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CREATING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
ONSHORE WIND
Tehachapi Region
contents01/ introduction
02/ overview
03/ experience04/ key differentiators05/ worldwide offices
06/ supporting information
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Natural Power is an independent renewable energy
consultancy and services provider with over twenty years
of in-house project experience. We provide expertise
at every stage of the project lifecycle: from feasibility,
development, pre-construction, construction, operations
to re-powering and decommissioning, and through all
elements of due diligence.
Natural Power’s 360° lifecycle experience spans more
than 800 projects, with a team of over 340 experts. Our
approach to consultancy services allows us to focus on
reducing interface risk and working smarter from day one
of your power project, through:
→ The application of pioneering new technologies, methodologies and best practices to tackle the most complex and challenging issues
→ The provision of project management experience delivering both practical and innovative consulting services
→ Building wide and lasting relationships with our clients, who then benefi t from our full lifecycle experience at every stage of development
→ Providing trusted, impartial due diligence services to fi nancial investors
introduction01/
analysisservices
permittingsupport
340+renewableenergypeople
11offi ces
worldwide
21years industryexperience
155 operational assets
managed
projectsconstructed
112+
due diligenceportfolio
environmental services
80 GW+
7 GW
25 GW+
47 GW
our mission and vision:to create a better environment by providing market leading advice and services to our clients
Stephen Trotter, Managing Director
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Re-Powering
Construction
Feasibility
Development
Pre-Construction
Operations
overview02/
Natural Power provides expertise in every stage of the project lifecycle; from site prospecting,
constraints mapping and resource assessment, through design and construction to operations
and asset management.
Our 360º approach to projects enable us to provide genuine added value at every stage of
the project. We value the relationships we have with our clients, looking beyond the project
scope to ensure that risks are mitigated in the longer term.
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Re-Powering
Construction
Feasibility
Development
Pre-Construction
Operations
overview02/
03.1/ Feasibility
Natural Power has a proven reputation and track record of working with clients to undertake site
finding, screening and feasibility studies for onshore wind. Our in-house experts on wind resource,
grid, environmental issues, human use considerations, ground conditions and planning legislation,
work seamlessly to identify sites with the lowest associated risk in terms of consent and build
conditions.
We also have a highly trained global team of experienced wind analysts and environmental
project engineering personnel who offer a comprehensive range of technical services to wind farm
developers and investors alike. This allows us to provide our clients with optimized project designs,
finance-grade energy yield analysis (EYA) and site classification studies.
Our full technical services applicable in feasibility studies include:
→ Measurement campaign design
→ Layout design
→ Wind resource assessment and mapping
→ Turbine sizing and selection
→ Energy yield assessment
→ Site screening
→ Environmental constraint mapping
→ Grid infrastructure feasibility
→ Construction surveys
experience03/
we take a considered approach from the outset, therefore we can advise our clients on the best way to achieve their project goals while fl agging any potential risks
Jim Adams, President, North America
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development & consenting
03.2/ Project design, planning & permitting
Natural Power supports its clients through the project design process by bringing together cutting
edge project knowledge and experience with a realistic approach to risk mitigation.
We take the opportunity to work with our clients to define and address every aspect of a potential
project throughout the development phase; identifying risks and opportunities at the earliest
possible stage.
Our aim, like our clients', is to efficiently manage costs and risks to help deliver your permitted
project ready for financing and construction, including, but not limited to:
→ Design development with clients’ engineers
→ Wind resource mapping / yield and assessment
→ Design of met mast / lidar anemometry campaign
→ Wind data management, analysis and reporting
→ Optimized turbine selection and layout
→ Turbine advisory, RFP management and options appraisal
→ Operations and maintenance strategy development
→ Wildlife studies and advisement
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03.3/ Owners' engineering
Natural Power provides a wide range of services during the pre-construction and construction
phase of wind energy development. We support our clients in the onsite construction management
and monitoring, health & safety co-ordination, turbine commissioning and permitting compliance.
