Agreement for Product Design & Development and Licensing of Wind Turbine Technology of T93x (T8x) entered into this day, December 30th, 2009 by and between A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (the "Licensee") and W2E Technologies GmbH (the "Licensor")
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Confidential
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Agreement
for Product Design & Development and Licensing of Wind Turbine
Technology
of
T93x (T8x)
entered
into this day, December 30th,
2009
by and
between
A-Power
Energy Generation Systems Ltd.
(the
"Licensee")
and
W2E
Technologies GmbH
(the
"Licensor")
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Table
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Topic
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1.0
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Definitions
and Interpretations
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1.1
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Key
Definitions
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1.2
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Interpretation
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1.3
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Effective
Date
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2.0
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Scope
of Work
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2.1
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Development
of T8x
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2.2
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Grant
of License
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2.3
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Characteristics
of the License
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2.4
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Development
of Additional Licensed Know-How or the T8x Design
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3.0
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Consideration
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3.1
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License
Payment
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3.2
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Payments
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3.3
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Set-off
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3.4
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Support
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3.5
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Taxes
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4.0
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Obligations
of the Licensor and Licensee
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4.1
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Obligations
of the Licensor
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4.2
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Obligations
of the Licensee
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5.0
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Support
and Training
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5.1
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Obligation
to Support
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6.0
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Representations
and Warranties
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23
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6.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Licensee
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6.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Licensor
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6.3
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Patents
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6.4
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Disclosures
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7.0
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Third
Party Rights and Indemnities
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7.1
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Infringement
of Third Party Rights
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7.2
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Indemnity
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Procedure
in Case of Third Party Claims
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7.4
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Limits
of Liability
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8.0
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Selection
and Development of Suppliers
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8.1
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Component
Suppliers
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9.0
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Damages
and Incentives
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9.1
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Licensor
Incentives
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30
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10.0
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Force
Majeure
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30
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10.1
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Definition
of Force Majeure
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11.0
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Default
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11.1
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Licensor
Event of Default
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11.2
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Licensee
Event of Default
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12.0
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Term
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12.1
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Effectiveness
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12.2
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Termination
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12.3
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Consequences
of Termination
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13.0
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Confidentiality
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13.1
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Definition
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13.2
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Return
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13.3
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Survival
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13.4
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Representation
Re: Licensed Know-How
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14.0
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Assignment
and Sub-licensing
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14.1
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Non-Assignment
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14.2
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Joint
Ventures of the Licensee
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14.3
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Obligations
of Licensee's Successors and Assignees
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15.0
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Dispute
Resolution
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15.1
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Amicable
Settlement
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15.2
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Arbitration
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16.0
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Miscellaneous
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16.1
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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16.2
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Amendments
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Agreement
to Override Other Agreements; Conflicts
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No
Waiver; Remedies
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16.5
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Severance
of Terms
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16.6
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Language
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16.7
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Counterparts
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16.8
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Survival
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16.9
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Costs
and Expenses
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16.10
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No
Agency
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16.11
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Progress
reviews
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16.12
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Notices
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16.13
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Third
Party Benefit
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Annex
0:
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Documents
of the Companies (i.e.
excerpt from the commercial register, Certificate of Incorporation,
Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association, Evidence of Equity
etc.)
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Annex
1:
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T93x2.0
MW (T8x) description and Performance Deatils
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Annex
2:
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Technology
Transfer Documents
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Annex
3:
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Document
Delivery Schedule
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Annex
4:
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Annex
5:
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Annex
6:
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Annex
7:
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Cost
for any technical training and support
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Annex
8:
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Supplier
list
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Annex
9:
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Extract
of the demands on Quality Management in Guideline of GL
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Annex
10:
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Key
Project Milestones and Responsibility Allocation
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Annex
11:
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List
of Patents used for Design and Development of W93x/ T
93x
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Annex
12:
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Scope
of Services for Third Party
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Annex
13:
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Specimen
Invoice
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Annex
14:
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List
of "Additional Licensed
Know-How"
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Annex
a:
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Agreement
for Product Design & Development and Licensing of Wind Turbine
Technology of W93x (W8x)
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This
agreement for the product design, development and licensing of wind turbine
technology (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into this 30th of
December 2009, by and between:
(1)
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A-Power Energy Generation
Systems Ltd., a company incorporated and existing under the laws of
the British Virgin Islands (referred to as the "Licensee" or "A-Power"), with its
principal office at 2001B, 00X, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxx Central Place, Jianguo
Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, P.R. China 100025, which definitions
shall include its respective successors and permitted assigns of the First
Part; and
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(2)
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W2E Technologies GmbH, a
company incorporated under the existing laws of Germany, with its
principal office at Xxxxxxxxx. 00, 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, as well
(referred to as the "W2e" or "Licensor") which
expression shall include its successors and permitted assigns), of the
Other Part;
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The
Licensee and Licensor shall hereinafter be referred to collectively as the
"Parties" and
individually as a "Party".
Whereas:
(A)
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A-Power
is a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with interests in
power, renewable energy, construction, real estate, and infrastructure,
and has decided to enter into wind turbine manufacturing and marketing in
various parts of the world through the Licensee, and seeks to acquire
know-how in this regard through appropriate licensing
arrangements;
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(B)
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W2e
has wide experience in the design, testing and development of wind
turbines and the components thereof, and therefore is in possession of
extensive know-how and technical information concerning the designing and
manufacturing of such products;
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(C)
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The
Parties intend to work together closely for the design, development,
prototyping, testing and commissioning of the specified range of wind
turbine technology, and undertake activities associated
thereto. The Licensee is desirous of obtaining the right and
licence to certain wind turbine technology and intends to manufacture and
sell wind turbines developed by the Licensor strictly on the terms and
conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
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(D)
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Now,
in consideration of mutual covenants and premises herein set forth and for
other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and adequacy of which
is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as
follows;
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Article
1
Definitions
and Interpretations
1.1
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Key
Definitions
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For the
purposes of this Agreement, in addition to the terms defined in the introduction
to this Agreement, whenever used in this Agreement, unless repugnant to the
meaning or context thereof, the following expressions shall have the following
meanings:
1.1.1
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"Affiliate" with respect
to any Party means any person which, directly or indirectly, (a) Controls
such Party, (b) is Controlled by such Party, or (c) is Controlled by the
same person, who, directly or indirectly, Controls such Party; "Controlling", "Controlled by" or "Control" with respect to
any person, shall mean: (a) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
agreement or otherwise or the power to elect more than one-half of the
directors, partners or other individuals exercising similar authority with
respect to such Person, or (b) the possession, directly or indirectly, of
a voting interest of more than 20% and a contractual shareholder or
director veto right in management
matters;
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1.1.2
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"Associate" with respect
to any Party, shall mean and include a person, not being a competitor of
either of the Parties, identified by the Licensor or the Licensee, as the
case may be, and acceptable as such to both of them, who or which will
undertake or discharge certain rights and obligations under this
Agreement;
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1.1.3
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"Business Day" means any
day other than a Saturday or a Sunday that the banks are open for business
in Germany, as applicable;
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1.1.4
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"Certification
Authority" shall mean Germanischer Xxxxx, or such other certifying
agency as the Parties may mutually agree upon from time to
time;
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1.1.5
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"Commercial Production"
shall mean the production, on a commercially viable basis, of the Licensed
Products, subsequent to the successful completion of the Type A
Certification in relation to the aforesaid Licensed
Products;
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1.1.6
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"Confidential Information"
shall have the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 13.1
hereof;
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1.1.7
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"Development
Obligations" shall have the meaning ascribed to the term in Section
2.1 hereto;
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1.1.8
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"Disclosing Party" shall
have the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 13.1
hereof;
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"Dispute" shall have the
meaning ascribed to the term in Sub-section 15.1.1
hereof;
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1.1.10
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"Erection" or "erected"
or "erects" means the nacelle is mounted to the (permanent) erected toward
and the hub – rotor blade assembly is mounted to the
nacelle.
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1.1.11
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"Force Majeure" shall
have the meaning ascribed to the term in Article 10
hereof;
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1.1.12
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"Good Industry Practice"
means the practices, methods, techniques, designs, standards, skills,
diligence, efficiency, reliability and prudence which are generally and
reasonably expected from a reasonably skilled, prudent and experienced
person engaged in the same type of undertaking as envisaged under this
Agreement and which would be expected to result in the performance of its
obligations by the Licensor or the Licensee, as the case may be, in
accordance with this Agreement, Law and all applicable permits in a
reliable, safe, economical and efficient
manner.
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1.1.13
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"Indemnifier" shall have
the meaning ascribed to the term in Sub-section 7.3.1
hereof;
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1.1.14
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"Intellectual Property"
means any intellectual property rights including but not limited to
patents (including patent applications, divisions, continuations,
continuation-in-part applications, divisionals, extensions, substitutions,
renewals, confirmations, supplementary protection certificates and
reissues), utility models, design models, trademarks, designs, copyrights
and know how (including specifications, technical data and other
information relating but not limited to inventions, discoveries,
developments, design, manufacture, production, quality control data and
other proprietary ideas, whether or not protectable under patent,
trademark, copyright or other legal
principles);
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1.1.15
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"Laboratory Acceptance
Review" shall mean the nacelle has been assembled at the plant and
has been tested by the Licensor to confirm that the operational control is
communicating with the sensors and transducers in the nacelle system and
the nacelle has been approved by the Licensor for delivery to the Site in
accordance with the Licensor's protocols set out in its commissioning
manual;
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1.1.16
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"Law" means all laws,
bye-laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, protocols,
codes, guidelines, policies, notices, directions, judgments, decrees or
other requirements or official directive of any Governmental Authority or
person acting under the authority of any Governmental Authority and/or of
any statutory authority having jurisdiction over the Licensor, the
Licensee or any of the Licensed Products, Licensed Know-How or Licensed
Intellectual Property;
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"License" shall have the
meaning ascribed to the term in Sub-section 2.2.1
hereof;
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1.1.18
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"License Fee" shall mean
the fee payable by the Licensee to the Licensor in accordance with Section
3.1 of this Agreement in consideration for the License of the Licensed
Products and Licensed Know-How in accordance with Section
1.1;
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1.1.19
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"License Notice" shall
have the meaning ascribed to the term in Article 2.3.3
hereof;
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1.1.20
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"Licensed Know-How" shall
mean all technical documents required for manufacturing, selling,
erecting, commissioning, operating and maintaining and monitoring the
Licensed Products. However, it shall not include any concept
notes, working papers and other documentation that are considered core
know-how by the Licensor;
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1.1.21
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"Licensed Products" shall
mean the individual wind turbine units designed in accordance with the T8x
specifications. For clarity, Licensed Products does not include
the combining of such units into wind power plants or tasks related to the
wind power plants;
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1.1.22
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"Licensee Event of
Default" shall have the meaning ascribed to the term in Section
11.2 hereof;
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1.1.23
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"Licensor Event of
Default" shall have the meaning ascribed to the term in Section
11.1 hereof;
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1.1.24
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"Long Lead Critical
Items" shall mean the following items: main gearbox; pitch
bearings, rotor bearing, yaw bearing and rotor
blades;
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1.1.25
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"Major Items" shall mean
the following items: the generator, inverter, rotor, shaft, machine frame,
rotor hub, control cabinets for operational control, yaw and pitch gears
and pitch system;
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1.1.26
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"Manufacturing Facility"
shall mean the first facility constructed for assembly of Licensed
Products;
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1.1.27
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"Measurement Campaign"
shall mean the testing, by an accredited company and under supervision of
the Licensor, of the Prototype or the T8x, for the power curve, the noise
emission, the electrical properties, and the basic behavior and
measurement of mechanical loads;
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1.1.28
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"Prototype" shall mean
the wind turbine, designed, developed, erected and commissioned, in
accordance with the T8x, for the purpose of the Measurement
Campaign;
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"Receiving Party" shall
have the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 13.1
hereof;
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1.1.30
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"Request" shall have the
meaning ascribed to the term in Sub-section 15.1.1
hereof;
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1.1.31
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"Site" shall mean the
site at which the Prototype shall be erected and commissioned and the
Measurement Campaign undertaken. The Site shall be suitable,
according to Wind Industry Standards for the Measurement Campaign
including measurement equipment such as meteorological tower(s) and noise
testing equipment; and shall be approved, signed off and agreed upon by
the appropriate government offices and, if applicable, private
entities;
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1.1.32
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"Technology Transfer
Document" shall mean the document describing the various aspects of
technology transfer, more particularly described in Annex
2;
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1.1.33
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"Territory" shall mean
the territories of China and USA;
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1.1.34
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"Term" shall have the
meaning ascribed to term in Sub-section 12.1.1
hereof;
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1.1.35
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"Third Party Contractor"
shall mean any entity undertaking any Third Party Work in accordance with
this Annex 12 of this Agreement;
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1.1.36
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"Third Party Work" shall
mean the services and work required to be provided to the Licensee in
relation to the development, design, testing, erection and commission of
the Prototype, the Manufacturing Facility and the Licensed Products, that
are to be provided by the entities other than the Licensor, but under the
overall supervision and guidance of the Licensor, and as more particularly
set out in Annex 12;
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1.1.37
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"Type A Certification"
shall mean receipt of a Type A certificate from the Certification
Authority to be obtained for the T8x, as described in Guidelines for the
Certification of Wind Turbines by Germanischer Xxxxx, as may be amended
from time to time;
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1.1.38
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"Type B Certification"
shall mean receipt of a type of a Type B certificate from the
Certification Authority to be obtained for the T8x from Certification
Authority as described in Guidelines for the Certification of Wind
Turbines by Germanischer Xxxxx, as may be amended from time to
time;
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1.1.39
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"Type C Certification"
shall mean receipt of a Type C certificate from the Certification
Authority to be obtained from the T8x from the Certification
Authority as described in Guidelines for the Certification of Wind
Turbines by Germanischer Xxxxx, as may be amended from time to
time;
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"Vendor List" shall have
the meaning ascribed to the term in Sub-section 8.1.1
hereof;
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1.1.41
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"T8x" shall mean the wind
turbine design described in Annex 1 (herein referred as well as to
as "T 93 FSC 2.0 MW"), meeting the product specifications and
performance parameters set forth therein, and as modified by the final
design feature list agreed to by the Licensor and Licensee within the time
set out in Annex 13; and
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1.1.42
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"Wind Industry Standard"
shall mean the standards and guidelines used for the design of the T8x, as
described in Annex 1.
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1.2
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Interpretation
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In the
interpretation of this Agreement, the following rules shall apply:
1.2.1
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The
singular includes the plural and vice versa and any word
or expression defined in the singular shall have a corresponding meaning
if used in the plural and vice
versa. A reference to any gender includes all
genders.
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1.2.2
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A
reference to any document, agreement, deed or other instrument (including,
without limitation, references to this Agreement) includes the same as
varied, amended, supplemented, restated, novated or replaced, from time to
time and shall include all schedules, annexes or other documents
incorporated by reference therein.
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1.2.3
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A
reference to any Law, includes any amendment, modification, re-enactment
or change in interpretation or applicability of such law and a reference
to any statutory body or authority includes a reference to any successor
as to such of its functions as are relevant in the context with the
statutory body or authority was referred
to.
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1.2.4
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Where
a word or phrase has a defined meaning, any other part of speech or
grammatical form in respect of the word or phrase has a corresponding
meaning.
