ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SERVICES

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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SERVICES FOR
HYDROPOWER PLANT MANAGEMENT
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• PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• Market development for an integrated EO-based
  information service for Hydropower Plant
  Management. The Service is based on precursor
  services available in the consortium.

• Target Customers of the Service Hydropower
  Companies, Consulting Engineering Companies,
  Energy Traders.

• Focused on resolving the blockages occurring
• Upstream in the processing chain in order to
  provide users with suitable products by a
  reliable and punctual service .
• Downstream in the EO supply chain, e.g links
  between EO service providers and potential
  customers, benefits and costs .

• Initial areas of interest hydrological basins
  exploited by MAJOR Hydropower plants located in
  CANADA, SCANDINAVIA and ALPINE AREA

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• SCHEDULE

kick off 1/12/ 2003 Two Phases
Phase 1 (1 year) design of the integrated
service chain, solution blockages, upgrading and
testing , integration and validation of the
service Phase 2 (2 years) pre-commercial
trials session 1, service refinement,
pre-commercial trials session 2, service
expansion (new partners, new services) ,
promotion.
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• PHASE 1 activities

• TASK 1
• Design of the integrated service chain
• EO based Service Review and action plan for
  upgrading of each service component

• TASK 2
• Upgrading and validation of individual services
• Delivery of example products to customers

• TASK 3
• Implementation of the integrated service chain
• Implementation of the operational service
  structure, according to the design
• Scientific and User Reviews
• Business Plan Upgrading

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• The Project Partners

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• Local Service Providers
• CGS and Gamma for the Alpine Area
• Viasat and C-Core in the Canadian Area
• Norut and Norwegian Computing Center in
  Scandinavia

• Partnership Protocol Agreement
• A Joint Venture has been proposed , but it has
  been considered premature.
• Current agreement based on present sub-contracts

• Statkraft
• Leading hydropower company in Europe
• Collaborating with the Service Providers in
  customer role

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• Current Services

Offers an integrated portfolio of products in
response to some major needs of Hydropower
Companies and Engineering Consulting Companies

• for Production Planning EO HYDRO offers
  Snow Cover and SWE monitoring products

• for Security EO HYDRO offers Land
  displacement monitoring products

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• The EO-HYDRO Service Portfolio

SNOW COVER MONITORING SERVICE
Available in Norway and Alpine Area
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• The EO-HYDRO Service Portfolio

LAND DISPLACEMENT MONITORING SERVICE
Available in Canada and Alpine Area
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• The EO-HYDRO Service Portfolio

SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MONITORING SERVICE
Available in Eastern Canada
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• EO-HYDRO today

Products are generated and delivered to
Hydropower Companies and Engineering Consulting
Companies by an operational integrated
service structure

• Based on a network of local service centers,
  and a central delivery unit, to assure security
  and continuity.

• Active in Canada, Alpine Area, Norway

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EO-Hydro Service Centers
NORWAY
CANADA 1
ALPS Central Service Center
CANADA 2
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• Alps Central Service Manager
• Carlo Gavazzi Space
• Service providers CGS and Gamma RS
• Sample products provided to
• AEM
• ENEL Produzione
• ENEL Hydro (now CESI)
• Other Customers
• EDF, EDISON, AEM Piemonte,ISIDE, CVA

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NORWEGIAN AREA

• Local Service Managers
• NORUT and Norwegian Computing Center
• Sample products provided to
• Statkraft

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CANADA AREA 1

• Local Service Manager
• C-CORE
• Sample products provided to
• New Foundland Hydro
• Other Customers
• BC-Hydro

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CANADA AREA 2

• Local Service Manager
• VIASAT
• Sample products provided to
• Hydro Quebec
• Other Customers
• BC-Hydro

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Science Review Results
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Phase 1 Service Trials 8 test sites
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Frascati, 14-12-2004
SWE Mapping Test site CANADA
La Grande River Northern QuebecCustomer
HYDRO-QUEBEC

• 2000-2001
• 2002-2003
• 2003-2004

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Snow Cover Mapping Test sites Italy
Valtellina Adda River Lombardia Customer
AEM
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Snow Cover Mapping Test sites Italy
Piave Basin - Veneto Customer ENEL
PRODUZIONE
Source www.enel.it - balance sheet 2003
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Land Displacement Test sites Alpine Area
Italy
Val Formazza (Piemonte) Lago del Sabbione and
Lago VanninoCustomer ENEL HYDRO
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Land Displacement Test sites Alpine Area
Italy
Lago dArno (Lombardia) Customer ENEL HYDRO
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Land Displacement Test sites Canada
Unstable Sandy Embankments
Muskrat Falls Churchill River Labrador
Customer Newfoundland Hydro
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Land Displacement Test sites Alpine Area
Italy
Macugnaga (Piemonte) Customer ENEL HYDRO
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Customer Testimony
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New Potential Customers
Energy Traders in the Scandinavian Market have to
be contacted in phase 2
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Workshops

• EO-HYDRO will be present in the poster session
  at 4th EARSEL Workshop Remote Sensing of
  Snow and Glaciers Important Water Resources of
  the Future , 21-23 February 2005 Department of
  Geography - University of Berne Switzerland .
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• Planned
• participation to Hydro 2005 - 17-20
  October 2005, Villach, Austria
• http//www.hydropower-dams.com/