BARES II Wind Power Plant. MONITORING REPORT 01 February May 2011 (Both days included) Project Standard: VER+

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1 BARES II Wind Power Plant MONITORING REPORT 01 February May 2011 (Both days included) Project Standard: VER+ Dr. G. Aslı Sezer Özçelik Version 1 ( ) Version 2 ( ) Version 3 ( ) [This is a monitoring report that calculates the emission reductions of Bares II Wind Power Plant based on its electricity production between February 1 st,2010 to.may 31 st, all dates inclusive. The calculations are based on the carbon factor of tons of CO2e/MWh of electricity based on the Validated PDD. The project standard is VER+.]

2 Page 2 Represented in Turkey as Pioneer Carbon Ltd. Şti. Türkiye Ankara Şubesi Refik Belendir Sokak 35/3 Y. Ayrancı Ankara T F Hitit V.D

3 Page 3 Table of Contents1 Introduction Monitoring period Project Description Title Project Summary Category of project activity Project timeline Baseline Methodology Calculations Emission Reduction due to electricity generated Leakage Emissions (LE): Project Emissions (PE): Theemission reduction by the project activity Monitoring methodology and plan Monitored data Baseline data EG: net electricity supplied to the grid Deviation from the validated monitoring plan Quality assurance and quality control measures Roles and responsibilities Calibrations Quality Control Emission reduction calculations Leakage emissions Project Emissions Baseline emissions Deleted Deleted Deleted Deleted Deleted Deleted

4 Page 4 1 Introduction The purpose of this Monitoring Report is to calculate the emission reductions achieved by the BARES II Wind Power Plant in Turkey, in the period covered by this report, and to serve as the basis for the verification of these reductions and issuance of the VERs, according to the VER+ standard. 1.1 Monitoring period Monitoring period covers the 15 months period from 01 February 2010 to 31 May 2011, both days included. 2 Project Description 2.1 Title BARES II Wind Power Plant Project 2.2 Project Summary BARES II Wind Power Plant Project (WPP) is located at 10 km east of Bandırma, which is one of the largest districts of Balıkesir Province and situated on the Coast of Marmara Sea. The project involves 20 General Electric 1.5se series turbines, with 1.5 MW capacities each. The total project capacity is 30 MW, the project owner is planning to add 2 more turbines and increase this capacity to 35 MW. This request is approved by EMRA (Energy Market Regulatory Agency), however, the change is not yet implemented. Therefore the project design was the same as it was described in the validated PDD. The following figure describes the boundaries of the project (Figure 1)

5 Page 5 * ** Figure 1: Schematic Representation of the Project Boundary is shown in blue dotted line above (* denotes the position of the TEIAS metersthat measure the amount of electricity fed to the grid. ** The TEIAS deducts approximately 2% Grid loss from each producer. Grid Losses are beyond the project boundary). The coordinates of the wind Turbines are given in Table1 below: Table 1: Coordinates of the wind power turbines UTM ED50 Coordinates - Bandirma WEPP Turbine No E N

6 Page BARES II WPP is the first VER project in Turkey. Based on the efficiency factor the annual energy generation is estimated to be about 110 GWh (Based on Garrad Hassan Micrositing Report: it is estimated to be 109.9GWh) and corresponding emission reduction is calculated to be as 71,710 tco 2 e/year based on the baseline emission factor of tco 2 e/mwh. (See the Project Design document for the Bares 2 WPP). 2.3 Category of project activity Project is classified as Grid connected electricity generation from renewable resources. 3 Project timeline The project acquired its electricity production license in 7 th of August 2006, later the ownership of the wind farm has changed and thus the Licence was renewed on 4/10/2007. This license allows the project to produce electricity from using its 30 MW set Capacity. In 2011 the project owner has applied to increase this capacity, from 30 MW to 35 MW. This request was approved and the project acquired its new license on 9 th June This design change was not implemented during the fifth periodic verification. The project has started producing electricity on 20 April 2006 with the first 9 turbines and on 26 May 2006 the remaining 11 turbines have became operational. The first verification of the VERs was carried out in February The Second and Third Verifications were combined into a single report, which was issued on the 4 th November 2009 The 4 th verification was carried on in March This monitoring period therefore constitutes the electricity production and its related emission reductions for the fifth periodic verification period. Start of monitoring period : 01 February 2010; 00:00 End of monitoring period : 31 May 2011; 24:00 Start date of operation : 20 April 2006 (first 9 turbines [9X1.5=13.5 MW]) and 26 May 2006 (remaining 11 Turbines [11X1.5=16.5 MW]) Summing up to [13.5 MW+16.5MW=] 30 MW. 4 Baseline 4.1 Methodology The project has been validated according to the TÜV Standard GHG 027 (Also known as VER+). Baseline emission factor and monitoring methodology has been calculated according

