MEGAJOULE is an independente wind and solar resource assessment consultant active worlwide with offices or representation in Portugal, Brazil, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Turkey, South Africa and India

1. Rethinking Energy Worldwide
Corporate Presentation
January 2014

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
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, with experience between 15 and 20
years, MEGAJOULE Group has a technical team of around 20 persons,
experimented on wind and solar resource assessment and project
management.
MEGAJOULE cooperates regularly with university institution for
research, development and training.
In order to assure the best quality service to its clients, MEGAJOULE
works with a network of partner companies aiming to offer
complementary services to its activity.
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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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 Planning, specification and follow-up of
wind measurement campaigns
 Certification
campaigns
of
wind
measurement
 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
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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
calculations
certification
of
energy
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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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11. Corporate Presentation
Services Wind Energy
Wind farm performance evaluation
 Evaluation of the need for
calibration
according
to
specifications of the IEC standards
site
the
 Power curve measurement according to
IEC standards
 Definition of the optimal location for
reference meteorological masts
 Reference
follow-up
mast
wind
measurement
 Wind farm performance evaluation
 Short term power forecasting
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Services Solar Energy
Evaluation of project feasibility
 Solar resource mapping
 Solar radiation virtual data series
 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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13. 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
assessment methodologies
resource
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14. Corporate Presentation
Tools – Wind and Solar 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
 Solar radiation modelling – Re.Sun*
* Windie, Windsight and Re.Sun are MEGAJOULE Inovação developments
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References
MEGAJOULE has worked in more than 20 countries
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References
Studies for more than 20 GW of wind and 300 MW of solar in more than 20 countries
What…
How many…
Where…
O quê…
Quanto…
Onde…
Wind Due Diligence
4.341 MW
A udit oria Téc nic a em E nergia E ólic a
Solar Due Diligence
A udit oria Téc nic a em E nergia S olar
Wind Energy Studies
117 MW
E st udos em E nergia E ólic a
Solar Energy Studies
E st udos em E nergia S olar
Support to Project Development
Consult oria no Desenvolviment o do P rojet o
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling
Modelaç ão Mesoesc ala
Wind Farm Performance/I ntelligence
Croatia, Cape Verde, Romania
Portugal, Spain, South Africa
Romania,
East-Timor,
Bulgaria,
2008
USA,
South
2004
I taly,
Africa,
Poland,
Croatia,
I srael,
France,
2004
Turkey, Brazil
196 MW
3.306 MW
1.343 MW
Modelaç ão Dinâmic a dos Fluidos Comput ac ional (CFD)
Mesoscale Modelling
Desde...
Portugal, France, Brazil, USA, Mexico, I tally, Australia,
Portugal,
12.968 MW
Since…
Portugal, Bulgaria, East-Timor, Brazil, Romania, South
Africa
Portugal, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Moldova,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece
Portugal, Brazil, Croatia, Bulgaria, Morocco, Greece,
I reland, United Kingdom, Turkey
2005
2004
2008
Australia, East-Timor, Angola, Romania, Brazil, Portugal,
108 sites
Poland, I srael, Cape Verde, France, Bulgaria, South
2008
Africa, Turkey, Togo, Croatia
103 MW
Portugal, Poland
2006
31 sites
Portugal
2008
Invest igaç ão Forense e Test es de Desempenho de P arques E ólic os
Power Curve Measurement
Mediç ão de Curva de P ot ênc ia
Wind Measurement Campaign
Campanha de Mediç ão do V ent o
Solar Measurement Campaign
Campanha de Mediç ão S olar
Noise & Shadow Flicker Assessment
359 sites
Portugal, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, EastTimor, South Africa
2004
2 sites
Portugal (Azores)
2011
181 MW
Portugal, Poland, Romania
2004
A valiaç ão da E missão S onora e S hadow Flic ker
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Main clients
Acciona Energía
ABO Wind
AKUO Energy
Astrum Energy
BAfD
Banco BPI
BEI
BERD
BES Investimento
Brazil Wind
Caixa BI
Continental Wind Partners
EDF EN
EDP Renováveis
EFACEC
ELETROSUL
ENEOP2
ENERCON
ENERGIX
Energiekontor
ENERSIS
FINERGE
Fomentinvest
Fundação Oriente
GALP Power
GDF-Suez
GE Wind Energy
GENERG
GEWIND
GESTAMP
Green Energy Group
IBERWIND
IKEA Capital
IMA Partners
INFUSION
Infraco
International Power
Kardemir
MARTIFER Renewables
Neoenergia (Brazil)
Networx
Norvento
Pacific Hydro
Petrobrás
PROEF
PSW
REpower
RP Global
SEE
SSE Renewables
Siemens
Suzlon
Tecneira
Tractebel
Ventinveste
Voltalia
Zorlu Enerji
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18. Corporate Presentation
Milestones
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 2011 2012 2013
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 2013
1st international projects (Poland and Romania)
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Milestones
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 2011 2012 2013
1st projects outside Europe
Major DD for 340MW Vento Minho Wind Farm for international Bank
consortium
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21. Corporate Presentation
Milestones
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 2011 2012 2013
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 2013
Several major buyers DD for Brazil, Australia,
USA and Mexico.
