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THINK TANK © TÜV SÜD individual reports for each WEC or even Experience shows that in most cases, be sufficient. Worn cables and surface individual components, possibly even from continued operation can be realised with only defects caused by inclement weather, such various service providers, wind-farm minor efforts. Before a component is as corrosion or flaking protective coating, managers who opt for having all their existing replaced, the experts check whether regular also can be repaired easily. WECs inspected and assessed together will monitoring might also be a solution or benefit from synergy effects. whether replacement of specific parts may What is important is that managers commission the expert report at an early stage, in other words at least six, or even better, 12 months before expiry of the design life to facilitate the process, for example by scheduling the on-site inspection in the low-wind season. On the basis of LTE, managers can calculate the costs of servicing and maintenance during the residual lifetime more precisely and develop improved maintenance solutions. As a rule, the LTE report is also imperative for the renewal of insurances and for collaboration with service providers. In dealings with approval authorities the report can be used as proof of qualification. www.tuvsud.com/wind-power © TÜV SÜD Contacts TÜV SÜD – Wind Service Center Ludwig-Eckert-Straße 8 93049 Regensburg +44 (0) 3300 169924 [email protected] +49 (0)941/460212-0 [email protected] +49 (0)89/5791-3812 [email protected] WWW.PESWIND.COM 101

ASK THE EXPERTS Renting instead of buying: flexibility on demand © Flying Focus luchtfotografie PES spoke with Hans Gatzemeier, CEO of ELA Container Offshore Gmbh, about how to increase flexibility by renting their offshore mobile room solutions. This solution is proving more and more popular, as it means that once finished with, the containers can be collected. The pandemic has meant working in different ways, and Hans admits he has missed the personal contact at trade shows and looks forward to business resuming as usual as soon as possible. 102 PES WIND

ASK THE EXPERTS Hans Gatzemeier PES: Hi Hans, it’s great to hear from you and PES: You have maintained a strong presence requirements and the product. your team once again. It’s been around 6 at trade fairs and events despite the Unquestionably, the impact of this digital months since we last spoke and the situation. As these were mainly digital, I’d be format will likely continue after the pandemic certainly hasn’t made things any interested to learn whether you believe these pandemic, but for me, it has also highlighted simpler in the industry. virtual formats are a promising alternative? the importance of personal contact. Hans Gatzemeier: Many thanks, and yes, I HG: I personally find virtual events a little PES: From this, can we assume that think the last report was in November 2020. impersonal. I find there are a lack of planning for trade fairs and events has once At that point we thought the end of the interpersonal connections, small talk, again resumed at full speed? pandemic was in sight, but here we are still in sharing a joke, shaking hands, or just the midst of it. Vaccinations have provided grabbing a coffee. In short, it’s easier to get HG: Absolutely. This year, we will be at SPE the light at the end of the tunnel for us. to know your conversation partner face to Offshore Europe in Aberdeen between 7th However, we will most likely be required to face. It’s then possible to take a more and 10th September and with a stand at continue to be patient. targeted approach towards their Offshore Energy in Amsterdam, which is scheduled for 26th and 27th October. PES: It’s great to hear that and we look forward to finally being reunited there! If media reports are anything to go by, it would appear that ELA Offshore has been kept very busy despite the pandemic. Nowadays, we’re hearing and reading time and again about the various uses of your containers. HG: Yes, there is an extremely high level of interest in portable and container-based multipurpose spaces for offshore use. We’ve experienced tremendous demand for temporary rental solutions in addition to permanent and long-term solutions. PES: Could you briefly summarise the advantages to renting mobile accommodation? HG: There is a clear advantage to rental containers; our customers can quickly cover any requirements for additional accommodation in the period for which it is required. Once the customer no longer requires the container, they can notify us and we’ll pick it up. This means costs are only incurred during periods when the container is actually used. In line with our motto: ‘Flexibility on demand’. PES: Is there a particular type of container used for this purpose? HG: We primarily use the 20 ft ELA Offshore Accommodation Container, Type: WWW.PESWIND.COM 103

ASK THE EXPERTS © Flying Focus luchtfotografie Allrounder, for rental purposes. Thanks to its size of approx. 6 x 2.5 m, this container is 104 PES WIND smart, easy to handle and doesn’t take up too much space. The range of various fittings and a wide portfolio of accessories such as stairways, gangways and tanks can transform individual containers into a self-contained village. These modules are easy to install and deinstall with the ELA Plug&Play system. PES: How large is your rental stock at present? HG: We currently have just over 700 different modules and accessories available to rent. Our inventory constantly changes, due to weekly deliveries and returns of units. The returned containers then undergo a technical inspection and are thoroughly cleaned. PES: How long is the average rental period? HG: Our containers are typically rented for a period of 2 to 8 months. Although certain contracts have been concluded for rental periods lasting over a year. We’re also often asked by customers, whether they can subsequently buy the containers and whether their prior rent payments can be taken into account for the payment. PES: That’s understandable, as at some point, the rent payments must cover the full price of the containers.

