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2011 BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Telecom Towers as Anchor

LoadsUsing Green Power forTelecom Power

Date: June 5th ,2012

EVENT: Asian Development Bank,Clean Energy Forum


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Smarter Solutions for a Clean Energy Future 2

Communication Systems inRemote Areas

Telecom Systems are often in off-grid or

poor-grid areas with high outages butcover over 75% of the worlds population

Telecom sites are a key to development ofremote communities empowering them

They are centrally located in small villages

or towns to ensure best coverage

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Recent Developments

Telecom system power is being dramatically reducedwith 3G technology - 35% for WCDMA

This allows for more power for other applications New Telecom equipment is more heat tolerant = no

requirement for cooling Green technologies have become comparable in CAPEXand lower in OPEX toward Diesel Generators

Diesel Generators are mostly used for these remotelocations today

Increase in mobile commerce and payments Growth in outsourcing of Power by Telcos

BTS PowerConsumption (W)

1995 to 2012


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Telecom Market

Wireless Telecom Market

$2+ billion/yr spent on DC telecom backup power or remote power,or which roughly 40% is for power and fuel in developing countries

Base stations have excess power and there are 640,000 off-gridBTSs globally by 2012 (end).

Stagnation of revenue growth of many Telecom operators


2010 Cellular Base Stations Additions

58%22%

8%6% 3% 3%

AsiaPac

ME & Africa

W.Europe

C./S. America

N.America

E. Europe

Most are in India, China,SE Asia, and Africa, where

backup to grid needed most.

Sources: In-Stat, 2008; ABI, 2009; personal communication


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Green Power Topology vs Genset


TransferSwitch

DieselGenerator

Mains

AC DC

Batteries

TelecomLoad

Fuel CellPower

FuelProcessor

Fuel Cell willeliminate a

generator andreduce size ofbattery bank

Biomas

Propane/NGMethanolKerosene

Hydrogen

Hydrogen

Rectifiers

Wind andSolar Power


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Barriers to using Clean Energy inTelecom Towers

Diesel Generators are cheap and ubiquitous.

Access to Diesel is generally easy

Communication and Knowledge of GreenTechnology is limited even at higher levelsof Telecom companies

Green technology CAPEX is higher and

financing needs to be developed further.

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Problems with Generators

They require extensive maintenance = every 3 months Often break down and are unreliable = last only 5-10

years and have many moving parts Need long start up = large battery banks Have extensive theft of Diesel and Batteries: 5-10% with

up to 20% in India and parts of Africa

Are very polluting, noisy and an environmental hazard More prone to Natural Disasters


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Business Case and OtherChallenges

There are many technologies which

now can compete with DieselGenerators

It Fuel Cell is the fastest payback whilethere is also Solar, Wind, etc

Operational Costs are Dramaticallyreduced by up to or more that ofGenerators

Hybrid Green solutions can also beimplemented ex. Solar and Fuel Cell,Wind and Solar

Various Business Models

Third Party Operators or Energy ServiceCompany buys the power and re-sells tothe community

Telecom operator can sell to theCommunity via contractors = additionalrevenue stream

Micro-finance schemes support by Govtbut owned by Communities

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Challenges

Changing mindsets of Telecom companies Understanding of the new technologies Upfront Financing of the Green

technologies as they require a higher

CAPEX (though lower OPEX) Initial deployment of Green solutionsrequires understanding the technology


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Governments Role

It is in the best interest of governments to

promote Green solutions : Reduces subsidy on Diesel lowers debt servicing

Expand electrical generation spur economy of ruralareas and GNP

Reduces Green House Gases and creates abetter and more reliable environment

Allows for Rural power needs cost effectively

Can create better health care with Cold Chain= immunization, etc

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Suggested Role

Incentives such as tax breaks to Telecom companies whouse green technology

Financing schemes or low interest micro-loans to smallcompanies who may want to build a small business

Promote and educate the population on the advantagesof green technology in expansion of the grid

Engage private financial partners to assist with microschemes to use this model


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Incentives Available

Little has been done to support using Telecomsites as Anchor Loads, some pilots

Considering there is a positive business case,more can be done to promote this concept

Regulation is limited as it is often an off-gridor poor grid area outside existing

regulations in most cases (under 10kw) India has made some initiatives

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What Can be done ?

Government can give incentives for Green credits Lowering of taxes, low interest loans, etc

Increase cooperation between the local Power Utilitiesand Telecom companies Develop Micro-finance schemes via private or public

institutions

Work with NGOs and support expansion of this market Further educate stakeholders on advantages of Green

technology in this sector


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Why Green Power in Telecomsas Anchor Loads

Green Technology on Telecoms Sites = Increased Reliability andReduced Servicing of remote Telecom sites

Greater expansion of power to remote and developing communities= greater productivity (Community Power for Mobile CPM)

Extensive reduction in Operating expenses for Telecom companiesby using Green power and new business model for addl revenue

Telecom sites deployed with additional power and available for thisnew business model (note penetration rates below)

POWER + COMMUNICATIONS = DEVELOPMENT


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Thank you

Alan KneiszRegional Director

Asia Pacific & Oceania

Mobile: + 6016 217 0877Email: [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Telecom as Anchor Power GlobalReferences

References: Rockefeller SPEED project in India with various companies

Chi Em, a microfinance org serving Huoi Pung and other ethnicminority villages in Northern Vietnam.SunPower Afrique is bringing sustainable energy to microfinanceorganizations in Togo.

Grameen Shakti is a solar power pioneer in Bangladesh, affiliatedwith Grameen Bank.Viom Networks in India with Tata Teleservices

Companies

: Off Grid Electric :

http://offgrid-electric.com

: OMC Power:

http://www.omcpower.com/telecom

: Flexenclosure:

http://www.flexenclosure.com/en/e-site#community-power

http://www.chi-em.org/http://www.sunpowerafrique.org/http://www.gshakti.org/http://offgrid-electric.com/http://www.omcpower.com/telecomhttp://www.flexenclosure.com/en/e-sitehttp://www.flexenclosure.com/en/e-sitehttp://www.flexenclosure.com/en/e-sitehttp://www.flexenclosure.com/en/e-sitehttp://www.flexenclosure.com/en/e-sitehttp://www.flexenclosure.com/en/e-sitehttp://www.omcpower.com/telecomhttp://offgrid-electric.com/http://offgrid-electric.com/http://offgrid-electric.com/http://www.gshakti.org/http://www.sunpowerafrique.org/http://www.chi-em.org/


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