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Nordic O&M Conference 2013
Kelly Dallas VP Technical Services – Renewable Power Group November 2013
For professional clients / qualified investors only
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Any investment decision with respect to the BlackRock NTR Renewable Power Fund (as defined herein) must be based solely on the definitive and final version of the Private Placement Memorandum, amended and restated limited partnership agreement(s), investment management agreement(s), subscription agreement(s) and related documentation for the BlackRock NTR Renewable Power Fund and its related parallel funds (collectively, the “Fund”). There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or generate positive returns. Such an investment is subject to various risks, including a risk of total loss. These materials have not been approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any other regulatory authority or securities commission in the United States or elsewhere. This presentation contains opinions, which are expressed as of October 2013 and may change as subsequent conditions vary. Certain information contained herein has been obtained from published sources and from third parties, including without limitation, market forecasts, internal and external surveys, market research, publicly available information and industry publications. In addition, certain information contained herein may have been obtained from companies in which investments have been made by entities affiliated with BlackRock. Although such information is believed to be reliable for the purposes used herein, neither the Fund nor BlackRock assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information. Past performance information indicated herein is neither a guarantee nor indicative of the future performance or investment returns of the Fund and actual events or conditions may not be consistent with, and may differ materially from, historical or forecasted events or conditions. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader.
Disclaimer
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BlackRock NTR Renewable Power Fund - Overview
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Investment Strategy
The Fund
Value Add
Target Allocation
Geography Technology
• 21 person investment team across New York, Dublin and London with 100+ years of renewables industry investment experience
• Leveraging of the resources of the world’s largest asset manager with best-in-class fund and risk management infrastructure • Origination advantage through a combination of BlackRock’s reputation and investment team’s extensive industry networks
• Create a diversified international portfolio of operating Wind and Solar assets seeking stable cash flows driven by long-term contracts. Avoid technology, development and policy risk
• Cash flow yield at full deployment. Upside potential from asset appreciation
• Energy Infrastructure Fund focused on ownership of large Wind & Solar projects in North America and Europe • First close held May 30, 2012, final close in end of November 2013 • First 8 investments completed as at October 2013 (c. $150m)
Onshore Wind
Solar Photovoltaic North
America EU
Investment Sourcing
Framework Relationships
Off-Market Discussions
Auction Processes
Source: NREL Database, NTR, BlackRock NTR Renewable Power Investment Team Note: All data as of October 2013. There can be no assurances that the approximate positioning of the Fund will be achieved, as market conditions and investment opportunities may be materially different
Completed Fund Investments
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Note: The above referenced investments illustrate all the Fund’s investments. They are non-representative of all underlying Fund Investments that may be made by BlackRock on behalf of the Fund and it should not be assumed that the Fund will invest in comparable investments in the future, or that any future Investments made by the Fund will be successful. To the extent that these Investments prove to be profitable, it should not be assumed that the Fund’s investments will be profitable or will be as profitable. Additional information regarding all of the underlying investments can be provided upon request.
