Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit USA, 2012 Welcoming over 300 attendees in 2012 learn more

e at bit.ly/weu2012 April 25th-27th, 2012 | Dallas, Texas | The Marriott City Center Hotel WORKSHOP HOST LEAD FOUNDATION SPONSOR GEARING SOLUTIONS SPONSOR 4th Annual Grayling Vander Velde - Duke Energy North Americas #1 B2B Wind O&M conference Fresh conference format designed specifically for North American wind O&M EXHIBITOR More wind energy owner/operators on site than any other event CASE STUDY DRIVEN from real life wind projects in operation Simultaneous sessions on operations AND maintenance/engineering for all your team Industry first workshop on improving wind farm ROI through upgrades hours of networking time: scheduled: 1-2-1 meeting areas, round table +20 discussions, evening entertainment ...and much more Get the blueprint for smart, cost-efective end of warranty decisions whether it's re-entering warranty, using an ISP or performing self service Understand the various types of technology available today that can be implemented or applied to your wind operations to maximize generation ,Hear the latest R&D on failure or damage reduction to your rotor, blade generator, gearboxes, foundations, and tower Understand how the environment for operations is changing and how to ,successfully integrate your wind fleet into the already congested grid avoiding curtailment Government/Federal ISP/Specialists Consultants Operators & OEMs :GRID INTEGRATION & CURTAILMENT OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE, RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY & REPOWER :(NAVIGATE END OF WARRANTY OPTIONS (EOW OPERATORS FOCUS ON O&M SURGES .Wind in North America continues to dominate As of the end of the third quarter of 2011, the U.Ss total installed wind power capacity stands at around 43,641 MW with a further 8,400 megawatts (MW) under construction. In addition, at the end of 2011 it's expected that Canada installed MW of new wind capacity remarkable 1,338 growth considering only 690 MW of capacity was installed in 2010 leading to a total installed .wind power capacity of 5,177 MW Thats just shy of 50,000 MW of North American wind power in operation an absolutely vast amount of turbines to maintain. Its crucial that :operators now ensure they Get the most out of their O&M dollars Maximize generation Ensure the safety of their employees and contractors on site With the long-term future of the growth of North American wind power less clear due to the termination of the Section 603 Treasury grant programme and the uncertainty surrounding of the extension of Production Tax Credit (PTC) at the end of 2012, it is vital that 2012 sees you as asset :owners - turn your attention to the assets already in your portfolios, and that you are Choosing the right O&M strategy for your business new and established players alike Transitioning to post warranty operation in the most cost effective way for your needs Correctly using the most appropriate predictive vs. preventative technologies for your assets Minimizing O&M cost and maximizing generation Many operators have invested in wind is because if their projects are suitably developed, operated, and maintained they will have a comparatively short payback period with a long future of profit generation. However, with so many options for

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operation and maintenance both inside and outside warranty, operators need to weigh up what services are correct for their individual wind farms needs from End of Warranty, predictive & preventative maintenance, retrofitting, upgrading .or repowering It has been proven that just a 1% improvement in operations and maintenance can make a huge .difference to the bottom line of a wind portfolio However, with wind farm ROI believed to be minus 21%, it is becoming imperative to identify the .where the savings can be made GET CRITICAL O&M INFORMATION FROM REAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE Attend the largest and most significant event in your 2012 calendar - the 4th Annual Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit USA and youll hear the major players discuss and debatenot only their O&M successes but also thedownfalls and lessons they learnt Building on the sell-out success of the previous 3 annual O&M Summits, this market leading event has been optimized to provide the only forum for the owners/operators of wind portfolios. With commitment from 8 of North Americas largest wind owner/operators and an annual attendance of over 300 participants, this event will focus on providing a crucial forum for operators, turbine manufacturers and service providers to collaborate, learn and discuss the key issues relating to reducing the OPEX of wind farm O&M to achieve maximum power generation .possible This event will cater for EVERYONE in the wind O&M sector relevant to all employees and job titles with dedicated conference tracks and plenary sessions outlining critical solutions to .your major challenges Our focussed multiple conference tracks provide you with more detailed, result orientated case studies and real life experience. See what you need to get your projects costs down and power :production up by joining our tailored sessions on (End of warranty options (eow .1 Retrofit technology & repowering .2 Advanced monitoring technologies .3 Life extension of critical components .4 Major part failure, upgrading & repair .5 Grid integration & curtailment .6 Balance of plants .7 WORLD CLASS INDUSTRY LEADING SPEAKERS The exceptionally high calibre of speakers for our 4th Annual Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit USA makes this the most significant wind energy event to date! Our current speaker line up reads like the whos of who of the wind industry. Here are just some of :the companies confirmed Iberdrola Renewables Duke Energy EDP Renewables Infigen Energy Edison Mission TransAlta Wind Capital Group enXco GE Acciona NERC NREL Sandia National Laboratories

