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Energizing Cleveland with Offshore Wind: An Update on the Icebreaker Project

Hosted by Val Stori, Clean Energy Group May 4, 2016

Northeast Wind Resource Center Webinar

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• ffshore wind energy in the Northeastern United States. Published

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• f Energy, and is managed by Clean Energy Group and Sustainable

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Today’s Guest Speakers

• Dr. Lorry Wagner, President, LEEDCo
• Kristian Jacobsen, Head of Business

Development, Universal Foundation

Great Moments are Born from Great Opportunity

This is Our Time, Innovate to Generate

A non-profit, public private partnership created to build an

• ffshore wind power

industry in Lake Erie

1.Create jobs and economic prosperity 2.Generate “locally grown” clean energy

A non-profit, public private partnership created to build an

• ffshore wind power

industry in Lake Erie

1.Create jobs and economic prosperity 2.Generate “locally grown” clean energy

• The City of Cleveland
• The City of Avon Lake
• The City of Euclid
• The City of Lakewood
• The Village of Bratenahl
• The City of Lorain

Lakefront Communities Environmental Organizations

• Ohio Environmental Council
• The Sierra Club
• Environment Ohio
• Mom’s Clean Air Force
• Earth Day Coalition

Organized Labor

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
• International Order of Masters, Mates, and Pilots
• Pipe Fitters Local 120
• IN-KY-OH Regional Council of Carpenters
• Building Laborers Local 310

A non-profit, public private partnership created to build an

• ffshore wind power

industry in Lake Erie

1.Create jobs and economic prosperity 2.Generate “locally grown” clean energy

• The City of Cleveland
• The City of Avon Lake
• The City of Euclid
• The City of Lakewood
• The Village of Bratenahl
• The City of Lorain

Lakefront Communities Environmental Organizations

• Ohio Environmental Council
• The Sierra Club
• Environment Ohio
• Mom’s Clean Air Force
• Earth Day Coalition

Organized Labor

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
• International Order of Masters, Mates, and Pilots
• Pipe Fitters Local 120
• IN-KY-OH Regional Council of Carpenters
• Building Laborers Local 310
• Senator Brown (D)
• Senator Portman (R)
• Rep. Kaptur (D)
• Rep. Joyce (R)
• Rep. Fudge (D)
• Rep. Ryan (D)

Ohio Pennsylvania

• Kathy Dahlkemper – Erie Co. Exec., Former Rep. (D)
• Senator Wiley (D)
• Rep. Kelly (D)
• Rep. Thompson (R)

Other

• Betty Sutton – St. Lawrence Seaway Director,

Former Ohio Rep. (D)

• Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson (I)
• Ohio Governor John Kasich (R)
• 4 Ohio Lakefront County Commissioners (D&R)

Stakeholder Engagement

General Public Organized Labor

in Last 3 Years

200

Public Engagements Since 2006

375+

Lakefront Property Owners Lakefront Communities Supply Chain Regulatory Officials Wind Industry Business Community Environmental Groups Elected Officials Civic Organizations Universities/Schools Water-Use Organizations

92%

Support the Project

60%

Signed the Pledge

7,931

Pledges Collected

$12.72

Average Pledge

“I pledge to buy a portion of my electricity from the Great Lakes’ first offshore wind project. I want this premium source

• f

electricity and would be willing to pay an additional $________ per month.”

The Power Pledge

15,000+ Homes Visited – 92% Support Icebreaker

Icebreaker Updates

• Location Moved 1 Mile Farther Out
• 2nd Geotechnical Campaign Completed
• A New Foundation: Quiet & Gentle
• PPA for 65% by April 25, 2016
• PJM Interconnect Agreement Complete
• Fred. Olsen Investment
• Aquatic Species Studies Commissioned

Project Icebreaker

Sensitive area no longer occupied Original lease block - reference only

Geotech Site Investigation

Geotechnical Campaign August 2015

• 7 Sites
• 17 CPT Soundings
• 10 Boreholes
• 6 Surficial Samples
• 272 Lab Tests

Partners & Participants

Ohio Geological Survey

• Fred. Olsen

Coastal Zone Management DOSECC State Historic Preservation OfficeGardline Donjon Marine USCG McNeilan & Assoc. USACE

Icebreaker

• No System Impacts
• No System Upgrades
• Signed July 12, 2015

Icebreaker PPA Status

• 65% Power Committed
• Signed PPA by April 25, 2016
• Credit-worthy counterparty
• Actively engaged for the remaining 35%

Icebreaker Permitting Progress

State of Ohio

• Kickoff, April 13
• Aquatic Species, May 1 in

water

• Balance during 2016

Federal – U.S. Army Corps

Kickoff, April 2016 Balance during 2016

Turbine Installation Partner

Mono Bucket

by Universal Foundation

Mono Bucket in Action

The No Noise, No Disturbance Foundation

Mono Bucket in the Atlantic

Right Whales Survey - Fins Up!

OSW Area Water Depth WTG Soil Profile Mono Bucket Monopile Jacket VA/MD/ NJ 25 3 MW 1 (loose Sand) $1,938 $1,840 2 (soft Clay) $2,274 $2,387 6 MW 1 (loose sand) $2,996 $3,439 $4,599 2 (soft Clay) $3,166 $3,769 $4,512 RI/MA 50 6 MW 1 (loose sand) $3,675 $5,692 3 (stiff Clay) $3,257 $5,522

Comparative Fabrication + Installation Costs (in thousands of USD)

Thank You! Spin Long & Prosper

Lorry Wagner, Ph.D. lwagner@leedco.org 216-965-0615

A Game Changer in Offshore Wind Foundations

• silently reducing costs

Energizing Cleveland with Offshore Wind GoToWebinar by Clean Energy Group 4 May 2016

Offshore installation Ships (2) Service boats (8) 550 technicians, supervisors and PMs Offshore sub- and topside structures Offshore marshaling site Project development activities since 1996

20 years of experience and 1,500 employees in Renewable Energy

Experience from more than 2,000 suction buckets installed world-wide!

