Presented by Daniel E. DuBois. Pioneers in Development and Sustainability The worlds oldest renewable energy firm A Spanish-based, multinational corporation.

Presented by Daniel E. DuBois

Pioneers in Development and Sustainability

• The world’s oldest renewable energy firm• A Spanish-based, multinational corporation• A $9 billion, 100-year-old company publicly traded on the IBEX-35 with a market cap of approx. $17 billion • A leading provider of a wide variety of alternative energy solutions in wind, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal,

biomass and bio-fuel energy sources to countries worldwide • Operating in five continents, with a team of more than 35,000 people in over 30 countries• Committed to social well-being and sustainable development in all our activities

About Us

Our Business Segments

InfrastructureBuilding

Civil works

Services

Concessions

Real EstateResidential

Property management

Logistics & Transport services

AirportsTrasmediterránea

Other logistics services

Urban & Environmental services

Facility management and other urban services

Hospital servicesWaste management

Other services

Energy Wind energyMini hydroBiomass

Solar energyBiofuels

Wind turbinesPower sales

ACCIONA

Agua Design, construction and

commissioning Operation and

maintenance Integrated water

resources management

Acciona Energy

• A world leader in renewable energies

• The largest wind-park developer and builder in the world and the third largest owner of wind turbines in the world

• Significant R&D investments for new sources of energy such as solar, biomass and mini hydro

• We produce and market biofuels from vegetable oils

• Production of hydrogen through windpower

• International presence: Greece, Morocco, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Hungary, USA, Canada, Australia and China, among others

Wind More than 4357 MW of installed capacity 154 Windparks in 10 Countries

Solar Under construction: 24 MW – Photovoltaic and 65 MW in Portugal 64MW – Solar Thermal in Nevada

Biofuels 35,000 ton per year - 600,000 tons in developmentSmall Hydro 59 MWBiomass 33 MW - 30% of the primary biomass in SpainCo-generation 139 MW

Worldwide Energy Projects

Acciona Energy North America

• Significant commitment to grow in the North American market– Investing in and developing our first wind turbine production plant in the

U.S. in West Branch, Iowa– Building Nevada Solar One (64MW), the largest solar thermal plant to

be built in the U.S. in more than 16 years– Investing in a company in Solena, a Virginia-based company which

turns municipal waste into energy

• North America offers strong wind resources which are currently under-utilized

• We expect a strong demand for clean energy and wind energy to continue

Developer’s perspective

• Birds, Bats & Wildlife• FFA and Radar• Transmission • PPA vs. Merchant• Offshore projects

• AUDUBON SOCIETY “STRONGLY SUPPORTS WIND POWER”

– In the November-December installment of Audubon magazine, National Audubon Society president John Flicker wrote a column stating that Audubon "strongly supports wind power as a clean alternative energy source," pointing to the link between global warming and the birds and other wildlife that scientist say it will kill. The venerable environmental organization and avian champion is now on record as embracing wind power.

• SIERRA CLUB STRONGLY SUPPORTS WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

– The Sierra Club strongly supports the development of substantial wind resources for electricity generation. Wind power is a reliable, clean, renewable resource that can help reduce our dependence on polluting fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) and nuclear power for electricity.

• From Sierra Club Conservation Policies.

Birds, Bats and Wildlife

communication

towers buildings/ windows

house cats

other

high tension

lines vehicles

pesticides wind

turbines

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For every 10,000 birds killed by human

activities, less than one death is caused by a wind

turbine.

• Work Plan – meetings with agencies & local experts• Nocturnal marine radar survey – zone of risk • Raptor migration survey, wintering raptors, golden eagle

fly zone? • Breeding bird survey – nesting/foraging habitat • Habitat fragmentation assessment (cumulative impacts)

Northern Harrier fledglings Short-eared owl

Birds, Bats and Wildlife

• Nocturnal AnaBat survey –identifies presence/absence of a “call” of species.  If threatened/endangered species are possible, or are identified, then:– Habitat mapping – Mist-netting – Radio-tracking – Maternal roost netting &

exit counts

• Hot topic:  Migrating bat impacts (red, hoary, silver-haired bats)

AnaBat unit

Indiana Bat; USFWS photo

Birds, Bats and Wildlife

Birds, Bats and Wildlife

• Studies of any threatened/endangered wildlife spp. known to the area.

• Rare plant species assessment

Eastern Massassauga Rattlesnake

Leedy’s roseroot

FAA and Radar

• FAA– 200 AGL – requires permit– Beyond 5 miles – usually OK– 400’ AGL– Lighting guidelines

• Radar issues– British Royal Air Force Study

• Clutter & shadowing• Filters – turbines appear to be moving• No wind farms within 40 nm

– FAA - No evaluation criteria

Transmission issues

• Wind resource - often remote from transmission system and load centers

• Multiple projects competing for rights for – – Interconnection

• Land control• Distance• Equipment selection

– Transmission (deliverability)• Curtailment • Required for Capacity (or)• Depressed energy price

PPA vs. Merchant

• PPA – preference– Willing to accept lower

projected return• Pursing merchant wind

– No PPAs– Mature competitive

market– Mandatory RECs– Synthetic PPA (gas

hedge)

Offshore wind

• Involved in offshore projects in mature markets

• Spain – Trafalgar Project – Attractive resource– Scale– Some impacts lower – Higher installed cost

• Pursing land based development is US– Many opportunities available