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Foundation Engineering David Brown and many more NEW TO THE INDUSTRY? ESTABLISHED PLAYER? PROVIDE A SERVICE? SUPPLY PARTS? THIS EVENT IS PERFECT FOR YOU ALL We guarantee to deliver wind O&M strategies that will have a real and lasting impact on your business, big or small, giving you new, innovative and fresh ideas for the next 5 years. Wind farm operators and asset managers will come away with only the best and most cost e_ective maintenance strategies to reduce costs and boost power production. OEMs will get the chance to rise up and make a stand in front of their target audience in a situation unlike any other. And only the best service providers and tier and 3 component suppliers will be able to get 2 ,1 .exposure for their provisions and products Build your contact book, get exposure for your business, and put yourself in the best possible position to meet the people that you need to cement your business profitability for 2012 and .beyond In the past 12 months our wind events have been attended by over 2000 leading wind executives from every corner of the globe. So you dont have to just take our word for it that our ;conferences provide a really valuable three days check out testimonials on the penultimate pages from just a few of the happy attendees, speakers and sponsors from the O&M conferences we have run in the US and Europe over the past three .years So youll see that this market leading wind event will provide you with the chance to really boost success of your O&M strategy. Youll be hearing from the best industry minds with workable solutions to all your daily challenges. Check out the full agenda over the page to see more about whats going to be discussed, and exactly who .youll be hearing it from This summit has already generated a huge amount of interest and if last year is anything to go by, it will sell out fast. So make sure you secure your place today to give your company the best chance of O&M success through 2012 .and beyond While parts related to operations and scheduled maintenance can be estimated, unscheduled maintenance is di_cult to predict and can result in a substantial portionsome 30-60 percentof the total O&M Consultant Below are the major job functions you will meet from the :wind O&M sector ,Corporate management teams: CEOs, COOs, VPs .1 General Managers, Regional Managers, Directors Operations teams .2 Project Managers / Site Managers .3 Field Service teams .4 Technical / Engineering teams .5 Check out the website to review who will attend our 2012 event and how you can make the most of your conference experience pre, during and after the event & UNRIVALLED INDUSTRY NETWORKING KNOWLEDGE SHARING ,This event will give you at least a year of meeting time

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crammed into the space of 3 days. You can spend as much time as you want networking and sharing ideas with the right people to build those long lasting, mutually .beneficial business relationships Pre-Event Networking Get access to an interactive delegate list where you can personally and directly make contact with all conference attendees - this will be open for 6 weeks around ,the event to help you plan meetings in advance network during the event and follow up after the !conference has finished Private 1-2-1 Meeting Areas Use this as a chance to network and walk away with the !business cards you want Working Group Discussion Sessions To ensure interaction and open discussion on operations and maintenance, we are organizing orientated ,roundtable discussions with educated moderators :talking through real scenarios including End of warranty best practice Optimizing wind turbine performance Retrofit technology & Repowering Advanced Monitoring Technologies and data analysis explored Life extension of critical components Major & Part Failure, Upgrading & Repair Grid Integration Curtailment Success and failure case studies from the field Health, safety, training and staffing These intimate Working Group Discussion sessions are ,guaranteed to extending your networking reach .encourage brainstorming and the share ideas Extending your networking reach, brainstorm, share ideas and work directly with your fellow conference attendees with our engaging networking facilities !Book your conference ticket today

