Corporate Presentation 12-2012

1. Rethinking Energy Worldwide
Corporate Presentation
December 2012

2. Corporate Presentation
Index
About MEGAJOULE
Team
Services & tools
Clients & References
Milestones
MEGAJOULE Group
Contacts
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3. Corporate Presentation
About MEGAJOULE
Founded in 4 February 2004 by founders that gathered more than
10 years experience in wind energy consultancy
Renewable energy consultancy with focus in wind and solar
resource assessment
Portuguese leader in wind energy consultancy
MEGAJOULE SA’s capital is hold at 100% by UNIWATT, the personal
holding of its founders
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4. Corporate Presentation
About MEGAJOULE
Vision
Lead the national market and be an international reference as wind
energy consultants, with a focus on the quality of the service to our
Clients
We set the target of opening 5 international offices, in 3 continents, up
to 2013
Mission
To contribute for the development of economically feasible renewable
energy projects, wind energy in particular, by offering excellence
consultancy services in the different stages of the project to all the
market players
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5. Corporate Presentation
About MEGAJOULE
Ethics & Independence
As a guarantee of confidence, the safety and autonomy of our
conclusions, doubts and opinions are for our Clients the promise of a
responsible partner
Effectiveness & Rigour
The only useful information is the one that arrives on time and the only
safe information is the one that is understandable. We put our efforts in
bringing science and technology to the projects of our Clients
Proximity & Dedication
Your projects are our projects. We assume with commitment our task of
reducing risks and add value to our Clients assets. We work as closely and
committed as any department of your own company
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Team
MEGAJOULE’s management is guaranteed by its founders: Miguel
Ferreira, Paulo Pinto and Ricardo Guedes.
Beyond the management team, that also participates in the
technical issues, due to their experience and background,
MEGAJOULE’s Group team include :
 11 senior project managers
 2 scientific consultants (PhD)
 9 wind analysts/meteorologists
 2 solar analysts
 3 administratives
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7. Corporate Presentation
Services Wind Energy
Support to site selection
 Wind maps (meso and microscale)
 Virtual wind data series (mesoscale)
 Site pre-evaluation technical visit
 Site cartographic pre-evaluation
 Preliminary layout definition
 Preliminary energy production estimate
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Services Wind Energy
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 Certification of wind measurement
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 Wind data processing, validation and
certification
 Wind data analysis
 Long term wind regime definition,
making use of reference station or virtual
wind data series
 Layout definition (micrositing)
 Noise and Shadow Flicker assessment 8

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Services Wind Energy
Evaluation of project feasibility
 Independent wind resource assessment
and energy production study
 Site suitability analysis according to IEC
standards (site assessment)
 Energy production uncertainty analysis
 Energy production estimates for
different uncertainty levels (P50, P75,
P90, etc)
 Independent certification of energy
calculations
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Services Wind Energy
Support to investment/financing
 Independent due diligence for project
finance validation
 Independent due diligence for supporting
acquisition or investment decision
 Independent audit to wind resource
assessment methodologies
 Independent audit to wind measurement
campaigns
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Services Wind Energy
Wind farm performance evaluation
 Evaluation of the need for site
calibration according to the
specifications of the IEC standards
 Power curve measurement according to
IEC standards
 Definition of the optimal location for
reference meteorological masts
 Reference mast wind measurement
follow-up
 Wind farm performance evaluation
 Short term power forecasting 11