Our focused experience includes commissioning, health and safety, planning and environmental
areas. Dedicated in-house teams include:
→ Design, geotechnical and geophysical engineers
→ Turbine commissioning engineers
→ HSEQ co-ordinators
Our in-house teams have managed the development and build out of a number of wind farm
projects, including the development, including:
→ Health & safety management
→ Habitat management
→ Protected species
→ Geotechnical site investigation including drilling
→ Traffic and transport planning
→ Contaminated land surveys analysis and mitigation
→ Onsite construction project management
Additionally we have a very experienced team of environmental, planning and construction
professionals who have supported clients in meeting ongoing planning conditions throughout pre-
construction, construction and operations, this includes:
→ Environmental liaison
→ Stakeholder liaison
→ Negotiation with determining authorities
we draw upon the expertise of our world class team of analysts, ecologists, construction managers, geologists and engineers to ensure the highest chance of achieving consent for our clients’ projects
Christine Sutter, Head of Environment
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ControlCentre
we aim to get maximum revenue for our clients by optimizing performance and reliability during the operational stage
Holly Hughes, Senior Vice President, North America Operations
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03.5/ Operations
Natural Power is one of the world’s leading independent providers of operational phase services
for major utilities and independent power producers.
We provide award-winning excellence in health & safety management combined with unique
software tools and procedures to ensure maximum efficiency in wind farm operations for our
clients. Our aim is to manage, co-ordinate and efficiently control your operating assets safely and
efficiently while maximizing production.
Offering a full range of services designed to meet the needs of onshore projects, we ensure a
consistency of approach without compromising on health and safety, including:
Local site management
→ Energy based work management philosophy
→ Environment, health & safety oversight
→ BoP activity management
→ High voltage responsibilities
→ Oversight of O&M activities
→ Inspections
→ Environmental monitoring, including post construction fatality studies, bird and bat conservation plans
Remote monitoring
→ Project KPI monitoring
→ Monthly performance reporting
→ Portfolio and project level metrics
→ Interactive production data tool
Advanced performance engineering
→ Production optimization
→ Holistic performance diagnostics
→ Portfolio and site-level benchmarking
→ Power curve analysis
Operational reporting and analysis
→ Maintenance management system and SCADA data reporting
→ Customizable monthly reporting
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03.6/ Due diligence
Natural Power provides technical due diligence services throughout all stages of the transaction
cycle, from initial risk assessment and reporting in early transaction stages through to
comprehensive reporting for credit-committee at final bid stage or financial close. Our due
diligence clients include major international banks, developers, independent power producers,
utilities, investment funds and other financial institutions.
Our client offering includes:
→ Full technical due diligence scope of work
→ Advice based on real-life experience
→ Long established credibility and trust
→ Flexibility and broad resources
→ Clear and concise reporting
→ Clearly managed project risk
→ Depth of skills and resources
Natural Power routinely performs detailed technical due diligence on behalf of clients in a number
of different transaction scenarios:
→ Project finance debt transactions, where Natural Power fulfills the duties of lender’s or owner’s independent engineers/technical advisors, from pre-finance technical due to project commissioning and handover
→ Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, often containing a mixture of operating, pipeline and pre-construction assets, where Natural Power performs technical due diligence duties on behalf of the acquirer or on behalf of the vendor
we take a considered approach from the outset, therefore we can advise our clients on the best way to achieve their project goals whilst fl agging any potential risks
Ken Taylor, Project Manager
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technical due diligence
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Enercon 84 205 112 171 77 649
Gamesa 14 37 374 76 11 512
GE 19 83 1,746 49 23 1,920
Nordex 176 359 148 172 40 895
Senvion 151 366 286 271 39 1,113
Siemens 224 247 379 442 21 1,313
Vestas 162 359 1,824 270 141 2,756
Total WTGs 830 1,656 4,869 1,451 352 9,158
03.7/ Turbine technology and inspections
At Natural Power we provide our clients with an integrated approach to data analysis
combined with hands-on inspection and advanced performance engineering expertise covering
a wide range of turbine technologies.
This experience includes: onsite management, remote site management through our 24/7
ControlCentre, turbine inspections, performance analysis of operational data and full portfolio
due diligence.
The Natural Power team has developed a world class knowledge of all major technologies and
as such we are ideally positioned to support our clients in the analysis, selection, performance
and optimization of assets at every lifecycle stage.
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turbine inspections
our team’s experience of working with all turbine technologies combined with world class analysis, can help maximize the efficiency, performance and reliability of our clients' turbines
Craig Gordon, Global Head of Inspections
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key differentiators04/
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Jim Adams MBA, BS X X X X
Holly Hughes MSME, PE X X X X X X X
Gary Winslow BScE X X X X X X
Andrew Clark BSc, MA X X X X
Taurin Spalding BSME, PMP X X X X X
Julius Carter BS, MBA X X X X
Christine Sutter BS, MS X X X
Michael Capraro BScE X X X X X
Mackenzie Tocco BSc X X X
04.1/ Our experience
04.2/ North American key resources
The Natural Power team in North America has nearly 200 combined years of wind industry
experience. Relevant experience areas for our senior staff are highlighted below.