• Since December 2012 the Fund has deployed ~$150m
• 214MW current investment portfolio
• 71MW of US wind
• 45MW of Irish wind
• 20MW of Canadian solar
• 28MW of UK wind
• 50MW of French solar
• Portfolio can power ~100,000+ households annually
• Operating since December 2012 • Part of 300MW framework agreement
with developer juwi • 20-yr PPA with A- rated entity • 15x RePower turbines • Can power 10,000 households annually
Project Breeze – 31MW (Minnesota Wind Project)
Project Wyatt– 101MW* (Kansas Wind Project)
Project Bonner 1&2– 45MW (Irish Wind Portfolio)
Project Woodcote – 16MW (UK Wind Portfolio)
Project Abacus – 12MW (UK Wind Project)
Project Equinox – 50MW (French Solar Portfolio)
Project Glow– 20MW (Canadian Solar Portfolio)
• Operating since October 2012 • Partnered with Eurus Energy on
acquisition from EDF (*40% interest) • 20-yr PPA with BBB rated entity • 63x GE turbines • Can power 33,000 households annually
• Completion in July 2013- July 2014 • Sourced from bilateral discussions
with global developer • 15-yr FiT with BBB+ rated entity • 4x Enercon and 15x Nordex turbines • Can power 23,800 households
annually
• Operating since December 2010 • Part of 300MW framework agreement
with UK wind developer REG • 20-yr Green Certificates and 6.5-yr power
with A- rated entity • 6x Vestas turbines • Can power 6,000 households annually
• 3 operating and 4 in Q3 2013 • Sourced from bilateral discussions with
developer • 20-yr FiT with A+ rated entity • Jinko Solar panels • Can power 17,500 households annually
• Completion in Q1 / Q2 2014 • Part of a broader framework
agreement with global developer • 20-yr FiT with Aa2+ rated entity • Canadian Solar panels • Can power 3,340 households annually
• Operating since June 2012-January 2013 • Part of 100MW framework agreement
with UK wind developer REG • 20-yr Green Certificates and 10-yr power
with A- rated entity • 8x Vestas turbines • Can power 8,000 households annually
Investment Focus
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Typical Investors: VC or early stage PE • Spend per megawatt of $50-75k • High project failure rate
• Land rights not secured • Power contract or tariff not
secured • Permits and licenses needed • Project design in process • No financing and subsidy
• Land rights secured • Power contract or tariff secured • Permits and licenses complete • Project design finalized • Interconnection rights granted • Financing in place and qualified for
subsidy
Risk & Return
Invested Capital
Development Risk No Development Risk
Development Phase Construction and Operations Phase
Typical Investors: Infrastructure or late stage PE • Spend per megawatt of $1.5-3.0m • Lower project failure rate as projects are not
subject to development risk
Sources: NREL Database, Publicly Available Information
• 21 investment professionals with deep sector experience
• Team formed in March 2011 when Jim Barry and a team from NTR plc. joined BlackRock
• 100+ years of aggregated renewables industry experience
• ~4GW of projects developed and managed in the solar and wind sectors across North America and Europe
• $7.5Bn in financings, including term debt, construction finance, turbine finance, revolving credit and refinancing facilities
• Resources and infrastructure of the world’s largest asset manager, with $3.79 trillion in AUM as of December 31, 2012
BlackRock – Experienced Renewable Power Industry Team
Jim Barry, CIO
Teresa O’Flynn, Director
Peter Raftery, Technical Director
Manuel Ramos, Vice President
Isabella Pacheco, Associate
David Giordano, Managing Director
John Morello, Director
Paul Reilly, Director & COO
Matt Ptak, Director
Saima Ahmed, Associate
Stephane Tetot, Associate
Rory O’Connor, Managing Director
David O’Brien, Director
Charlie Reid, Director
Sverker Akerblom, Vice President
Rael McNally, Associate
Keith Mangan, Director
Alan Synnott, Director
Investment Team Experience – 21 Industry Professionals Team Overview
Broad Spectrum of Highly Relevant Experience
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Project Finance
Resource Assessment
Consulting
Capital Markets
Risk Management
Operations
Audit
Asset Management
Conventional Energy
Infrastructure
Wind
Solar
Renewable Project Development
M&A
Investment Banking
Tax-based Energy Finance Note: Information is current of as of October 2013 and subject to change
Kelly Dallas, Vice President
Laura Mitchell Operations and Reporting
Brad Kavin, Analyst
Dedicated Renewable Power Investment Team Within BlackRock’s Platform
Special Opportunities Group Sacha Bacro Peter Leffler
Agam Sharma
Legal & Compliance Dan Ronnen
David Maryles Jeremy Agnew Rory Maclean
Adrian Hildrerly Gregor Craig
Equity Research 129 professionals
Fixed Income Research
98 Professionals
Fund Administration Michael Pungello K. Umashankar
Bill Schrader Grace Paulus
Risk & Quantitative Analysis
Jason Malinowski Kelly Cook
Other Support
