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TRACTEBEL ENERGIA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 DOWNLOAD

Appendix 4 Research and Development Programs Underway In 2014

R&D projects started in 2014

Name Executing entity(ies) Start End Investment (R$’000)
SPARHTACUS – Methodology to define weekly and monthly SIN policies in the medium time frame with customized modeling in hydroelectric plants Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 11/19/2014 11/19/2016 2,164.8
Electric power plants’ wastewater treatment reactor PNX 07/09/2014 07/09/2017 2,206.2
Obtain in pilot scale ceramic materials by adding coal heavy ashes Universidade Nove de Julho (Uninove)/UFSC 07/07/2014 07/07/2016 1,632.7
Total       6,003.7

R&D projects underway in 2014

Name Executing entity(ies) Start End Investment (R$’000)
Field evaluation of output of three-phase induction motors Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (IFSC)/UFSC 11/22/2013 11/22/2015 2.136,1
Development and certification of a domestic 3.3 MW wind turbine with direct coupling, a permanent magnet synchronous generator and a full power converter WDC/WTI/WEG 11/12/2013 10/12/2017 69.289,9
Development of a real-time optical monitoring system for hydraulic generator rotor poles to detect short-circuit loop defects CPqD 11/07/2013 11/07/2015 614,0
TECO-MR 550kV – Localization of optical current electronic transformer with redundant measurement applicable to voltage classes up to 550 kV PowerOpticks/Reason 09/10/2013 02/10/2016 4.201,5
Development of the physiochemical process pilot plant to increase combustion efficiency of vinasse with biomass Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 08/12/2013 01/12/2017 3.337,7
Development of an automated power filter for electrical optimization of auxiliary services of a coal-fired thermoelectric power plant (OSAT) SATC/Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)/UFSC 07/02/2013 07/02/2015 1.792,7
Methodology to assess the damages and treatments of recovery of pallets of gas and steam turbines used in thermoelectric plants UFSC 05/08/2013 05/08/2016 795,8
2014 Management Projet Tractebel Energia 04/01/2013 01/01/2015 1.900,5
Development of equipment to detect flaws in synchronous generators by means of external magnetic fields UFSC 06/04/2013 12/03/2015 776,0
Temperature monitoring system in high-power electrical generators using distributed and quasi-distributed optical sensoring techniques Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) 10/29/2012 10/28/2015 3.033,7
Implementation of a 3MWp photovoltaic solar plant and evaluation of the technical and economic performance of photovoltaic generation in different climactic conditions in the Brazilian electrical matrix UFSC 07/16/2012 07/15/2015 35.566,6
Development of local automated technology for lining and solder- based manufacture of boiler tubes and associated soldering technologies UFSC 04/25/2012 08/24/2015 1.785,6
Development and implementation of intelligent micro networks – control strategies for integration of systems and energy management Fundação Certi/UFSC/Supplier 04/16/2012 10/15/2015 2.319,2
Technology for formation of a germplasm bank and production of native fish for stocking (repopulation) in the Iguaçu River Unioeste 02/28/2012 02/27/2016 1.829,8
Influence of addition of water during compacting and content of fines in mechanical behavior of riprap in large triaxial equipment UFSC 01/27/2012 12/27/2014 364,0
Development of electric energy generation forecasting technologies for wind farms in operation UFSC 12/06/2011 06/05/2015 3.028,6
Electrical propulsion system for small boats using batteries and solar energy UFSC/Cebra 08/09/2011 06/08/2015 411,5
Raising of water pH of cooling systems as a bioincrustation control method in hydroelectric power plants Lactec 05/30/2011 01/29/2015 1.142,5
Other projects under cooperation - - - 1.659,6
Total       135.985,4
Grand Total       141.989,1