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The Wind Energy Update's O&M Summit is an excellent opportunity to learn about pressing issues in maintenance of wind turbines, emerging technologies and techniques to address these issues, and network with industry leaders. The presentations were terrific, and the organization of the event has improved every year. I hope to attend for years to come Hans Royal - Performance Composites .The O&M summit was a rewarding experience on many di_erent levels The amount of information shared will provide strong value in future endeavours within the market John Plantier - GES-USA I was very pleased with the conference...I gave me a wonderful ERGY O&M SUMMIT'S XHIBITION ZONE: Get your products seen by the right people Do you o_er a product, service or expertise for the wind O&M community? If you need our speakers, sponsors and delegates as partners or ,clients, this is a big opportunity for you to meet .greet and interact with them in person We have learned that selecting the right sponsors and exhibitors is really important! That is why as a potential exhibitor and/or sponsor you will need to pass a relevance test. This ensures that our delegates get the most value from the event and that our limited exhibitors and sponsors really get the attention and the business they seek. Every sponsor and exhibit campaign will be customized to meet your specific objectives so call Tim Lovatt today on +44 (0) 207 375 7218 / 1800 814 3459 .ext 7218 to discuss your best options

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Sponsoring or exhibiting with us is one of the best ,and most cost e_ective ways to prospect generate interest, move companies through your pipeline and ultimately make deals. We can tailor make a sponsorship package to suite your needs meaning you can speak, build your brand and organise meetings with the leading figures in the .tidal energy industry If your company is looking to be one of the leaders in the wind O&M space then call today for more information on exactly how we can help .you ,Limited spaces available for more information :contact Tim Lovatt Head of Business Development Wind Energy Update T: +44 (0) 207 375 7218 | 1-800-814-3459 ext E: tim@windenergyupdate.com 7218 This is a highly valuable conference. It provides " a unique opportunity to gain information and solutions concerning prevalent wind industry issues and a forum to meet and interact with key "industry players Ted Kowalski - Wood Group Unlike many other industry trade shows, exhibitions and .conferences our packages are not standard one-size-fits-all !You tell us what you want and we build it for you simple Take 3 simple steps to build your very own package today and we !will build it whatever your budget Jason Allen Senior Vice President Renewables Operations and Engineering Duke Energy Eddie Perez Vice President of Operations Wind Capital Group Tim Hertel Director of Technology EDPR Blaine Sundwall Director, National Control Center Iberdrola Renewables(Director (Wind O&M, PPM Energy Judah Moseson Director of Technical Services Infigen Energy James Snelson Senior Project Engineer Infigen Energy Grant Qualley Manager - Performance Analytics Infigen Energy Ross Newlin Director Center Technical Excellence .enXco Corp Herbert R. Thompson Director O&M - Wind Edison Mission O&M Darren McCrank ,Director of Operations

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Wind TransAlta Corporation Grayling Vander Velde EHS Professional, EHS Field Support Duke Energy Jeff Wiener Commercial Director GE Scott Shapiro CM&U Product Line Leader GE John McGuiness Senior Programs Manager GE Brad Rogers Southern Region Sales Manager GE Wind Services Ruben Segura-Coto Director, Post Sales Service Acciona Martin Winter VP Engineering Solutions / Partner Foundation Engineering LLC John Moura Manager, Reliability Assessment NERC Alistair Ogilvie Wind Reliability Data Lead Sandia National Laboratories Valerie Peters Wind Reliability Lead Analyst Sandia National Laboratories .Jon Keller, Ph.D ,Senior Engineer & Wind Innovation Reliability Group NREL Sal DellaVilla CEO Strategic Power Systems Peter Wells CEO .UpWind Solutions Inc Bart McManus Transmission Technical Operations Bonneville Power Administration Dr. Ing. Karl Steingroever Sr. Principal Engineer Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH Chris Cioni Senior Vice President Technical Services and Claims GCube John Kolak President

