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Offshore WindPartners t has been said that industries grow up around their “There aren’t many companies doing this in the U.S. right resources. Iowa, for example, built an economic power- now,” he told North American Windpower during a July house around its ample wind resource. And now, Rhode visit to the developer’s Providence-based headquarters. “That’s Island stakeholders see a similar business opportunity why getting experience on the [Block Island] project is invalu- Iwith the construction of the 30 MW Block Island Wind Farm, a able. You can’t just train your company to go build these kinds five-turbine demonstration project off the coast of Block Island. of projects.” Indeed, state agencies and businesses – not to mention Offshore wind provides an opportunity that many state- academia – all envision offshore wind as the spark to create based companies could not have imagined, Grybowski said. well-paying jobs, attract billions in private investment and “That’s what makes offshore wind and Rhode Island such a re-ignite Rhode Island’s flagging economy. Quite simply, nice marriage.” Rhode Island needs a shot in the arm. At 5.9% unemploy- Charles A. Donadio, owner of the crew vessel that will ment, it sports the 12th highest unemployment rate in the transport Deepwater Wind maintenance crews to and from U.S. and has struggled for decades to replace the manufac- the mainland, agreed. turers that left the state years ago for more business-friendly “An opportunity like this only happens once in a lifetime, locales. and it’s right off the coast of Rhode Island,” he said. “Really, The wind farm is expected to generate 300 jobs during when does any new industry come into reality?” construction, add $42 million in net benefits to Rhode Is- In his line of work, Donadio would often look for new land’s economy and lower electricity rates for Block Islanders ferry routes to create sightseeing tours. But offshore wind? – all while opening up new lines of business for many state- “It’s like all of a sudden, someone plopped another island off based companies. my route.” [For more on Donadio, see the sidebar entitled “Ferry Operator Sees Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity With Fueling an economic comeback Offshore Wind.”] Jeff Grybowski, CEO of Deepwater Wind, which is devel- In fact, Rhode Island Fast Ferry is one of a handful of oping the Block Island project, anticipates Rhode Island state-based companies that are natural fits for Deepwater’s companies capitalizing on their first-mover status. offshore wind plans.

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The work at ProvPort means contact GE Renewable Energy: big things for Rhode Island’s Fast facts labor force as approximately Leading the charge in offshore wind 160 local workers have been • 30,000+ Wind Turbines involved in the assembly of the installed globally tower sections. That number is GE Renewable Energy is in 40 expected to grow much larger • GE Renewable Energy countries when Deepwater begins work on Website Deepwater One, a much larger • Powering the world with the renewables.gepower.com/ offshore wind farm located Photo courtesy of Deepwater Wind/GE largest clean energy footprint wind-energy.html in Rhode Island Sound. The (370 GW worldwide) opportunity to employ additional laborers was not lost on Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, who during his remarks referenced ProvPort’s having the capability to assemble the “next several hundred offshore wind turbines.” w Products Executive Haliade* 150-6MW Management Offshore Wind Turbine We make power from renewable sources Photo courtesy of Deepwater Wind/GE affordable, accessible, and t a temporary manufacturing facility inside ProvPort in Providence, R.I., Deepwater Wind and GE – along with Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-R.I., and Anders Soe-Jensen several members of Rhode Island’s political and labor leaders – updated reliable for the benefit of CEO Offshore Wind, A GE Renewable Energy attendees on the progress of the Block Island Wind Farm, slated to be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. “From Providence and Quonset Point to the waters off of Block Island, the people everywhere. Ocean State is leading the growth of a new American Industry,” explained