Edward Finnegan-Finance Raymond Hoffman-HR Mike Ward-Insurance
Amy Edwards- Accounting Policy Linda Novak- Tax US
Arnab Mazumdar – BLK Solutions™
Jim Barry, CIO (19) David Giordano, Managing Director (19) Rory O’Connor, Managing Director (16)
Note: Numbers in brackets indicate years of experience. Information is current of as of July 2013 and subject to change
Investment Committee
BlackRock Resources BlackRock Alternative Investors – Renewable Power BlackRock Resources
Investment Team
Senior Investment Team
Kendrick R. Wilson, III BlackRock Vice Chairman
Matthew Botein, Managing Director Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors
Sacha M. Bacro, Managing Director Head of Special Opportunities Group
Brian Stern, Managing Director BlackRock Alternative Investors / BlackRock
Corporate Ventures
Robin Batchelor, Managing Director CIO of Natural Resources Equity Team
David Giordano Managing Director
Jim Barry, Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director
Rory O’Connor Managing Director
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BlackRock offers a unique combination of industry team, fiduciary culture & breadth of resources Strong governance and risk control is ingrained in the investment process
Dublin Teresa O’Flynn, Director (14)
Keith Mangan, Director (Risk Management) (15) Paul Reilly, Director (Ops, Admin & Finance) (26)
Alan Synnott, Director (16) Kelly Dallas (Operations) (20)
Laura Mitchell (Ops, Admin & Finance) (13)
New York John Morello, Director (21) David O’Brien, Director (13) Matthew Ptak, Director (11)
Manuel Ramos, Vice President (9) Saima Ahmed, Associate (8)
Rael McNally, Associate (7) Brad Kavin, Analyst (1)
London
Peter Raftery, Director (Technical) (19) Charlie Reid, Director (8)
Sverker Akerblom, Vice President (6) Stephane Tetot, Associate (6)
Isabella Pacheco, Associate (6)
The BlackRock Principles
We are a Fiduciary to Our
Clients We put our clients interests first
We are Passionate about Performance We are intensely focused on performing at the
highest levels
We are One BlackRock The best solutions come from a diverse
team of partners
We are Innovators Continuous innovation brings the best
to our clients
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Kelly Dallas – Vice President Technical Renewable Power Group
Professional education
Dip Mechancial Engineering ( Cape Technickon )
MBA ( Manchester Business School )
Professional experience
12 years Nuclear Experience 3 years CCGT Experience 5 Years Experience
Selected wind power references
Eco Wind Power – 3 years O&M manager, V42, V74, V52, G52, G80 Bord Gais Energy – 2.6 years O&M Manager, V52, V80, V90, N90, Z42,
E70, E82 and GE1.5 ( Negotiated ~ 250MW of O&M contracts) Speaker and Chair O&M Workshop IWEA – 2012 Speaker Nordic O&M conference - 2012 Speaker IWEA Spring conference - 2013
Working with your Turbine Suppliers
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Understanding O&M
Technical Overview Mechanical
Main Gearbox, Low speed shaft, Main BRG, Slew Ring, Yaw gears
Low Voltage Electrical Generators, Convertors, Elect Cabinets, Cables, Control system, Sensors
High Voltage Electrical Turbine Transformers Main Transformer
Switch gear HV Cables Protection systems
Static Var compensators
Structural Tower
Civil Foundations Roads
Safety and Ancillary Equipment's Emerg Descent kits Ladders
HV safety devices Lifts
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Skill sets required on Wind parks
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Mechanical Tribology ( basic level )
• Oil
• Grease
Gearing
Material Stengths – e.g. bolt torque
Couplings
Electrical & instrumentation Generator theory
Convertor theory
Instrumentation ( Thermocouples & RTD’s)
HV & LV reticulation systems - cables
Transformers theory, operation and protection
Protection systems
Blades Composite Materials
Engineering Support Root cause Analysis
• Electrical
• Mechancal
Civil Foundations
• Buoyant foundations – Monitoring – Maintenance
– Drainage • Non bouyant • Piled foundations
Roads & hardstands • Access and Egress • Crane works
Site Drainage and foliage • Water run off • Fire breaks
Security and Fire detections
Safety HV safety
Working at heights Safe work systems ( LOTO ) Emergency plans
• Injury within Nacelle • Injury within Tower
Operations and Maintenance Departmental responsibilities
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Health and Safety (Day 2 Day)
Day to day status reporting
1,2nd and 3rd level Maintenance
Client Management
Liaison with the 3rd party providers
Fault investigation
Contract Management
Health and safety Departmental responsibilities
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Safety training
Manage Safety critical equipment's and processes
Safety Review of Authorised Work Procedures
Compilation of Risk Assessment
Safety Review of 3rd party subcontractors – crane company etc.
