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1 Peter Kohnstam, 22 April 2013, United States Department of Energy High Voltage Direct Current Transmission siemens.com/answers

2 HVDC Classic LCC Technology Page 2

3 HVDC Classic- Siemens Experience 2013 Hudson 1977/2004 Nelson River 1984 Poste Châteauguay 2014 Western Alberta Transmission Link 1997/ Celilo Sylmar East 2007 Neptune 1987 Virginia Smith 2005 Lamar 2001 Moyle 2015 Western Link 1981 Acaray 2011 BritNed EstLink 2 Storebælt Etzenricht Ballia-Bhiwadi Basslink 1983 Dürnrohr 1993 Wien Südost 2013 Black Sea Transmission 1989 Gezhouba- Nan Qiao 2004 Guizhou- Guangdong East DC Link Project 1995 Welsh 2012 COMETA Adani 2003/2007 East-South Interconnector 2013 BtB Bangladesh 1975/1998 Cahora Bassa 2001 Thailand- Malaysia Guizhou- Guangdong II 2000 Tianshengqiao- Guangzhou Xiloudu- Guangdong 2014 Inter Island Connector Pole 3 Page 3

4 Hudson Transmission Project Ridgefield (New Jersey), USA, 2013 Customer Hudson Transmission Partners LLC. Project Name Hudson Transmission Project Location Ridgefield, NJ USA Pennsylvania New Jersey Ridgefield Power Rating Type of Plant 600 MW HVDC Classic B2B, monopolar Voltage Levels 170 kv DC 345/230 kv AC, 60/60 Hz Semiconductors LTT Page 4

5 Hudson Transmission Project Ridgefield (New Jersey), USA, 2013 Page 5

6 Black Sea Transmission Project, Georgia, 2013 Customer Project Name Location Power Rating Type of Plant Energotrans Ltd. Black Sea Transmission Network Akhaltsikhe, Georgia 2 x 350 MW HVDC Classic Back-to-Back Voltage Levels 96 kv DC 500/400 kv AC, 50/50 Hz Type of Thyristor LTT 8 kv Page 6

7 Black Sea Transmission Project, Georgia, 2013 Page 7

8 Yunnan-Guangdong, China, 2010 Customer Project Name Location China Southern Power Grid Yunnan-Guangdong Chuxiong City/Yunnan Zengcheng City/Guangdong Power Rating Type of Plant 5000 MW UHV DC Bipolar 1418 km long distance Voltage Levels ±800 kv DC 525 kv AC, 50 Hz Type of Thyristor LTT 8 kv World's first UHV DC transmission project with 800 kv in commercial operation. Page 8

9 Yunnan-Guangdong, China, 2010 Page 9

10 HVDC PLUS VSC Technology Page 10

11 HVDC PLUS Siemens Experience SylWin BorWin2 HelWin1 HelWin Trans Bay Cable 2014 INELFE Page 11

12 INELFE, France-Spain, 2014 Customer Project Name Location Power Rating Type of Plant INELFE (Rte and REE) INELFE Baixas, France to Santa Llogaia, Spain 2 x 1000 MW 60 km HVDC PLUS Underground Cable Voltage Levels ±320 kv DC 400 kv AC, 50 Hz Semiconductors IGBT World's first HVDC Project in VSC Technology with each 1000 MW transmission capacity (HVDC PLUS). Page 12

13 INELFE, France-Spain, 2014 Page 13

14 North Sea Projects in Germany Sandbank 24 Nördlicher Grund SylWin 2 Dan Tysk 1 Butendiek TenneT Clusters In Service BorWin1 400MW BorWin Albatros 3 Hohe See 1 2 Global Tech 1 Page 14 5 Borkum Riff. 2 Borkum Riff. 1 4 Bard MEG 1 Innogy Nordsee DolWin Veja Mate 4 Borkum West Borkum Riffgrund 2 Godewind 2 Godewind 1 HelWin Deutsche Bucht 2 Amrumbank West 1 Meerwind UW Hagermarsch UW Diele UW Dörpen / West Nordsee Ost In Construction Siemens SylWin1 864MW HelWin1 576MW BorWin2 800MW HelWin2 690MW In Construction ABB DolWin1 800MW DolWin2 924MW UW Büttel Proposed DolWin3 900MW BorWin3 900MW BorWin4 900MW DolWin4 900MW BorWin5 900MW SylWin2 900MW

15 BorWin2, Germany, 2013 Customer Project Name Location Power Rating Type of Plant TenneT BorWin2 Diele, Germany 800 MW 200 km HVDC Plus On-/Offshore Cable Voltage Level ±300 kv DC 400 kv/155 kv AC, 50 Hz Semiconductors IGBT Page 15

16 BorWin2 Offshore Windfarm 800 MW offshore HVDC PLUS link Year of Award 2010 Wind Capacity Top Side Dimensions Weight Top Side Voltage Transmission Type 800 MW App. 70 x 50 x 35 m > 10,000 t ±300 kv HVDC PLUS Export Cables 2 Length of Export Cables Service Life Client Platform Fabricator Fabrication Location Installation Location 200 km 30 years TenneT TSO Nordic Yards Warnemunde, GER North Sea, GER Page 16

17 More Information Peter Kohnstam HVDC Business Development Manager 110 MacAlyson Court Cary, NC Phone: +1 (978) Fax: +1 (978) Mobile: +1 (919) n/power-transmission/ Page 17

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