Jeffrey Grybowski, Deepwater’s CEO, at Friday’s event. “This work at ProvPort brings Services one of the world’s most innovative companies to the City of Providence. And, just – Jerome Pecresse, CEO as important, we’re putting more Rhode Islanders to work and giving them the • Wind experience they need to help grow this industry.” – Wind Services Overview GE – which completed its acquisition of Alstom’s offshore wind unit last year – is supplying five Haliade 150-6 MW wind turbines for the Block Island Wind Farm. Evolution through experience History – Operate and Maintain Last November, the first five of 15 total tower sections arrived by ship at ProvPort. – Enhance and Optimize The 95-foot-tall sections were offloaded at a new temporary manufacturing facility As one of the world’s most experienced renewable power equipment Amid growing electricity demand, – Offshore Wind Services built by GE at the port. manufacturers, we have been driving the evolution of products and technologies rising fuel costs, and climate Among other operations, GE uses the space to assemble the foundation pieces for more than 125 years: change concerns, GE Renewable • Hydro and upright the first tower sections. GE is also installing the critical electrical, Energy is focused on providing • Strong customer relationships…building a global network with local mechanical and safety equipment within the bottom tower sections. Each turbine wind, hydro and innovative Geothermal Energy capabilities since 1892 • tower consists of three sections, with a total height of approximately 270 feet and a power solutions for customers around the globe. With over 125 • Tidal Energy total weight of approximately 440 tons, once assembled. • History of innovation…30+ year experience in pioneering onshore and When completed in August, the five steel tower sections will be loaded onto offshore wind turbine design years of experience powering the world, GE has now become Biomass Energy a barge down Narragansett Bay, where the giant structures will travel under the • • Industrial scale…Gaining efficiencies through the industrial internet and the largest renewable energy Newport Bridge. • Solar Energy enhancing technology through the “GE Store” producer in the world, providing “We’re halfway through construction,” Grybowski noted. “This kicks off our a wide range of offerings to • Lifecycle approach…making assets and plants perform better tomorrow than • Energy Storage 2016 campaign,” he said, adding the Block Island Wind Farm is expected to be meet customer needs. commissioned in late October or early November. today

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contact Blount Boats Inc.: contact Rhode Island Fast Ferry Inc.: R.I. Family Carries On Ferry Operator Sees Patriarch’s Legacy Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity uther H. Blount was an inven- Therefore, as offshore wind looked harles A. Donadio Jr. knows an a pending application with the Rhode tor, designer and shipbuilder. He like a reality, the company was pre- Rhode Island Fast Ferry Inc. opportunity when he sees it. Island Public Utilities Commission to Blount Boats Inc. holds 22 patents, most of which pared. “We understood immediately In fact, he spent the last two operate a new fast ferry service from L Corporate Headquarters C relate to marine engineering. In fact, his how well offshore wind could fit with decades making his niche in water Quonset Point to Block Island. 461 Water Street designs spawned entire industries, such our business,” explains Marcia Blount. Quonset Point transportation. Therefore, when Prov- Donadio says the Deepwater Wind PO Box 368 1347 Roger Williams Way as dinner cruises and pleasure boats. In Although catamarans are radically idence, R.I.-based Deepwater Wind agreement allows him to commission Warren, Rhode Island 02885 North Kingstown, Rhode Island fact, the famed Miss Liberty – a staple different than the monohulls perfected 02852 went searching for a provider of transfer the first U.S.