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23. Corporate Presentation
Milestones
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 2011 2012 2013
Start-up of MEGAJOULE Inovação and MEGAJOULE do Brasil
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24. Corporate Presentation
Milestones
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 2011 2012 2013
Start-up of MEGAJOULE Polska
1st project in South Africa
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25. Corporate Presentation
Milestones
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 2011 2012 2013
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 2013
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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27. Corporate Presentation
Milestones
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 2011 2012 2013
Establishment of a commercial representation in South Africa/MEGAJOULE Africa
Establishment of a commercial representation in India/MEGAJOULE India
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MEGAJOULE Group
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29. 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 & administrative issues: rute.teixeira@megajoule.pt
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30. Corporate Presentation
Western Europe, Northern Africa and North America
MEGAJOULE SA
TecMaia (Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia da Maia)
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)
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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: ricardo.guedes@megajoule.pt
helder.carvalho@megajoule.pt
gustavo.silva@megajoule.pt
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32. Corporate Presentation
Central and Northern Europe
MEGAJOULE Polska Sp. z o.o.
Cybernetyki 7b
02-667 Warszawa, Poland
Tel: +48 22 577 0990
Sales: joao.rocha@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
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Adriatic Region
Edo Jerkić
MEGAJOULE Adria/Vivo Somnia d.o.o.
Kuzminečka 3
10 100 Zagreb
Zagreb, Croácia
Commercial: edo@vivosomnia.hr
joao.rocha@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
Administrative issues: nives.jerkic@megajoule.pt
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34. Corporate Presentation
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 Mahallesi
ÇamlıPark Sok. Intas Sitesi I Blok, No: 7, Da: 6 Kat: 1
Kadiköy, 34734, Istanbul, Turkey
Commercial: can.uskudarli@sinova-consulting.com
carlos.pinto@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
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Southern Africa
Commercial Representation
Neil Parker
Cape Africa
SALT CIRCLE |19 Kent Road
Salt River | 7925
Cape Town, South Africa
Commercial: neil@capeafrica-res.co.za
celso.costa@megajoule.pt
miguel.ferreira@megajoule.pt
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Asia-Pacific
Commercial Representation
Balaji Rajamani
AJ Windtech
VV Complex, No. 3-331/A, Four Road
Gudimangalam – 642 20, Tirupur district
Tamil Nadu, India
Commercial: balaji.rajamani@megajoule.pt
paulo.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.
• Numerical site calibration
• Solar radiation modelling
Sales & technical: carlos.santos@megajoule.pt
rui.pereira@megajoule.pt
TecMaia (Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia da Maia)
Rua Eng. Frederico Ulrich, 2650
4470-605 Maia, Porto, Portugal
Phone: +351 220 915 480
Fax: +351 229 488 166
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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)
• Site calibration
• Power curve measurement
Sales: abilio.carvalho@megajoule.pt
julieta.silva@megajoule.pt
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40. www.megajoule.pt
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