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Praxis Corporation Cathy Syme - Senior Manager Operational Services GL Garrad Hassan Dan Shreve Director MAKE Consulting Dr. Ashley Crowther VP Engineering - US Wind Technical Center Romax Technology Tom Marek Business Unit Leader Windserve North America David Brown North America Erik Smith Regional Manager Moventas North America Gary Kanaby Director of Sales for Wind Energy MFG Todd Karasek Vice President ,Environment Health & Safety Suzlon Dan Bernadett Chief Engineer AWS Truepower ALL NEW FOR 2012 PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Improving Wind Farm ROI through Production Upgrades :Topics For more information and updates on this workshops speakers, discussion topics and timings visit the website - www.windenergyupdate.com/dallas A half day workshop designed to help the improvement of wind farm return on investment (ROI) through production upgrades Hear GE, alongside their customers, present CASE STUDY information on what systems have been implemented, how they have worked, and what results have been seen Fleet performance metrics for GEs on and off warranty North America fleet Insights for operating units in a post-PTC environment Operations case study: Aligning service provider and owner metrics to .deliver greater annual energy production Installed base micro-siting: Discover how GE is using its suite of tools and operational data to identify opportunities to get more from .units operating in lower wind speed regimes :Performance upgrades case studies Examination of several relevant upgrades and operational enhancements that have delivered favorable ROI to owners .operators & Sponsored by GE Wind Services ?take place Provides unique opportunity to learn about & production-related upgrades from OEM owner The speakers are people that have been

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immediately involved in the upgrades; hear from those with experience Learn what new technologies GE is investing in for optimizing and extending life .of wind turbines The cost of attending this workshop is included in the passes found at the .back of this brochure There is no extra cost for delegates who have already purchased their .conference tickets The workshop will last for approximately a day and will take place in the afternoon on April 25th 2012. After the workshop, all delegates are invited to join GE, their customers, and Wind Energy Update for an informal drink. Further details to follow once .your ticket has been purchased The workshop will take place in the Marriott City Center Hotel the same location as the following Summit. Further details to follow .once your ticket has been purchased Industry Led Agenda Tailored for Wind O&M Success How Wind O&M is Changing CHANGING O&M MARKET TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE Hear how the bursting of the 2012 demand bubble and policy uncertainty impacts turbine vendors, ISP and asset owners Gain insight into how service offerings are evolving as cost concerns weigh on asset owners Understand the interplay of advanced monitoring solutions and other technologies impacting performance and service Identify where supply bottlenecks exist for advanced services Dan Shreve, Director, MAKE Consulting & End of Warranty: Options Strategies Explored AN OPERATORS APPROACH TO POST WARRANTY LIFE FROM A TECHNICAL SERVICES VIEW Get a more encompassing look at what is required beyond the state of technicians to ensure operational success Examine Infigens four part Technical Services ,Group covering High Voltage, QAQC Engineering and Performance Analytics Covering the responsibilities, accomplishments ,and ongoing activities of these groups understand the depth of technical understanding that is required post warranty Judah Moseson PE CEM, Director of Technical Services, Infigen Energy OEMS BUSINESS MODELFAVORABLE ?TERMS OR NOT Discuss how the OEMs propose to reduce the overall scope of service agreement Find out whether the OEMs business model operates on a yield based guarantees and what that means for the operators Debate whether overall costs could be reduced by reducing the scope of works for individual

