t 515
Thursday 4 Ootober 2012 t 515
Fr|day 5 Ootober 2012 t 515
Exhibitor Full Conference - lno|udes entranoe to the exh|b|t|on and a||
Renewab|e Energy Wor|d As|a and POWER-GEN As|a oonferenoe sess|ons, two
|unohes and oonferenoe prooeed|ngs (must be an exhibiting company):
Pa|d Before 3 September 2012 t 430
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Supporting Associations Full Conference
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IPPFICH CEERDREEEPIPWA TEBA
Workshop
Speo|a||sed Market|ng, Sa|es & Oommun|oat|on Teohn|ques to the Power
Generat|on Market
Tuesday 2nd Ootober 2012 t 325
Corporate Delegate Plan
5 Employees
Pa|d Before 3 September 2012

t 3,875
Pa|d on or after 3 September 2012

t 4,240
10 Employees

t 7,090

t 8,005
15 Employees

t 10,305

t 11,290
20 Employees

t 11,835

t 14,120
Additional Lunch Tickets

t 60 Weds 3 Ootober

t 60 Thurs 4 Ootober
Conference Proceedings
Renewab|e Energy Wor|d / As|a POWER-GEN As|a
Oomb|ned Oonferenoe Prooeed|ngs

t 310
Technical Tour (Including lunch and transport)
Tuesday 2nd Ootober
Wang No| OOP P|ant

t 95
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