7 Page 7 to ACM0002 (version03), which is an approved methodology by the UNFCCC CDM Executive board. In the calculation of combined margin carbon factor the best available data was used. Using the methodology mentioned, emission reduction has been calculated by multiplying the net electricity generated by the wind power plant with the baseline emission factor of the national electricity grid of Turkey.4.2 Calculations Emission Reduction due to electricity generated As mentioned above the calculations explained below were made using the approved calculation tool of the ACM002 (version 3) Methodology. The emission reductions ERy by the project activity for a given year y is; ERy = EGy * EFy LE-PE, it is expected that LE=0 and PE =0 where EGy is the net electricity supplied to the grid, EFy is the baseline emissions factor for year y. LE is the Leakage Emissions PE is the Project Emissions It is expected that the LE=0 and PE=0. The emission factor EFBMy of the grid is represented as a combination of the Operating Margin and the Build Margin, and was fixed for the duration of the crediting period in the PDD. The Operating Margin emission factor EF OMy has been calculated as in the PDD whereas build margin emission factor EF BMy was calculated as 0.603tCO2e/MW (for the details of these calculations please refer to the Project Design Document for the Bares 2 WPP, which was validated by TÜV-SÜD). Thus, weighted average of Operating and Build Margin emission factors is; EF = w OM * EF OM + w BM * EF BM = 0. 5 * * = tco2e/mwh. The following Table (Table 2) summarizes the electricity generation data on a monthly basis obtained from the electricity production record sheets also approved by the Turkish electricity Distribution Company (TEİAŞ).

8 Page 8 Table 2. Emission reduction achieved by the project activity Year Months A-Gross Electricity GenerationGener ation (KWh) B-Plant's Electricity Consumptio n (KWh) C-Net Electricity Generation (KWh) (C=A-B) D-Gross Emission Reductions in kg of CO 2e (EG y *EF y ) (D=CXE) February 9,558,850 11,770 9,547,080 6,234, March 9,628,230 14,730 9,613,500 6,277,616 April 8,113,540 15,730 8,097,810 5,287,870 May 3,911,930 26,500 3,885,430 2,537,186 June 4,629,770 19,390 4,610,380 3,010,578 July 8,321,420 10,200 8,311,220 5,427,227 August 9,890,040 6,530 9,883,510 6,453,932 September 9,871,810 10,110 9,861,700 6,439,690 October 10,101,440 15,070 10,086,370 6,586,400 November 9,084,360 22,640 9,061,720 5,917,303 December 13,956,960 11,250 13,945,710 9,106,549 January 7,953,020 19,700 7,933,320 5,180,458 February 10,004,570 7,500 9,997,070 6,528,087 March 11,523,660 12,670 11,510,990 7,516,676 April 10,942,820 10,080 10,932,740 7,139,079 May 8,190,040 12,500 8,177,540 5,339,934 Total 145,682, , ,456, ,982,826 Gross Total ERs in kg CO 2e 94,982,826 E-Combined Margin (Efy) (kgco 2e /KWh) The electricity generated in May and June 2010 was lower than other months. This is due to a seasonal variation. By analysing the previous years verification reports, it can be seen that May is usually the month of lowest production. The working hours of the turbines and maintenance schedule were made available to the DOE during the site visit so the low figure is not due to any increased maintenance schedule but seasonally low winds Leakage Emissions (LE): There is no leakage in the project, thus leakage emissions are equal to zero (LE=0) Project Emissions (PE): The project emissions related to the occasional utilization of the auxiliary diesel generator is negligeable and therefore the PE=0