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and independent sites around North America Cathy Syme, Senior Manager, GL Harrad Hassan ,Ruben Segura-Coto, Director, Post Sales Service ACCIONA Windpower North America, LLC Other panellists TBC BUILDING AN IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE Explore how enXcos CTE operates to ensure performance optimization, evaluation of new technology and equipment upgrades Discover the analysis and projection of Major Component Repair costs that the CTE has collected over recent years MCZR (Major Component Reserve) See how and why this is a critical factor in project budgeting and economic performance Ross Newlin, Director of the Center Technical .Excellence, enXco Corp :NON OEM WARRANTY OTHER PROTECTIONS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR FLEET Debate how to identify and carefully ,evaluated all alternatives to OEM warranty including new third party warranty products Understand how to analyse wind turbine warranty exposures and the strategies employed to understand and manage risks Explore the non OEM warranty options: Balance sheet finance, Rely on property insurance or Purchase a third party insurance warranty Peter Wells, CEO, Upwind Solutions Chris Cioni, Senior Vice President Technical Services and Claims, G-Cube Insurance Other panelists TBC WORK SCOPES FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS Find out how independent service providers and other contractors will impact on owner / operators as O&M costs rise Debate how to evaluate service providers according to their experience with varying wind turbine models and spare parts management In the contract management stage, understand how to benefit from a service providers experience while remaining cost effective Eddie Perez, Vice President of Operations, Wind Capital Group ,Herbert R. Thompson, Director O&M Wind Edison Mission O&M / Martin Winter, VP Engineering Solutions ,Partner Foundation Engineering LLC ,Ruben Segura-Coto, Director, Post Sales Service ACCIONA Windpower North America, LLC Grid Integration & Curtailment NERCS GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR WIND OPERATORS Examine guidelines and standards for integration into the grid Understand the latest on grid code and interconnection requirements so to ensure successful operations Examine how more wind can integrate into the

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grid on a transmission short grid ,John N. Moura, Manager, Reliability Assessment North American Electric Reliability Corporation :GRID INTEGRATION OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR HIGHER YIELD Understand how TransAlta has worked to meet technical, NERC and market rules to both be in compliance and reduce curtailments Discover what operational strategies TransAlta have employed that have proven to show higher yields, and discuss why ,With a congested North American grid understand how TransAlta continues to integrate more energy successfully and effciently ,Darren McCrank, Director of Operations, Wind TransAlta Corporation GRID OPERATIONS: MANAGING STABILITY OF THE GRID Understand the effect overstepping the load-resource balance' on a wind operator ' Discover how to manage the stability of the grid relative to reserve margins in any one region Examine how the BPA have implemented a program for wind fleets to self-supply reserve needs that will help avoid curtailment Bart McManus, Transmission Technical Operations, Bonneville Power Administration GRID INTEGRATION AND COMPLIANCE: ENSURING 24X7 OPERATION Explore Iberdrolas primary tool the National Control Center and discuss its compliance requirements, and the need for 24x7 operations ,Explore the results: outage management curtailment management, automated curtailment management for regions such as MISO with DIR and ERCOT NODAL, and voltage management Explore Iberdrolas CSGI whereby it can balance its own wind portfolio with resources such as thermal and hydro Blaine Sundwall, Director, National Control Center, Iberdrola Renewables Get Unique Insight from Leading Wind Energy Companies WORKING GROUP DISCUSSIONS During these intimate discussions, you'll be able to interact with the speakers and fellow conference attendees in a round table format to discuss, debate and review EoW Best Practice Wind Farm Optimization Retrofit Technology Major Part Failure Prevention Grid Integration & Curtailment If there are subjects that are not covered in this agenda that you feel are important to discuss then let Jon Harman know and we'll incorporate them into the discussions. Contact jon@windenergyupdate.com COMPLYING WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING GRID CODE REQUIREMENTS Discover what lessons have been learnt through