Universal Foundation

• Suction installation process
• 1. The suction pump unit is attached to the foundation
• 2. The foundation is lowered to the seabed
• 3. Deadweight and gravity ensures self-penetration into the seabed
• 4. The pump unit enables under-pressure inside the bucket and a water-pulse

alongside the skirt tip ensure local seabed liquefaction – the combination ensures soil penetration

• 5. Verticality is controlled to reach required inclination tolerance (+/- 0,25 degrees -

+/- 0,1 degrees achieved in real life average so far)

• 6. The suction pump unit is recovered

Project execution track record (key projects only)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• WTG load testing and monitoring
• Comprehensive data collection
• Most researched foundation in the business
• Floating installation concept proven
• Integrated scour protection system validated
• 2015 proved full decommissioning capability
• Delivery of a full EPCI solution
• Installation at a UK R3 “true offshore site”
• Foundations already hit by 50year design wave (20m)
• Tests at Dudgeon, Dogger Bank and Hornsea
• Data collection through 29 installations
• De-risking and confirmation of design parameters
• Early market engagement
• Detailed design of 6 foundations

TIMELINE 2002 – still operational 2009 – 2015 2013 – still operational

• Sep. 2014–

results are being analyzed

• Mid. 2015-

PROJECT NAME FREDERIKSHAVN (DK)

• UF supporting a Vestas V90

3MW WTG

HORNS REV 2 (DK)

• Foundation supporting a met

mast

DOGGER BANK (UK)

• Foundations supporting two
• met. masts

TRIAL INSTALLATION (UK)

• Installations to test soil

sensitivity and verify design parameters

ICEBreaker – Lake Eire (US)

• Detailed design ongoing

Universal Foundation

• Frederikshavn, Denmark, 2002-still operational

Project reference: Frederikshavn – Denmark - 2002

– Vestas V90 3.0MW turbine Bucket diameter 12m, height 6m, weight 135t

Project reference: Horns Rev 2 – Denmark - 2009

– Met Mast for biggest wind farm in Denmark Bucket diameter 12m, height 6m, weight 165t

Universal Foundation

• Horns Rev 2 – Denmark – 2009-2015

…And continue to prove the cradle to grave approach…

Horns Rev 2 decommissioning

One met mast fully recovered Operational since 2009 Removed July 2015

Source: DBB Jack-Up

Project reference: Dogger Bank 2013

– 2 met masts for the largest UK Round 3 project (7.4GW) Bucket diameter 15m, height 7.5m, weight 350t

Universal Foundation

• Dogger Bank, United Kingdom, 2013-still operational

Universal Foundation

• Dogger Bank, United Kingdom, 2013-still operational

Noise-free installation process

Fish and other marine habitat undisturbed during installation

Trial Installation, United Kingdom

– de-risking installation and optimizing design

• 29 installations performed in 24 days…
• … resulting in a unique soil data base in
• ffshore wind!

UF continue on planned path towards commercialization

Commercial scale projects First contract for commercial wind farm at Lake Eire in the US

12 months of comprehensive due diligence work by 3rd party resulting in final selection Installation targeted to 2018

The project commitment builds on an already strong

• Fred. Olsen market presence in the US

Source: Recharge, June 2015

LEEDCo ICEBreaker

– Why the Lakes?

Shallow water across Lake Erie Massive wind resource Ambitious target to deploy 5GW offshore wind High public support towards the project Local supply chain available

Is foundation innovation the way forward to reduce LCoE by 30% in offshore wind?

Source: BVG Associates

Monopile UF Mono Bucket

• 1. Multiple lifts - multiple vessels
• 1. One lift – one vessel
• 2. Upending tools
• 2. Suction pump unit
• 3. Pile hammer 6-800 kEUR/month
• 4. Pile gripper
• 5. Marine growth removal
• 6. Grout spread + curing temp./time
• 7. Noise mitigation 2-300 kEUR/unit
• 8. Scour protection (another vessel)
• 9. Shimming plates
• 10. Flange correction tool

Translating to cost savings of >30% in installation INSTALLATION

Fast and Simple installation is key to success!

Going from a complex marine spread…

Going from a complex marine spread…

Source: IHC

Going from a complex marine spread…

… And the 160db problem…

– cost out of 20mEUR according to Vattenfall

Source: Vattenfall

… to one foundation, one vessel and one suction unit… and noise free installation!

Installation Equipment Spread

• n Brave Tern for Dogger Bank
• Click on Unit + transport frame
• Lifting yoke
• Control room

Universal Foundation

– A Fred. Olsen related company

Universal Foundation

• A hybrid design

 Design verified up to 55 m.w.d. with up to 8MW WTG  Suitable for a wide range of soil profiles  Modular design, utilising existing supply chain  25% less steel than comparable monopile  No grouted connections - integrated transition piece  No seabed preparations, integral scour prevention  Single-lift or self-floating installation  Noise free installation – self-levelling  Completely removable  A solid foundation to REDUCE LCoE

The offshore inhabitants are already convinced…

Source: Hamburger Abendblatt, November 2014

Thank you for attending our webinar

Val Stori Clean Energy Group/ Northeast Wind Resource Center val@cleanegroup.org Northeast Wind Resource Center: www.northeastwindcenter.org DOE Wind Exchange: http://energy.gov/eere/wind/windexchange