Kevin Parslow, Evance Wind Turbines

Evance Wind Turbines Ltd&

Zephyr Corporation

Dr Kevin Parslow – C.E.O.Evance Wind Turbines18th October 2012

A collaboration for Renewable Energy in Africa

Agenda

Workshop on Investment & Development in Africa18 October 2012

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• Company Overviews

• Product Overviews

• Use of Small Wind

• Telecom Application

• The Way Forward

Evance & Zephyr Collaboration

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• Two of the world’s leading small wind manufacturers• Evance based in UK, Zephyr based in Japan

• Agreement signed in March 2012• Distribution and support of each companies products in local

geographies• Evance – Europe• Zephyr - SE Asia• Sharing resources for Africa and North America

• Sharing technology & engineering expertise• Applications in both developed & developing world

• On grid and off grid for remote/rural communities

• Telecom is a focus in remote areas• Zephyr Airdolphin – suitable for existing infrastructure• Evance R9000 – targeted at new installations

About Evance

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• Manufacturing small wind turbines for over 12 years• R9000 was small wind turbine* of choice in UK – 2011• 14th fastest growing private technology company in UK

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• 1,500 turbines installed• Producing around 1.7GWh of energy per year• Over 8,900 tonnes of CO2 emissions saved per year • Equivalent of taking around 3,900 cars off the road

• Installations across the world• Applications in farms, telecoms,

transport, education, ...


About Zephyr

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• Established in 1997• Spearheaded a joint research

consortium in 2002• Along with members from government,

industry and academia• To design the world’s most efficient, light-

weight small wind turbine• The Airdolphin

• Airdolphin series debuted in 2006• Sold through a worldwide dealer network in

over 30 countries

• More than 3,000 Airdolphins installed


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R9000 Wind Turbine

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• 5kW turbine• Generates 13.6MWh per annum at 6m/s

• Generate power from very low wind speed to 60m/s (130mph)

• On-grid and off-grid applications• Suitable for rural locations

• Minimal environmental impact• Low noise• Low visual impact• Minimal concrete use (1mx1mx3m)

• Outstanding durability• 20 year operational life


Airdolphin Wind Turbine

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• 1.1kW rating• Generates 2.05MWh per annum at 6m/s

• Airdolphin is a next generation, lightweight wind turbine• Quick response to wind allowing high efficiency

• On-grid and off-grid applications• Suitable for rural locations

• Ultra lightweight• Only 20kg• Able to utilise existing infrastructure for mounting

• Outstanding durability• Power Management System

• No outside controller• All functions inside the turbine


Renewable Energy in the Developing World

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• In 2008, more than 1.5 billion people had no access to electricity• 85 % of those lived in rural areas• Electricity is a basic precondition for almost all aspects of modern life

• Provision of a stable and reliable access to electricity in rural areas is a major social, economic and environmental change• Contributes to the alleviation of poverty, illiteracy, hunger, thirst and

disease

• The fight against climate change is one of the greatest challenges for the international community• Electrification means higher CO2 emission

• Renewable energies are the solution• Hybrid systems (renewables combined with conventional energies) • More climate friendly than traditional diesel-run systems and more

efficient • Higher investment costs are coupled with far lower running costs• Break even can be achieved within 3-5 years


Renewable Energy and Telecom

• The GSMA Green Power for Mobile Programme launched September 2008• To ‘extend mobile beyond the grid’ through the promotion of

renewable energy technologies and energy efficient base stations

• Goal to help the mobile industry use renewable energy sources• Solar, wind or sustainable bio-fuels• To power 118,000 new and existing off-grid base stations in

developing countries by 2012• Recently, this figure has reached over 20,000

• Estimate 2.5 billion litres of diesel per annum would be saved• Annual carbon emissions would be cut by up to 6.8 million

tonnes

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The Telecom Evolution

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Reference Case - Africa

Outlook - Airdolphin PRO added to hybrid powered GSM site

Location - Okapuka, Windhoek, Namibia (Average wind: 4,7m/s)

PerformancePeriod: 30 days (May-June 2011)Average daily energy: 2.4kWh(Max daily energy: 10.1kWh / Min daily energy: 0.3kWh)

RESULTSEstimated saving of 6,000 USD per year (50% reduction)

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R9000 Telecom Installations

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Governmental & Private Enterprise Collaboration

• Tremendous opportunity for deployment of renewable energy in Africa• 589 million people without electricity• 77.3% of the rural population• Abundant wind and solar resources

• Requires co-operation of Government• Support of enterprise in political persuasion

and awareness• Overseas aid programs to ‘kick start’ markets

• Private enterprise collaboration• Significant sized projects need multi-national support• Banks to fund projects, industry to provide solutions

• Development of UK business in Africa• Evance-Zephyr collaboration a model for others• Involvement of local companies

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Evance Wind Turbines Ltd&

Zephyr Corporation

Dr Kevin Parslow – C.E.O.Evance Wind Turbines18th October 2012

A collaboration for Renewable Energy in Africa

Kevin Parslow, Evance Wind Turbines

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