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dealing with the evolving grid code requirements, compliance in the ERCOT ISO region and how these lessons learnt can apply to other areas in North America Examine the analysis performed by NRG around GEs Frequency Response software that was recently installed at NRGs Langford wind farm in Texas and Brad Rogers, Southern Region Sales Manager, GE Customer TBC Operations and Performance Optimization O&M STRATEGY: HOW DOES YOUR ?WIND FARM COMPARE Find out how to choose the O&M strategy and approach to unscheduled maintenance most suited to your farms needs Understand how to control your cost of operations while maintaining optimum performance Using real operational benchmark data, see how cost effective various O&M strategies can be and get insight into current methods for maximizing project performance Cathy Syme, Senior Manager, GL Garrad Hassan MAXIMIZING YIELD FROM A WIND FACILITY Understand why renewable sites should not be operated as a traditional power generation asset and what this means for the business See why utility O&M standards generally dont translate to wind and how they can make an asset significantly underperform With examples from work that Duke has undertaken, find out what steps you can take to maximize yield Jason Allen, Senior Vice President Renewables Operations and Engineering, Duke Energy OPTIMIZING PROJECT PERFORMANCE: PRE- AND POST-CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES Examine Wind Resource and Energy Assessments for Low- to Medium-speed Sites Assessing Underperformance: Anomalies versus Pre-Construction Estimate Issues Closing the Gap Between Pre- and Post-Construction Energy Expectations Dan Bernadett, Chief Engineer, ASW True Power Electrics and Environmental Health & Safety ARC FLASH HAZARD ANALYSIS Discover the purpose and content of an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis, and why this is important information to know Get a breakdown of unique Arc Flash hazards that are associated with wind farms and explore how to avoid injury With real life examples, find out how to most effectively implement an AFHA John Kolak, President, Praxis Corporation THOROUGH SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE SPCC) PLANNING ) Understand what measures should be implemented to prevent oil discharges at any of your operational sites

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and timely manner to mitigate the impacts of an oil discharge from your facility Communicate practices on preventing and responding to discharges to people on your site, and use this as a guide on facility inspections, and a resource during emergency response Grayling Vander Velde, EHS Professional, EHS Field Support, Duke Energy :SAFE O&M OPERATIONS & HAZARD RECOGNITION INJURY MITIGATION Understand what measures should be implemented to prevent oil discharges at any of your operational sites ,Find out ways to respond in a safe, effective and timely manner to mitigate the impacts of an oil discharge from your facility Communicate practices on preventing and responding to discharges to people on your site, and use this as a guide on facility inspections, and a resource during emergency response Grayling Vander Velde, EHS Professional, EHS Field Support, Duke Energy John Kolak, President, Praxis Corporation ,Todd Karasek, Vice President Environment Health & Safety, Suzlon Other panellists TBC Repair, Upgrades and Retrofitting WIND TURBINE FOUNDATION ISSUES FACING O&M OPERATORS Examine current problems the US faces (grout bed/loose FMP), comparing with historical and current problems in Europe Understand the root causes of foundation failure and cost implication to the owner Explore repair methods and prevention measures that will ensure you lose no unnecessary O&M ollars / Martin Winter, VP Engineering Solutions Partner, Foundation Engineering LLC IMPROVING AN ALREADY INSTALLED MACHINE A WINDBOOST EXPERIENCE Examine the post installation design methodology and site specific analysis that GE implemented to enhance performance at EDPRs wind farm using new technology Discover EDPRs evaluation criteria , permitting review, ISO integration and AEP results on this project and find out what benefits were seen as a result Tim Hertel, Director of Technology, EDP Renewables Scott Shapiro, CM&U Product Line Leader, GE Wind BLADE REPAIR CHALLENGES ,With a growing variety of blades now in service some approaching EoW, discover how to avoid major rotor blade maintenance issues ,Uncover the damage caused by bird strikes lightning strikes, leading edge erosion, trailing edge damage, material, plus surface erosion from rain, hail, ice and insects and find out what measures you can take to maximize turbine