-built offshore wind crew Phone: 401.245.8300 of New York City’s Circle Line Cruises by her father, there is some commonal- crew vessels, it didn’t have to look very transfer vessel and launch Atlantic Fax: 401.245.8303 – is a Blount boat still in operation to ity. “The 21-meter to 26-meter boat Phone: 401-295-4040 far. Wind Transfers, the company’s com- General Info: this day. dimensions fit our shipyard perfectly, Email: In May, Deepwater signed a 20-year mercial wind support services division. [email protected] Although Blount died in 2006, his and we have a lot of experience with [email protected] transfer crew contract with Donadio’s Following completion of the 30 Sales: genius allowed the Warren, R.I.-based aluminum hulls.” Rhode Island Fast Ferry for the forth- MW project, Rhode Island Fast Ferry [email protected] company bearing his name to expand According to Blount, catamarans coming 30 MW Block Island project, says its work will move into operations into new areas, such as crew transpor- have a higher width-to-length ra- Executive located off the coast of Block Island and maintenance support, as well as tation vessels used for offshore wind. tio than monohulls – which provides Management – an area the lifelong Rhode Islander any additional crew transfer support Executive The company is building the cata- more stability in the water. This is not knows like the back of his hand. required throughout the 20-year life of Management maran for Rhode Island Fast Ferry to an insignificant issue when the lives of Charles A. In 1998, Donadio founded the first the project. transport Deepwater Wind workers to crew workers are at stake. Donadio, Jr. high-speed ferry to travel to Block Is- Not one to rest on his laurels, Dona- and from the Block Island Wind Farm. Blount, whose company licenses its Rhode Island land from Point Judith. In 2003, he be- dio believes he’s found the next great Blount Boats is run by his daugh- design from U.K.-based South Boats, Fast Ferry, gan operating the first high-speed ferry thing with offshore wind. What’s more, ters Marcia, who is president, and acknowledges that the catamaran styles Atlantic Wind service to the island of Martha’s Vine- he’s not limiting himself just to Rhode Julie, the executive vice president. Lu- used for European vessels for offshore Transfers yard from Quonset Point. Three years Island wind areas – he’s looking to sup- President & ther H. Blount III, a nephew, is the wind are already perfected, and there Founder ago, he expanded his fleet by build- port offshore wind along the entire East company’s director of the engineering was no need to recreate the wheel. ing a custom high-speed catamaran, Coast, as his company will have the ex- (from Left to Right) department. “Given the maturity of the European “Ava Pearl,” to service ridership to Mar- perience and the vessels to meet the de- Nancy Blount, Vice President Although Blount Boats flourished offshore wind market, it was an easy History tha’s Vineyard. His company also has mand. w Marcia Blount, President/Chief for decades by focusing on monohu- decision to make,” says Marcia Blount. Financial Officer ll designs, the company has steadily “I think my dad would have understood Julie Blount, Executive Vice Rhode Island Fast Ferry is a branched out into other areas, building that.” w family owned privately held President/Human Resources several catamarans in recent years. Manager company. President and Offshore Wind: founder Charles A. Donadio, Jr. has over 20 years of marine Rhode Island Fast Ferry Awarded transportation experience. The Crew Transfer Vessel Contract for History Our Vessels: last 16 years his companies have the first Offshore Wind Farm to be specialized in the operation of built in the United States Blount Boats designs and builds • Passenger/Vehicle Ferries high-speed aluminum catamarans steel and aluminum vessels • Excursion/Dinner Cruise off the East Coast of the United utilizing both proven and new States including Rhode Island, designs. Hundreds of Blount • Wind Farm Service Vessels New York, New Jersey, Florida, built boats have been put into • Crew Boats Bermuda and the islands of Block service, including passenger Island and Martha's Vineyard. We vehicle ferries, fast commuter • Tug & Work Boats have entered into many fast ferry boats, dinner excursion boats, • Specialty Vessels Charter agreements with other passenger ferries, small cruise companies needing additional lift For more information regarding our commercial Wind Farm Support division ships, bunkering tankers, tugs support for their ferry services. please visit out website at: www.atlanticwindtransfers.com and commercial trawlers.