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1.2.5
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References
to a particular article, section, sub-section, clause, paragraph, schedule
or annex shall, except where the context requires otherwise, be a
reference to that article, section, sub-section, clause, paragraph,
sub-paragraph, schedule or annex in or to this Agreement, as the case may
be.
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1.2.6
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The
words 'include' and 'including' are to be construed without
limitation. The terms 'herein', 'hereof', 'hereto', 'hereunder'
and words of similar purport refer to this Agreement as a
whole. Where a wider construction is possible, the words
'other' and 'otherwise' shall not be construed ejusdem generis with
any foregoing words.
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In
this Agreement, headings are for the convenience of reference only and are
not intended as complete or accurate descriptions of the content thereof
and shall not be used to interpret the provisions of this
Agreement.
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1.2.8
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Any
obligations not to do something shall be deemed to include an obligation
not to suffer, permit or cause; that thing to be done. An
obligation to do something shall be deemed to include an obligation to
cause that thing to be done.
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1.2.9
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A
right conferred by this Agreement to do any act or thing shall be capable
of being exercised from time to
time.
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1.2.10
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The
rule of interpretation which requires that an agreement be interpreted
against the person or Party drafting it shall have no application in the
case of this Agreement.
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1.2.11
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If
any provision in this Article 1 is a substantive provision conferring
rights or imposing obligations on any Party, effect shall be given to it
as if it were a substantive provision in the body of this
Agreement.
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1.3
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Effective
Date
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1.3.1
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The
Parties agree that the contract is effective from the date of signing by
the last Party to sign this
Agreement.
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1.3.2
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The
above mentioned date shall be the "Effective Date" for the purpose of this
Agreement.
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Article
2
Scope
of Work
2.1
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Development
of T8x
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2.1.1
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In
consideration for the License Fee paid in accordance with Section 3.1
hereof, the Licensor (W2E
Technologies GmbH) agrees to undertake the design, development,
Type C, B and A Certification and Measurement Campaign of the T8x,
development of Licensed Know-How and all other activities related thereto
and shall provide to Licensee all services in relation to the design,
development, Type C, B and A Certification and Measurement Campaign of the
T8x in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including but not
limited to Prototype supplier identification/nomination and development,
Prototype pre and post commissioning service support, Licensed Product
improvements, alterations, customizations or upgrades in accordance with
Sub-section 2.4.4 and support for commencement of Commercial Production by
the Licensee, including through the providing of assistance required for
the Manufacturing Facility, and as are more particularly described in
Article 4 and Annex
3 hereto (the "Development
Obligations").
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To
the avoidance of doubt it should be noticed, that the T8x will be erected
earliest in the [***], depending on the progress in the development of
such technology. Therefore the Licensor offer to the Licensee
at first the technology of the W8x (in a separate Agreement, see
Annex a) and switch in a second step in how own responsibility and
discretion (of the
Licensor) to the technology of T8x. Insofar the Licensor
grant to Licensee a timely limited technology of the W8x for usage and a
timely unlimited technology of the T8x (see
2.2). Licensor will have the right to determine the time
period for granting the License for the W8x under respect of the general
grant of the T8x to the Licensee.
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2.2
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Grant
of License
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2.2.1
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Subject
to the terms of this Agreement and in consideration of the payment of the
License Fee in accordance with Section 3.1, the Licensor hereby grants to
Licensee and Licensee hereby accepts a right and license, without right to
sub-license (except as
set out in Article 15), to manufacture, operate, service and sell
the Licensed Products and a non assignable right to use all Licensed
Know-How under the following conditions. It is clarified that
the right and license granted to the Licensee shall include the right to
make any improvements, alterations, customizations or upgrades to the
Licensed Products or the Licensed Know-How (the "License") in accordance
with Sub-section 2.4.4.
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2.2.2
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The
Parties agree that except as set out in Article 15, the License shall be
non-assignable and that the Licensee shall not have the right to
sublicense the manufacture, operation, servicing or sales of the Licensed
Product or any other rights granted to the Licensee under the License
without the prior written consent of the
Licensor.
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2.2.3
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The
Licensee agrees that it shall use reasonable commercial efforts to exploit
the License granted to it under this Agreement. The Licensee
shall reasonably cooperate with the Licensor to verify the efforts made by
the Licensee.
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2.3
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Characteristics
of the License (T93x)
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2.3.1
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Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Licensee shall have under the License for
the T93x the right but not the obligation to operate, service and
sell Licensed Products, and enjoy and exercise all other rights under the
License worldwide, on a non-exclusive basis, for the Term of this
Agreement; the Licensee shall have the non-exclusive worldwide License and
therefore the right to manufacture (here on an exclusive basis for
the Territories China and USA for a period of five years following the
Effective Date (until December 31st 2014), to operate,
service and sell (here
on a non-exclusive basis) the Licensed Product. For
clarity, such non-exclusivity shall not prevent any other Licensee with
operations outside and inside any specified Territory to manufacture, to
export and sell Licensed Products into the
Territory.
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The
Licensor covenants and agrees with the Licensee in general to grant any
right or license to the Licensed Products in the Territory, to any person,
as expressly required or permitted by the terms of this
Agreement. The Licensor will, subject to the other provisions
contained in this Article 2, be free to grant a non-exclusive License to
operate, service or sell the Licensed Products in the Territory to any
other person. Provided that the grant of a non-exclusive
License by the Licensor to any third party in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, shall not affect the License granted to the Licensee
hereunder, and the Licensee shall have a non-exclusive License for the
remainder of the Term of this
Agreement.
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2.4
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Development
of Additional Licensed Know-How or the T8x
Design
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2.4.1
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The
Licensor agrees that for the Term of this Agreement, it shall use
reasonable endeavours, in accordance with Good Industry Practice, to
design and/or upgrade the T8x design and develop additional know-how in
relation to manufacturing, selling, erecting, commissioning, operating and
maintaining, and monitoring of the Licensed Products based on
technological advancements in order to keep the Licensed Products upgraded
in relation to other similar products available in the market ("Additional Licensed
Know-How"). The Licensor agrees and undertakes that as
and when any Additional Licensed Know-How is developed and approved for
external use, the same shall be duly delivered and transmitted to the
Licensee, and shall be deemed to be a part of the License granted to the
Licensee in accordance with Section 1.1, and the Licensee shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to use the Additional Licensed Know-How
without the Licensee being required to pay any additional
consideration. However, such Additional Licensed Know-How shall
not include extensions to the list of variants set out in Annex 1 and to be
finalized by the Parties in the final design feature list, i.e. to suit IEC 1a wind class
conditions. For clarity, Licensor may require additional
consideration pursuant to Sub-section 2.4.3, Sub-section 2.4.4 or Article
5.
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2.4.2
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The
Parties further agree that all documents created by the Licensor
comprising the Additional Licensed Know-How, shall be appended to this
Agreement as Annex 14 and shall comprise an integral part of the Licensed
granted through this Agreement.
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2.4.3
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It
is agreed that any and all costs of development of any Additional Licensed
Know-How shall be borne by Licensor and that any and all costs of
implementation by the Licensee of such development or upgrading of the
Licensed Products shall be borne by the Licensee, including the adoption
and transfer of the improvements to the Licensed Know-How and any training
required therefore. Any Additional Licensed Know-How developed
shall be made available by the Licensor to the Licensee on a time-bound
non discriminatory basis, and in all events as soon as it is reasonably
practicable for such Additional Licensed Know-How to be made available to
the Licensee, but not exceeding 30 days from the date the Additional
Licensed Know-How is made available to any external
entity.
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2.4.4
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For
abundant caution, it is clarified that the License includes the right of
the Licensee to make any improvements, alterations, customizations or
upgrades to the Licensed Products or the Licensed Know-How
("Changes"). Provided however, any Changes made by the Licensee
to Licensed Know-How must be
verified and accepted by Licensor in writing before such Changes can be
applied and used by the Licensee for Commercial
Production. Verification and acceptance of such Changes shall
not be unreasonably withheld by Licensor and thereafter shall form part of
the Additional Licensed Know-How. Upon the Licensee or any of
its agents or consultants utilising any Changes, details of such Changes
shall be made promptly available to the Licensor for its
verification. The Licensor shall complete such verification and
acceptance in an expeditious manner and all reasonable costs expended by
Licensor for such technical support and verification shall be borne by the
Licensee.
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Article
3
Consideration
3.1
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License
Payment
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In
consideration for the discharge of the Development Obligations and the grant of
the License by the Licensor to the Licensee in accordance with Article 2 hereof,
and in lieu of the discharge of the obligations of the Licensor as set forth in
Article 4 and Annex 3, the Licensee agrees to pay to the Licensor a unlimited
License Fee (the "License
Fee") in total in the following manner (divided in basic license fees, see
3.1.1 till 3.1.5 costs, see 3.1.6 and royalties, see 3.1.7), and in
accordance with the following time schedule:
3.1.1
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A
sum of ONE MILLION EUROS (€1,000,000) shall be paid by the Licensee to the
Licensor on the Effective Date (the "Transfer
Fee").
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3.1.2
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A
sum of [***] shall be paid by the Licensee to the Licensor upon the
achievement of the following Technology Transfer Documents for the T93x,
which are as well provided in Annex 2: drawings and specifications for the
long-term delivery components (gear box, rotor bearings, yaw
bearings and blade bearings). Licensor may elect to
deliver such documents in document subsets in accordance with the Document
Delivery Schedule defined in Annex 3. In such event, Licensee
shall pay the corresponding sub-payments pursuant to Annex 3 in exchange
for delivery of each subset.
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A
sum of [***] shall be paid by the Licensee to the Licensor upon the
achievement of the following Technology Transfer Documents for the T93x,
which are as well provided in Annex 2: drawings and specifications for the
other delivery components (electrical pitch system,
hydraulic system, rotor brake, high speed shaft, yaw drives, yaw brake,
cooling system) and main structural parts (rotor hub, rotor shaft, main
frame, generator support frame, tower, standard
foundation). Licensor may elect to deliver such
documents in document subsets in accordance with the Document Delivery
Schedule defined in Annex 3. In such event, Licensee shall pay
the corresponding sub-payments pursuant to Annex 3 in exchange for
delivery of each subset.
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3.1.4
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A
sum of [***] shall be paid by the Licensee to the Licensor upon the
completion of the assembling of the first wind turbine (T93x) under the
Agreement, which means the non-functional status of the wind turbine
following the achievement of all Technology Transfer
Documents.
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3.1.5
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A
sum of [***] shall be paid by the Licensee to the Licensor upon the
completion of the assembling of the first wind turbine (W93x) under the
Agreement, which means the non-functional status of the wind turbine
following the achievement of all Technology Transfer
Documents.
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3.1.6
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All
costs and expenditures (man day rates) for the
support and training for any qualified employees and personnel defined in
Annex 7.
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3.1.7
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[***]
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3.2
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Royalty
Audit
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At its
own expense, Licensor may, through its internal or external certified public
accountants, inspect Licensee's records without prior notice but during
reasonable business hours. The scope of such audit shall be only for
the purposes of determining whether the royalty payable under Article 3 has been
accurately paid, reported and calculated. In conducting such audit,
Licensor will use all reasonable efforts to minimize any interference with the
normal operations of the Licensee. If any inaccuracies are discovered
during such audit, Licensee shall pay the full auditing costs of the
Licensor. Additionally, if any discrepancy is discovered between the
number of Licensed Product actually erected and the number of units of Licensed
Product erected as reported to the Licensor, Licensee shall pay any unpaid
royalties owing thereon within seven (7) banking days of such
discovery.
3.3
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Payments
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3.3.1
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All
payments defined above shall be due upon achievement of the above
milestones and confirmation of receipt of invoices by the Licensor to the
Licensee, and shall be made within ten (10) banking days from the date of
receipt of the invoice by the Licensee. A banking day shall be
the common working days for banks and financial institutions in
Germany.
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3.3.2
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It
is clarified that the aforesaid License Fee shall be in addition to any
fees, costs or expenses that may have to be borne by the Licensee in
relation to any of the Licensee's obligations under this Agreement or any
Third Party Work, except for costs and expenses relating to the items set
forth in Annex 7 relating to expenses for approval, certification and
external engineering, which shall be borne by
Licensor.
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3.4
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Set-off
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The
Licensor hereby agrees that the Licensee shall have the right to adjust and set
off, any payment due to the Licensor in accordance with Section 3.1, against any
uncontested damages that the Licensor is liable to pay to the Licensee in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
3.5
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Support
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3.5.1
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All
costs and expenses in relation to on-site support required for the
development, assembly, erection and commissioning of the Prototype
("prototyping"), certification and transfer of Licensed Know-How prior to
the conclusion of the Type B Certificate, are
covered within the License Fee and no separate payments shall be required
on account of any of the aforesaid by the Licensee to the
Licensor. Provided however, that any and all reasonable out of
pocket expenses including cost of travel, boarding & lodging, local
conveyance, communication etc. involved in relation to on-site support
required for the development, prototyping, certification and transfer of
Licensed Know-How prior to the conclusion of the Type B Certificate shall
either be directly borne by the Licensee or reimbursed by the Licensee to
the Licensor upon production of reasonable supporting invoices and bills
in relation to all out of pocket expenses. It is however
clarified that the cost incurred by the Licensor towards Measurement
Campaign are included in the Consideration provided herein and no separate
amounts other than out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Licensor shall
be payable, irrespective of the date of conclusion of the Measurement
Campaign.
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3.5.2
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The
Parties further agree that in relation to all Support & Training
provided by the Licensor to the Licensee in accordance with Article 5
hereof, after conclusion of the Type B Certificate, the Licensee shall
compensate the Licensor at rates specified in Annex 7
hereto.
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3.6
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Taxes
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3.6.1
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The
Parties agree that the Licensee shall pay all taxes, duties and other fees
levied in connection with the performance and execution of this Agreement
by the government and administration in accordance with the tax Laws in
effect. However, the Licensor shall only pay the taxes arising
out of the
performance of this Agreement and levied on the Licensor. As
applicable, any withholding taxes or like charges which Licensee shall be
required to withhold on remittance of any payments to Licensor under the
prevailing tax Laws of China shall not be deducted from the amounts to be
paid to Licensor. If Licensee is nonetheless required to
withhold such amounts, upon reasonable request from Licensor, Licensee
shall furnish Licensor with copies of official receipts for such taxes or
other charges and cooperate with Licensor to permit Licensor to recover
such amounts withheld.
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3.6.2
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All
turnover (sales)
taxes, indirect taxes, duties and other payments in the nature of indirect
taxes and duties which have to be paid outside Germany based on the
payments in Article 3 shall be borne – with the exception of the
federal income tax, which has to be borne by the Licensor – by the
Licensee.
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Article
4
Obligations
of the Licensor and Licensee
4.1
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Obligations
of the Licensor
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4.1.1
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Covenants in respect
of the Development Obligations: The Licensor hereby agrees and
undertakes that in relation to the Development Obligations and the
License, it shall, inter
alia, discharge the following
obligations:
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(a)
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The
Licensor shall undertake the design and development of the T8x including
all wind turbine components and sub-systems, and integrate the sub systems
into a wind turbine in accordance with the specifications and performance
parameters set forth in Annex
1.
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(b)
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The
Licensor shall obtain all necessary certifications for the designs and
technology in relation to the Licensed Product, including all Licensed
Know-How, developed in accordance of this Agreement, including Type C,
Type B and Type A Certifications, within the time periods specified in
Annex
10.