Investigations
Reporting on Safety Stats and liaison to the Health and Safety Authority
Ensure safety legislation requirements are translated into day to day work processes.
Safety drill and emergency preparation procedures
Procurement Departmental responsibilities
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Purchase of tooling required across different platforms and models Spares part procurement ERP system management ( SAP / Maximo ) Liaison with Accounts on parts usage
SCADA management
Day to day management of field staff communication tools
MI and BI tool management
Management of General IT systems
IT Departmental responsibilities
Engineering Departmental Responsibilities
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Root cause analysis
Generate Authorised Procedures
Performance analysis
SCADA analysis
Contractual KPI monitoring
Field Support
Accident Investigation – Engineering aspects
Asset Management Overview
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O&M Department
Turbine, Foundations, Substations, HV& MV Cabling
Service and Maintenance
Owners
Owners / Lenders Stakeholder
Business Plan
Asset Objectives
Policy & Strategy
Risk Analysis Asset Plans
Performance & condition Monitoring
Department Objectives
Service Delivery
ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN ENABLERS
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•Safety •Budgeting •Reporting – Performance , covenant •Roles and Responsibilities •Contract Management •Staffing ( Mix discipline ) •Training ( GWO, int (Mech, Elect, C&I), PLC & Safety ) •Recruitment
• KPI Metrics ( Production, Avail, Capacity factor, Untilzation factors )
• Contract KPI measures ( Avail ) • Balanced Scorecards • Data Warehouse (KKS or RDS PP based) • Interface to SCADA ( Historian ) • Equipment life trending ( Borescope GBX, Generator Health, Blades, Oil analysis, Service deviation trending)
• Weather forecasting – Wind, Sea conditions, Lightning
• ERP Planning & Spares systems( SAP, Maximo )
•WTG •Foundation / TP •HV voltage •Corrosion •Buildings •Marine •Safety Equipment • Testing – Ongoing • Takeover
• Commercial • Market • Production
• Technical • WTG • Foundation • HV cables • Main Transformer
• Safety • Market Regulations • Stakeholder – Int & Ext Risk
Analysis Asset Plans
Department Objectives
Performance & condition monitoring
Wind Park / Farm contractual overview
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Turbine Supply Agreement •Build cost is c €950K/MW ( EU Onshore Total cost is €1.3M/MW, Offshore Total cost is €3.9M/MW)
•Includes a Defects notification period: average is 2 years – 5 years
•Noise warranty •Power curve warranty
O&M contract •Term range for 2yr, 5ys, 15ys •Availability Warranty inclusive of LD’s and bonus
•Cost •c€20-26 k/MW •Var fee ~ 10% of upside when production > P75
•Parts repair obligation includes ex-works
•Performance obligations
Other Warranties / Contracts • Electrical • 2yr DNP
• Civil • 2yr DNP
• Escrow – Turbine detailed designs
Other contracts •Transmission System Operator •On-shore •Way leave •Land leases
•Internet Providers •Waste disposal •Planning obligation •License to Generate
Contract basics
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Cost
• Scope Of Works • Employers Risks /
Exclusions • Payment terms • Termination /
Break for Convenience
• Warranties, Parts & Service
• Limitation of Liabilities
Technical Performance
• Scope of Works • Service Standards • Acceptance of
Works • Force Majeure
Management
• Intellectual Properties
• Monitoring and reporting
• Obligations of Owners
• Assignments and Novation's
• Dispute resolutions
Different Business model bring different Gains/Losses
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Cost Certainty
- High
Fixed Prices ~ circa €20-26K/MW Variable price linked to Production Bonus structure linked to Availability Warranty Warranties LD’s – equal to annual fee or higher depending on leverage
Risk – Low
Spares Supply chain in place Repair obligation depends on what owner has purchased
Limited Visibility of
Turbine Equipment
status
Reports are basic Detailed Root cause not provided Data limited Issues are managed
Scope is generally limited to
Turbine only
HV Cables & Switchgear not included Foundations only during the TSA Roads
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Cost Certainty
- High
Fixed Prices ~ circa €10K/MW Variable price linked to Production Bonus structure linked to Availability Warranty Warranties -limited LD’s – equal to % annual fee
Risk – Medium
Spares Supply chain - OEM ~ 25%, Market ~ 75% Major component – who carries the risk? Repair obligation depends on what owner has purchased Intellectual Property Risk
Increased Visibility of
Turbine Equipment
status
Reports are Tailored Root cause can be limited as detail designs are not held by ISP Data limitations from SCADA
Scope is variable
HV Cables & Switchgear Foundations ??? Roads
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Cost Visibility
Increased Margin as bonuses and Var fees not paid, basic costs reduced to in-house labour costs LD’s – None
Risk – High
Spares Supply chain needed - Parts replacement agreement & Parts aggregator Technical knowledge – Service Support Agreement
Complete Visibility of
Turbine Equipment
status
Root cause limited by access to detailed info, but overtime this increases as knowledge increases Data limited by access to SCADA
Scope is all equipment
Turbines HV Cables & Switchgear Foundations Roads
So What should you be looking for ?