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productivity Discover how to prevent costly repairs with preventative maintenance measures and rotor optimization by "tuning up" your rotor with aero and dynamic balancing ,Gary Kanaby, Director of Sales for Wind Moulded Fibre Glass Companies LEADING EDGE BLADE TREATMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE Find out how the erosion of rotor blade leading edges can a_ect wind turbine energy generation e_ciency Discover what three different products Infigen have applied to a large number of blades and how they are evaluating their performance Understand how the products correct aerodynamic effciency and, as a result, what results they have seen in their power production James Snelson, Senior Project Engineer, Technical Services Group, Infigen Energy ,Grant Qualley, Manager of Performance Analytics Technical Services Group, Infigen Energy BEST PRACTICE BLADE REPAIR PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE Protection avoid minimizing WTG productivity through pitting of your blade and debate the best forms of protection available Safety Drawing the line when planning for inspections and repairs - starting with safety and quality Up-tower repair The best means of access for .more effcient repair: Ground repair vs Crane-hoisted baskets vs. Sky platforms anchored to the turbine vs. Rope access James Snelson, Senior Project Engineer, Technical Services Group, Infigen Energy ,Grant Qualley, Manager of Performance Analytics Technical Services Group, Infigen Energy Gary Kanaby, Director of Sales for Wind, MFG Other panellists TBC THE GEARBOX RELIABILITY COLLABORATIVE: AN OVERVIEW Get the latest from the Gearbox Reliability ,Collaborative (GRC) and lessons learned to date including current activities and future plans Gain insight on the results seen from the recent gearbox testing, modeling, and condition monitoring Examine real life gearbox failure database software and statistics Jonathan Keller, Ph.D. National Wind Technology Center, NREL PROTECTION FOR YOUR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND YAW DRIVES Wind turbine transmission and yaw systems will ,need shop repair at least once in the asset life explore they ways to plan maintenance, control costs and maximize production Going beyond OE specs up engineering for your main transmission and yaw drives CMaS condition monitoring as a value added

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substitute for post repair dyno testing Tom Marek, Business Unit Leader - Windserve North America, David Brown Windserve ..Erik Smith, Regional Manager, Moventas Inc GEARBOX RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT Examine the root cause analysis of gearbox failures and discover what the latest trends are for failure Understand how to customize a gearbox design according to the analysis that are returned Discuss the main causes behind gearbox failures and what measures you can take to help improve the product moving forwards Dr. Ashley Crowther, VP Engineering - Wind, US Wind Technical Center, Romax Technology Tom Marek, Business Unit Leader - Windserve North America, David Brown Gear Systems Ltd Other panellists TBC Advanced Monitoring ,Technologies: Predictive Preventative, or Scheduled :RELIABILITY DATABASE BENCHMARK A US O&M EXPERIENCE Examine how the US fleet performance based was analyzed on aggregated reliability data for a sample of wind plants Hear the results of the reliability benchmark metrics for the US wind fleet and analysis of the systems and components that contribute most to unavailability Identify industry-wide data challenges and potential solutions for operations data collection and analysis processes ,Valerie Peters, Wind Reliability Lead Analyst Sandia National Laboratories CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR WIND TURBINES: PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Explore a variance of CMS, and see how their quality depends on the interpretation of the measured data, based on vibration measuring Future CMS examine additional types of monitoring as well as the interaction between the CMS and the operating and safety system Discuss how to estimate the remaining life time on the basis of accumulated measuring values ,Dr. Ing. Karl Steingroever, Sr. Principal Engineer Group Machinery Components, Germanischer Lloyd SCADA FOCUS: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES CAUSED BY USING A CENTRALISED SCADA SYSTEM APPROACH Understand and eliminate the widespread challenges of using a centralised SCADA system across your portfolio See how you can combine multiple turbine types with multiple data systems and understand the information processed Discover what methodologies are being used in the wind industry to capitalize on data capture Alistair Ogilvie, Reliability Database Lead, Sandia National Laboratories ORAP: TRANSFERABLE DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND

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REPORTING TECHNIQUES Understand what data is available to major stakeholders in the thermal generation industry and how this data facilitates their decision making See how Sandia use data to analyze and provide results to the wind industry, DOE and to the industry partners that are piloting ORAP for Wind Why youll benefit from incorporating data collection, analysis and reporting as a standard part of your business strategies Sal DellaVilla, CEO, Strategic Power Systems Alistair Ogilvie, Reliability Database Lead, Sandia National Laboratories ALIGNING OPERATOR AND OEM METRICS FOR HIGHER POWER GENERATION Establishing reports and scorecards to understand wind farm performance; Periodic Executive reviews Analysis of SCADA & CMS data; and how to use data gathered by both the operators and OEMs to maximize production Paredo analysis of Faults and Downtime, and the .impact on MWhr production Strategies and concerns related to increasing ;installed base production; impact on life integration with System Operators and permit .reviews Je_ Weiner, Commercial Director, GE Wind DISCUSSION Always interesting, the nature of the subject and the presence of competitors makes it di_cult to present real problems and real facts Roy Douglas I was very pleased with the conference...I gave me a wonderful opportunity to catch up with existing and new customers. Anytime I will join it again Carsten Lind Andersen, Danish Wind Power Academy The ONLY North American event where you are guaranteed to meet and network .with key decision makers that will make a di_erence to your business Check out the companies who came to our 2011 events hand Corporation @ Aero Energy Services AES Wind Generation Airstreams Alltite Almetek Industries Alstom Wind North America Amayo American Electric Technologies Amerisafe Consulting and Safety Availon AVANTI Wind Systems B9 Energy Barnhart Crane Barr Field Services BASF

