Renewables Wind Project Services 1 About us Leaders in Global Services for Renewable Energy UL is a trusted independent advisory, testing, inspection and certification body for a broad range of industries. In the Contents renewable energy space, UL works to help manufacturers, developers, owners, investors, lenders, utilities and policy 03 Company Stats makers navigate the risk and complexity associated with renewable resources. We have become a trusted advisor by 04 Supporting Projects providing access to proven science and expert engineering, and Throughout Their Lifecycle by offering innovative solutions to meet the unique challenges 06 Feasibility of the renewable energy industry. We pride ourselves on being accessible, flexible and keenly responsive to the needs of our 08 Development clients. 12 Preconstruction and Financing UL now delivers an even more extensive portfolio of renewable 16 Construction energy services, through the acquisitions of AWS Truepower 18 Operations (2016) and DEWI (2012). With offices in over 140 countries, a team of over 500 experts and 35 years of experience, we advise 22 Technical Achievements on wind and solar projects as well as battery and energy storage and Advanced Studies technologies, helping our clients make them safer, compliant and 24 Offshore perform to the highest standards. Our goal is to empower trust in renewable energy throughout the project lifecycle and across the supply chain. 3 Supporting projects throughout their lifecycle Access to the top industry experts and tools is critical for project success. Our staff of engineers, meteorologists, and environmental specialists provide clients with comprehensive consulting services, independent Feasibility Development engineering, technical advisory, • Market Potential • Measurement Campaign Design and data and software solutions • Site Prospecting and Wind Maps • Met Tower Installation that span the entire project • Site Feasibility and Assessment • Remote Sensing Systems • Wind Resource Potential (Sodar and Lidar) lifecycle. We work with clients • Early-Stage Energy Estimates • Data Collection and QC as technical advisors, and we • Field Assessment • Resource, Energy and Uncertainty provide resource data, online • Early-Stage Plant Design Assessment • Grid Integration Studies • Advanced Wind Flow Modeling services, and advanced software • Regional Build-Out Scenarios and Visualization to support their teams. Our goal • Thermal Screening • Turbine Selection and Suitability is to empower our customers to • Environmental and Permitting Risks • Turbine Layout and Cost Optimization succeed. • Preliminary Road and Collection System Design and Costing • O&M Strategy Development • O&M Contractor Qualification and Selection • EPC Qualification and Selection • Contract Negotiations • Financial Model Development • Permitting Support • Transmission Analysis • Owner’s Engineer Construction Construction Monitoring Owner’s Engineer & Support Drawdown & Invoice Review Preconstruction Construction Operations and Financing • Construction Forecasting • Operational Energy Assessment • Bankable Energy Production • Construction Monitoring • SCADA Data Review and Reporting Reports • Progress Report Review • Power Performance Measurement • Independent Engineer Reports • Site Visits • Plant Performance Analysis and for Financing • Schedule and Quality Review Optimization • Owner’s Engineer • Drawdown Verification • Monthly Resource and Energy • Contract Review • Substantial Completion Reporting • Civil and Electrical Review Verification • Real-Time Forecasting • Turbine Technology Review • Factory Inspections • O&M Review and Optimization • Financial Model Review • End-of-Warranty Inspection • Review of Project Contractors • Curtailment Analysis and Capabilities • Turbine and Component • Schedule and Construction Risk Inspections Review • Lifetime Extension Analysis • Curtailment Forecast • Power Performance Testing • Environmental Review • Permitting Review 5 Feasibility Whether you are a developer or investor looking for new opportunities, or a policy maker or power company wanting to know how best to incorporate renewables into your growth plans, we have the tools and expertise to help you succeed. We deliver reliable and detailed information about resources, siting opportunities and constraints, development potential, plant and technology characteristics, generation expansion scenarios, economic benefits and impacts, and many other factors. Services: • Market Potential • Early-Stage Plant Design • Site Prospecting and Wind Maps • Grid Integration Studies • Site Feasibility and Assessment • Regional Build-Out Scenarios • Wind Resource Potential • Thermal Screening • Early-Stage Energy Estimates • Environmental and Permitting Risks • Field Assessment The world’s only