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Arklow - GEWE 3.6 MW Offshore Project Lessons Learned

Arklow - GEWE 3.6 MW Offshore Project Lessons Learned. John Stephens Global Development Manager GE Energy. Offshore Europe Americas Onshore. Installed MW. Global Offshore Update. A $ Multi-B industry over the next 10 years. Remarkable growth 15 – 20 % CAGR

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Arklow - GEWE 3.6 MW Offshore Project Lessons Learned

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  1. Arklow - GEWE 3.6 MW Offshore ProjectLessons Learned John Stephens Global Development Manager GE Energy

  2. Offshore Europe Americas Onshore Installed MW Global Offshore Update • A $ Multi-B industry over the next 10 years. • Remarkable growth 15 – 20 % CAGR • Can be sited closer to urban populations • Proximity of local grid connection to urban centers. • Less turbulence and WTG Fatigue • Higher capacity factors – 50% • Cost of electricity approaching 6¢/kWh • Favourable regulatory support. Global Growth • US 2003 • Installed <100 MW • Planned >8 GW • Europe 2003 • Installed base 260 MW • Planned >11 GW. Installed base for Wind Power

  3. GE Wind Energy – Arklow ProjectSite Specifics • 8.5 m/s wind speed at 73,5 m • 10 km from shore • 3.5 – 6.4 m water depth • Breaking waves & high currents • Dense sand & gravel • Co-Development project of Airtricity & GE Wind Energy

  4. Arklow Background • 25.2 MW Demonstration project of GE Wind Energy’s 3.6 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Generator • Project located 10 kms off the coast of Arklow, Ireland in the Irish Sea • 7 x 3.6 MW WTGs constructed by GEWE in 2003 • GEWE co-developed project with Irish Green energy company, Airtricity • GEWE has built and will own and operate turbines for approximately 2 years, then transfer (BOOT) 45 miles south of Dublin • During Ownership period GEWE will ensure acceptance of: • Basic reliability of design • Necessary operating hours to prove new technology • Warranty provisions and weather exclusions adequate for financing • Optimization of O&M – Cost effective and safe

  5. Arklow Update • All 7 Wind turbines Pre-Commissioned • 3 Wind turbines commissioned & under final testing - expect to generate electricity by 8th March 2004 • Remaining turbines 50% commissioned • All undersea cabling connected & tested • Land-based switch house commissioned • Meteorological mast foundation and tower fully installed, monitoring & measurement equipment being installed • Asset Management team in place • Develop World class O&M • Document lessons learned and implement solutions • Completing evaluation of how to optimize access • Completing comprehensive maintenance plan with major EHS focus • Validating plan to jump to 4 MW Wind Turbine

  6. Arklow Lessons Learned Construction • Complete detailed logistics planning early in execution phase • Complete geo-technical analysis early • Develop design sufficiently to minimize changes • Coordinate order placement w/ legal, accounting & tax constraints • Acknowledge EHS risk & convert to competitive advantage • Access…access…access Contractual • Partner with offshore contractors having skills to take installation risk • Engineering & Supply Chain must be completed ahead of construction window • Manage undersea cable like a separate project • New major components should be managed in a similar fashion to product NPI

  7. Arklow EHS Grid Connection • GEWE personnel closely liased with ESB to ensure Arklow Safety Management system interfaced with local Electricity Grid safety boundary documents. • Leverage GE Safe Systems of Work from other GE Energy businesses to suite local legislative requirements Environment & Safety Management Systems • GE’s global EHS systems recognized as world leaders. • Risk management approach from Corporate level through to a Site’s business plan. • Developing access systems to maximise availability and to suite local conditions. • All offshore personnel are required to attend the BOSIET course(Basic Offshore Survival).

  8. Arklow – Objectives and Plans Environment, Health & Safety • GEWE will be a leader in the Offshore Wind Industry for EHS programs • Active involvement and assessment of all activities from construction to access to O&M • Established environmental monitoring and reporting program Operations & Maintenance (O&M) • Using 2 year ownership period to develop expertise • Asset Management, Services & Engineering organizations working closely to optimize

  9. Arklow – Objectives and Plans Availability Tiger Team • Multi-discipline team formed to drive reliability • Manage Arklow turbines with high availability objective • Establishing remote monitoring of Arklow turbines through monitoring center in Germany • Assess design and develop redundancy to allow long maintenance intervals. Long term goal is once per year Access • Evaluating options to optimize access methods considering EHS, availability impact and cost • Recognize EHS risks and looking to set standards • Looking to leverage best practices from other offshore industries

  10. Thank you!

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