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(c)
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The
Licensor shall supply detailed engineering drawings, technical
specifications and all other data and information, and all other Licensed
Know-How required for Commercial Production of the Licensed Products,
within the time periods specified in Annex
10.
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(d)
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The
Licensor shall provide assistance for the assembly of the Prototype and
erection of the Prototype at the Site and undertake the design and
development of the T8x in such manner, and facilitate the procurement of
Long Lead Critical Items and Major Items, required for such assembly and
erection, as to facilitate that the assembly and erection of the Prototype
can be achieved within the time periods specified in Annex
10.
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(e)
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The
Licensor shall undertake commissioning and the Measurement Campaign of the
Prototype, within the time periods specified in Annex
10.
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(f)
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The
Licensor shall be responsible for safety and soundness of the Prototype
and shall ensure the compliance of the Prototype with the Wind Industry
Standards required to obtain a Type B
Certification.
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(g)
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The
Licensor shall discharge its Development Obligations in a manner that
ensures that the Licensed Products, when manufactured by the Licensee in
accordance with Licensed Know-How to the extent available and applicable,
shall be in compliance with the Wind Industry
Standards.
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(h)
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The
Licensor shall provide support for the 500-hour service interval, the
first half-annual service and the first annual service of the Prototype
and such other support as may reasonably be required to ensure a stable
operation of the Prototype for one year from the date of commissioning of
the prototype.
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(i)
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The
Licensor shall identify Third Party Contractors, reasonably acceptable to
the Licensee and facilitate the provision of Third Party Work by the Third
Party Contractors.
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(j)
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The
Licensor shall provide the necessary support to obtain similar
certifications for the Chinese Wind market (compare the certification
procedure for the German
market).
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(k)
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The
Licensor shall provide the PSSE-model (for the simulation of the
electrical attitude of the wind turbine) to the Licensee to reach
the grid frequency of 50/60 Hz.
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4.1.2
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Licensor's Training
Obligations
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(a)
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The
Licensor shall under respect of Annex 7 provide
necessary training, including any training and operating manuals that may
be required for assembly of Licensed Products in the Manufacturing
Facility and technical advice directly related to the Licensed Products,
as may reasonably required, for erection, commissioning, operation and
maintenance of the Manufacturing Facility to ensure that the Manufacturing
Facility is capable of Commercial Production of the Licensed
Products.
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(b)
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The
Licensor shall under respect of Annex 7 provide
necessary training to identified personnel of the Licensee, including any
training and operating manuals, through on site training, presentations,
class room sessions, video conferencing or any other suitable medium, that
may be required for assembly, shop testing, erection & commissioning
and operation and maintenance of the Prototype. At least one of
the technical personnel proposed by the Licensee to receive such training
shall be German speaking.
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General
Obligations
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(a)
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The
Licensor shall in the discharge of its obligations under this Agreement,
including any of its Development Obligations, comply with all requirements
and obligation set forth in this Agreement, applicable Law and Wind
Industry Standards, and shall discharge its obligations and undertake
design and development of the T8x, and assist, to the extent set forth in
Sub-section 4.1.2(a), in the construction of the Manufacturing Facility in
a manner that ensures that the Licensed Products and the Manufacturing
Facility are not less than fully fit for the intended purposes of this
Agreement.
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(b)
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The
Licensor shall provide adequate manpower and resources to undertake
necessary improvements in the Licensed Products in terms of this
Agreement, and transfer technology, including Licensed Know-How related to
such improvements to the Licensee, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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(c)
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The
Licensor shall at all times, obtain and maintain all applicable permits
which are required by Law to discharge its obligations
hereunder.
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(d)
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The
Licensor shall request from Licensee all information required for design
and development of the T8x and the manufacturing of the Prototype,
including any specific requirements for compliance with applicable Law,
which the Licensee shall provide.
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(e)
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In
relation to all Intellectual Property Licensed under this Agreement, the
Licensor shall seek to obtain and maintain such registrations under Law in
relevant jurisdictions as may be commercially reasonable, in its sole
discretion. Subject to this Agreement, the Licensor shall
ensure that it has, at all time, good, valid, unencumbered and marketable
right and title to the Intellectual Property Licensed under this
Agreement. Further the Licensor shall, as may be reasonably
required, maintain all Intellectual Property that is Licensed under this
Agreement free from all encumbrances for the Term. It is agreed
that the Licensor may create a charge over Intellectual Property Licensed
under this Agreement in
favour of a bank as security for financing from such bank; provided
that such Intellectual Property is not the majority of the assets given as
security to the bank and the right of the Licensee to utilize the
Intellectual Property for the Licensed Products under this Agreement shall
not be materially adversely
impaired.
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(f)
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The
Licensor shall procure that the author of any Intellectual Property
Licensed under this Agreement, waives any moral rights, or rights similar
to moral rights that the or she may have under Law, in any relevant
jurisdiction.
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(g)
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The
Licensor shall procure, as required, the appropriate proprietary rights,
licenses, agreements and permissions for any Intellectual Property not
owned by the Licensor, but utilized by Licensor in the design of the
Licensed Products or incorporated into the Licensed
Know-How.
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(h)
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The
Licensor shall make necessary payments on a timely basis for expenses for
approval and certification as detailed in Annex
10.
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4.2
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Obligations
of the Licensee
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4.2.1
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The
Licensee's obligations under this Agreement shall include the
following:
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(a)
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to
pay the License Fee to the Licensor in accordance with the requirements of
Article 3 hereof;
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(b)
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to
provide to the Licensor in a timely manner, all necessary information for
the design and development of the wind turbine including, but not limited
to, data relating to climactic and environmental conditions, grid related
information and any other relevant information reasonably requested by the
Licensor, at the Site;
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(c)
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to
co-ordinate with the Licensor for identification and selection of the
suppliers for Long Lead Critical Items and Major Items and to enter into
all necessary contracts and to make necessary payments to such suppliers
in a timely manner, so as to ensure that the assembly and commissioning of
the Prototype is achievable within the time period specified therefore in
Annex
10;
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(d)
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to
provide the Site and facilities required for erection of the Prototype and
synchronization of the Prototype with the Grid, and undertake all
activities relating to co-ordination as may be necessary for meeting the
requirements of the German Grid
Code;
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(e)
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to
make necessary payments on a timely basis to third parties involved,
including for the Third Party Work identified in Annex
7;
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(f)
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to
pay Royalties in a timely manner to the Licensor in accordance with
Sub-section 3.1.4;
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(g)
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to
comply with any local regulations and obtain any governmental approvals,
if such compliance is necessary for the manufacturing, operating,
servicing or selling of the licensed products. Licensor shall
provide all assistance reasonably necessary to obtain such approvals at
the expense of Licensee;
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(h)
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to
be entitled but not obligated to use any of the Licensor's trademarks and
any of its own trademarks on the Licensed
Products;
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(i)
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to
maintain sufficient capitalization to meet its obligations under this
Agreement, specifically including its obligations under Sub-section
7.2.2;
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(j)
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to
keep accounts and records in sufficient detail to enable the royalties and
other amounts due hereunder to be determined;
and
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(k)
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to
act reasonably and in good faith in all respects regarding the royalties,
and not to participate in any scheme, alliance, partnership or other
business arrangement or activity that has the effect of evading or
reducing the royalties that would otherwise be payable to Licensor, unless
specifically permitted under this
Agreement.
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Article
5
Support
and Training
5.1
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Obligation
to Support
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5.1.1
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The
Licensor shall have an obligation to provide requisite support for
manufacturing, erecting, commissioning, operating or servicing of Licensed
Products for the Prototype and the first five (in a lot, 'en block')
wind turbines. In the event that the Licensee requires any
services in relation to the aforesaid (specifically including those
services set out in this Article 5) that are not covered within the
scope of services (for
clarity: additional support) as are required to be provided by the
Licensor in accordance with Section 4.1, the Licensee may by notice in
writing request the Licensor to provide such ongoing product support or
service. Upon acceptance by the Licensor, the Licensor shall
provide such product support or service to the Licensee within mutually
convenient time lines, but as soon as reasonably practicable, and the
Licensee shall compensate the Licensor for such services at the rates set
forth in Annex
7.
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5.1.2
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In
the event that the Licensee requires further training of any qualified
employees or personnel beyond that set forth in Section 4.1, the Licensee
may, by notice in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the training,
request the Licensor to provide such training at a facility to be agreed
upon by the Parties. Any request accepted by the Licensor shall
be at the rates set forth in Annex
7.
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5.1.3
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The
Licensor shall provide support in relation to certification processes
which may be required for the sale of the Licensed Products worldwide and
the Licensee shall compensate the Licensor for such services at the rates
set forth in Annex
7. For clarity, the Licensor does not guarantee that any
such certification processes will be successfully
obtained.
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5.1.4
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In
accordance with Sub-section 2.4.3, the Licensor shall transfer know-how to
identified personnel of the Licensee and provide necessary training to the
identified personnel, through on site training, presentations, class room
sessions, video conferencing or any other suitable medium, when any
additional Licensed Know-How is created or improvements are made to the
Licensed Products and the Licensee shall compensate the Licensor for such
services at the rates set forth in Annex 7. At
least one of the technical personnel proposed by the Licensee to receive
such training shall be German
speaking.
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Article
6
Representations
and Warranties
6.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Licensee
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6.1.1
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The
Licensee hereby represents and warrants to the Licensor that, as of the
date of this Agreement:
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(a)
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It
is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of British Virgin
Islands and has been in continuous existence since
incorporation.
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(b)
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It
has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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(c)
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It
has taken all necessary corporate and other action under Law and its
constitutional documents to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement.
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(d)
|
The
obligations of the Licensee under this Agreement will be legally valid,
binding and enforceable obligations against the Licensee in accordance
with the terms hereof.
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(e)
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The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not conflict
with, result in the breach of, constitute a default under or accelerate
performance required by any of the terms of its constating documents of or
any Law or any covenant, agreement, understanding, decree or order to
which, it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is
bound or affected.
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(f)
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It
has no knowledge of any violation or default with respect to any order,
writ, injunction or any decree of any court or any legally binding order
of any governmental authority which may result in any material adverse
effect or impairment of the Licensee's ability to perform its obligations
and duties under this
Agreement.
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(g)
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It
is adequately capitalized to meet its obligations under this Agreement,
specifically including its obligations under Sub-section
7.2.2.
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6.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Licensor
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6.2.1
|
The
Licensor hereby represents and warrants to the Licensee that on the date
of this Agreement and as on the Effective
Date:
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(a)
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It
is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Germany and has
been in continuous existence since
incorporation.
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(b)
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It
has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby, and in particular has the right to grant the Licenses
granted by it hereunder.
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(c)
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It
has taken all necessary corporate and other action under Law and its
constitution documents to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement.
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(d)
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The
obligations of the Licensor under this Agreement will be legally valid,
binding and enforceable obligations against the Licensor in accordance
with the terms hereof.
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The
Licensor has not entered any commitments for the Licensed Know-How with
any third party on terms that conflict with or would prevent Licensor from
entering this Agreement.
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(f)
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The
Licensor has not received any written communication or challenge by third
parties to the legality, validity, enforceability, use or ownership of the
whole or any part of the Licensed Know-How, or any other Intellectual
Property Licensed in accordance with terms of this Agreement, except as
already set-out in Part B of Annex
11.
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The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not conflict
with, result in the breach of, constitute a default under or accelerate
performance required by any of the terms of its constating documents of or
any Law or any covenant, agreement, understanding, decree or order to
which it is party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is
bound or affected.
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There
are no actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations pending or, to the
best of the Licensor's knowledge, threatened against it at law or in
equity before any court or before any other judicial, quasi judicial or
other authority, the outcome of which may result in the breach of or
constitute a default of the Licensor under this Agreement or which
individually or in the aggregate may result in any material adverse effect
on its business, properties or assets or its condition, financial or
otherwise, or in any impairment of its ability it obligations and duties
under this Agreement.
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It
has no knowledge of any violation or default with respect to any order,
writ, injunction or any decree of any court or any legally binding order
of any Governmental Authority which may result in any material adverse
effect or impairment of the Licensor's ability to perform its obligations
and duties under this Agreement.
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It
has complied with all applicable Laws and has not been subject to any
fines, penalties, injunctive relief or any other civil or criminal
liabilities which in the aggregate have or may have material adverse
effect on its financial condition or its ability to perform its
obligations and duties under this
Agreement.
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The
Licensor has received no notice and is not aware of any Licensed Know-How
produced by the Licensor, or any other Intellectual Property Licensed in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement containing or incorporating
any Intellectual Property owned by an entity other than the Licensor; nor
is Licensor aware that any such Intellectual Property owned by an entity
other than the Licensor has been utilized in the design of the Licensed
Products, the creation of the Licensed Know-How or any other Intellectual
Property Licensed in accordance with this Agreement, and where any such
Intellectual Property has been relied upon, the Licensor is duly
authorized to utilize and incorporate such Intellectual Property into the
License Products, the Licensed Know-How and any other Licensed
Intellectual Property, and grant a right and license to such third party
Intellectual Properties to the
Licensee.
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No
representation or warranty by the Licensor contained herein or in any
other document furnished by it to the Licensee, or to any governmental
authority in relation to any applicable permits contains any or will
contain untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to state a
material fact necessary to make such representation or warranty not
misleading.
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The
Licensor acknowledges that its Affiliate W2E Wind to Energy GmbH has
granted to Fuhrländer AG (or an Affiliate of Fuhrländer
AG) certain licenses and rights to 2.5 MW wind turbine technology
forming the basis of the FL2500 series (the "Fuhrländer Technology"), the
terms of which it is familiar with. The Licensor hereby
represents and warrants to the Licensee that the License and the Licensed
Know-How (i) does not and will not violate the terms and conditions of the
licenses granted by W2E Wind to Energy GmbH with respect to the Fuhrländer
AG Technology and (ii) are for wind turbine equipment that is
substantially different from, and technologically non-competitive with,
the Fuhrländer AG Technology.
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Patents
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6.3.1
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A
list of existing patents and patents that have been applied for and are
proposed to be utilized for development of Licensed Products is included
as Annex
11. The Licensor expressly does not warrant the validity
of any of the Patents that have been applied for, but has not been
notified of any ground for invalidity
thereof.
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The
Licensee agrees that it shall promptly inform the Licensor of any possible
infringements of the patents which come to Licensee's notice but the
Licensor shall not be compelled to take any action against possible third
party infringers.
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6.3.3
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It
is however clarified that the disapproval of a patent shall not, in any
manner, impact the obligations of the Licensor with respect to the
development of the Licensed Products and the Licensed Know-How as required
to be developed in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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Disclosures
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In the
event at any time after the date hereof, any event or circumstance comes to the
attention of either Party that renders any of its abovementioned representations
or warranties untrue or incorrect, then such Party shall immediately notify the
other Party of the same. Such notification shall not have the effect
of remedying any breach of the representation or warranty that has been found to
be untrue or incorrect or adversely affect or release any obligation of either
Party under this Agreement.
Article
7
Third
Party Rights and Indemnities
7.1
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Infringement
of Third Party Rights
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7.1.1
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If
the Licensee is alleged to infringe third party rights based directly or
indirectly on the exploitation of the Licensed Know-How of the Commercial
Production of the Licensed products, the Licensee shall forthwith inform
the Licensor about any such
allegation.