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Safety Record
and Excellent Systems
ISO 9001 ISO 15000 Safe system of work
Cost
Low cost option •Back up for in-house staff
•Fixed price Full cost Option •Servicing •1st line •2nd line •Balance of Plant
Parts supply chain
Consumables Minor parts Critical components Major components
Maintenance Management
System
Traceable records Linked to SCADA events
Technical Resource
Technical training Mech, Elec and PLC Safety Training
Partnership
Turbine technology Major Parts Critical components Major components
Meeting with your suppliers
Setting the Frequency of meeting is based on around a few concepts KPI discussions
On-going issues discussions
Long term improvements
Contract reviews
Official correspondence
Considerations
Internal Resources Staff Skill Sets and Experience
Data Analysis - bespoke analytical tools vs. off the shelf systems vs. OEM SCADA
Specific Knowledge
Understanding Performance Measurements
Data Sources
Tools
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Key Performance Measures
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What KPI’s are correct to watch – Management KPI’s
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Production – Act vs. Budget Revenue – Act vs. Budget Availability – Act vs. Budget Project Availability ( Avail – inclusive of BOP & Elect)
Turbine availability
Portfolio availability
Outage Time Planned
Unplanned
Man hours on site
Lost Production Unplanned Outage
Turbines
Substations
Cabling
Losses on Site Electrical Losses
Safety Metrics Lost Time Accidents
Near Miss reports
Audits
What KPI’s should Turbine Suppliers be watching
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Service planning Deviations from schedule and impact on Production
Re-work
Major works planning and downtime minimisation.
Mean Time between Events
Service Reporting Issue close outs
Spares Utilizations
Availability Actual vs. Contracted warranty
Downtime analysis
Safety Metrics Faults – recurring faults
What KPI’s are in the contract
Availability Safety Metrics Faults – recurring faults, serial defects Performance warranty The contract is effective only if it has the correct metrics in that drive your business needs. Chester L. Karrass, ‘In business, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate. O&M Managers / Operations departments must be part of the negotiation team and ensure that the correct KPI’s are inserted into the contracts
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Contract Management requires Critical Thinking
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Define the Problem
Relevant from
Irrelevant
Reliability of source
Achieve Objectivity
Draw conclusion and create solutions
Source : E.Q. Librium – Yvette Bethel
Managing a defects Notification process
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Contractual Overlaps
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Start of TSA / EPC
Commercial Ops Date
Takeover and start of O&M
Decomm or Re-power
park
End of Warranty
Construction Operation
Defects Notification
Period
~25 Years
EPC/ TSA
MSA/ SSA
Inspection Scope/ Warranty Scope
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End of Warranty Scope of Work - Turbines
Generator and Convertors 1 Visual Inspection of the component 2 Bearings inspection 3 All insulation values - phase to phase, .. To earth, Rotor Insulation 4 Cooling Assembly 5 Brush Conditions 6 Resistance test on windings 7 Generator mounting 8 Thermo graphic assessment – Generator and convertors systems 9 Drive Coupling inspection
10 Vibration analysis assessment
Transformer
1 Visual Inspection of component 2 Partial Discharge assessment 3 Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) – only if Oil filled 4 Oil Quality Test – only if Oil filled 5 Transformer Condition Assessment 6 Thermo graphic assessment
Gearbox 1 External Visual Inspection of component 2 Endoscope of gearbox components (video, images) 3 Oil analysis 4 Vibration analysis assessment* 5 Partial counter analysis 6 Gearbox mounting inspection 7 Oil filtration/cooling system inspection
*Engineer with Level 2 Vibration Analysis Qualification required
Foundations 1 Review of foundation Documentation 2 Visual Inspection 3 Tower/foundation movement - dial gauge
End of Warranty Scope of Work – Elect & Substation
Transformer 1 External Visual Inspection 2 Partial Discharge assessment 3 Dissolved Gas Analysis (oil filled) 4 Transformer Condition assessment – Including but not limited to
a) Wind Temp gauge and trip assessment b) Oil Temp gauge and trip assessment c) Buchholtz relay – 1st and 2nd stage d) OLTC protection e) Oil level indications f) Pressure relief valves g) Traffo cabinets - heaters and thermostats working h) AC Hi Potential test i) FRA – Frequency response Analysis