Providing innovative and practical expertise since 1995
2,440 MW under active 24-7-365 operational management
Providers of over 3GW of operational services to US wind
Leading expertise in bird and bat ecology, policy and permitting
Half of operational portfolio consists of GE,Vestas and Siemens
One of few independent operators with directdrive experience 4 countries (UK, US, France and Ireland)
Over 340 staff Over 47.3 GW of due diligence experience
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04.3/ Selected North American projects
Client Year Project Services
Private Equity 2016 Confidential, Idaho & North Carolina - 120 MW Solar
Owner's engineer; substation electrical design review, project electrical design review, SCADA design review, ecological monitoring.
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Tacke Wind Farm Repowering Development support for 2.4 MW repowering project in California (Tehachapi)
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Confidential, Indiana - 100 MW Finance-grade energy yield assessment
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Fleet availability review Operational availability review of >4.5 GW project portfolio
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Confidential, Texas - 150 MW Finance-grade energy yield assessment
Potential Buyer 2016 Confidential, Wind Portfolio
Oklahoma and Idaho - 500 MW Operational energy , OPEX, contractual and permitting
Potential Buyer 2016 Solar Technical due diligence advisory services
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Confidential, Kansas - 250 MW Layout, development support, finance-grade energy yield analyses
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Confidential, Ohio & Pennsylvania
- 275 MW (multiple projects) Finance-grade energy yield assessment
OEM 2016 Confidential Site assessment/site suitability support
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Confidential, Massachusetts - 10
MW Wind and Solar Feasibility Assessment
Developer/Sponsor 2016 South Fork Wind Farm, Minnesota
- 13 MW Finance-grade energy yield assessment and technical due diligence services
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Black Oak Wind Farm, New York
- 16 MW Finance-grade energy yield assessment and site suitability
Developer/Sponsor 2016
Confidential, Pennsylvania & Oklahoma - 270 MW (multiple projects)
Turbine layout and project development support; preliminary energy yield
Developer/Sponsor 2016 Confidential, New Brunswick - 25
MW Finance-grade energy yield assessment
Sponsor/Owner 2016 Confidential, New Hampshire Construction Monitoring
Sponsor/Owner 2016 Confidential, Norway - 150 MW Finance-grade energy yield assessment
Tax Equity 2016 North Dakota & Kansas - 3045 MW (5 project portfolio) Technical due diligence advisory services
Tax Equity 2016 North Dakota, Missouri - 600 MW (2 project portfolio) Technical due diligence advisory services
Tax Equity 2016 Texas - 150 MW Technical due diligence advisory services
Tax Equity 2016 Texas - 450 MW (2 project portfolio)
Technical due diligence advisory services (review of project agreements, BOP design, turbine technology, environmental review, wind and energy yield analysis.)
Tax Equity 2016 New York, Texas - 330 MW (2 project portfolio)
Technical due diligence advisory services (review of project agreements, BOP design, turbine technology, environmental review, wind and energy yield analysis.)
Tax Equity 2016 Wyoming - 80 MW Technical due diligence advisory services (review of project agreements, BOP design, turbine technology, environmental review, wind and energy yield analysis.)
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04.4/ References
A partial list of North American clients, contacts can be provided upon request.
Tehachapi Region
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Natural Power delivers services and operates assets globally for our clients, with eleven offi ces
across Europe and North America and agencies active in South America and Asia Pacifi c.
worldwide offi ces
USASaratoga SpringsSeattle
SCOTLANDCastle Douglas (Global HQ)StirlingInverness
ENGLANDNewcastleLondon
IRELANDDublin
WALESAberystwyth
FRANCE
NantesParis
TURKEYAnkara [Agency]CHILE
Valparaiso [Agency]
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Health & SafetyNatural Power operates a safe system of work procedure, this procedure outlines the requirements
and guidelines required for safety in the workplace and mitigation of risk.
Health & safety is the number one priority for Natural Power both from an operational and
management point of view. The safety of our staff , contractors, and the public must come before
any technical or commercial considerations.