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The
Licensor hereby agrees and undertakes that from the Effective Date and
during the term and thereafter, it shall indemnify and keep indemnified
and otherwise save harmless, the Licensee, its agents and employees, from
and against all claims, demands made against and/or loss caused and/or
damages suffered and/or cost, charges/expenses incurred or put to and/or
penalty levied and/or any claim due to any alleged infringement of any
third party rights. The parties agree that the Licensor shall
indemnify Licensee for any costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney
fees), judgments and/or other losses with respect to such
allegation except if pursuant to a final judgment, upon exhaustion of all
legal remedies, the Licensor is cleared of any liability and liability is
imposed on Licensee, in which case Licensee shall be responsible for any
costs incurred by Licensor to defend itself and
Licensee.
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7.2
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Indemnity
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7.2.1
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The
Licensor hereby agrees and undertakes that from the Effective Date and
during the Term and thereafter, it shall indemnify and otherwise save
harmless, the Licensee, its agents and employees, from and against all
claims, demands, loss caused, damages suffered, costs, incurred or penalty
levied and/or any claim arising as a result of any acts, deeds or thing
done or omitted to be done by the Licensor or as a result of failure on
the part of the Licensor to perform any of this obligations under this
Agreement or on account of the Licensor committing a breach of any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement or an account of the failure of the
Licensor to perform any of its statutory duty and/or obligations or
failure or negligence on the part of the Licensor to comply with any
statutory provisions or as a consequence of any notice, show cause notice,
action, suit or proceedings, given, initiated, filed or commenced by any
third party or government authority or as a result of any failure or
negligence or default of the Licensor or its Associates or
sub-contractors, as the case may be, in connection with or arising our of
this Agreement.
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The
Licensee hereby agrees and undertakes that from the Effective Date and
during the Term and thereafter, it shall indemnify and otherwise save
harmless, the Licensor, its agents and employees, from and against all
claims, demands, loss caused, damages suffered, costs incurred or penalty
levied upon the Licensor and/or any claim arising as a result of any acts,
deeds or thing done or omitted to be done by the Licensee or as a result
of failure on the part of the Licensor to perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement or on account of the Licensee committing a breach of
any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or on account of the
failure of the Licensee to perform any of its statutory duty and/or
obligations or failure or negligence on the part of the Licensee to comply
with any statutory provisions or as a consequence of any notice, show
cause notice, action, suit or proceedings, given, initiated, filed or
commenced by any third party or government authority or as a result of any
failure or negligence or default of the Licensee or its Associates or
sub-contractors, as the case may be, in connection with or arising out of
this Agreement.
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7.3
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Procedure
in Case of Third Party Claims
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7.3.1
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In
the event of any demand or claim by any third entity against either Party,
which claim or demand would be payable by that party at first instance
(the "Payee" in demand), but would
sought to be claimed from the other Party (the "Indemnifier") pursuant
to Section 7.1 or 7.2, then the Payee shall, without undue delay after
becoming aware of the matter, notify the Indemnifier of such matter in
writing, describing the potential claim in reasonable detail and, to the
extent possible, state the estimated amount of such
claim.
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Furthermore,
the Payee shall make available to the Indemnifier a copy of the third
party claim or demand and give the Indemnifier the opportunity to defend
the Payee against such claim, employing its own counsel at its sole costs,
expense and risk. The Indemnifier, at its own cost, shall have
the right to defend the claim by all appropriate proceedings and shall
have the sole right to direct and control such defense. In
particular, without limitation, the Indemnifier may (i) participate in and
direct all negotiations and correspondence with the third party; (ii)
appoint and instruct counsel acting, if necessary, in the name of the
Payee (with all costs and expenses relating to such participation to be
borne by the Indemnifier); and (iii) require that the claim be litigated
or settled in accordance with the Indemnifier's
instructions. The Indemnifier shall conduct such proceedings in
good faith and take into account the interest of the Payee. As
long as the Indemnifier is defending a claim, the Payee shall provide or
cause to be provided to the Indemnifier or its representatives any
information reasonably requested by it and/or them relating to such claim,
and Payee shall otherwise cooperate with the Indemnifier and its
representatives in good faith in order to contest effectively such
claim. The Indemnifier shall inform the Payee in writing
without undue delay of all developments and events relating to such claim,
and the Payee shall be entitled, at its expense, to employ its own counsel
and to attend all conferences, meetings and proceedings relating to such
claim.
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7.3.3
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If
the Indemnifier does not assume control of a defense or a specific claim,
the Payee may assume full control of such defense and such proceedings, at
the reasonable cost and expense of the Indemnifier. If
requested by the Payee, the Indemnifier shall cooperate in good faith with
the Payee in order to contest effectively such claim. The
Indemnifier shall be entitled, at its expense, to employ its own counsel
and to attend all conferences, meetings and proceedings relating to such
claim.
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7.4
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Limits
of Liability, Compensation
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7.4.1
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Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement, each party's liability pursuant to
this Article 7 and the
entirely Agreement, shall be limited and in no event shall it
exceed the cumulative License Fee paid to or owing under Article 3 of this
Agreement up to the date of
liability.
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A
Party is obliged to indemnify the other Party only for actual damage which
a Party incurs as a result of a breach of this Agreement by the other
Party. Neither Party shall be liable for consequential damages
or indirect loss of whatever nature hereunder including, but not limited
to, loss of profit or anticipated profit, loss of opportunities or
consequential damages unless such damage was caused by the gross
negligence or willful misconduct or the breaching party or others for whom
that Party is responsible.
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7.4.3
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Each
Party is liable for breaches of contract caused by the actions of its
employees, agents, sub-contractors, vendors and/or
suppliers.
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7.4.4
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It
is clarified that this Article 7 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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Article
8
Selection
and Development of Suppliers
8.1
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Component
Suppliers
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8.1.1
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Within
the time period set forth in Annex 10 of this
Agreement, the Licensor shall facilitate and support the identification,
where possible, of at lest two (2) alternate suppliers for the main
components, including the Long Lead Critical Items and the Major Items
required for the assembly of the Prototypes and the Commercial Production
of the Licensed Products and shall submit the same to the Licensee ("Vendor or Supplier
List", Annex
8). Provided however that for the Prototype purposes the
achievement of overall timelines shall be accorded higher priority than
the number of suppliers, without compromising the quality
requirements.
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8.1.2
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The
Licensee shall have the right to make a final selection of the suppliers
in respect of each such component, in its sole discretion, but generally
by placing reliance on criteria that may, inter alia, include
technology superiority or advancement, cost savings, supply reliability
and availability, and optimization of the supply chain. For
abundant caution, it is clarified that the Licensee shall have no
obligation to rely on a single supplier in respect of any component and
may rely on multiple suppliers for the procurement of each
component.
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The
Parties agree that the Licensee shall have the right to procure components
from any supplier whom the Licensee believes to be qualified, provided
however, in the event that the Licensee selects a supplier which has not
been recommended by the Licensor in the Vendor List, the Licensor shall
not have any liability in relation to any components procured from such
suppliers. In the event that the Licensee proposes to procure
components from a supplier not included in the Vendor List and is of the
belief that the proposed supplier is of a quality as would merit inclusion
in the Vendor List, the Licensee may by notice to the Licensor, request
the inclusion of such additional suppliers in the Vendor
List. The Licensor shall as soon as reasonably practicable,
consider, acting reasonably, whether the proposed vendor should be
included in the Vendor List. Provided that the costs and
expenses incurred by the Licensor for review and validation or such vendor
proposed by the Licensee shall be compensated at the rates set forth in
Annex 4. Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the notice
form the Licensee requesting the inclusion of any additional suppliers on
the Vendor List, the Licensor shall notify the Licensee, of Licensor's
decision in relation to the inclusion of the additional supplier(s) on the
Vendor List. In the event that the Licensor does not
communicate its decision to the Licensee within thirty (30) days of the
request being made, the Licensee shall have the option of procuring
components from such supplier, and the Licensor shall not be relieved of
any liability in relation to any components procured from such
supplier(s).
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Article
9
Licensor
Incentives
In
addition to the Licensee Fee to be paid by the Licensee to the Licensor, as set
out in Article 3 the Licensee shall pay to the Licensor incentives at the rate
of one and a half percent (1.5%) of the aggregate
Licensee Fee per week or advancement of schedules attributable to the Licensor
upon the satisfactory completion of each milestone set forth in Annex 10 by a date prior to
the time period specified for that achievement of that milestone in this
Agreement. Such incentives shall be payable in aggregate at the end
of the Measurement Campaign. It is however agreed that the incentive
payable to the Licensor shall be capped at a sum equivalent to ten percent (10%)
of the License Fee.
Article
10
Force
Majeure
10.1
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Definition
of Force Majeure
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10.1.1
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The
Licensor or the Licensee as the case may be, shall be entitled to suspend
or excuse performance of its respective obligations under this Agreement
to the extent that the Licensor or the Licensee, as the case may be, is
unable to render such performance by an event of Force Majeure (a "Force
Majeure").
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10.1.2
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In
this Agreement, "Force Majeure" means any event or circumstance or a
combination of event and circumstance, which satisfies all the following
conditions:
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materially
and adversely affects the performance of an
obligation;
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(b)
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are
beyond the reasonable control of the affected
Party;
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such
Party could not have prevented or reasonably overcome with the exercise of
Good Industry Practice or reasonable skill and
care;
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do
not result from the negligence or misconduct of such Party or the failure
of such Party to perform its obligations hereunder;
and
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(or any consequence or
which), have an effect described in Sub-section
10.1.1.
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10.1.3
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"Force Majeure" includes
the following events and/or circumstances to the extent that they, or
their consequences satisfy the requirements set forth in Sub-sections
10.1.1 and 10.1.2:
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war
(whether declared or undeclared), invasion, armed conflict or act of
foreign enemy in each case involving or directly affecting a country where
the Licensee has operations under this Agreement, or in case of the
Licensor, affecting the Licensor's
facilities;
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revolution,
riot, insurrection or other civil commotion, act of terrorism or sabotage
in a country where the Licensee has operations under this Agreement, or in
case of the Licensor, affecting the Licensor's
facilities;
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strikes,
working to rule, go-slows and/or lockouts which are in each case
widespread, nationwide or
political;
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any
effect of the natural elements, including lighting, fire, earthquake,
unprecedented rains, tidal wave, flood, storm, cyclone, typhoon or
tornado, within China, or in case of the Licensor, affecting the
Licensor's facilities;
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explosion
(other than a nuclear
explosion or an explosion resulting from an act of war) within a
country where the Licensee has operations under this Agreement, or in case
of the Licensor, affecting the Licensor's
facilities;
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epidemic
or plague within a country where the Licensee has operations under this
Agreement, or in case of the Licensor, affecting the Licensor's
facilities; and
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any
event or circumstances of a nature analogous to any events set forth in
paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Sub-section 10.1.3 within a country where
the Licensee has operations under this
Agreement.
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For
abundant caution, it is clarified that the inability of an associate or
work contractor of either Party to discharge any obligations that are
required for a party to this Agreement to satisfactorily discharge its
obligations hereunder (including on account of an event of Force Majeure
affecting any such associate or work contractor), shall not be considered
an event of Force Majeure under this
Agreement.
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Procedure for Force
Majeure
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If
a part claims relief on account of a Force Majeure event, then the Party
claiming to be affected by the Force Majeure event shall, immediately on
becoming aware of the Force Majeure event, in any event within thirty
(30) days, give
notice of, describe in detail and prove: (i) the Force Majeure event(s)
that has occurred; (ii) the obligation(s) affected as described in Section
10.1; (iii) the dates of commencement and estimated cessation of such
event of Force Majeure and (iv) the manner in which the Force Majeure
event(s) affect the Party's obligation(s) under this
Agreement. These documents of description should be provided by
a notarized affidavit. No Party shall be able to suspend or
excuse the non-performance of its obligations hereunder unless such Party
has given the notice specified
above.
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The
affected Party shall have the right to suspend the performance of the
obligation(s) affected as described in Section 10.1, upon delivery of the
notice of the occurrence of a Force Majeure even in accordance with clause
10.1.5(a). The affected Party, to the extent rendered unable to
perform its obligations or part thereof under this Agreement as a
consequence of the Force Majeure Event shall be excused from performance
of the obligations provided that the excuse from performance shall be or
no greater scope and of no longer duration than is reasonably warranted by
the Force Majeure Event.
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The
time for performance by the affected Party of any obligation or compliance
by the affected Party with any time limit affected by Force Majeure, and
for the exercise of any right affected thereby, shall be extended by the
period during which such Force Majeure continues and by such additional
period thereafter as is necessary to enable the affected Party to achieve
the level of activity prevailing before the event of Force
Majeure.
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Each
Party shall bear its own costs, if any, incurred as a consequence of the
Force Majeure.
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10.1.6
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It
is clarified that any deferment on account of Force Majeure only applies
to the effect caused directly by the Force Majeure and in the are
influenced by the Force Majeure for the duration of the Force
Majeure.
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The
Party claiming to be affected by an event of Force Majeure shall take all
reasonable steps to prevent, reduce to a minimum and mitigate the effect
of such event of Force Majeure. The affected Party shall also
make efforts to resume performance of its obligations under this Agreement
as soon as possible and upon resumption, shall notify the other Party of
the same in writing.
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10.1.8
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If
the event of Force Majeure continues for more than one hundred and twenty
(120) days, the
Parties shall determine the extent of the influence of the Force Majeure
upon the performance of obligations under this Agreement, to determine the
future course of action. In particular, the Parties will
determine:
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whether
the Agreement should be dissolved;
or
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whether
the Party affected by the Force Majeure should be relieved the obligations
that it is prevented form discharging by virtue of the Force Majeure;
or
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(c)
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or
whether the Party which is affected by the Force Majeure should be
permitted to delay the performance of this Agreement by a duration
equivalent to the duration of the Force
Majeure.
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Article
11
Default
11.1
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Licensor
Event of Default
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Each of
the following events or circumstances, to the extent not caused by a default of
the Licensee or Force Majeure shall be considered for the purposed of this
Agreement as event of default of the Licensor ("Licensor Event Default") which
shall provide the Licensee the right to terminate this Agreement in accordance
with Article 12:
11.1.1
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The
Licensor fails to develop the Licensed Products, that adhere to the agreed
minimum performance parameters, or does not deliver parts of Licensed
Know-How, or fails to meet any other Development Obligations, including
those with respect to design, development, certification, prototyping,
testing and commissioning of Licensed Products beyond timelines set forth
in Annex 5, which substantially hinder the Commercial Production and
utilization of Licensed Products.
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11.1.2
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The
Licensor fails to achieve any of the milestones set forth in Annex 10 within the time
period specified therein for the achievement of that milestone (except to the extent that such
failure is on account of reasons beyond the control of the
Licensor), and such breach is not remedied within thirty (30) days
of the receipt of written notice from the Licensee specifying the breach
and requiring the Licensor to remedy the same. Provided
however, the Licensor shall only be considered to be in default of this
Agreement on account of a failure to meet milestones Annex 10 by the time
period specified therein, after the maximum amount of liquidated damages
has been levied.
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The
Licensor fails to upgrade the Licensed Products in accordance with Section
2.4.1 or fails to transfer necessary know-how related to such upgraded
Licensed Products.
