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Canadian PowerPlus Corporation

Presentation By

Hans Behm & Eric Neary

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Introduction

• Hans Behm – Founder & Patent Applicant– Designer / Builder

• Eric Neary, P.Eng.– Alternative Energy Technology Specialist

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Concept• Variable Tailrace Technology

– Patent Application (US60/815,850 filed on June 23, 2006)

– Allows the elevation of the downstream water body to be adjusted

• For low output operation, level can be raised to eliminate cavitation in turbines.

• For high output operation, level can be lowered increasing effective head across turbine.

• Current Practice is to set the tailrace level as low as possible, but high enough to prevent cavitation during the low output operation.

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Typical Dam Tailrace

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Variable Tailrace – Low Position

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Variable Tailrace – High Position

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Benefit

• Example – Seven Mile Dam– Max Output approx. 600 MW– Total Head approx. 62 to 66 m. depending on output

(avg = 64 m).

• If variable tailrace installed, and head maintained at 66 m, incremental output at Max capacity

= (66-62)/62*600MW = 6.45% * 600 MW= 38.7 MW

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Benefit

• At max output, gain = 38.7 MW • At min output, gain = 0 MW• Estimate capacity factor of dam at 50%, and linear

relationship between output gain and capacity• Realized Benefit = 0.5 * 38.7 MW * 8760 hrs/yr =

approx 170 GWHrs/yr. (with no GHG emissions!)• If electricity @ $46/MWhr,

Increase Revenue = 7.8 Million CAD/yr

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Risks

• Construction Costs– Historical construction costs available for various dam

sites

• Environmental / Permitting– No anticipated difference than excavation of tailrace

• Reliability– Design of variable tailrace would include

• Failsafe Design• Redundancy of Operating Mechanism• Complete HAZOP & RMA study during engineering phase

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Proposal

• CCPC looking for initial project Partner

• Partner to supply –– Site– Financing for a portion of the project– Expertise & guidance to support CCPC’s

engineering design & execution plan

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Benefits

• Only bears a portion of the project cost

• Increased power generation & revenue

• Public support for green power with no GHG emissions