Suzlon Energy

Australia:

Design and delivery of

wind energy projects

Mike Bagot Coolah 27/8/2010

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Introducing Suzlon

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Australian Projects

Suzlon’s Projects:
Operating 640 MW
Under construction 110 MW

Australian Market:
Operating 1,800 MW
Under construction 200 MW
Approved > 5,000 MW
Proposed > 10,000 MW

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Suzlon’s Capabilities
• We have experience with all aspects of wind
energy project delivery

o Wind engineering
o Civil Engineering design
o Electrical Engineering design
o Grid Connection design
o Construction
o Service & Maintenance
o Supply chain and Logistics management

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 Why do we need the Renewable
Energy Target?

A few quick words about policy

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History of the MRET
Howard’s original policy was very
successful- the 2% Target was reached in
2006. Growth in the industry greatly
reduced as REC price dropped as target
reached

In 2007 Kevin Rudd announced policy

plans for a second MRET- 20% of
electricity consumption by 2020 to
come from renewable energy
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 Why do we need the RET?

REC
Price
($)

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Why do we need the RET?

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 Without long term certainty and a
functioning incentive scheme, wind
farms will not be built.

This is why the RET is important to our

industry.

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Typical life of a wind farm

Three defined stages in the life of a wind farm:

• Development (3-5 years)

• Construction (1½-3 years)
• Operation (+25 years )

Focus of the presentation is on construction and

operation

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How does is a wind farm built?

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 What can landowners expect during the
construction phase of a project?

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Building access roads

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Foundations

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Foundations

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Foundations
• Wind turbines require stable foundations at their base to hold them in
place to stop high winds from toppling them over.
• Suzlon S88 turbines weigh over 270 tonnes and stand 124 metres high to
the tip of the blade.

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Foundations and reticulation

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Tower manufacture and delivery

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Tower assembly

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Tower assembly

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Nacelle

•The nacelle houses the generation

unit and the gearbox

•The structure has a steel reinforced

fiberglass shell and weighs 70
tonnes.
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Construction is challenging

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Generator main shaft

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Generator cooling system

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 Blade shipping

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Transport from port

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Arrival at site

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Help where required….

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Transport around the site

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Prepare for Rotor Assembly

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Rotor Assembly

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Hub & Nosecone

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Rotor Installation

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Rotor Installation

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Snowtown

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Thirsty?

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Site Substation

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Site Substation

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 Site Substation

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Substation at Capital WF

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Open days

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On-going operation and maintenance

• On going service and

maintenance
throughout the life of
the farm
• 24/7 monitoring centre
in Melbourne
• Economic stimulus for
the region continues for
the operational life of
the infrastructure

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Around the clock monitoring

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Operation
• 25 year project lifespan typical for projects
• Wind turbine Power Performance Testing
• Post construction sound pressure level
testing
• Usually a tech for each 7 turbines
• Community fund for the life of the project
• On-going environmental management of site
• Potential for turbine upgrades

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Local benefits
Local benefits to wind farm projects exist and they are considerable.
JOBS: Other benefits:
-Specialist technicians -Community funds
-Electricians -Landowner payments
- Freight operators - Stimulus of local industries
- Machine operators -Hospitality
- General labourers -Accommodation
-Concrete businesses -Equipment hire
-Engineering & Geotech

Wind farms deliver much substantial than the

community benefits from coal/gas generation projects.

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 AGL’s Hallett Wind Farms
- 4 wind farms 209 turbines ~440 MW
- Wind farming provided an annual increase of between
more than 1% each year to the region’s Gross Regional
Product over the approx 10 year project span

Hallett Project expenditure

As of 10 July 2010* Mid North Rest SA Rest Aust Total Aust Overseas Total % of total
Development ($k) 1560 8,086 8,902 18,548 0 18,548 2.28%

Construction ($k) 83,047 254,578 122,624 460,249 321,088 781,336 96.05%

Operation ($k) 3,186 4,108 6,302 13,595 0 13,595 1.67%

Overall 87,793 266,771 137,827 492,392 321,088 813,479

% of total 10.79% 32.79% 16.94% 60.53% 39.47%

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