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11.1.4
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The
Licensor fails to furnish the payment guarantee from a financial
institution or insurance company required to be provided in accordance
with Sub-section 3.1.2.
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11.1.5
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The
Licensor fails to achieve Type C Certification within the time period
specified in Annex
10 or such other time period as may be agreed to by
Licensee.
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11.1.6
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The
Licensor fails to achieve Type B Certification within the time period
specified in Annex
10 or such other time period as may be agreed to by
Licensee.
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11.1.7
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The
Licensor fails to achieve Type A Certification within the time period
specified in Annex
10 or such other time period as may be agreed to by
Licensee.
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11.1.8
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The
Licensor is ordered to be wound up or otherwise dissolved by a court;
files a petition for voluntary winding up or
dissolution.
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11.1.9
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A
levy of an execution or restraint on substantially all of the Licensor's
assets; or an appointment of a provisional liquidator, administrator,
trustee or receiver of the whole or substantially whole of the undertaking
of the Licensor by a court of competent jurisdiction or if the Licensor is
subject to any other action under local law based on its inability to
meets its financial obligations, the solvent party is entitled to
immediately terminate this
Agreement.
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11.1.10
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A
breach of any representation or warranty by the Licensor which materially
adversely affects the ability of the Licensee to perform its obligations
under this Agreement.
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11.1.11
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The
Licensor, or any of the partners or shareholders in the Licensor, enters
into any scheme or arrangement of merger or in the event of a take over of
any such entity or the acquisition or a substantial part of its
undertaking.
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11.2
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Licensee
Event of Default
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Each of
the following event or circumstance, to the extent not caused by a default of
the Licensor or Force Majeure shall be considered for the purposes of this
Agreement as events of default of the Licensee ("Licensee Even of Default")
which shall provide the Licensor the right to terminate this Agreement in
accordance with Article 12:
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11.2.1
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The
Licensee does not make full payment of all amounts due and payable to the
Licensor, within thirty (30) days of Licensor delivering a written notice
of amount due, provided Licensor has not received a written notice from
Licensee, acting reasonably, disputing such amounts prior to the due date
and then payment shall be made only on such amounts not in
dispute.
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11.2.2
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The
Licensee utilizes the Licensed Know-How contrary to terms of this
Agreement.
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11.2.3
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The
Licensee carries out any technical changes to the Licensed Product without
Licensor's prior written agreement, except for improvements to the
Licensed Product in accordance with this Agreement and the processes
necessary for safe and efficient performance, assembly installation and
operations & maintenance in terms of the technology Transfer Document
provided in Annex 2.
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11.2.4
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The
Licensee is ordered to be wound up or otherwise dissolved by a court;
files a petition for voluntary winding up or dissolution; or in the event
of a levy of an execution or restraint on substantially all of the
Licensee's assets.
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11.2.5
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Appointment
of a provisional liquidator, administrator, trustee or receiver of the
whole or substantially whole of the undertaking of the Licensee by a court
of component jurisdiction or if the Licensee is subject to any other
action under local law based on its inability to meets its financial
obligations, the solvent party is entitled to immediately terminate this
Agreement.
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11.2.6
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A
breach of any representation or warranty by the Licensee which materially
adversely affects the ability of the Licensor to perform its obligations
under this Agreement.
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11.2.7
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The
Licensee is in breach of its obligations under this Agreement that has a
material adverse impact on the Licensor and is unable to or fails to
remedy such breach within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice
describing such breach in sufficient detail to permit an understanding of
such breach.
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Article
12
Term
and Termination
12.1
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Effectiveness
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12.1.1
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This
Agreement is effective from the date of signing of this Agreement and
shall remain effective perpetually unless terminated in accordance with
this Agreement. If the Term cannot be in perpetuity at Law,
this Agreement shall continue for the maximum period of time permitted at
Law. The period commencing from the Effective Date and
culminating at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the
terms hereof shall be the "Term" of the
Agreement.
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Termination
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12.2.1
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Each
of the Licensor and the Licensee shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement for Event of Default of the other Party, provided however, the
Licensee shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement in the event
that the Licensor fails to provide operations and maintenance assistance
for installed Licensed Products and trouble shooting assistance in
relation thereto, in accordance with the requirements of Sub-section 5.1,
lit.(b), (ii) hereof.
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12.2.2
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If
either Party believes that there has been an Event of Default of the other
Party, that Party shall give written notice fully describing the alleged
material breach to the other Party and the receiving Party shall have the
sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of such notice in which to cure
such breach or deny that there ahs been a substantive
breach. In the event that the alleged breach is not cured, the
non-defaulting Party shall have the right to issue a notice of termination
and terminate this Agreement. If the parties hereto are unable
to agree as to whether there has been an Event of Default, within thirty
(30) days of a denial of a claim of an Event of Default, such disagreement
shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Article
hereof.
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12.3
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Consequences
of Termination
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12.3.1
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In
case of the early termination of this Agreement due to the breach of
Licensee, the Licensee is authorized to complete the pending orders for
the Licensed Product. In such an event the Licensee shall,
within four (4)
weeks after termination of this Agreement, submit a list to Licensor
outlining the orders still to be completed. In the event that
the Licensee fails to submit the list before the aforesaid date, the
Licensee shall no longer have any right or license to the Licensed
Products and shall have the obligation to stop, with immediate effect, any
further use of the right and license granted under this Agreement and
Licensor may recover any damages from Licensee as a result of any further
use thereafter. The Parties agree that in the event of
termination of this Agreement on account of a substantial breach by the
Licensee, the Licensor shall be obliged to continue to provide technical
support for installation and operations of the Licensed products in terms
this Agreement that are already commissioned or for others that are still
to be completed for a period of at least 12 months. This
obligation may be waived by the
Licensee.
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12.3.2
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The
termination of this Agreement shall not release either Party from its
obligations arising prior to the date of termination or deprive a party
from the exercise of any rights which have arisen prior to the termination
of this Agreement or which survive termination of this
Agreement.
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12.3.3
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Any
rights to terminate this Agreement and/or the rights granted hereunder
shall be in addition to and not in lieu of all other rights or remedies
obtainable at law or in equity or otherwise. The Parties agree
that termination of this Agreement and/or damages provided herein may not
be an adequate remedy and the Parties reserve the right to seek specific
performance.
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12.3.4
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In
case of termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall return or, in the
case of computer files, destroy all Licensed Know-How including any notes
and copies made thereof; and shall confirm to the Licensor in writing that
there is no remaining Licensed Know-How with Licensee or with any third
parties who may have received such Licensed Know-How from the
Licensee. Provided however, the Licensee shall not be required
to return, or destroy, as the case may be, any Licensed Know-How that is
required for the operation and maintenance of the Licensed Products
already erected by the Licensee and that the Licensee may continue to
utilize, without the prior consent of the Licensor any such Licensed
Know-How. Further, it is agreed that the Licensee may in
addition to the Licensed Know-How required for the operation and
maintenance of the Licensed Products already erected, utilize, with the
consent of the Licensor, any other Licensed
Know-How.
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Article
13
Confidentiality
13.1
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Definition
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13.1.1
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For
purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential
Information" shall mean all information disclosed by a Party (the
"Disclosing
Party") to the other Party (the "Receiving Party") which
is confidential or proprietary or not generally available to the public,
and which is either marked confidential or which is deemed to be
confidential under the circumstances under which it is provided or comes
to be attention of the Receiving party. Neither Party shall,
unless otherwise agreed (which agreement may be on such general or
specific terms as the Parties may determine), disclose to any third party
(other than its directors, officers, employees, consultants, lenders,
agents to the extent required or incidental to the performance of its
obligations) any information which is either marked confidential or which
is deemed to be confidential under the circumstances under which it is
provided or comes to the attention of the receiving Party unless, and to
the extent that, such disclosure:
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(a)
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is
reasonably required for the exercise or performance by either party of its
rights or obligations under this Agreement or for the Licensee to exercise
the right and license to the Licensed Products;
or
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(b)
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is
required pursuant to any relevant statutory or regulatory requirements or
duties or any relevant terms of any laws or in the public interest;
or
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relates
to information which is already in the public domain, other than as a
result of breach of this Article 13 by the Party seeking to make such
disclosure;
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provided
that, in the case of any disclosure in accordance herewith, the Party disclosing
such information shall, so far as reasonably practicable, impose on third party
receiving such information such obligations as may be appropriate to maintain
its confidentiality.
13.1.2
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It
is however agreed that in general, and except as provided otherwise
hereinabove, the Licensed Know-How shall be kept confidential with the
exception of any documents and information that are clearly marked with
"for public use" by Licensor.
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13.1.3
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This
obligation of confidentiality does not apply to any information which
Receiving Party can provide, in writing, that
it:
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(a)
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Prior
to the time of disclosure hereunder, is lawfully in the public domain;
or
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(b)
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After
disclosure hereunder, enters the public domain, except where such entry is
the result of Receiving Party's actions or impermissible inactions;
or
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(c)
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Prior
to disclosure hereunder, was already lawfully in the Receiving Party's
possession either without limitation on disclosure to others or which
subsequently becomes free of such limitation;
or
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(d)
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Is
obtained by the Receiving Party from a third party who is lawfully in
possession of such information and not subject to a contractual or
fiduciary relationship or duty to the Disclosing Party or any of its
Affiliates with respect to said information;
or
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(e)
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Is
independently developed by the Receiving Party, as evidenced by written
documentation.
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13.2
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Return
of Confidential Information
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13.2.1
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Upon
termination of this Agreement or upon earlier request, each Receiving
Party shall return to the Disclosing Party all documents, files, or other
evidence or copies thereof containing Confidential Information received by
such Receiving Party.
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Survival
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13.3.1
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The
confidentiality obligation set out in this Article 13 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
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13.4
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Representation/Licensed
Know-How
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13.4.1
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The
Licensee acknowledges by signing this Agreement that, at present, the
Know-how included in the Licensed Know-How was not known by Licensee prior
to the execution of this Agreement.
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Article
14
Assignment
and Sub-licensing
14.1
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Non-Assignment
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This
Agreement may not be assigned by either Party without the prior written consent
of the other Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed,
provided, however, (a) that either Party may assign this Agreement in whole,
without the prior consent of the other Party to a successor in ownership of all
or substantially all of its business assets to which this Agreement pertains,
whether by sale of assets, merger, consolidation or otherwise, and (b) that
either Party may assign this Agreement in whole or in part, without the prior
consent of the other Party to any one or more of its Affiliates (including,
without limitation, an Affiliate formed by the amalgamation of such Party with
another person or otherwise) so long as such Affiliate remains an Affiliate of
such Party and provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning
Party of its obligations hereunder nor place the non-assigning Party in a worse
financial positions by virtue of such assignment. The Licensor hereby
acknowledges that, Shenyang (Ruixiang) Lucky Wind Power Equipments Co. Ltd. and
Liaoning Gaoke Energy Group Company Ltd. are Affiliates of the Licensee and may
this Agreement assigned to them in whole or in part in accordance with clause
(b) of this subsection. (For greater certainty, any purported
assignment which results in withholding taxes on royalties shall not be
effective without the express written consent of the non-assigning
Party.) Any other purported assignments shall void. This
Agreement shall be binding upon any such permitted assignee and, subject to the
restrictions on assignments herein set forth, inure to the benefit of the
successors and assigns of each of the Parties hereto.
14.2
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Joint
Ventures of the Licensee
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14.2.1
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In
the event that the Licensee proposes to establish joint venture companies,
wherein the Licensee (either directly or through
Affiliates) holds less than, equal or more than 50%, interest or to
set up similar partnerships with third parties with the Licensee holding
less than, equal or more than 50% interest thereof, in each case, for the
manufacturing, operating, servicing and selling the Licensed Products, the
Licensee shall first obtain the written consent of Licensor, provided
however that no such prior consent of the Licensor shall be required in
the event that any joint venture company or partnership in which the
Licensee (either
directly or through Affiliates) holds at least significant more
than 50% interest proposes to undertake manufacturing, operating,
servicing and selling the Licensed Products. Provided further,
that the Licensee shall have the right to sub-license the manufacturing,
operating, servicing and selling of the Licensed Products to its Affiliate
so long as such Affiliate remains an Affiliate of such Party and provided
that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Party of its
obligations hereunder nor the place the non-assigning Party in a worse
financial position by virtue of such assignment. (For greater certainty, any
purported assignment which results in withholding taxes on royalties shall
not be effective without the express written consent of the non-assigning
Party.)
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It
is expressly agreed that neither Party shall unreasonably withhold any
consent required to be given pursuant to Section 14.2 and that each Party
shall grant all such consents in the event that the matter in relation to
which the consent of the Party is required is mandated by law (upon giving sufficient
proof).
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14.3
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Obligations
of Licensee's Successors and
Assignees
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14.3.1
|
The
Licensee's successors, assignees, designees, agents or subcontractors
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and it
shall be the responsibility of the Licensee to ensure that said
successors, assignees, agents or subcontractors are fully informed of
their obligations hereunder and set forth
below:
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(a)
|
The
right of such successor, assignee, designee, agent or subcontractor to use
the Licensed Know-How is terminated after the contract between Licensee
and such contracting party ceases. The Licensed Know-How shall
remain the property of Licensor;
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(b)
|
Such
contracting party must agree to the duty of confidentiality imposed by
this Agreement and all other applicable provisions of this
Agreement.
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Article
15
Dispute
Resolution
15.1
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Amicable
Settlement
|
15.1.1
|
Other
than for equitable remedies, such as injunction, prior to the initiation
of any legal action or proceeding (but only in accordance with and as
permitted by this Agreement) to resolve disputes between the Parties, in
the event a dispute arises between Licensor and Licensee regarding,
arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement, its
application, interpretation, breach, termination, validity or invalidity
thereof, or other related matter (a "Dispute"), upon the
written request of either the Licensor of the Licensee (a "Request"), Parties shall
use their best efforts in good faith to settle the Dispute
amicably. If a Dispute is not resolves within sixty (60) days
after written notice of a Dispute by one Party to the other Party then the
provisions of Section 15.2 shall
apply.
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Arbitration
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15.2.1
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All
Disputes arising under this Agreement, that remain unresolved pursuant to
Section 15.1 shall be resolved exclusively and finally by arbitration
which shall be conducted in accordance with the D.I.S. ("Deutsche Institution für
Schiedsgerichtsbartkeit") Arbitration Rules (as amended on the date of
service of process (legal complaint)) and relevant rules and
regulations made there under. The arbitral tribunal shall
consist of three arbitrators, one appointed by each of the
Parties. The two arbitrators so appointed shall jointly appoint
a third arbitrator. In the event of the failure by any Party to
appoint an arbitrator within thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt
of the notice from the other Party and/or failure by the two arbitrators
appointed by the Parties to appoint the third arbitrator within a period
of thirty (30) days, such arbitrator(s) shall be appointed by the
D.I.S. When any dispute occurs and when any dispute is under
arbitration, except for the matters in dispute, the Parties shall continue
to exercise their other respective rights and fulfill their other
respective obligations under this Agreement. Either Party
may. Also, without waiving any interim or provisional relief
that is necessary to protect the rights and property of that Party,
pending the arbitrator's determination of merits of such
controversy.
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15.2.2
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The
venue of arbitration shall be in Hamburg,
Germany.
|
15.2.3
|
The
language to be used in the arbitration shall be the English language
exclusively and any award shall be made in the English
language.