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turbine training facility will also feature a full-length Suzlon blade just outside the contact Suzlon Wind Energy Corp.: building. Fast facts Meanwhile, the central distribution side of the facility, located near Suzlon's North American headquarters in Chicago, has reduced the original equipment • Number of Production Suzlon Set To Open New Wind Power manufacturer's transportation costs while providing shorter transit times for tur- Facilities: 14 bines and related equipment. Training Center In Illinois • Total Installed Global operational MW: over 14GW Suzlon Wind Energy Corp. According to Cukurs, Suzlon has already saved $1 million by employing a ‘milk run’ 8750 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, 9th of wind power installations model that includes shipping on regularly scheduled dates using preplanned out- floor, globally USA. bound and returning freight lines. w • CSR - No. of Villages covered: Tel.: +1 773-328-5077 1,072 E-mail: info-northamerica@ suzlon.com Key Historical Facts: Products Corporate Headquarters: One Earth Campus, Year of Formation : 10-Apr-1995 Pune ( Maharashtra ) - India S9X Suite - 2.1 MW Initial JV collaborator : Sudwind GmbH Windkrafttanlagen Chief Promoter of the Company : Mr. Tulsi Tanti Executive Prior Business : Textiles Management

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Photo courtesy of Suzlon Core Business Area : Wind Turbine Manufacturing & Turnkey wind power solutions provider uzlon, the fifth-largest turbine manufacturer in the world, says it will begin Corporate Headquarters : One Earth Campus, Pune ( training and safety classes in mid-September, with a grand opening for its Maharashtra ) - India Snew training center set for October. The training center is part of Suzlon's 64,000 square-foot Elgin, Ill.-based cen- Registered Office : Ahmedabad ( Gujarat ) – India tral distribution center, which opened in October 2010, according to the company. According to Andy Cukurs, the company's North American CEO, the training facility features a powered nacelle atop Corporate Philosophy : "To pursue social, economic and Mr. Tulsi Tanti of a seven-foot tower, which he main- ecological sustainable development Chief Promoter, tains will help technicians simulate Suzlon's training facility Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation for our planet" History experiences in the field. will not only feature ‘Suzlon's training facility will not Core Values : Agility, Creativity, Adding Value, The seeds of Suzlon were sown only feature classroom and bench test classroom and bench Committed Integrity by Mr. Tulsi Tanti’s venture into Services training, but also be equipped with a test training, but also be the textile industry. Faced with fully operational nacelle installed on Total Employees : over 8,000 soaring power costs and the equipped with a fully infrequent availability of power, Wind Turbine a seven-foot tower section with three • Group Order Book**** : Rs. 6,886 crs. (as on 31st March 2015) he looked to wind energy as an Manufacturing truncated blades,’ he says. ‘All levels of operational nacelle. certification and nearly every aspect of alternative. Beginning with a wind • Turnkey wind power low- and high-voltage electrical, tech- farm project in the Indian state of solutions provider Source: *These statistics are as of 1 January 2016, Gujarat in 1995, with a capacity nical and safety training can occur under one roof.’ of just 3 MW - he set forth to The 8,000 square-foot wind turbine training center will be co-located in another Manufacturing and R&D ** India Specific statistics, acquire the basic technology and • section of the building and replace Suzlon's former Pipestone, Minn.-based train- ** Maximum CSR outreach till date varied expertise to set up Suzlon • CSR & Sustainable ing facility. Energy Limited - India’s first home- Development Other features of the new facility include a 4,000 square-foot lab, a powered in- ****Investor presentation data 9M FY15 grown wind technology company. dependent hub and pitch system, and a working-at-height training area. The wind

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contact Renewable NRG Systems: Renewable NRG Systems Redesigns Condition Monitoring System acknowledges and clears issues. Charts and data can be exported for deeper analysis, the company notes. Renewable NRG Systems TurbinePhD is the only CMS in the 110 Riggs Road wind industry that is engineered for Hinesburg, Vermont 05461 USA use by wind plant operators at multiple levels of their organizations, from tech- Phone: +1 802-482-2255 nicians to data analysts. Fax: +1 802-482-2272 The TurbinePhD user interface is General: completely Web-based, so users can [email protected] he TurbinePhD wind turbine access all of their turbine health data Sales: condition monitoring system anywhere with an Internet connec- [email protected] T(CMS) from Renewable NRG tion. The fleet view allows operators Technical Services: Systems has been redesigned. to assess the health of all wind farms [email protected] According to Renewable NRG Sys- at a glance, and graphical health alerts Human Resources: tems, TurbinePhD's automated analy- clearly highlight wind farms that need [email protected] sis classifies the health of all turbine attention. At the wind farm level, users drivetrain components, so users do not can see which turbines have new alerts have to be vibration experts to get ac- or view and download charts of the Executive tionable information. Improved alert most critical faults on the farm. Management management allows users to handle TurbinePhD is backed by the com- all alerts in one place and track who pany's two-year warranty. w

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