12. Corporate Presentation
Tools – Wind Energy
 MEGAJOULE utilities for wind data validation
and analysis
 Mesoscale modelling- WRF
 Virtual wind data series – Windsight*
 Linear flow models – WASP, WASP Engineering
 Wind farm design – WindFarmer, WindFarm,
Open Wind
 CFD models – WINDIE*, Meteodyn
* Windie and Windsight are MEGAJOULE Inovação developments
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Services Solar Energy
Evaluation of project feasibility
 Solar resource mapping
 Independent solar resource assessment
 Energy production uncertainty analysis
 Energy production estimates for
different uncertainty levels (P50, P75,
P90, etc)
 Independent certification of energy
calculations
 Short term power forecasting
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14. Corporate Presentation
Services Solar Energy
Support to investment/financing
 Independent due diligence for project
finance validation
 Independent due diligence for supporting
acquisition or investment decision
 Independent audit to wind resource
assessment methodologies
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15. Corporate Presentation
References
MEGAJOULE has worked in more than 20 countries
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References
More than 16 GW of wind and 300 MW of solar studies in more than 20 countries
What… How many… Where… Since…
Portugal, France, Brazil, USA, Mexico, Itally, Australia, Croatia,
Wind Due Diligence 4 028 MW 2004
Cape Verde, Romania
Solar Due Diligence 117 MW Portugal, Spain, South Africa 2004
Portugal, East-Timor, USA, Italy, Poland, Israel, Romania,
Wind Energy Studies 7 352 MW 2004
Bulgaria, South Africa, Croatia, France, Turkey
Solar Energy Studies 196 MW Portugal, Bulgaria, East-Timor, Brazil, Romania, South Africa 2005
Portugal, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Moldova, Bosnia-
Support to Project Development 3 306 MW 2005
Herzegovina, Greece
Portugal, Brazil, Croatia, Bulgaria, Morocco, Greece, Ireland,
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling 1 277 MW 2008
United Kingdom, Turkey
Australia, East-Timor, Angola, Romania, Brazil, Portugal, Poland,
Mesoscale Modelling 99 sites 2008
Israel, Cape Verde, France, Bulgaria, South Africa, Turkey, Togo
Wind Farm Performance/Intelligence 75 MW Portugal, Poland 2006
Power Curve Measurement 31 sites Portugal 2008
Portugal, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, East-Timor, South
Wind Measurement Campaign 222 sites 2005
Africa
Solar Measurement Campaign 2 sites Portugal (Azores) 2011
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Main clients
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Foundation of MEGAJOULE
First contracts with ENERNOVA (presently EDP-R) and GE Wind Energy
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1st international projects (Poland and Romania)
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1st projects outside Europe
Major DD for 340MW Vento Minho Wind Farm for international Bank
consortium
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Framework Agreements with ENEOP2 and VENTINVESTE
Consortium (still active)
MEGAJOULE assigned member of European Wind Energy
Technology Platform (TPWIND)
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Several major buyers DD for Brazil, Australia,
USA and Mexico.
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Start-up of MEGAJOULE Inovação and MEGAJOULE do Brasil
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Start-up of MEGAJOULE Polska
1st project in South Africa
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
25 % of total Wind Farm production certificates in Brazil
Framework Agreement with major turbine manufacturer for Wind Farm CFD studies
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Milestones
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Start up of MEGAJOULE România
Establishment of a commercial representation in Turkey/MEGAJOULE Türkiye
Establishment of a commercial representation in Croatia/MEGAJOULE Adria
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MEGAJOULE Group
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Polska România Do Brasil Adria Türkiye
Western Europe North and Southeast Europe Brazil and Latin Adriatic Turkey
North America Central Europe America
Africa
Asia-Pacific
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28. Corporate Presentation
MEGAJOULE Group – Executive Board
Miguel Ferreira – miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
Mechanical Engineer and MBA. Wind energy consultant since 1992. Coordinates
sales, marketing and financial subjects.
Paulo Pinto – paulo.pinto@megajoule.pt
MSc in Mechanical Engineering. Wind energy consultant since 1997. Coordinates
operational and human resources subjects.
Ricardo Guedes – ricardo.guedes@megajoule.pt
Mechanical Engineer. Wind energy consultant since 2001. Coordinates technical and
innovation subjects.
Communication: rute.teixeira@megajoule.pt
Secretariat: filipa.ribeiro@megajoule.pt
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29. Corporate Presentation
Western Europe, Africa, North America and Asia-Pacific
MEGAJOULE SA
TecMaia (Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia)
Rua Eng. Frederico Ulrich, 2650
4470-605 Maia, Porto, Portugal
Phone: +351 220 915 480
Fax: +351 229 488 166
Sales: julieta.silva@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
celso.costa@megajoule.pt (solar)
Secretariat: filipa.ribeiro@megajoule.pt
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Brazil and Latin America
MEGAJOULE do Brasil, Ltda
Av. Senador Virgílio Távora, 1701, Sala 1401
Aldeota, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
CEP 60170-251
Phone/Fax: +55 85 3224 6169
Sales: ana.pires@megajoule.pt
gustavo.silva@megajoule.pt
Secretariat: grasiela.ertel@megajoule.pt
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Central and Northern Europe
MEGAJOULE Polska Sp. z o.o.
ul. Łopuszańska 36
02-220 Warszawa, Poland
Tel: +48 22 577 0990
Sales: joao.rocha@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
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32. Corporate Presentation
Adriatic Region
MEGAJOULE Adria
Kuzminečka 3
10 100 Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
Commercial: joao.rocha@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
Secretariat: nives.jerkic@megajoule.pt
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Southeast Europe
MEGAJOULE România S.R.L.
Phoenix Business Center
Str. Buzeşti Nr 75-77, Et. 9
Sector 1, Bucureşti 011013, Romania
Phone: +4021 589 7612
Fax: +4021 589 7360
Sales: carlos.pinto@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
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Turkey
Commercial Representation
Can Üsküdarli
SINOVA Consulting
Sahrayı Cedid Mahlesi
ÇamlıPark Sok. Intas Sitesi I Blok, No: 7, Da: 6 Kat: 1
Kadiköy, 34734, Istanbul, Turkey
Commercial: can.uskudarli@megajoule.pt
carlos.pinto@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
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MEGAJOULE Inovação
MEGAJOULE Inovação assures the research, new services development, innovation and
added value services activities.
The main axis of activity of MEGAJOULE Inovação are:
• Mesoscale modelling
• Advanced wind flow simulation – in partnership with a research team of School of
Engineering - Polytechnic of Porto, led by Prof. Fernando Aristides Castro, author of WINDIETM CFD
model, intellectual propriety of Windie, Lda.
Sales & technical: ricardo.guedes@megajoule.pt
carlos.santos@megajoule.pt
rui.pereira@megajoule.pt
TecMaia (Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia)
Rua Eng. Frederico Ulrich, 2650
4470-605 Maia, Porto, Portugal
Phone: +351 220 915 480
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Measurement laboratory
MEGAJOULE’s laboratory assures the measuring activities
targeting to deliver to the client a service that, making use
of the best practices (IEC and MEASNET), enable to achieve
a high availability of valid data, as well as minimise the
uncertainty associated to the measurements.
The main services offered by the laboratory are:
• Planning, specification and conduction of measuring
campaigns
• Audits to measurement stations
• Measurement campaigns follow-up (data
processing, validation and results reporting)
• Power curve measurement
Sales: abilio.carvalho@megajoule.pt
julieta.silva@megajoule.pt
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