global, LOCATION: United States - Lower 48 States high-resolution (200 m) wind Simulated Wind Energy to resource maps and data available Support Economic Assessment for site prospecting. of Renewable Energy Identified 1400 GW of potential onshore and over Over 5000 preliminary wind 175 GW of potential offshore wind project sites assessment reports and 7000 meeting specified development criteria for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Used atmospheric datasets and maps delivered in models and wind resource maps to synthesize hourly over 80 countries since 2012. generation data for every site, and aggregated the data by capacity factor and state. The data allowed EPRI to model a wide range of future economic-energy Over 30 wind grid integration scenarios critical for decision making by the United States power industry. studies performed on four LOCATION: India continents. Identifying Project Locations in India Assessed the wind energy potential of regions in India LOCATION: Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, for a confidential developer to identify promising Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile sites for further assessment and possible project Site Screening for Wind & Solar development. Applied advanced computer models and practical resource assessment experience to produce Development Opportunities in high-resolution wind power and speed maps at hub Latin America for Celsia height, digital elevation model, land cover, and gross capacity factor. Identified attractive wind and solar development opportunities in seven Latin American countries for Celsia. Assessed wind resource, capacity factor, and production availability as well as electrical line data and topography. Utilized and gave Celsia access to Windnavigator® maps and data sets, typical year time series data, and reports. Conducted a three-day workshop at Celsia’s headquarters. 7 Development Over 30 years we have created a wide range of high-quality products and services to support the development of successful wind projects. We work with your team in the way that makes most sense for you – either as expert advisors or by providing resource data, online services, and advanced software. Either way, we help you achieve your goals. Services: • Measurement Campaign Design Design and Costing • Met Tower Installation • O&M Strategy Development • Remote Sensing Systems (Sodar and • O&M Contractor Qualification and Lidar) Selection • Data Collection and QC • EPC Qualification and Selection • Resource and Energy Assessment • Contract Negotiations • Advanced Wind Flow Modeling and • Financial Model Development Visualization • Permitting Support • Turbine Selection and Suitability • Transmission Analysis • Turbine Layout and Cost Optimization • Owner’s Engineer • Preliminary Road and Collection System 720 3000 MW MW LOCATION: Chapada, Piauí, Brazil LOCATION: Wyoming, United States Advanced Wind Modeling to Project Consultant for 3000 MW Assess Complex Wind Regime in Wind Project in Wyoming Brazil In 2008, Power Company of Wyoming LLC (PCW) approached us to consult for them on a proposed When Casa dos Ventos (CDV) needed a more accurate wind project in Wyoming, known as the Chokecherry and comprehensive understanding of the wind resource and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project (CCSM). Our at their large project site in Chapada, Brazil, they turned assessment began with the creation of wind maps and to us to apply our expertise in resource assessment, conceptual turbine layouts to determine feasibility. atmospheric science, and advanced wind flow models. Next we designed and executed a wind measurement CDV was developing 720 MW of projects within the 60x60 campaign. This was a significant task due to the km area. Due to the complexity of the wind regime on this project size and the complexity of the terrain with the subtropical plateau, CDV had already installed about 35 project boundary. Over 30 meteorological towers were meteorological towers. Even with this massive effort, they sited and sodar was placed in over 25 locations. One had significant questions about where to install turbines hundred twenty-five years’ worth of data was collected to maximize production, which could not be answered and analyzed. The data was used with advanced with conventional methods. wind flow modeling to better understand complex We provided high-resolution atmospheric modeling, wind phenomena at the site. All of this information expert interpretation and data analysis, and site visits was crucial in planning 1,000 turbines layouts, and it to assess the wind resource. This helped CDV site continues to inform turbine selection for this high- additional towers where they offered the most value, and capacity-factor site. significantly reduced the uncertainty