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15.2.4
|
It
is agreed that any decision or award of the arbitral tribunal shall be
final and binding upon the Parties.
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15.2.5
|
Pending
final resolution of any Dispute, the Parties shall continue to perform
their respective obligations
hereunder.
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15.2.6
|
It
is expressly stated herein that the provisions of this Article 15 shall
survive termination or expiry of this
Agreement.
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Article
16
Miscellaneous
16.1
|
Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
|
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Federal Republic of Germany under explicit exclusion of the
CISG. Subject to Article 15 hereinabove, the courts in Hamburg,
Germany, shall have exclusive jurisdiction on matters pertaining to or arising
from this Agreement.
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Amendments
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No
amendments or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any
departure by any of the Parties there from, shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Parties hereto and then
such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the specific purpose for which it is given.
16.3
|
Agreement
to Override Other Agreements;
Conflicts
|
This
Agreement supersedes all previous agreements or arrangements between the
Parties, including any memoranda of understanding entered into in respect of the
contents hereof and represent the entire understanding between the Parties in
relation thereto. This Agreement, including all Schedules and
Annexes, together constitute a complete and exclusive understanding of the terms
of the Agreement between the Parties on the subject hereof.
16.4
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No
Waiver; Remedies
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No
failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof or a
consent thereto; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power or privilege preclude any other of further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by applicable
law.
16.5
|
Severance
of Terms
|
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
prohibition or unenforceability but that shall not invalidate the remaining
provisions of this Agreement or affect such provision in any other jurisdiction
and no such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall prejudice or affect
the remaining provision of this Agreement which shall continue in full force and
effect and in such event, the Parties shall endeavour in good faith to forthwith
agree upon a legally enforceable substitute provision as will most closely
correspond to the legal and economic contents of the unenforceable
provision.
16.6
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Language
|
All
notices, certificates, correspondence or other communications under or in
connection with this Agreement, shall be in English. If this
Agreement is written in Chinese and English, the English version shall
prevail. As far as German terms are used in this Agreement their
meaning shall precede the respective English wording.
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16.7
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Counterparts
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This
Agreement is made in two (2) original copies, each having the same contents and
the Parties have read and thoroughly understand the contents hereof and have
hereby affixed their respective signatures and seals before
witnesses. All counterparts shall constitute but one and the same
Agreement.
16.8
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Survival
|
Articles
7, 12, 13, 15 and any other provision of this Agreement where the context
requires, shall continue to bind the Parties notwithstanding the termination or
expiry of this Agreement.
16.9
|
Costs
and Expenses
|
Each
Party shall bear its own costs (and expenses, including without limitation any
fees payable to its advisors) in connection with the negotiation, preparation
and execution of this Agreement.
16.10
|
No
Agency
|
The
Parties agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be in any manner interpreted
to constitute an agency or partnership for and on behalf of any other Party and
the relationship between the Parties is as a principal to principal and on an
arm's length basis. Except as otherwise expressly agreed to, nothing
contained herein shall confer, on any Party, the authority to incur any
obligation or liability on behalf of the other Party or bind the
other.
16.11
|
Progress
reviews
|
The
Parties agree that time is partly of essence in this Agreement and accordingly
the Parties shall institute a mechanism for periodical review of
progress. The frequency of such progress review shall be determined
at the concept development stage as identified in X.Xx. 3 of Annex 5. Such progress review
may be undertaken in person, through audio/video conferencing or in any other
manner deemed appropriate by the Parties. For Licensed Products
erected in the Territory, Licensee shall maintain records showing the quantity
of erected Licensed Products. Licensee and Licensor shall agree on an
appropriate reporting period but where they cannot agree, Licensee shall report
within thirty (30) days of each calendar quarter end in writing to Licensor on
how many Licensed Products have been erected.
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Notices
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All
notices, requests, demands or other communication required or permitted to be
given under this Agreement and the provisions contained herein shall be written
in English and shall be deemed to be duly sent by registered post, postage
prepaid or transmitted by facsimile transmission or courier to the other Parties
at the address indicated below:
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(i)
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In
the case of the Licensee, to:
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A-Power
Energy Generation Systems Ltd.
2001B,
0X, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Jiangou Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, P.R.
China 100025
Attention:
Mr. Xxxx Xxx (Director)
E mail:
xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Facsimile:
x00-00-00000000
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(ii)
|
In
the case of the Licensor, to:
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W2E
Xxxxxxxxxxxx XxxX
Xxxxxxxxx.
00,
00000
Xxxxxxx, XXXXXXX
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (General
Manager)
E mail:
xxxxxxxx@xxxx-xx-xxxxxx.xx
Facsimile:
+49 - 381 128 57 110
or at
such other address as the Party to whom such notices, requests, demands or other
communication is to be given shall have last notified the Party giving the same
in the manner provided in this Section, but no such change of address shall be
deemed to have been given until it is actually received by the Party sought to
be charged with the knowledge of its contents. Any notice, request,
demand or other communication delivered to the Party to whom it is addressed as
provided in this Section 16.12 shall be deemed (unless there is evidence that it
has been received earlier) to have been given and received, if:
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(i)
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sent
by mail, except air mail, ten (10) Business Days after posting
it;
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(ii)
|
sent
by air mail, six (6) Business Days after posting it;
and
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(iii)
|
sent
by facsimile or e-mail, when confirmation of its transmission has been
recorded by the sender's facsimile machine or e-mail
account.
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(iv)
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sent
by registered post acknowledgement due or speed post acknowledgement
due.
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16.13
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Third
Party Benefit
|
Nothing
herein expressed or implied is intended, nor shall it be construed to confer
upon or give to any third party any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of
this Agreement or any part hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Parties have executed this Agreement under the seal as of the Effective
Date.
W2E
Technologies GmbH
Per:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (in power of
attorney)
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A-Power
Energy Generation Systems Ltd.
Per:
Xxxx Xxx
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxx Xxx
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, General Manager
(W2E
Technologies GmbH)
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Xxxx
Xxx, Director
(A-Power
Energy Generation Systems Ltd.)
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I
have authority to bind the corporation)
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I
have authority to bind the corporation
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Date: 30/12/2009
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Date: Dec. 30th,
2009
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Annex
01
Documents
of the Companies
1 If in following a Annex is still
missing the relevant document will be created/drafted
a.s.a.p.
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Annex
1
T8x
Description and Performance Details
(Please
see attached
pdf-document)
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Description
W2E
Technologies
T93
FCS
2.05
MW
W2E
Technologies GmbH
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Description T93 FCS
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03 Date: 30.08.2009
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Impress
Project:
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T8x
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Document:
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Technical
Description
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Title:
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General
Description T93 FCS
|
Document
No.:
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T0402-G01-TEDE-304-W2T-001-03-E
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Language:
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English
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Status:
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Draft
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Revision:
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03
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Classification:
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Public
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Issue:
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Copy
(unregistered)
|
Date:
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30.08.2009
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W2E
Technologies GmbH
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
00
00000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Phone:
|
x00
000 000000-00
|
Fax:
|
x00
000 000000-00
|
E-Mail:
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xxxx@xxxx-xx-xxxxxx.xx
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Internet:
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xxx.xxxx-xx-xxxxxx.xx
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Description T93 FCS
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Table
of contents
1
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Introduction
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3
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2
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Basic
data
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4
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3
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Rotor
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4
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4
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Drive
train
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5
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5
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Generator
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6
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6
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Converter
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6
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7
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Transformer
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7
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8
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Medium
voltage switchgear
|
7
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9
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Cooling
and filtration
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8
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10
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Braking
system
|
9
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11
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Hydraulics
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9
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12
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Nacelle
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9
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13
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Yaw
system
|
10
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14
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Tower
and foundation
|
11
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15
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Safety
system
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11
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16
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Controller
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12
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17
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Grid
connection
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12
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18
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Operating
control and supervisory system
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12
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19
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Lightning
protection
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14
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20
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Power
curve
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15
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21
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Calculated
annual energy production
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17
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22
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EEG
reference production
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17
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23
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Technical
Changes
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18
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Description T93 FCS
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1 Introduction
The T93
FCS constitutes a 3-bladed, horizontal axis, upwind and variable-speed wind
turbine type with approximately 93.2 m rotor diameter and a nominal power output
of 2,050 kW. It is designed to meet the requirements of IEC 61400-1, wind class IEC
2a.
The
energy transformation system is equipped with a permanent magnet generator (PMG)
and a full-converter system (FCS) for both 50 Hz and 60 Hz
applications.
The
behaviour of the wind turbine at the grid is identified according to the Technical Guidelines for Generator
Units of the FGW, Part
3: Determining the Electrical Properties of Generator Units at Medium, High and
Extra High Voltage and according to IEC 61400-21. The
guideline of the BDEW for connection and operation of customer generation plants
on the medium-voltage network Eigenerzeugungsanlagen am
Mittelspannungsnetz and other German and international grid codes are
fulfilled excellently. The technical solution of the PMG and the
full-converter system is future-proofed.
The T93
FCS also constitutes a machine according to EC Machinery Directive
2006/42/EG. Therefore, the EC Machinery Directive
2006/42/EG, the Low
Voltage Directive 2006/95/EG, the EMC Directive 2004/108/EG as
well as the Guideline of
German Xxxxx, Edition 2003, including addition 2004 were applied for the
development and the design process as well as for the documentation of the T93
FCS. The chapters below provide an overview of the T93 FCS
subsystems.
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2 Basic
data
Basic
Data
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Rotor
|
Triple-blade
rotor as the upwind assembly
|
Rotor
axis
|
Tilted
horizontally by 5°
|
Speed
control
|
Electrical
pitch system with triple-redundancy
|
Nominal
power
|
2,050
kW
|
Cut-in
wind speed
|
3.0
m/s
|
Nominal
wind speed
|
12.0
m/s
|
Cut-out
wind speed
|
25
m/s
|
Design
life time
|
20
years
|
Nacelle
and rotor certified acc. to
|
IEC 61400-1, class
2a
|
Operation
at ambient temperature of
|
-20
to +40 °C
|
Colouring
of blades, nacelle and tower
|
RAL
7035
|
3 Rotor
The rotor
assembly consists of the three rotor blades, the rotor hub, three geared
bearings and three-phase drives for adjusting the pitch of the rotor
blades. The rotor blades are made of high-grade fiberglass-reinforced
plastic (FRP). The pitch system, which is accommodated in the hub, is
designed with triple-redundancy. The rotor blades are equipped with a
lightning protection system.
Rotor
|
|
Rotor
diameter
|
93.2
m
|
Swept
area
|
6,822
m2
|
Rated
power / Xxxxx xxxx
|
000
W/m2
|
Rotor
speed
|
6.5
to 18.0 rpm
|
Tilt
angle
|
5°
|
Coning
angle
|
5°
|
Total
weight
|
approx.
45 t
|
Rotor
hub
|
|
Material
|
Modular
graphite cast EN-GJS-400-18-LT
|
(GGG
40.3)
|
|
Weight
|
Approx.
11.5 t (machined)
|
Rotor
blades
|
|
Material
|
Fiberglass-reinforced
plastic (FRP)
|
Overall
length
|
45.3
m
|
Weight
per blade
|
approx.
8.2 t
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Pitch
system
|
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Motor
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Three-phase
induction motors, 4-pole
|
Max.
pitch speed
|
12°/s
|
Rotor
speed control
|
IGBT-inverter
|
Backup
|
Lithium-Ion
Battery
|
Option:
Capacitors
|
4 Drive
train
The drive
train includes a rigid moment bearing for absorbing the forces and bending
moments acting on the rotor. The moment bearing is directly attached
to the front of the machine frame. Hence, the rotor bending moments
and forces are transferred directly into the tower structure without
compromising the drive train. Thus, only the rotor torque is
transmitted to the gearbox via a hollow shaft. The main shaft is
connected to the gearbox by means of an annular set of elastomeric elements
(silent blocks). The gearbox is connected to the machine frame via an
annular torque support that arranges silent blocks around the entire
circumference of the gearbox. The complete structural-borne noise
decoupling of the drive train contributes considerably to the minimization of
noise emission. The connection between the gearbox and the generator
is established via a coupling with overload protection.
The
gearbox is designed as a two-step planetary gear with one helical gear
step. For both 50 Hz applications and 60 Hz applications the same
gearbox ratio is used.
The
gearbox is cooled by an oil-water cycle and a water-air cycle with stepped
cooling capacity. The gearbox bearings and gear meshing are
continuously supplied with splash oil by a mechanical oil pump via reduction
gear. The pump operates independently of the sense of rotation of the
rotor. An additional electrically powered oil pump is turned on for
peak loads.
Rotor
bearing
|
|
Type
|
Double-row
tapered roller bearing
|
Dimensions
|
2,330
mm x 285 min
|
Lubrication
system
|
Grease
lubrication
|
Weight
|
approx.
2.1 t
|
Shaft
coupling
|
|
Material
|
Modular
graphite cast EN-GJS-400-18-LT
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Weight
|
approx.
2.4 t
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Gearbox
|
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Type
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Two-stage
planetary gear, one spur gear stage
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Nominal
power
|
approx.
2.27 MW
|
Speed
ratio for 50 Hz and 60 Hz
|
1 :
76.7
|
Lubrication
system
|
Mechanical
and switchable electrical oil pump
|
Oil
volume
|
approx.
430 1
|
Oil
type
|
VG
320
|
Oil
change
|
Annual
check, change according to demand
|
Weight
incl. oil and attachments
|
approx.
21.5 t
|
Generator
coupling
|
|
Type
|
Steel
disk coupling with overload protection
|
Weight
|
approx.
ca. 525 kg
|
5 Generator
A
low-voltage, air-cooled, three-phase permanent magnet generator is
employed. Mounted on the generator there is an air-water heat
exchanger, which dissipates the waste heat into a cooling-water
cycle. No slip-ring system is needed. Flanged to the
non-drive end of the generator is an incremental encoder for measuring the
rotation speed. The generator is supported by anti-vibration
cushioning.
Generator
|
|
Type
|
Permanent
magnet generator
|
Protection
class
|
IP
55
|
Nominal
output
|
2.140
MW
|
Nominal
voltage
|
690
V 3~
|
Frequency
|
33
to 92 Hz
|
Speed
range
|
500
to 1,380 rpm
|
Poles
|
8
|
Weight
|
approx.
10 t
|
IEC
Size
|
630
|
Speed
sensing
|
Incremental
Encoder with 2048 pulses/rotation
|
Cooling
|
Mounted
air-water heat
exchanger
|
6 Converter
The
converter is designed for low voltage and is placed on the bottom inside of the
tower (tubular tower) or inside the compact sub-station (lattice
tower). The full-converter system is arranged between the line and
the stator of the permanent synchronous generator. Both the line-side
inverter and the generator-side inverter are equipped with IGBTs as
power-electronic actuators. This technology results in a highly
dynamic drive system with superior line characteristics. Converters
for 50 Hz applications as well as for 60 Hz applications arc
identical.
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Converter
|
|
Number
of cabinets
|
2
|
Dimensions
for each cabinet (L x H x W)
|
3.000
mm x 2,200 mm x 600 mm
|
Type
|
4-quadrant
IGBT converter
|
Total
rated capacity of each cabinet
|
1,100
kW
|
Protection
class
|
IP
54
|
Nominal
voltage (line side)
|
690
V 3~ ±10%
|
Frequency
(line side)
|
50
Hz ±2.5 Hz or 60 Hz ±2.5 Hz
|
Power
factor (line side)
|
0.9
inductive to 0.9 capacitive
|
Weight
|
approx.