5 Oil Quality test 6 Thermography and acoustic survey 7 Cables and Wiring labelled correctly
Neutral Earthing Resistor 1 External and Internal Visual Inspection
Standby Diesel Generator 1 External Visual Inspection 2 Diesel supply tank sample 3 Standby black start test & 8 hr. load test 4 Normal start
Building & Yard 1 External & Internal Visual Inspection 2 Doors – ext. and Into fire doors 3 Alarm system functional test 4 Fire Detection system functional check 5 Lighting – normal and Emergency lighting functional testing 6 Building cable sumps dry and ducting penetration sealed 7 Yard fencing none damaged
Selecting your inspection company
Selecting the correct company is as important as the inspection scope itself. What Criteria should you be looking at as part of the selection process 3 Key Aspects of any Project – Quality, Time and Cost
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Quality
• Competency do they have the knowledge to perform the inspection? Or is sub-contracting going to be used?
• Tools – does this company have the tools to perform the inspection
• Experience - how many projects have they done
Time
• Timing – will the inspection start
• Issue of interim and final of reports will these meet the deadline
Cost
• What is included • What is excluded
Process Overview
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Develop and Manage a Punch list Sheet for the Project
Divide the Project into 3 Areas Civil Electrical Turbines
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Meeting your suppliers
Share the reports with OEM’s as soon as they are final form. Collate the defects and send to OEM’s with a defects claim letter - as per notifications clause in
the EPC/TSA contract Calculate the commercial significance to the items claimed Meeting preparation Have a hard copy of the reports Have a copy of the list. Discuss the facts and expect the OEM to provide a written response on the agreed and on the
items not agreed.
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Availability
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Understanding the Bath Tube Curve
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Defining Availability
Availability is a useful parameter which describes the amount of available time. It is determined by both the reliability and the maintainability of the item. It is the ratio of the (t) values to the total time. Availability is, therefore: A = Up time Total time = Up time ) Up time + Down time = Average of (t) Average of (t) + Mean down time
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Availability in Contracts
IEC 61400-26 Is a dual view of both the Owners and OEMS’s views Time Based Availability vs. Energy Based Availability Time Based = Energy Based :
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Measured Availability t = 1 – ( Unavailable Production t
) x 100% _________________________________________________________________________________
Available Production t + Unavailable Production t
Normal Exclusions in Energy and Time based Availability
Items Generally in the O&M contracts that are deemed available by the OEM’s During any shutdown of a WEC/WTG for the performance of Maintenance Services in accordance of the
maintenance Services),retrofits, or inspections, up to a total amount of xx hours per calendar year;
While there is a disconnection or shut down due to wind speeds being below the cut-in speed or above the cut-out speed;
When there is a disconnection or shut down due to ambient temperatures above or below the operating temperatures set forth in the Technical Specifications for the WEC/WTG
When there is a disconnection or shut down due to automatic cable unwinding;
When there is a disconnection or shut down due to vandalism;
When there is a disconnection or shut down due to weather conditions that trigger the WEC's protective systems (including but not limited to the possible formation of ice, lightning, or tornadoes) and during any automatic or manual waiting or restart period thereafter;
When there is a disconnection or shut down due to the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event;
Fire, explosion, lightning which is outside the applicable operating or design parameters of the WTGs , hail storms or ice;
An emergency or safety issue on the Project Site;
ervice Provider being unable to perform or delayed in performing Site Services due to a change in Law;
SCADA System unavailability to detect and permanently log operating data of a Wind Turbine, or corrupt or loss of data.