In accordance with statutory requirements, for all routine and non-routine activities undertaken by
employees and others working on behalf of Natural Power, a risk assessment must be undertaken
and suffi cient controls introduced to manage the risk. Method statements are activity specifi c
and are prepared where their absence would adversely aff ect the ability to exercise the controls
identifi ed by risk assessment.
The ControlCentre is an industry leading innovation providing 24/7 monitoring and communication
services through trained operatives in our control room, ensuring our fi eld staff have around the
clock access to log on and off of the remote / lone working system. This combined with our hand-
held SPOT devices ensures staff members working in the fi eld have a safe environment to operate in.
QualityNatural Power has established rigorous procedures and work instructions for all aspects of our
business. All staff currently work to a list of core procedures for quality control and business
management as part of our on-going commitment to our quality management system (QMS).
A totally integrated project management system is used throughout all departments, that includes
fi le tracking and back-up along with resource management, document checking and authorization,
providing a full audit trail for all documents and project activities.
All data and reports are subject to a minimum two stage quality assurance process in line with
ISO 9001:2008 procedures where documents are produced by a technical specialist then checked
by another specialist before being checked and approved by a senior manager, ensuring a
consistently high quality output to clients at all times.
Our asset management, construction and ecology management group, technical services and
development consultancy services have all achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certifi cation and Achilles
Verify Category B2. Full details of our QMS are available on request.
supporting information
EnvironmentNatural Power has internal goals with regards to environmental practice relating to energy
use, carbon footprint reduction and recycling. We have had an environmental management
system (EMS) in place since 2001 and have progressed our EMS to an integrated quality and
environmental management system and now hold ISO 14001:2004 certifi cation.
All policies and arrangements are reviewed on an annual basis by our quality and environmental
manager and the management team.
The processes required for the quality and environmental management system, their sequence
and interaction have been identifi ed along with the criteria and methods required to ensure their
eff ective operation and control. All subcontractors would be expected to work to the Natural
Power environmental policy statement; evidence of this is required on appointment. Before each
project commences an environmental risk assessment is carried out covering all aspects required
for the scope of work.
Disaster recoveryNatural Power recognizes the need for our clients’ projects to have robust systems and processes
in place to ensure that data, documents and key staff continuity are retained in the event of a
major incident.
Natural Power’s electronic document management system ensures that project documents are
stored in a secure and ordered location on a central server which is backed up regularly to off -
site storage.
All emails are archived in a cloud based system which allows recovery of deleted mail and also
provides email continuity in the event of a failure of Natural Power’s servers or internet connection.
Hard copies of key documents are stored in a fi reproof safe.
Multiple offi ce locations assist in provision of continuity in the event of a major incident, such as
fi re, aff ecting any particular location.
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EnvironmentNatural Power has internal goals with regards to environmental practice relating to energy
use, carbon footprint reduction and recycling. We have had an environmental management
system (EMS) in place since 2001 and have progressed our EMS to an integrated quality and
environmental management system and now hold ISO 14001:2004 certifi cation.
All policies and arrangements are reviewed on an annual basis by our quality and environmental
manager and the management team.
The processes required for the quality and environmental management system, their sequence
and interaction have been identifi ed along with the criteria and methods required to ensure their
eff ective operation and control. All subcontractors would be expected to work to the Natural
Power environmental policy statement; evidence of this is required on appointment. Before each
project commences an environmental risk assessment is carried out covering all aspects required
for the scope of work.
Disaster recoveryNatural Power recognizes the need for our clients’ projects to have robust systems and processes
in place to ensure that data, documents and key staff continuity are retained in the event of a
major incident.
Natural Power’s electronic document management system ensures that project documents are
stored in a secure and ordered location on a central server which is backed up regularly to off -
site storage.
All emails are archived in a cloud based system which allows recovery of deleted mail and also
provides email continuity in the event of a failure of Natural Power’s servers or internet connection.
Hard copies of key documents are stored in a fi reproof safe.
Multiple offi ce locations assist in provision of continuity in the event of a major incident, such as
fi re, aff ecting any particular location.
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what we do
→ Leading independent renewable energy consultancy
→ Analysis, engineering, planning & permitting, environmental, project management and due diligence services
→ Onshore wind, off shore renewables, solar, hydro, renewable heat and grid & infrastructure
→ Established in 1995, 11 offi ces globally, 340+ staff
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