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1. Clean Energy BC November 8, 2010

   Hydrokinetic Power GenerationOpportunities in BC

2. New Energy Corporation New Energy is a manufacturer of in-stream hydro power generation equipment Commercializing the EnCurrent vertical axis hydro turbine – fresh and salt water Size range is 5 kW to 250 kW per unit - may be increased with time
3. OREGOcean Renewable Energy Group collaboration between industry, academia & government proven Canadian energy project sector new and emerging ocean technologies production solutions for ocean renewable energy Ocean energy technology companies Ocean power generation companies Ocean technology and fabrication companies Ocean engineering researchers, institutes and academia Federal Marine Energy R&D group/Interdepartmental Working Group Provincial ministries of energy and economic development Atlantic and Pacific coastal utilities International ocean energy companies 110 members
4. Hydrokinetic Power Generation- generation of power from a moving stream of water Rivers Canals Industrial Outflows Tides
5. State of the Industry Early stage – commercial demonstration Smaller fresh water systems being commercially deployed Tidal demonstration sites Verdant Power – East River Clean Current – Race Rocks Tidal demonstration centres EMEC - European Marine Energy Centre FORCE – Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy
6. Ruby, Alaska, USA Yukon River Intertribal Watershed Council First grid-connected hydrokinetic project in the US
7. Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada Low-flow 25 kW System on Mackenzie River River over 1 km wide at Fort Simpson Installation June of 2010
8. Eagle, Alaska, USA Alaska Power & Telephone Project Tendered to ABS/New Energy in 2009 Installation in June 2010
9. Duncan Dam, British Columbia, Canada Four 25 kW Systems Downstream of Water Control Dam Equipment deployed in December of 2009 to test the impact of multiple turbines
10. Chilla Canal, India
11. Electric Power Research Institute Fish Study Awaiting final report “Preliminary results are favorable.  No Atlantic salmon smolts were killed or visibly injured in either the treatment or control condition. Likewise we saw no clear evidence of strike injuries among American shad… ”
12. State of the Industry Early stage – commercial demonstration Smaller fresh water systems being commercially deployed Tidal demonstration sites Verdant Power – East River Clean Current – Race Rocks Tidal demonstration centres EMEC - European Marine Energy Centre FORCE – Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy
13. www.OREG.ca
14. Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy Bay of Fundy Minas Passage
15. 10 km: 4 x 2.5 km, 35 KV double armourCapacity: 4 @ 20 MW = 80 MWInstalled cost: ~ $11 millionDeployment: Summer 2011 The largest ocean energy infrastructure in the world!
16. Technology Developers Open Hydro Marine Current Turbines Clean Current
17. Westport, Nova Scotia, Canada In partnership with Fundy Tidal Inc Community based tidal projects in the Bay of Fundy Westport 5 kW in October of 2010 25 kW in spring 2011 250 kW System slated for summer of 2011
18. Tidal Resource in Canada
19. Canoe Pass, British Columbia, Canada 500 kW Tidal Demonstration on Vancouver Island Stillwater construction Removal of causeway Permitting underway Installation Q3/Q4 2011 $5 million in grants and private investment New Energy Proprietary and Confidential
20. Canoe Pass Overlay
21. Project objectives Prove the viability of New Energy’s 250 kW EnCurrent turbines in an ocean environment Model the project review and permitting process Demonstrate the reliability of tidal power as a grid connected energy source Demonstrate, through project monitoring, the minimal environmental impact of tidal power projects Develop a project development service and supply cluster for tidal energy in BC
22. Summary Hydrokinetic technology for Tidal and In-stream power generation is here British Columbia is in the enviable position of having both fresh water and tidal resources There are two opportunities: Develop the resource – both fresh and salt water Develop the industry associated with the service and supply of equipment
23. R& Thank You