Prof Dr Dominik Godde, Director Fleet Management Hydro, E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH SESSION 7: Incorporating sustainability into business practice The expectations on organisations involved in hydropower have increased dramatically, both at the corporate and project levels. The scope of accountability has grown from the technical, legal, financial and regulatory, to broader developmental responsibilities and greater disclosure. It is a strategic challenge to adjust business and information systems to incorporate sustainability into assessment, planning, operations, reporting and reviewing. An international panel will discuss this challenge from a range of perspectives. For more information about this event, visit: http://ihacongress.org

1. Prof Dr Dominik Godde
E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH
Incorporating Sustainability into Business Practices –
A Utility’s Perspective
Presented at the
IHA 2013 World Congress

2. Incorporating Sustainability into Business Practices –
A Utility’s Perspective
Dominik Godde
IHA Congress 2013, Session 7
Kuching, Malaysia

3. Sustainability’s roots go far back
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Geology of mankind
Paul J. Crutzen

4. Sustainability follows the route of “Health & Safety”
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Measurement tools available: OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, Dow
Jones Sustainability Index, EU-Commission reports, HSAP

5. Why at all to care for sustainability?
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E.ON Global Unit Generation
Nuclear CCGTSteamHydro
Goodwill of interest groups, approval of authorities, requirements
of financers are excellent reasons to care for sustainability

6. The E.ON Hydro Fleet applied the HSAP at the 124 MW
Walchensee Power Plant in Bavaria, Germany
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E.ON Global Unit Generation
Nuclear CCGTSteamHydro
Lake Walchen
Type of plant Storage
Commissioned 1924
Design discharge 84 m³/s
Head 197 m
Installed capacity 124 MW
Annual production 293 GWh
Type of turbine Francis / Pelton
No. of units 4 / 4
Voltage level 110 kV
First European
application of the
IHA Hydropower
Sustainability
Assessment
Protocol
Lake Kochel

7. Various expectations towards measuring sustainability
performance at HPP Walchensee
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Walchensee Power Plant
Capacity building to organize Protocol applications in various
environments in and outside Europe
Identification of sustainability performance gaps by using the
likely high-performing plant as a potential control
Identification of opportunities to acquire a scoring level 5
(proven best practice) or to optimize investments in
sustainability

8. HSAP teaches a common language when talking about
sustainability
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Language
Protocol allows to jointly define and measure sustainable
actions, which is in the interest of all parties involved.

9. HSAP assessment is not for free …
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10
People
200
Documents
50,000
Euro
30
Interviews
1
Pr. Mgr.

10.  Generation of knowledge,
capabilities and
awareness
… but the Protocol pays off
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General benefits through…
(company level)
Concrete input for…
(operational level)
Intangible Tangible
 Reduction of business risks
 Corporate decision-making
regarding prioritization of
investments
 Local stakeholder
communication
 Professional project
management
 Operational excellence
initiatives
 Continuous improvement
measures
Value Drivers
Technical, environmental,
social, and financial risks
Smaller projects: Internal
(unofficial) assessment
Larger, prestigious projects
of public interest: External
(official) assessment
Addressing key risks and
sustainability issues early
in the development phase

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Sustainability
Performance
(scores)
Economic
Viability
(IRR)
Strategic
Rationale
(yes/no)
A project’s sustainability profile can be an
investment criterion
Early
Stage
Prepa-
ration
Implemen-
tation
Operation
Informed selection of the
most promising projects
Improvement sustainability
performance to foster internal
consensus and external acceptance
A better assessment of the
risk profile of an asset
under construction
Guide resource allocation to
optimize sustainability
performance

12. Conclusions
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“Sustainability” developed over long time and becomes more and more “usual business”.
The HSAP has the potential to generally become part of hydro power projects / plants,
including decision processes.
HSAP assessments require resources which pay off.
Many external and internal reasons exist to seriously care for sustainability.

13. Incorporating Sustainability into Business Practices –
A Utility’s Perspective
Dominik Godde
E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH
dominik.godde@eon.com