ASK THE EXPERTS HG: That’s true, but when you rent an apartment, it also doesn’t become your property after 10 or 20 years. Perhaps it’s best to explain the renting business model as follows: - T he lessor invests in a product that he intends on subleasing. - He attempts to offset the investment costs incurred within a certain period using a rental fee in line with the market. - The rental object only makes money for the lessor once these investment costs have been covered. As you can see, it would not be beneficial to the lessor to sell the rental object during the payback period, unless it is sold at a higher price. However, we explain this to our customers in advance. PES: That’s a great and clear way of putting it. At what point is a container considered paid off for you? HG: Thank you for allowing me to explain that in depth, as this situation often arises. The payback period for a container is approximately 4-5 years. We calculate this figure on the basis of an average utilisation rate of approx. 60% throughout the year. WWW.PESWIND.COM 105

ASK THE EXPERTS ‘Constant product availability, quick processing, professional advice, reliability, sincerity and flexibility coupled with top quality is our long-standing motto.’ Meaning that each container is stored at our However, at this point, it’s important to quality is our long-standing motto. It has facilities for 40% of the year. These periods point out that we have gained extensive enabled us to build an extensive and happy of low-utilisation are primarily due to breaks experience in this field. customer base, something we value highly. in rental periods, bad weather in autumn and winter, supply and demand. ELA Offshore has supplied products to the PES: Many thanks for this interesting insight offshore market with resounding success into your business. One final question: Is it Furthermore, prior to delivery, each since 2014. We are a part of the ELA Group also possible to purchase all products? Or container undergoes a technical inspection, with over 950 employees and over 40,000 are they only available to rent? is cleaned and equipped according to the rental containers, and will be celebrating our customer’s requirements for certain uses, 50th anniversary next year. HG: All ELA products can also be purchased. where necessary. The topic of individual offshore space PES: Congratulations! To close, could you requirements for long-term use is rather PES: That certainly sounds like a lengthy provide one final statement on what makes comprehensive. I would be glad to discuss and costly process. ELA Offshore so unique? this in more detail in your next issue. HG: That it is. Particularly in light of the fact HG: Constant product availability, quick PES: Absolutely, we very much look forward that we are often not aware how a product processing, professional advice, reliability, to hearing more from you. will perform on the market initially. sincerity and flexibility coupled with top www.ela-offshore.com 106 PES WIND

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TALKING POINT ©Nexans Cable innovation is critical for the future of wind energy Words: Thibaut Zumsteeg, Global Market Director for Renewable Energy, Nexans and Italia Hurgon, Global Product Manager for the wind turbine market, Nexans Utility-scale wind turbine energy technology has developed rapidly over the past 20 years, from a few hundred kilowatts to multi-megawatt installations capable of producing enough electricity to power thousands of households. As windfarms increase both in physical size and generation capacity, with turbines growing from 2-3 megawatt (MW) today to typically 5 MW onshore and even up to 15 MW offshore, so does the need for technical innovation. 110 PES WIND

