Blu-Wind srl Creating Sustainable Energy Solutions for the Future Company Profile What is Wind Power? The winds that blow across much of the world’s land masses can be harnessed by wind turbines to provide electricity. Wind turbines sited in suitable locations already provide a small, but growing percentage of European and USA electricity generation. In a variety of forms from traditional windmills to simple wind-driven water pumps, the power generated from this most natural form of sustainable energy has, over the ages, been used successfully all around the world. Global investment into renewable energy surpassed $100 billion for the first time in history in 2009. And Wind power is leading this growth; in the four years from end-2004 to end-2008 wind power capacity has increased 250 percent to 121 GW. Wind turbine technology combined with innovative new tower designs has also greatly improved over the last ten years, making wind turbines quieter and more efficient so that electricity generated from the wind can now compete with that from the more traditional coal and gas-fired and nuclear power stations. Wind turbines are also beginning to be built at sea and in the future much of the world’s electricity requirements could come from both onshore and offshore wind farms. In addition, smaller scale turbine/tower configurations will start to provide a considerable share of local community, village and small town energy needs, particularly in the energy starved Developing world. What is Green Electricity? Have you ever stopped to think about where your electricity comes from? In Europe about two thirds of electricity requirements are generated by burning coal and gas in power stations. This releases millions of tones of carbon dioxide into our fragile environment, the main gas responsible for climate change, every year. The other third of electricity mainly comes from nuclear power, which has raised many cost, safety and environmental concerns. ‘Green or clean electricity’' means electricity produced from sources which do not impact negatively upon the environment. Of course, every type of electricity generation has some impact, but some sources are much greener than others. The cleanest energy sources are those which utilise the natural energy flows of the Earth such as sunlight, tides, geothermal heat and wind. These are usually known as renewable energy sources, because they are naturally replenished. What are Blu-Wind eolic towers? Blu-Wind srl is a company whose mission is the manufacturing of state-of-the-art, cost-effective renewable energy plants and in particular Eolic Towers in the 50 to 800 Kw power range. In collaboration with Italy’s renowned University of Padova (Alma Mater of Galileo Galilei), a leading research and development institution for Eolic energy, Blu-Wind ensures the professional standard of its products from development through manufacture to installation in order to ensure the highest possible levels of performances in wind power generation. Blu-Wind srl Via Lombardia, 46 – 24067 SARNICO (BG), Italy Tel: + 39 035 927500 E-mail: info@blu-wind.it bluwindasia@gmail.com Blu-Wind srl Creating Sustainable Energy Solutions for the Future Years of extensive market evaluation and superior component development have allowed us to reach our target of producing a world-class, innovative structure that can justifiably be described as the most economic Wind Tower for its size available on the market. A Blu-Wind Tower - Turbine combination needs no special transportation requirements as any single component of the tower, apart from the wind blade which depends on required power specifications, can be transported in two (2) x 40ft. standard shipping containers. Unlike most of our competitors, a Blu-Wind Tower/turbine combination can be transported on all normal roads and highways without the significant costs associated with road reconstruction, removal of structures and road furniture and the destruction of local flora usually incurred in order to deliver larger, old style towers, to their final location prior to installation. A family of towers ranging in height from 20 metres up to 50 metres are easy to install with guaranteed installation by Blu-Wind professionals. Blu-Wind towers and Turbines represent a major improvement on first generation wind technology – it is reliable, powerful, scalable and efficient and it taps into one of the world’s largest untapped renewable resources with the potential to compete directly with base-load coal and nuclear power generation. What can Blu-Wind srl offer? Because wind is a sustainable source of energy, wind turbines produce the cleanest form of electricity. Not only the source is renewable, also the ‘energy payback period’ of the wind turbine is very short. Depending on the type of model this payback period can be as little as six years. Blu-Wind srl offers the most innovative wind power solutions in our small to medium range Eolic Towers, and in addition, Blu-Wind srl also offers a turn-key solution for all the project stakeholders: Power from 50 to 800Kw with an easy-to-assemble innovative tower from 20 to 50 metres in height Blu-Wind’s Eolic Tower Project, in joint collaboration with Italy’s world renowned the University of Padova, Italy, won a national competition for Innovative Ideas in the Field of Energy having been awarded 13th place out of 311 entries Blu-Wind’s innovative tower (Patent No Prot.BG.2009 A 000055) designed by leading engineers from the University of Padova, is guaranteed to generate power under the IEC 61400 Specifications (Germanisher-Lloyds) Easy to build on-site and with no special transportation requirements as all Blu-Wind tower parts can be easily loaded in two (2) x 40ft standard shipping