1.8 t
|
Cooling
|
Water
|
Interfaces
|
CAN,
Ethernet
|
7 Transformer
The
transformer for converting the produced electric power of 690 V into medium
voltage is placed inside of the separate compact sub-station. The
transformer is designed as a dual-winding transformer with the vector group Dyn5
or Dyn11 according to the guideline DIN 42523.
Transformer
|
|
Type
|
mineral
oil or MIDEL® 7131
|
Nominal
output
|
approx.
2.2 MVA
|
Nominal
voltage low voltage side
|
690
V 3~
|
Nominal
voltage high voltage side
|
20
kV 3~ or other
|
Vector
group
|
Dyn5
or Dyn11
|
Nominal
short-circuit voltage
|
approx.
6%
|
Frequency
|
50
Hz/60 Hz
|
Weight
|
approx.
4.4 t
|
Fire
class according to IEC
61100
|
K3
|
Cooling
|
|
Standard/Hot
Climate Version
|
ONAN/ONAF
|
8 Medium
voltage switchgear
The
medium voltage switchgear is situated inside a compact sub-station
too. The switchgear in its gas-insulated metal capsule is equipped
with a vacuum circuit-breaker according to IEC 298 or according to ANSI/IEEE C37 series, a
mechanically locked busbar switch-disconnector, outgoing section busbar-earthing
switch-disconnector, and protective relay for installation in closed electrical
rooms.
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Medium
voltage unit
|
|
Insulation
and switch medium
|
SF6
|
Nominal
voltage
|
24
kV or other
|
Nominal
current circuit-breaker panel
|
630
A
|
Nominal
current transformer panel
|
250
A
|
Nominal
surge current
|
40
kA
|
Nominal
short-time current
|
1
s/16 kA
|
Weight
|
approx.
400 kg
|
Dimensions
incl. feed in (L x H x W)
|
700
mm x 1,400 min x 775 mm
|
Protection
relay
|
Overcurrent
protection with DEFT
characteristics
|
9 Cooling
and filtration
Gearbox,
generator and converter of the T93 FCS each have mutually independent active
cooling systems. The water cooling cycles of the generator, of the
converter and of the gearbox are equal in design but three separate units that
operate independent of each other. All systems are designed such that
optimal operating temperatures will prevail even when the outside temperatures
arc high. Glycol is added to the cooling water to prevent
freezing.
Gearbox cooling and
filtration: Heat is dissipated from the gearbox to the oil-water plat
heat exchanger via a mechanically and an electrically powered pumping
system. The heated oil is cooled by a water-air heat exchangers over
the outer ambient air. Through a system of pipes in and around the
gearbox, the cooled oil reaches components, which are subjected to a higher
degree of thermal stress. With permanent filtration, the filter unit
with 50 µm/10 µm ensures that the appropriate degree of oil purity is reached.
namely 17/15/12 according to ISO 4406 or better. The filter is
designed for a service life of 12 months.
Cooling the
generator: The heat is dissipated indirectly from the
generator to the water cycle via an air-water heat exchanger, which is placed
above the generator and rigidly connected to it. The water that heats
up is cooled by ambient air, which flows through a water-air
cooler.
Cooling the converter: The
converter of the T93 FCS has a water-cooling system for the power
electronics. The water that is heated up in the converter is cooled
by ambient air of the tower inside, which flows through a water-air
cooler. Cold cooling water is warmed before switching on the
converter.
The
generator and gearbox bearings, the transmission oil, the generator windings,
the power inverter module, and the cooling media are all automatically
temperature-regulated. The cooling cycles are controlled according to
operating mode and operating data, which means that the optimal temperature
range is maintained as evenly as possible.
In case
of rated wind speed and very high environmental temperatures an output power
reduction is automatically executed. The intention is to stay on
line.
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10 Braking
system
Aerodynamic
breaking is accomplished by means of three independently adjustable rotor
blades, which can be moved in a range between 0° and 90°.
In
addition to this single-blade adjustment, the T93 FCS is equipped with a
hydraulic disc brake. This mechanical brake is supplementary to the
rotor-blade braking action, bringing the rotor to a standstill. The
brake acts as an active brake. Its sole purpose is operator safety to
stop the rotor to a standstill when the T93 FCS is in service
mode. Furthermore the brake supports the aerodynamic breaking when
the safety system is activated. The mechanical brake applies a torque
equivalent to 0.7 times the nominal torque.
After
standstill, the rotor can be locked by means of a mechanical locking arrangement
on the drive side and alternative on the last running side of the
gearbox.
Aerodynamic
brake
|
|
Type
|
Triple
independent single-blade adjustment
|
Design
|
electric
|
Mechanical
brake
|
|
Type
|
Disc
brake
|
Arrangement
|
on
the high-speed shaft
|
Disc
diameter
|
940
mm
|
Number
of braking calipers
|
1
|
Brake
lining material
|
Sintered
metal
|
11 Hydraulics
The
decentralized designed hydraulic system consists of two units. It is
used for the mechanical disc brake of the drive train and for the azimuth
brake.
Hydraulic
system
|
|
Xxxxxxxxx
xxx
|
XXX
00 (XX00)
|
Oil
tank
|
approx.
3 1
|
Nominal
output of the hydraulic pumps
|
0.75
kW
|
Monitoring
|
Temperature,
oil pressure, pump running
time
|
12 Nacelle
The
nacelle consists of a machine frame and the nacelle housing. The
machine frame also functions as the lower portion of the nacelle
housing. Additionally, it is used as a containment area for coolants
and lubricants in case of leakages. The nacelle housing and the dome,
which includes the water-air heat exchangers, are made of a steel
construction. Due to the shape of the nacelle housing and the
arrangement of the cooler, the ambient air flow is utilized for
cooling.
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Nacelle
|
|
Type
of machine frame
|
Cast
iron
|
Material
|
GJS-400-22U-LT
|
Type
of cover
|
Steel
construction
|
13 Yaw
system
The wind
direction is continuously measured at hub height with two wind direction
sensors. If the admissible deviation is exceeded, the nacelle is
actively yawed. The tolerance range of the so-called yaw error, which
represents the deviation between wind direction and nacelle position, depends on
wind speed. Yawing is accomplished by four gearbox motors, which
adjust an internally geared stewing ring. At nacelle standstill, the
hydraulic retaining brakes at the slewing ring and the electromagnetically
activated brakes of the gearbox motors are locked in place.
The yaw
system re-winds the nacelle automatically when the transposition of the cables
in the tower has reached a threshold value.
Two wind
direction sensors and two anemometers increase the safety and availability of
the system.
Azimuth
bearings
|
|
Type
|
Rotary
joint
|
Material
|
42
Cr Mo4
|
Weight
|
approx.
2.3 t
|
Azimuth
drive
|
|
Motor
|
Three-phase
asynchronous motors with short-circuit rotor
|
Gearbox
|
4-step
planetary gear
|
Number
of drives
|
4
|
Lubrication
|
Oil,
ISO VG 620
|
Yaw
speed
|
approx.
0.5 °/s
|
Azimuth
brake
|
|
Type
|
hydraulic
disc brake
|
Material
of brake linings
|
organic
|
Number
of brake calipers
|
4
|
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14 Tower
and foundation
The T93
FCS is erected on tubular towers for hub heights of 85 m or 100 m or on a
lattice tower. The climbing ladder with safety equipment and the
resting and working platforms are inside the tower. An elevator
system can be installed in the tubular tower as an option.
Corrosion
protection of tubular towers is achieved by means of sandblasting and an epoxy
resin surface coating according to ISO 12944.
The
design of the foundation for the T93 FCS depends on soil conditions at the
proposed site.
Tubular
tower
|
|
Material
|
S235
JRG2, S355 J2G3
|
Corrosion
protection
|
Epoxy
resin coating
|
Tower
foot mounting
|
Flange
and bolts embedded in concrete of the
foundation
|
Hub
height
|
Tubular
tower
|
||
85
m
|
100
m
|
||
Class
|
IEC
2a,
DIBt
III
|
IEC
2a,
DIBt
III
|
|
Number
of tower segments
|
5
|
6
|
|
Weight
without built-in components (approx.)
|
165
t
|
240
t
|
15 Safety
system
The
safety system of the T93 FCS is designed with particular care and meets the
strict requirements of the guidelines issued by the certification agency German
Xxxxx. Purpose of the safety system is to ensure that the T93 FCS
remains in safe operational condition under any circumstances, particularly if
the supervisory control, individual components or systems should
fail. The safety system is designed for category 3 according to the
European Machine
Guideline.
The
safety system comprises a safety control device, the overcurrent protection of
the circuit breaker, several emergency stop buttons, limit switches for the
rotor and the generator speed, a watchdog of the operating control system, limit
switches of cable twist, oil pressure and hermetic protection of the medium
voltage transformer, a limit switch for the nacelle acceleration (the so-called
vibration switch). Furthermore, at each axle of the pitch system a
switch is actuated if the pitch inverter fails, or in case of inadmissible
deviation between the mutually independent blade angle transducers, or in case
of communication lost to the operating control system, or in case of low charge
state of the backup.
Depending
on the state of releasing devices the emergency relays are switched off or the
circuit breaker is switched off or the azimuth is disabled by the safety
system. The pitch system is activated. The mechanical
brake is activated only in case of emergency stop or in case of
overspeed.
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16 Controller
The T93
FCS is variable speed controlled by means of converter operation. An
active torque controller in combination with a pitch controller to perform pitch
angle regulation operates dependently – in order to achieve maximum power output
and minimize loads at the same time. That is, the torque controller
calculates the set torque dependent of the present pitch angle and the present
generator speed. The rotor blades are adjusted with an electrical
pitch system.
Thanks to
speed control, the utilization of the air inflow is automatically optimized in
the below-rated mode, which is at low and moderate wind speeds, regardless of
differences in air density. At and above nominal wind speed, the
rotor is set to an optimized rotational speed while the torque of the drive
train is held constant.
A
sophisticated control system applying active drive train damping for attenuating
drive train vibrations is superimposed over the control process, ensuring smooth
operation and a minimum of fatigue loading.
17 Grid
connection
The T93
FCS allows the operation on a stiff three-phase grid. The electrical
behaviour of the T93 FCS is measured according to the Technical Guidelines for Generator
Units of the FGW, Part
3: Determining the Electrical Properties of Generator Units at Medium, High and
Extra High Voltage) as well as according to IEC 61400-21.
18 Operating
control and supervisory system
The T93
FCS is controlled and supervised by means of a Programmable Logic Controller
(PLC) which queries the sensors and systems of the plant, evaluates the data
according to proven algorithms and produces the outputs to the actuators and
systems in accordance with the established parameters.
Process
control is defined by states and transitional conditions (Petri
net). A set of several hundred parameters facilitates the exact
fine-tuning and optimization of the system's control. The
administration of status and alarm systems is
databank-based. Thoroughly tested control structures ensure optimal
operation of the plant with regard to power output and load minimization at the
below-rated and above-rated modes.
The
hardware platform for operating and supervisory control is the M1 by Xxxxxxx
electronic GmbH. It does not require PC technology and Windows-based
systems, works without revolving parts, has been developed for rugged
environmental conditions and is well-suited to the harsh operating conditions
and rigid requirements in terms of availability of the plant and its
data. The M1 is a platform of modular design. Apart from
the actual controller, modules are available for all typical analogue and
digital input and output formats including several bus
protocols. Additional modules can be added for measuring purposes,
and their values are recorded without a change in program.
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Communication
between separate control modules takes place via the so called
Fastbus. Communication between nacelle equipment and hub equipment
takes place via slip rings using CAN.
The plant
is operated via control panels in the nacelle and at the tower
foot. With PC or laptop, the plant can be comprehensibly
remote-operated and observed via telecommunication as well as on the wind farm
itself and within the plant by coupling it to the Ethernet. Trends
and energy production data can thus be read and analyzed.
Networking
between the individual plants of a wind farm also takes place via the
Ethernet. However, the wind farm network is designed separately,
making it independent of the communication lines within an individual
plant. Devices with their own control, such as the converter or the
inverters of the pitch system, are also networked through the Ethernet of the
wind farm and therefore have remote access. As a rule, communication
between the wind farm network and customer or service computers is established
via ISDN connections. Two EURO-ISDN connections according to the
Digital Subscriber System No. 1 (DSS1) and a flatrate are required. A
higher bandwidth for upload and download as well as a DSL flatrate are
recommended.
Thanks to
Ethernet technology, it is very simple to install other standardized
technologies or devices in the T93 FCS. This includes temporarily
used measuring devices or computers, but also web cameras or
microphones.
The M1
has SMTP and HTML protocols, which means that an E-mail-based alarm system and
web-based visualization are possible.
The M1
has a remanent memory of 128 MB, which is supported via a capacitor in case of
power outage. In case of a long-lasting power outage, the contents of
the memory are deposited in a nonvolatile memory. The memory can
store a large volume of status, alarm and trends data.
To
synchronize the lights of the aircraft warning light system, modules for
receiving the global positioning system (GPS) signal are used.
Control
|
|
Type
|
M1
|
Ambient
temperature
|
-20°
C to 60° C
|
Communication
between field bus modules
|
Fastbus
(near), Fastbus (remote)
|
Interfaces
|
RS
232, RS 422/485, Ethernet, USB
|
Protocols
|
FTP,
SMTP, HTTP
|
Bus
coupling
|
CAN
|
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19 Lightning
protection
In the
development of the plant, the greatest attention is paid to lightning
protection. Most reliable protection is achieved for all
components. The overall plant's lightning and surge protection meets
the requirements of the Class
I Lightning Protection Concept and is based on the following standards:
IEC 62305, part 1 - 4 and DIN
EN 62305, part 1 - 4 and VDE 0185-305, part 1 - 4 and DIN VDE
0100 Part 534.
The
lightning protection system of the wind turbine generator consists of an
individual adapted combination of several protection measures, which have been
chosen from the following areas:
-
|
exterior
lightning protection according to DIN EN 62305-3 and
VDE 0000-000-0 to
catch, lead and distribute the lightning current to the
earth,
|
-
|
potential
equalisation measures to minimise potential
differences,
|
-
|
spatial
shielding to minimise the magnetic field in switch gears and therefore to
minimize induced voltages and
currents,
|
-
|
cable
routing and cable shielding to minimise induced voltages and
currents.
|
The rotor
blades have factory-installed lightning arrestors. As a standard
feature, anemometer and vane are equipped with a grounded lightning arrestor
cage. The nacelle housing is totally made by a metallic
construction.
The
foundation of the T93 FCS and (if supplied separately) the medium-voltage unit
are designed with a ring earth electrode and potential equalization according to
DIN
18014. The ring earth electrodes of the structures arc
connected to iron banding buried in the ground. The tower is
connected to the ring earth electrode of the foundation in four places equally
distributed around the circumference of the tower.
The wind
turbine generator is divided into lightning protection
zones. Therefore local differences regarding to number, kind and
sensitivity of electrical and electronic devices can be
considered. For each lightning protection zone protection measures
are chosen based on a risk analyse according to DIN EN 62305-2 and VDE
0000-000-0. Based on this method an optimized protection can
be reached with minimal cost.