9 Page The emission reduction by the project activity The emission reduction achieved by the project activity during monitoring period is calculated by subtracting the leakage emission and project emissions from the total emission reduction which is; ER ER =Total BE-LE-PE = 94,982,826 kgco 2e - 0 kgco 2e 0CO 2e = 94, tco 2e..Rounds Down to = 94,982 tco 2e Considering the sum of the first twelve months, the net emission reductions observed for the verification period is about 7.00% less than the amount estimated in the PDD. The 4 th paragraph of section A.2 of the Bares-2 WPP, validated PDD provides a range of possible electricity generation by the project activity. This range is between 129,213,500 KWh and 109,900,000 KWh. The PDD takes the lowest value to be conservative. This range of generation amount gives a range of emission reduction between a minimum of 71,710 tco 2e and a maximum of 84,400 tco 2e. The amount of VERs produced during the monitoring period is within the expected range and even less than the amount produced in the previous monitoring period. 5 Monitoring methodology and plan Monitoring methodology is used in conjunction with the approved monitoring methodology of ACM0002 (Consolidated baseline methodology for grid connected electricity generation from renewable sources). 5.1 Monitored data As the emissions factor is fixed for the whole period, the monitored data for the project activity only includes the net electricity generation from this project. This is indicated in Table 3.

10 Page 10 Table 3. Gross and net electricity generation by the project activity. Year Months Gross Generation (Kwh) Plant Consumption (KWh) Net Generation (Kwh) Amount in MFRC (KWh) Loss Factor February 9,558,850 11,770 9,547,080 9,274, % March 9,628,230 14,730 9,613,500 9,333, % April 8,113,540 15,730 8,097,810 7,839, % May 3,911,930 26,500 3,885,430 3,798, % June 4,629,770 19,390 4,610,380 4,490, % July 8,321,420 10,200 8,311,220 8,132, % August 9,890,040 6,530 9,883,510 9,587, % September 9,871,810 10,110 9,861,700 9,574, % October 10,101,440 15,070 10,086,370 9,884, % November 9,084,360 22,640 9,061,720 8,848, % December 13,956,960 11,250 13,945,710 13,602, % January 7,953,020 19,700 7,933,320 7,758, % February 10,004,570 7,500 9,997,070 9,776, % March 11,523,660 12,670 11,510,990 11,220, % April 10,942,820 10,080 10,932,740 10,714, % May 8,190,040 12,500 8,177,540 7,991, % TOTAL 145,682, , ,456, ,828, % Average Loss 2.49% ID Variable Source of data 1 EGy: net electricity supplied to the grid Electricity meter in year y 5.2 Baseline data EG: net electricity supplied to the grid Electricity supplied to the grid is monitored with the electricity meters as indicated in the PDD. The calibrations of the electricity meters are still valid and the calibration certificates that were submitted to the DOE in the previous verification didn t change. Electricity generation can also be checked through the PMUM /MFRC data that makes up the electricity generation amount data for the invoices 1. However, in parallel to the local regulations, the operator and transmission company have agreed to subtract line losses from the gross generation of the plant in order to calculate the net generation by the grid. Local regulations require that loss factor is calculated by the transmission company (TEIAS) each month based on the electricity supplied to the national grid and electricity consumed by the grid. The overall loss factors were calculated using the TEIAS data 2 and given to the verifier as a proof of consistency. 1 Due to the change in the electricity selling regulations it was not possible to provide the details of the produced electricity based on PMUM:Piyasa Mali Uzlaştırma Merkezi - Market Financial Reconciliation Center s old format as in T1, T2 and T3 data, and due to the same change in the isuence of the invoices it is not possible to see the amount of electricity produced and sold to the distribution company on invoices since October Please see section for the change in the monitoring plan. 2 * (Data is obtained from TEİAŞ (Türkiye Elektrik İletim A.Ş./Turkish Electricity Transmission Company s Web Site, from PMUM (Piyasa Mali Uzlaştırma Merkezi/Market Financial Reconciliation Center).