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BMT Designers and Planners Bosch Rexroth BP Wind North America Broadwind Energy Brookfield power Brower Insurance Brel & Kjr Vibro Canadian Consulate Capital Power Castrol Chartis Insurance Chevron China Resources Cielo Wind Services ClearView Monitoring Solutions Clyde Blowers Complete Wind Composites One Cone Drive Traverse City Constellation Energy Cooke Electrical Contracting COT-Puritech Wind Crump Insurance Services Cummings Electrical Danish Wind Power Academy David Brown Defense Holdings DHi-HiPercon Dialight Corporation DNV Renewables Dow Corning Duke Energy DuPont E.ON Climate & Renewables Edision International Edison Mission Energy Enbridge enXco everpower Exelon Wind Exxaro Resources ExxonMobil First Capital Strategies First Wind Flanders Electric Flash Technology Foundation Engineering Frontier Pro Services Gamesa Garrad Hassan America GasTOPS GCube Insurance Services GDF SUEZ GDF Suez Energy GE Energy GLWN - Global Wind Network Goldwind Hansen Transmissions International Hartford Steam Boiler Hayes Mechanical Henkel Corporation Hitachi Chemical Honeywell Horizon Wind Energy Iberdrola Renewables IBM Impact Technologies

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Infigen Energy INGETEAM InStep Software Intertek Invenergy ITW Wind Group J P Kenny Renewables Jamaica Public Service Company Juhl Wind Kaydon Bearings Kinectrics KR Wind Limited LM Glasfiber Lucintel Ludeca LWG Consulting M4 Wind Services MAKE Consulting Manufacturas Electricas Marsh USA & Mechanical Dynamics Analysis Mersen USA MESA MFG / TX Michels Corporation Midwest Engineering Consultants MobileCal Molded Fiber Glass Companies Moog Components Group Morgan AM & T MPSA NAES Corporatioin National Switchgear NCAR NextEra Energy NFESC Nordex NORESCO Northwind Solutions NREL NRG Systems Oak Creek Energy Systems Oasis Services Oklahoma Dept of Commerce Orion Renewable Energy Group OSHA Ownenergy .P.I.S.T PA Consulting Group Pattern Energy Group Performance Composites Phoenix Services PLARAD Bolting Technology Power Climber Wind Praxis Corporation Projetech QinetiQ Rev1 Renewables Romax Technology Rope Partner Run Energy S&C Electric Company

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Samsung Wind Sandia National Laboratories SBC Global SCADA Solutions Schae_er Group Schenck-Trebel Schunk Graphite Technology Scientech Services Shell Lubricants Shermco Industries Siemens Energy SKF Sky Climber Wind Solutions Skylotec SmartSignal Corporation Sorian Southern California Edison Southwest Research Institute Spider Standardaero Strategic Power Systems Suzlon System One Tech Safety Lines The Minster Machine Company The Timken Corporation Third Planet Windpower Trans Canada TransAlta Trelleborg Sealing Solutions TSK Turn Energy Maintenance Turner Bros Turningpoint Unison/DXP UpWind Solutions Vaisala VAWT Manufacturing Vestas Virgin Electric Wanzek O&M Sevices Wartsila We Energies WECS Electric Supply Wesco Distribution Westar Energy Western Turbine Incorporated Wind Access Engineering Wind Composite Services Wind Drives Windera power Systems WindIngen Wood Group X-Ray Industries ZF Services North America