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Low Head Small Hydro power Mobilizing IP through strategic alliances

Hydroring: Low Head Small Hydro Power

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Talk given by Eric Govers at TBLI CONFERENCE™ ASIA 2008.

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Low Head

Small Hydro power

Mobilizing IP through strategic alliances

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Hydroring Intellectual Properties with respect to hydro energy

Strategic partnerships Geographical or application- specific markets

(Innovative) finance solutions

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Overview Hydropower Hydroring pilot-project Hydroring product Other applications/projects SME concept Contact

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Pilot-projectProject Rijkswaterstaat: Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management

Realising energy neutrality Fish friendliness Roll-out to the other “artwork” (barrages and dikes)

20 years maintenance-free

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Features Simple, fish friendly design – Axle-less hydropower generator

– Low head Virtually maintenance free

– Magnetic bearings– Dynamic or passive bearings

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SOURCE OF (Renewable) electrical energy

Sustainable characteristics Profit or negative costs Compensatory possibilities Economic development (employment, industrialisation etc.)

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Dimensions

Cross-through surface 1 m2

Outside diameter 1,6 mWeight 1.350 kgOptimal head 3,25 mRotor speed 150 rotations/min

Flow at full capacity 3,5 m/sec

Axial pressure 50 kN

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Perfomance

Produced power 35 kWCapacity Rotor 45,0 WLosses generator & bearings 12,1 WNet capacity 32,9 WFrequency 50 HzMains voltage 3 x 230/400VLife expectancy 20 years

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Applications 2Project Fish Tolerance: Renewable power production Fish friendliness Water rich countries Local authorities and an equipment manufacturer

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Applications 3Project Waterflow: Distributed power generation Adding a sustainability factor

Different countries Power companies and regional / federal authorities

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Applications 4Projects under development: Alternative power sourcing

environmental responsible power generation Compensation

Compensating for environmental burdens

Mass productionProduction of an high efficiency low cost

generator

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SME concept

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Hydroring is seeking strategic partnerships with federal, regional and local authorities, power companies and equipment manufacturers to roll-out the IP or the products based on her IP.

Hydroring has a preference for local, strategic and operational

partners over purely financial partners.

The Question

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Contact Eric Govers C: +3165 473 8573

Hydroring bvParkstraat 25A

2514 JD The Hague

The Netherlands E: [email protected] T: +3170 700 0444 F: +3170 700 0470

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Management

Duco Wansink, CEO

Former-partner Deloitte Capital Markets group

Eric Govers, investment managerInvestment manager since 1989Arch Hill Capital NV and Meerplus Participaties bv