Surge
protection devices with qualified energy absorption capability are used for
energy cable, signal cable and data cable. Surge protection devices
are placed on input points of the lightning protection zones inside of each
switch gear.
The
electric installation is designed along the principles of TN-S-systems according
to the guideline DIN VDE
0100. The advantage is that the neutral line and the earth
line are separated in the entire system. Therefore there is no
operation current in the earth line.
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The 690 V
power line of the T93 FCS is designed as TN-C-S-system. The star
point of the medium voltage transformer with the vector group Dyn5 or Dyn11 is
grounded. An autotransformer with the vector group Yan0 and a voltage
ration of 690 V to 400 V supplies small motors, lamps and control
units. The 400 V power line is designed as TN-S-system
too. There is a residual current monitoring. A single
phase transformer with galvanic separation supplies a 230 V power line for the
controller and the sensors.
All cable
are shielded. The xxxxxxx are connected with the potential
equalisation system on both ends. If possible xxxxxxx are connected
to the potential equalisation system by special shield clamps which guarantee a
360° clamp area. Xxxxxxx of bus cable and high frequency data cable
are connected according to their standards. Non shielded cables are
used in case of the generator, lamps, power outlets and tower
cable. Data cable between nacelle and tower base and between wind
turbines of a wind park arc carried out as fibre optic cable.
All
shielded cable could be routed side by side without distance. For a
good EMC quality, unshielded power cable does not routed nearby control or data
cable.
20 Power
curve
The power
curve of the T93 FCS is calculated for the following conditions:
Calculation
conditions
|
|
Simulation
program
|
Flex5
|
Rotor
diameter
|
93.2
m
|
Type
of rotor blades
|
LM45.3P
/ WN453
|
Nominal
rotor speed
|
15.0
rpm
|
Air
density
|
1.225
kg/m3
|
Terrain
slope
|
0°
|
Turbulence
intensity
|
10%
|
Wind
gradient
|
0.16
|
Calculation
according to
|
IEC
61400-12
|
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Hub height wind speed
in m/s
|
Electrical power LM45.3P
in kW
|
Electrical power WN453
in kW
|
||
3.5
|
15.4
|
18.7
|
||
4
|
60.8
|
65.2
|
||
5
|
183.1
|
188.9
|
||
6
|
360.7
|
369.4
|
||
7
|
600.0
|
612.2
|
||
8
|
921.1
|
934.7
|
||
9
|
1325.5
|
1319.8
|
||
10
|
1735.8
|
1679.5
|
||
11
|
1993.0
|
1946.5
|
||
12
|
2044.5
|
2032.5
|
||
13
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
14
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
15
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
16
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
17
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
18
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
19
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
20
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
21
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
22
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
23
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
24
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
25
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
||
25
|
2050.0
|
2050.0
|
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21 Calculated
annual energy production
The
annual energy production has been calculated according to the IEC 61400-12 for standard
conditions and applies to a theoretical availability of 100% of the individual
plant. The calculated annual energy production was determined under
the calculation conditions according to section 20 and cannot replace a
site-specific forecast.
Annual average of hub
height wind speed
in m/s
|
Calculated annual energy
production LM45.3P
in MWh
|
Calculated annual energy
production WN453
in MWh
|
||
5.0
|
3,284
|
3,305
|
||
5.5
|
4,169
|
4,180
|
||
6.0
|
5,069
|
5,069
|
||
6.5
|
5,956
|
5,946
|
||
7.0
|
6,808
|
6,789
|
||
7.5
|
7,613
|
7,587
|
||
8.0
|
8,362
|
8,329
|
||
8.5
|
9,049
|
9,012
|
||
9.0
|
9,670
|
9,630
|
||
9.5
|
10,224
|
10,181
|
||
10.0
|
10,709
|
10,665
|
22 EEG
reference production
The
reference production according to the Renewable Energy Sources Act
(Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz; EEG) is calculated based on the following
conditions.
EEG
reference site
|
|
Annual
wind speed at 30 m height
|
5.5
m/s
|
Air
density
|
1.225
kg/m3
|
Roughness
length
|
0.1
m
|
Rayleigh
distribution
|
k=2
|
Hub height
in m
|
Reference production
LM45.3P
in MWh
|
Reference production
WN453
in MWh
|
||
60.0
|
26,751
|
26,720
|
||
85.0
|
29,723
|
29,660
|
||
98.2
|
30,933
|
30,860
|
||
120.0
|
32,588
|
32,495
|
||
140.0
|
33,839
|
33,735
|
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23 Technical
Changes
The
technical descriptions and data presented above represent the current project
state. They are subject to refinement and do not represent guarantees
or binding obligations.
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Technology
Transfer Documents
(Documents that Licensee will receive
from Licensor)
The
documentation presented below could be subject to change, as may be
necessitated, with mutual agreement of the Parties, to include any other
requirements which may not have been mentioned here, but is required to fulfil
the objectives of the Agreement.
§
1.
|
Document
organization
|
A Product
and Data Structure for each of documents handling shall be
transferred. The T8x is structured into systems, subsystems and
components. The coding of all documents, the file storage system as
well as the part list follows a W2E/W2ET coding standard which are based on that
T8x structure. The coding includes information about the project
(T8x), component, variant, document character, subject area, author, sequential
number, revision and language.
§
2.
|
Procurement
|
W2E shall
supply all technical specifications for the procurement of the T8x systems,
subsystems and components from new suppliers. Purchaser technical
specifications (PTSP) are applied to specify (complex) systems. Data
sheets (DASH) are applied in case of subsystems or components.
-
|
Purchaser
technical specifications (PTSP):
|
|
-
|
Energy
Transformation System
|
|
-
|
Pitch
System
|
|
-
|
Main
gearbox
|
-
|
Data
sheets (DASH):
|
|
-
|
Rotor
blades
|
|
-
|
Blade
bearing
|
|
-
|
Main
bearing
|
|
-
|
Rotor
hub
|
|
-
|
Main
shaft coupling
|
|
-
|
Main
frame
|
|
-
|
Yaw
System
|
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-
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Cabin/Spinner
|
|
-
|
Generator
coupling
|
|
-
|
Hydraulic
|
|
-
|
Onboard
crane
|
|
-
|
Tower
|
|
-
|
Foundation
|
|
-
|
Coating
|
|
-
|
Parts
of Energy Transformation System
|
|
-
|
Generator
|
|
-
|
Inverter
|
|
-
|
Transformer
|
|
-
|
Low
Voltage Unit
|
|
-
|
Yaw
system
|
|
-
|
Parts
of Pitch System
|
|
-
|
Backup
|
|
-
|
Pitch
Converter
|
|
-
|
Power
Supply AC/DC
|
-
|
Configurator
to generate a part lists (of variants of the
T8x)
|
-
|
Vendor
(supplier) list of existing vendors supplying T8x systems, subsystems and
components
|
§
3.
|
Assembly
and Installation
|
-
|
All
systems, subsystems and components are described by documents which are
required for making (or purchase) and assembly. The
documentation consists of drawings, circuit diagrams and
manuals.
|
-
|
Assembling
manual (manufacturing facility)
|
-
|
Installation
manual (wind farm site)
|
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Guidelines
and specifications as may reasonably required for the manufacturing
facility, directly related to the Licensed
Products
|
§
4.
|
Commissioning,
Operation and Maintenance
|
-
|
Commissioning
manual
|
-
|
Operating
manual
|
-
|
Maintenance
manual
|
Note:
The
assembling manual, installation manual, commissioning manual and maintenance
manual describe the processes conceptually, that is, only to a certain degree of
detail. These manuals form the basis for a detailed process planning
and the preparation of detailed process (work) instructions for the
technicians of the Licensee by the Licensee. The Licensor cannot know
the precise manufacturing setting nor the detailed tooling of the
Licensee. Nor does the Licensee know the specifics of local
occupational safety standards to be able to detail the assembling-,
installation-, commissioning-, and maintenance process down to the work
instruction level.
§
5.
|
Marketing
|
The
documentation for the support of the marketing and sales department consists of
documents with the required information for developers, government authorities
and electrical utilities:
-
|
General
Description
|
-
|
Power
curve
|
-
|
Noise
properties
|
-
|
Electrical
properties (regarding grid
interconnection)
|
-
|
Lightning
protection, EMC, grounding
|
-
|
Occupational
safety and fire protection
|
-
|
Water
hazard materials
|
-
|
Transport
logistics
|
-
|
Erection
logistics
|
-
|
Obstruction
lighting
|
-
|
Safety
data sheets of lubricants and
coolants
|
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list shall include all the information that may be reasonably required for the
English-speaking developer or customer of the T8x.
§
6.
|
Other
|
Support
for construction of tools for assembly, erection or test equipment, as
reasonably required to achieve the objectives under the
Agreement.
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Document
Delivery Schedule
No.
|
Documents
|
Estimated Delivery
Date
|
Payment
|
|||
1
|
Product
and Data Structure
|
upon
payment on Effective Date
|
n/a
|
|||
2
|
List
of existing vendors supplying T8x systems, subsystems and
components
|
|||||
3
|
Purchaser
technical specifications (PTSP) or Data sheets (DASH) for Long Lead
Critical Items2
|
|||||
4
|
Purchaser
technical specifications (PTSP) or Data sheets (DASH) for Major Items3
|
|||||
5
|
Balance
of Purchaser technical specifications (PTSP) and Data sheets
(DASH)
|
|||||
6
|
Drawings
and Circuit diagrams
|
|||||
7
|
Assembly
manual, Installation manual, Commissioning manual, Operating manual and
Maintenance manual
|
|||||
8
|
Marketing
documents4
|
as
they become available
|
n/a
|
|||
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2 "Long Lead Critical Items"
shall mean the following items: main gearbox, pitch bearings, rotor bearing, yaw
bearing and rotor blades.
3 "Major Items" shall mean the
following items: the generator, inverter, rotor shaft, machine frame, rotor hub,
control cabinets for operational control, yaw and pitch gears and pitch
system.
4 Since advertising of the Licensed
Products is required and customers may want to start planning wind farms with
the T8x/W8x early on, the marketing documentation will be delivered not as a
package but as soon as an individual document is
finished.
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4 till 6
(intentionally
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Man
day rates for intermittent support and training of personnel
A:
|
For
Support personnel
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1.
|
Daily
rate of [***] and an hourly rate of [***] per Licensor's member of
staff
|
2.
|
The
above rates shall remain fixed for [***] beyond the start of Commercial
Production [***]
|
3.
|
Escalation
of rates beyond [***] based on mutual
agreement
|
4.
|
Out
of pocket expenses at actual
|
B:
|
For
Training personnel
|
1.
|
Daily
rate of [***] and an hourly rate of [***] per trainer of the
Licensor
|
2.
|
The
above rates shall remain fixed for [***] beyond the start of Commercial
Production
|
3.
|
Escalation
of rates beyond the start of Commercial Production based on mutual
agreement
|
4.
|
Out
of pocket expenses at actual
|
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Supplier
list
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Extract
of the demands on Quality Management in Guideline of Germanischer Xxxxx
(GL)
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Key
Project Milestones and Responsibility Allocation
S. No.
|
Milestones
|
From
|
To
|
who
|
||||
1
|
Signing
of Agreement
|
|||||||
2
|
Concept
and time schedule
|
|||||||
3
|
Concept
Review and Final T8x Design Feature List
|
|||||||
4
|
Specification
of "Long Lead Critical Items"
|
|||||||
5
|
Placement
of order for "Long Lead Critical Items”
|
|||||||
6
|
Placement
of orders for "Major Items"
|
|||||||
7
|
Procurement
of Components
|
|||||||
8
|
Development
phase
|
|||||||
9
|
Design
Review
|
|||||||
10
|
In-shop
assembly of Prototype nacelle
|
|||||||
11
|
Laboratory
Acceptance Review
|
|||||||
12
|
Prototype
Site specifications and technical approval (by German accredited
agency)
|
|||||||
13
|
Site
planning, Site permissions, Site development
|
|||||||
14
|
Erection
of Prototype
|
|||||||
15
|
On-Site
Commissioning and test of Prototype
|
|||||||
16
|
Certification
Process
|
|||||||
Certification
Type C (Low Level Design)
|
||||||||
Certification
Type B
|
||||||||
Certification
Type A
|
||||||||
17
|
Measurement
Campaign
|
|||||||
18
|
Start
of Commercial Production
|
Notes:
-
|
For
the "Long Lead Critical Items" in S. No. 6, the ... placement of orders to
the concerned vendor is for die Prototype and booking of the
production capacity of the vendor for serial production, while the
detailed designs and exact specification shall be made available to the
vendor at an appropriate stage.
|
-
|
It
is explicitly noted that the Measurement Campaign S. No. 18 is heavily
depended on the weather. Missing wind regimes (mostly higher to
strong winds) can delay a complete data collection. Hence the
Parties acknowledge the need for completing the commissioning of the
prototype for the measurement campaign within the agreed
timelines.
|
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List
of Patents used for Design and Development of the W8x/T8x
Part
A – Licensor's patents
No.
|
Patent-Number
|
German Title
|
||
1
|
DE202004003521U1
|
Innenbegehbare
Rotornabe
|
||
2
|
EP000001764664A2
|
Sicherheitseinrichtung
für eine Windenergieanlage
|
||
3
|
EP000001748183A2
|
Elektrische
Einrichtung zur Vestellung von Rotorblättern einer
Windenergieanlage
|
||
4
|
EP000001508692B1
|
Windenergiekonverter
mit einer einen Innenraum aufweisenden
Rotornabe
|
No.
|
Patent-Number
|
English Translation
|
||
1
|
DE202004003521U1
|
Internally
accessible rotor hub for wind power plant
|
||
2
|
EP000001764664A2
|
Safety
device for a wind energy plant
|
||
3
|
EP000001748183A2
|
Electrical
device for wind turbine rotor blade adjustment
|
||
4
|
EP000001508692B1
|
Wind
energy converter with a hub having an internal
compartment
|
Part
B – third party patents with some relevance
No.
|
Patent
Number
|
Title
(short description)
|
Counterparts
|
|||
1
|
US5083039
|
Variable
speed wind turbine (covers power factor control using the grid
connected power converter in a singly
fed, full conversion drive system; expires in February
2011)
|
CA2100672C
|
Notes:
[***]
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Scope
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To
be paid by Licensee:
1.
|
Commissioning
and annual services in regard to the Condition Monitoring
Systems
|
2.
|
Measurement
Campaign via an accredited company, as per prescribed methodology by the
appropriate industry standards
|
|
-
|
Noise
emission
|
|
-
|
Power
Curve
|
|
-
|
Electrical
properties
|
|
-
|
Basis
behaviour and measurement of mechanical
loads
|
3.
|
Proof
of functionality for grid operation with grid
failures
|
4.
|
Development
and moulds from supplier side
|
|
-
|
iron
cast parts like i.e. hub, brake disk,
rotor-coupling
|
|
-
|
Mould
for Reinforced Plastic Parts i.e. nacelle cover, spinner for
hub
|
5.
|
Equipment
for test rigs, i.e. test of drive train after
assembling
|
To
be paid by Licensor:
1.
|
Certification
agency in Germany
|
2.
|
External
engineering
|
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Specimen
Invoice
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List
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a
Agreement
for Product Design & Development and Licensing of Wind Turbine Technology of
W93x (W8x) "
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