11 Page Deviation from the validated monitoring plan After November 2009, the application of the new PMUM/MFRC legislation, the electricity sale invoices of YAPISAN ceased to indicate the generation amount as each monthly invoice also covered the generation sum of other power plants owned by the owner, and other fees and payments made to the transmission company. Therefore it is not possible to utilize the invoices to cross check the electricity generation values indicated in the TEIAS monthly protocols. However the invoices are produced based on PMUM/MFRC data and these will be used to cross check the TEIAS electricity generation protocols. The generation amount, the plant consumption and the amount accepted by TEIAS for invoicing are all available trough the monthly sum of the PMUM/MFRC data. The electricity generation data used for the Emission Reduction calculations are the net amount supplied to the grid. When this number is compared to the PMUM/MFRC monthly data it is observed that this amount is same as the sum of the PMUM ISVM 3 data column, but the PMUM UEVM data is about (as an average of) 2.57% less than the amount in the sum of the UEVM 4 data column of the PMUM/MFRC system. This is not reduced from the net amount supplied to the grid and theer calculations are made based on the net amount supplied to the grid as the deducted amount is only the basis for the invoices, and is out of the border of the project activity as shown in Figure 1. This is also because, the EF factor is also based on the net generations supplied to the grid by the entire electricity producers at the time of PDD submission for validation. 6 Quality assurance and quality control measures Uncertainty of the data monitored is low. EGy, electricity generation data, is double checked by two ampere meters. Maintenance and control of these meters is done by TEIAS (Turkish Electricity Transmission Company) and this readings form the bases for the billing. Generation data can also be checked through invoices. The invoices are replaced by the monthly PMUM/MFRC data by November 2009 due to the changes in PMUM/MFRC legislation. 6.1 Roles and responsibilities Overall responsibility of the power plant belongs to YAPISAN Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. Company also has a service and maintenance agreement with General Electric for first two years of the project activity. The Maintenance and service agreement includes a clause that indicates that it is possible to extend the agreement upon written notice 5. During this verification period the agreement was extended by an sent on 13 October This correspondence is made available to the verifying DOE. Mr. Gürkan Girgin, lead park technician of BARES II WPP is responsible for the operation and monitoring of the plant. The roles and responsibilities of the staff employed in the power plant is as shown below: 3 ISVM: is the Short for the İletim Sistemine Verilen Miktar translates as the amount supplied to the transmission sytem (Grid) 4 UEVM:is the short for Uzlaştırmaya Esas Veriş Miktarı translates as the amount supplied based on reconciliation 5 The related caluse is copied here: This Agreement sholl become effective on December 15th and shall expire. unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. on December 15 th the Initiol Term. Owner has right to extend this Agreement on a yearly basis up to three years by giving written notice to Contractor three (3) months prior to the end of each term.

12 Page 12 Figure 2: The organisational chart showing the roles and responsibilities of the staff employed in Bares- 2 WPP 6.2 Calibrations TEIAS is responsible for the calibration and maintenance of the two ELSTER Branded ammeters, with the serial numbers of (main meter) and (auxiliary meter) 6 in BARES II WPP. Both meters are jointly inspected and sealed on behalf of the parties concerned and are not interfered by either party except in the presence of the counter party or its accredited representatives. 6 : Meters Manufactured by ELSTER Sayac Cözümleri Ltd. Sti. and their calibration date is: 06/15/.2005

13 Page 13 Since the data is also used for ER calculations, it is checked periodically such that any error resulting from equipment should not exceed 0.2% of the full-scale rating. 6.3 Quality Control Net generation data is approved and signed off by staff who are responsible for recording meter reading in WPP station side, and cross checked and co-signed by an officer of TEIAŞ. These readings are also confirmed by PMUM/MFRC data outputs. 7 Emission reduction calculations 7.1 Leakage emissions Since the project activity is electricity generation from renewable sources, leakage emissions are zero Project Emissions An emergency diesel generator operates occasionally in the event of electricity cut off. The project emissions therefore may not be zero (PE 0); however, these emissions are minor and when subtracted from total emissions it has an effect in terms of merely some several hundreds of kilograms. Also the UNFCCC approved ACM002 methodology does not take into account any project emissions for wind power plants. 7.3 Baseline emissions *Baseline Emission factor is tco 2 /MWh, as shown in the Validated project PDD. 7.4 Emissions Reductions Therefore the Emission Reductions are calculated to be : 94,982 tonnes of CO2e (see section of this report on pages 7 and 8).