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IEC 61400-26 Part 1
IEC standard explains in detail the views on Availability from both OEM and Owner Perspective Worthwhile reviewing the error codes in the O&M contracts with the IEC 61400-26-2
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Performance Measures in the contracts
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Organization that are veterans at contracting know that Success in the deal is not just about cost, but that the quality of the work that matters too. They also know it is more than getting value for money; its about making sure that the relationship between parties is productive and not dysfunctional. Furthermore they know that having a contract is not an end in itself ~ merely a means to achieve a desired goal or goals ( Cullen )
Performance under the contract should be seen in more than one dimension
In order to maximise performance on your project need to measure performance of the Services and manage the relationship.
Seeking a Win Win in an O&M contact will take time
Performance Measures are in the contracts
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•Scope Of Works •Employers Risks / Exclusions •Payment terms •Termination / Break for Convenience •Warranties, Parts & Service •Limitation of Liabilities
Cost
•Scope of Works •Service Standards •Acceptance of Works •Force Majeure
Technical Performance
•Intellectual Properties •Monitoring and reporting •Obligations of Owners •Assignments and Novation's •Dispute resolutions
Management
What type of O&M contract?
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Basic Extended Premium Full Service
Basic Extended Premium Full Service
Services • Preventive • Preventive • Small Corrective
• Preventive • Corrective
( Unscheduled Works)
• Preventive • Corrective • Availably
Guarantees Cost • Consumables • Consumable
• Spare Parts • Consumable • Spare Parts • Main Components
• Consumable • Spare Parts • Main Components
Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance Wind Research Note
Applicable Laws Site Regulations Reference documents
• Technical Specification
• General specification
• SCADA Specification
• Wind Turbine Installation Manual
• Operations and Maintenance Manuals – Elect & Mech
• Road, carne and hardstand guidelines
Good Wind Industry Practices Good Engineering and Industry Practices
DIN EN 13306:2010-12 EN 50308:2004 Pas 55 Part 1&2 Availability Warranties Service Repair & Warranty Obligations Power Curve warranties Noise Warranties
What are the basic Service Performance measures
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Below is a list extracted from around different OEM’s around the globe:
Definitions
“Good Engineering and Industry Practices” means the standards, practices, technical methods and procedures conforming to law and the degree of skill, diligence, prudence and foresight which would normally be expected from a skilled and experienced service provider in the area of providing repair and maintenance services on wind turbines, including the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) recommendations for electrical works.
“Good Wind Industry Practices” means in relation to an undertaking, obligation or any performance of the services by the OEM / service provider the exercise of the degree or skill, diligence and prudence which could be reasonably and ordinarily be expected from a skilled and experienced maintenance service and/or repair contractors who is engaged in the maintenance, service and/or repair of Wind Turbine Generators and electrical works and civil works and associated equipment of a comparable size and complexity to the WTG works and who performs its services in a manner consistent with the Applicable law and all applicable industry codes, practices, standards and guidelines
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Production Performance
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Relative Power Curve
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Pareto Analysis
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Pareto Analysis
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WTG to WTG Monitoring
Project League Turbine Rankings – Rank and rate the performance on two aspects. Production and then Availability. Start to correlate and monitor Turbines that are working hard and those not. Value in correlating trends across turbines – Watch the gearbox Temp trend and Pitch angles along with Power and Wind Speed
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0
1
2
3
4
5
80
85
90
95
100
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8Avail Prodcution
Balance Scorecard – driving performance
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Operations Improvements
Operations Improvements can take on an almost infinite number of different forms but will almost certainly align with one or more of the generic performances criteria Speed
Cost
Quality
Flexibility
Dependability
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Cost
Speed
QualityFlexibility
DependabilityCost
Speed
QualityFlexibility
Dependability
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Overall Strategic
Objectives
• Market Strategic objectives • Operations Strategic objectives • Financial Strategic Objectives
Functional Strategic measures
• Customer Satisfaction • Agility • Resilience
Composite Performance measures
• Quality • Dependability • Speed • Flexibility • Cost
Generic Operations performance measures
Balance Scorecard
The Balance Scorecard approach – as well as including financial measures of performance measurements systems, scorecard attempts to provide the important information that is required to allow the overall strategy of an organisation to be reflected in specific measures. It includes more operational measures of customer satisfaction, internal process, innovation and other improvements activities.
