The WinDrive Success Story. Uwe Reimesch GM Sales Voith Turbo Wind

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1 The WinDrive Success Story Uwe Reimesch GM Sales Voith Turbo Wind

2 One of the large family-owned companies in Europe 1867 First Workshop 1880 Factory Expansion

3 One of the large family-owned companies in Europe 1867 First Workshop 1880 Factory Expansion Bio uro Sales 39,000 Employees 100% Family owned

Voith Group Present for Customers Worldwide Locations Employees Sales EUR in million 34 5 682 North America

4 Voith Group Present for Customers Worldwide Locations Employees Sales EUR in million North America Europe Asia, Australia, Oceania South America Africa

5 Relationships not deals Our partnerships last for generations Zanders (Paper) Scheufelen (Paper) Haindl (Paper) Stora Enso (Paper) Duke Power (Hydro) UPM-Kymmene (Paper) Yunnan Power (Hydro) Palm (Paper) EnBW (Hydro) E.ON (Hydro) Krauss Maffei Bodensee- Schiffsbetriebe VEAG (Hydro) MAN Deutsche Bahn Renault Henschel, MAK Fendt KSB Deutsche Steinkohle AG Kässbohrer General Electrics Siemens Bharat, Indien Volvo Dresser SMS-Demag MTU Mercedes-Benz Voest

6 History of Modern Wind Power in South Germany WEC 520 Made by VOITH 1981 Milestones: Ulrich Hütter at TH Stuttgart Testfield Stötten, Swabian Alb Voith-Hütter WEC First Wind Power Chair in Stuttgart Voith Turbo Wind GmbH & Co. KG

7 "There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come." Victor Hugo

8 Concept Synchronous Generator WinDrive Main Gear

9 Concept Gear Box Generator Frequency Converter Gear Gear Box Box WinDrive Synchronous Generator WinDrive Frequency Converter

Concept No Transformer No Transformer No Frequency No Frequency Converter Converter Smaller Smaller Generator Generator Smaller Smaller Main

10 Concept No Transformer No Transformer No Frequency No Frequency Converter Converter Smaller Smaller Generator Generator Smaller Smaller Main Gear Main Gear Plus WinDrive Plus WinDrive t t t t t t t t t t t t

11 Concept No Transformer No Transformer No Frequency No Frequency Converter Converter Smaller Smaller Generator Generator Smaller Smaller Main Gear Main Gear Plus WinDrive Plus WinDrive t t t t t t t t t t t t

12 Reliability Hydraulics 9% Drive Train 2% Brake 5% Gears 7% Azimuth Drive 6% Nacelle 5% Hub 5% Blades 7% Generator 3% Control Unit 13% Sensors 9% Electric 29% Source: Study on 2000 Turbines by Fraunhofer-Institut (ISET Kassel, 2007)

13 Reliability Hydraulics 9% Drive Train 2% Brake 5% Gears 9% 7% Azimuth Drive 6% Nacelle 5% Hub 5% Blades 7% Generator 3% Control Unit 10% 13% Sensors 6% WinDrive Reliability Increase: > 30% Sensors 9% Electric 29% Source: Study on 2000 Turbines by Fraunhofer-Institut (ISET Kassel, 2007)

14 Reliability Frequency Converter Technology Variable Speed Drives Oil- & Gas Industry (1-34 MW) MTBF < 2 Years MTBF > 39 Years

15 The time has come"

16 Lübeck 2005: Development start of 2 MW turbine with DeWind Creating a grid friendly turbine by upgrading from DFIG to WinDrive technology evolution instead of revolution

17 Cuxhaven 2007: First kwh fed into grid by DeWind D8.2 prototype After a 12 month development period the prototype was up and running in auto mode within 40 hours

18 Argentina 2008: Highest turbine at m above sea level (DeWind D8.2) Reliable performance since 2.5 years in thin air between diesel gen sets and rock crushers

19 Bremen 2009: Development of 6.5 MW turbine with second partner BARD The WinDrive System is the perfect combination of existing technology and convincing innovation that allows us to meet the requirements of the utility companies

20 Lanzhou 2009: Development start of 2 MW Wind turbine with Lanzhou Electric Corporation Replacing DFIG by high tech made in Germany to build China s first 10 GW wind farm

21 Beijing 2009: Development start of 3 MW turbine with Guodian United Power Top 5 power provider in China and largest windfarm operator in Asia to aply state of the art technology to the fastest growing market for wind power

22 Status Quo Proven Track Record Cuxhaven, Germany 2 MW, 50 Hz Veladero, Argentina 2 MW, 50 Hz Sweetwater, USA 2 MW, 60 Hz Hilltop, USA 2 MW, 60 Hz Start Dec 2006 Dec 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2009 Operation > h > h > h > h Availability Drive Train 100% 100% 100% 100%

23 Status Quo One, Two, Four One Record Highest Turbine Two Awards Innovation Price Finalist Hermes Award Winner Four Partners DeWind, BARD, LEC, Guodian United Power

Voith Turbo Inc. (VTI) - Employees 100 - Total Sales $ 96.

24 Voith Turbo Inc. (VTI) - Employees Total Sales $ 96.2 million - Office Locations York, Sacramento, Cincinnati, Houston - In-House Engineering Auto CAD, Solid Works - Machining Capability Customer Service Related

25 Voith Turbo Inc. (VTI) Sales and Service offices in NA Voith Turbo Offices & Service Workshops

26 The time has come"

27 You have come"

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