International Project Experience

China State Economic Trade Commission (SETC), World Bank: Provided technical assistance to the SETC, World Bank, provincial utilities, and other government agencies in China on the development and evaluation of five wind energy projects totaling 190 MW. GEC’s work included wind resource assessment, feasibility studies, economic analysis, energy projections, and other technical consulting. In addition, GEC prepared pre-qualification and bid documents.

NRECA, Asian Development Bank, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), India: Provided the wind energy expertise on a project team consisting of renewable energy specialists that worked with IREDA to develop project appraisal guidelines for use in evaluating projects funded by the Asian Development Bank. Worked with IREDA counterparts in India for one month to provide training and technical assistance as needed and developed a project appraisal procedure for wind energy projects.

United Nations Development Program, China: Specified and procured wind resource assessment equipment, provided technical input, and conducted training program.

World Bank and Garrad Hassan, Cape Verde: Provided technical and economic analyses to support the evaluation of proposed wind energy projects in Cape Verde. Work included economic and financial analysis of a series of wind projects on three islands. The unique aspects of the project included the incorporation of wind energy at a high penetration level in a small island grid.

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka: Conducted a comprehensive feasibility study environmental impact assessment of a 3 MW wind project for CEB. Identified monitoring locations, evaluated future expansion potential, and analyzed technical and economic feasibility. Prepared technical specifications and bidding documents according to World Bank guidelines and assisted with bid evaluations.

NRECA, Central American Rural Electrification Support Program (CARES), Guatemala: Provided technical guidance to NRECA/CARES personnel on the important considerations for feasibility and pre-feasibility analysis of three different wind energy applications: wind-electric water pumping, remote village electricity supply, and the addition of wind-electric generation to an existing diesel system.

Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico: Conducted wind resource assessment activities, energy projections, and project layout trade-off activities for CFE. Worked with local university to conduct wind mapping and siting tasks.

U.S. Agency for International Development–Site Assessment, Philippines: Developed site screening criteria, conducted field surveys, and educated utility personnel on wind energy site selection process in the Philippines.

SolarEn International, Armenia: Conducted technical and economic analyses for pre-feasibility study of wind project in Armenia. Work focused on establishing requirements for power purchase contracts and identifying barriers to development.

ReTech International, Belize: Conducted pre-feasibility study of wind energy applications in Belize. Work also included regional site surveys, development of a comprehensive monitoring plan, equipment installation, and conduct of wind resource assessment program.

Burns & Roe (U.S. AID), Egypt: Provided the wind energy expertise for a pre‑feasibility study of five regions along the Red Sea Coast. GEC personnel were directly involved in all aspects of the study, including economic analysis, environmental assessments, in‑country manufacturing evaluation, grid interconnect issues, and local institutional assessments. Approximately 40 person-days spent in Egypt.

Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), IDEA (U.S. AID), Costa Rica: Conducted pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for a 20 MW wind energy project in Costa Rica. Evaluated wind resource information, developed project layouts, predicted hourly project performance, estimated project costs, evaluated project economics, and developed recommendations. The work also included the development of bidding documents for the project. Approximately 50 person-days spent in Costa Rica.

State Energy Commission of Victoria (SECV), Australia: Provided wind power project design services and developed indicative wind farm layouts at two potential project sites in Victoria for different land availability scenarios and wind turbine types. The project included siting the turbines, substations, electrical interconnection, and access roads for each scenario. GEC personnel also assisted in the evaluation of registrations of interest from prospective project developers and provided supporting information on various aspects of the wind industry.

Renewable Energy Growth Assistance Entity, Dominican Republic: Developed energy estimates and cost analyses for a wind project in the Dominican Republic.

Organization of American States, Caribbean: Provided analysis and documentation for a Regional Wind Energy Venture concept paper to evaluate the cost effectiveness, technical merits, and infrastructure requirements of a regionally managed wind energy venture in the eastern Caribbean.

International Finance Corporation, Commonwealth Development Corporation (UK), Mexico and Costa Rica: Conducted technical and financial due diligence for multiple private power projects in Central America. Conducted a review of wind resource assessment work, energy estimates, costs, and O&M plans of several private power projects.

United Nations Development Program and Groupe de Recherche et d’echanges Technologiques, Mauritania: Conducted a small wind application technology survey. Collected data and technical specifications on available small wind-electric equipment and suppliers with interest in forming commercial collaborations with Mauritanian enterprises.

Independent Power Producers' Society of Ontario (IPPSO), Canada: Estimated the technical potential for wind energy development in the province of Ontario and provided supporting information on the status and reliability of wind energy technology and its application in Ontario. GEC personnel also estimated capital costs and operation and maintenance costs for projects of various sizes and configurations.

Manitoba Hydro, Canada: Provided information regarding capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, performance, and siting to Manitoba Hydro to support their investigation of wind energy utilization.

Renewable Energy and Efficiency Fund, Costa Rica: Conducted turbine inspections, developed O&M projections, and provided due diligence services.

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