The balance scorecard attempts to bring together the elements that reflect a business’s strategic position, including product or service quality measures, product or service development times, customer complaints. Labour productivity etc. At the same time it attempts to avoid performance reporting becoming unwieldy by restricting the number of measures and focusing especially on those seen to be essential.
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Helping the OEM to see that this is your view on their company will help them
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Overall Strategic
Objectives
Internal processes
Customer performance
Measures
Financial Performance
Internal process performance
measures
Using the Balance scorecard
Guideline KPI’s must be linked to the performance and linked to what you need to address
with your OEM’s Rankings can be subjective however seek balanced views Gather the facts and be able to show where the improvement is needed. This is a scorecard and as it is not linked to the contract there are no commercial
impacts – be collaborative in your approach Question the scores from your team member – don’t allow one persons view
damage the long term relationship with the OEM
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What KPI’s to use in the BSC
Technical Performance Technical Competence
Responsiveness
Environmental Health and Safety
Management
Logistics
Project Management
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Examples
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Where to Next?
Build your own BSC
OR
Do Nothing
OR
Take a copy of the one provided and Improve on it!
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Insurance
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What can go wrong will
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What can go wrong will – Plan for it
Transformer failures Failures in Substation Lighting strike Weather induced events Fatigue/ Cyclical failure on rotating equipment Copper Theft Electronic equipment failures Minor failures that escalate to larger losses – e.g. A combination of failures resulted in an over-speed of the main rotor. Resulted in overloading of equipment, causing a fire and destruction of the all equipment in Nacelle and Blades!
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What is an insurance package built on
Insurance companies want to fully understand a risk to quantify the risk exposure. Disclosure is important
• Technology risk • O&M contracts • Project design and service history. • PPA contracts • Previous claim history on each project and subsequent improvements • Event history – notes and SCADA data • Site Assessment form .
Understanding how your company manages the assets will determine the amount of cover and the excess that will be carried by the project
Effective Transfer of Information n will allow insurers to control premium, ensure the correct insurances are in place and also to ensure superior claims management.
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Key components
Need to understand the following aspects of the project CAPEX cost of the Project vs. the Total Investment cost. Used to work out
replacement costs. Production estimates Key replacement costs from the OEM’s Lead times Deconstruction costs and timelines Construction times for new parts
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Replacement costs
The cost of replacing, repairing, constructing or re-constructing (whichever is the least) the property on the same site with new property without any deduction for depreciation. Property Insured includes:- Turbine towers, blades, gearboxes, generators and their associated transformers, switchgear, cabling, telecommunications devices and controlling computers, accessories and appurtenances thereto. Buildings and generator housings incl. fixtures and fittings sanitary ware and glass therein and thereon, extensions, annexes, outbuildings, walls, gates, fences, security apparatus/devices and hoardings Office machinery and equipment, roadways, hard-standings, foundations and ancillary works. Also you need to think about : Professional Fees / Legal Costs Debris Removal & Site Clearance Costs Roadways, hard-standings, foundations and ancillary works Public Authorities Emergency Services Charges /Fire Extinguishing Expenses
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Business Interruption
Business Interruption – consider Total Loss In the event of an insured catastrophe occurring at the site what is the total period required to rebuild when you take into consideration the following factors:- Site Clearance/Debris Removal Planning Applications Local Authorities requirements Professional / Legal Fees Would Procurement be required in the event of re-construction being required. If required to re-tender the works. How long would this take us? Lead in time on key pieces of Plant / Machinery Impact of Seasonal Access In working out the Business Interruption cover consider the max time that the Project might be without revenue
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Claim Handling
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Package Policies
Protect you interest and investment at every stage of the development Marine Cargo / Marine DSU EAR / DSU OAR TPL
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