containers High efficiency in energy production and low maintenance costs Low environmental impact A Blu-Wind tower’s external structure is produced with galvanized reinforced sheet-metal making it the lightest and most weather-resistant currently available Blu-Wind srl Via Lombardia, 46 – 24067 SARNICO (BG), Italy Tel: + 39 035 927500 E-mail: info@blu-wind.it bluwindasia@gmail.com Blu-Wind srl Creating Sustainable Energy Solutions for the Future Who are the team at Blu-Wind srl? Gianmario Travella is Managing Director of the Blu-Wind srl company and has more than 25 years experience in metal fabrication and design. He has worked on some of Europe’s premier industrial construction projects such as the Chiasso Switzerland Sound Barrier by renowned architect Mario Botta. He was also a key fabricator for the 10.6 million Euros Rotterdam Train Tunnels project. An expert in the design and production of telecommunication towers for mobile networks across Europe, he has built more than 1,800 Slip-on-joint telecom towers. Drawing on this experience and three years of extensive market research led him, in conjunction with Italy’s renowned University of Padova (Alma Mater of Galileo Galilei) to develop an innovative new design for modular towers for the Wind Energy market. The project won a coveted national competition for innovative ideas in the field of Sustainable Energy. This patented project led to the formation of Blu-Wind; a new company offering innovative and economic solutions for energy production in the wind market. He studied at the University of Bergamo and Westminster College, London. Giuseppe Galla is President of the Blu-Wind srl company. As a marketing and product development specialist in the field of heavy engineering he has worked across Europe for the past 30 years. In addition, as a technical design consultant, he worked in close collaboration with Gianmario Travella and the University of Padova to produce the innovative modular tower project which culminated in the formation of the Blu-Wind srl company two years ago. An experienced technical analyst he has developed our company’s strategy for promoting and supplying wind farms across Europe. Under his guidance Blu-Wind has been invited by the EU to lead international presentation tours for new technology in sustainable energy in Japan, Korea and Australia. He studied at the Technical Institute of Bergamo, Italy. Stephen Bridges was the UK’s Ambassador to Cambodia from 2000-2004. He worked for the UK Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office for more than twenty five years helping to formulate foreign affairs strategies and develop political and economic relations across Asia including in Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea and Bangladesh, as well as Cambodia. As a result he has developed a deep understanding of the political and economic environments in the region, and in Cambodia especially has developed almost unrivalled access to the top leadership. Since taking temporary leave from Diplomacy he has, among other ventures, been involved in natural resources and renewable energy projects, particularly in Cambodia. He was the founder and Managing Director of Greater Mekong Resources Inc and is Director of Quantum Resources Asia Ltd and Quantum Projects Ltd which collectively seek to develop agricultural projects in Cambodia. Stephen is Advisor to both Elemental Energy Technologies Ltd (Australia – Marine Energy) and Blu Wind (Italy – Wind Energy) in the renewable energy sector across Asia. He studied International Relations at London University and East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds. Nick Wood is the Asia-Pacific Manager for Blu-Wind Asia. An experienced international filmmaker he has spent the past 20 years making development based documentaries and providing news footage from the South-east Asia region for the BBC, CNN and Channel News Asia amongst others. His interest in environmental and developmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region and his communications collaborations with the UN, World Bank, Asia Development Bank and a host of NonGovernmental Organisations such as the FAO, World Wildlife Fund, ILO and WFP has made him a key member of the Blu-Wind company in his capacity as a communications and marketing specialist for the region. He is currently developing Blu-Wind’s market penetration strategy for the US and Europe. He studied Communications at Santa Clara University, California. Blu-Wind srl Via Lombardia, 46 – 24067 SARNICO (BG), Italy Tel: + 39 035 927500 E-mail: info@blu-wind.it bluwindasia@gmail.com Blu-Wind srl Creating Sustainable Energy Solutions for the Future Where can you find Blu-Wind agents? Blu Wind’s Head-Quarters are in Bergamo (near Milan), Italy and our office here services Europe, Japan and the United States: Blu-Wind Europe Via Lombardia 46 24067 Sarnico BG President : Galla Giuseppe Manager Director : Travella Gianmario Mobile: +39 327 3827083 Office: +39 035 92750 Emial: info@blu-wind.it * Also covers: Japan and the USA Blu-Wind Asia in Cambodia Phnom Penh: F10B Charkarmon City Norodom Blvd. Phnom Penh, Cambodia Mobile: +855 (0)12 955 315 Office: +855 (0)23 726472 Managing Director: Nick Wood Email: bluwindasia@gmail.com Business Development Director: Stephen Bridges Email: s.bridges@qpresources.asia * Covers: China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Korea. Blu-Wind Australia and New Zealand Area Manager: Fred Eisa. Email: fredeisa.bluwindasia@gmail.com Blu-Wind Middle East and North Africa Area Manager: Vincent J. Wood Email: vincentwood.bluwindasia@gmail.com Blu-Wind srl Via Lombardia, 46 – 24067 SARNICO (BG), Italy Tel: + 39 035 927500 E-mail: info@blu-wind.it bluwindasia@gmail.com