TALKING POINT Installed capacity for global wind power is installed off the US coast, with a high testing standard and testing device at one of expected to grow at 5.3 percent between likelihood to see this trend accelerated by its facilities. To pass the testing procedures, 2019 and 2025. According to the ‘Future of the new Biden administration. the cable manufacturer and the OEM must Wind’ report published by the International agree on the number of cycles with a Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), global Why cable technology is crucial minimum rotational angle per meter that the wind power is expected to reach over 6,000 cable needs to be able to withstand during GW by 2050. The greater scale of turbines today means the wind turbine’s service lifetime. that technological innovation is critical to Since 2019, onshore wind power has ensure their components are built to These cables must be able to endure several emerged as one of the world’s most valued withstand the greater forces and higher thousand of torsion cycles in their 20-year renewable energy sources and accounts for ratings required. Often overlooked by the lifetime. The angle of rotation allowed the largest share of growth in renewables- casual eye, specialist cables play an depends on the cable diameter but fluctuates based energy generation. However, as the indispensable part in wind power generation. between 100° and 180° in either direction. onshore market gradually reaches a saturation point, the offshore wind sector The turbines, nacelle, tower, and base, are To compensate for the lack of a 100-150 has been fast gaining momentum and is served by approximately 50 to 100 different m-high tower on the test site, the test team expected to witness a significant compact cables, all of them installed in a confined puts weights on the cable to simulate, for annual growth rate (CAGR) in the near future. space and sometimes following a highly instance, a 100 m free-hanging length of complex route. These cables are typically a cable. They then apply several cycles in both Europe is still leading the way, with installed mixture of low voltage (LV) and medium directions to test torsion strength, under capacity growing by nearly 30 percent each voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV), constant electrical current. year, while the UK and Germany remain the performing functions such as power two largest offshore wind markets. transmission, control, and communication. Factors influencing cable configuration Asia-Pacific is one of the most mature and Depending on electrical architecture, cables competitive regions in the wind power in a turbine could vary in total length from 3-6 The selection of LV and MV cables depends market, with solid demand from China. km, with a vast majority of them LV systems. first and foremost on the location of the Ambitious plans in Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam transformer, followed by the type of and Korea will contribute to boosting The composition of electrical components in generator and voltage rating. Transformers demand for offshore wind in the area. But a wind turbine prescribes the type and can be installed inside the nacelle, at the the coming decade will also see a great configuration of cables to be used. The middle or bottom of the tower, or even number of large-scale offshore windfarms power generating components, including the outside the tower. generator, gearbox, drive train, and brake assembly, are all housed in the nacelle. If the transformer is located inside the nacelle, an engineer will select an MV cable Cables in the nacelle may need to operate at rated at 20 or 36 kilovolts (kV) to connect it to high temperatures of 105˚C for LV cables and the distribution point at the turbine’s tower 180˚C for single-core MV cables. Cables also base. However, if the transformer is located need to withstand extremely low at the middle or bottom of the tower, an LV temperatures that can reach -40˚C. They also cable rated at 0.6 to 1 kV connects the need insulation and sheath materials resistant generator to the transformer. If the to aggressive chemicals, oils and ozone. transformer is located at the top of the nacelle, the voltage will be increased to 66 kV The power generating components link to and will therefore require a high voltage cable the tower via a free-hanging loop or looping for safe transmission. cable. The loop cable transmits power to the lower section of the tower, where the cable is Occasionally, a combination of LV and ‘low’ fixed to the tower structure before MV cables are installed as loop cables connecting to the grid. between the nacelle and the tower. The transformer then steps the voltage up to MV In many ways, the LV or MV looping cable is the (20 to 36 kV) before sending it to the grid. most critical wind turbine component. It has the role of transmitting the power generated The difference between onshore and out of the nacelle, which turns to face into the offshore cable systems wind and needs to withstand a high degree of torsion at varying temperatures. Most wind turbines have a conventional design that is both used in onshore and These cables need to be light, flexible, and offshore installations. However, offshore resistant to oil, chemicals, UV, ozone and wind power is significantly higher than abrasion. In addition, they need to handle onshore, meaning cable capacity must be temperature conditions ranging from -40 ˚C much higher to transport energy down to to 90 ˚C. A current trend is to specify LS0H the grid. (low smoke halogen-free) material for the insulation and sheath. Cable systems in onshore windfarms can operate at various voltage range: 24 kV up to Rigorous testing 42 kV. So, cables and accessories are especially designed and tested in accordance Cable manufacturers must be able to with those specific requirements. demonstrate that cables are up to standard. In addition to international certification High voltage operation for offshore wind testing to meet IEC, UL and CSA standards, farms offers important life cycle cost- loop cables must be torsion resistant. efficiency benefits such as: Despite it being a critical component, there is currently no official torsion testing standard. - t he possibility of reducing the number of substations required, Nexans has consequently created its own WWW.PESWIND.COM 111

TALKING POINT ©Nexans - reducing the length of cables that need to combined with trained and specialized around one million WINDLINK® cable kits for be installed operators to install the accessories. turbines in Europe, the US, China and Brazil. They will be installed in Vestas onshore wind - and the necessary space to be used, while Faster installation turbines rated at 2, 3 and 4 MW some of ensuring a higher current capacity. which will feature the next-generation Rather than opting for the traditional cable EnVentus platform. Offshore wind turbines cable systems by the drum or specified length options, operate up to 66 kV. Cables and accessories many OEMs are increasingly showing a The kits will provide easy-to-fit connections have been deployed to perform at this preference for alternatives to speed up for power, control and communications voltage range. on-site installation, some of which can be functions within the nacelle, tower and For both types of wind turbines, cable jumpers high risk and expensive. A safer and less control panels. Depending on their specific of high quality are crucial to ensure the lower expensive option is cable kits. application, the pre-connected cables will level of risks during the turbine’s lifetime feature rubber, thermoplastic, or silicone The kits include cable pre-cut to the various insulation. A significant new feature is the ©Nexans lengths needed for installation in the tower use of entirely lead-free materials for the or nacelle. They are supplied stripped at one construction of the MV cables. or both ends and come complete with connectors for speedy installation and The way forward reduced technical risks. Many OEMs are also opting to pre-install cables in sections of the The future of energy is looking greener, with tower to reduce cost and installation cycles. wind power technology at the heart of Shear bolt and split bolt technologies for transformation taking place across the accessories, as well as roll-on insulation global energy system. Drastically lower tubes for connecting points, are innovative production costs, rising concern around components providing time saving ratios for climate change, evolving international installation of cabling systems up to 10 to 1, energy policies, and increased shareholder while requiring the use of standard portable pressure to adopt environmental, social tools that can easily be operated on site by a governance (ESG) policies, are pushing single person, even at height in the tower. renewables into the mainstream. Preparing for tomorrow’s energy challenges Efficient use of cable is one area where turbine OEMs can streamline their Investment in innovation and stringent processes. It will, therefore, become even product testing by cable manufacturers has more important for OEMs and utilities to led to specialist cables designed to help wind install cost-efficient cable and accessory turbine operators get more from their solutions provided by trusted suppliers, infrastructure investments. while adhering to the strictest safety and performance standards. Vestas, the world’s second-largest turbine maker, recently signed a two-year global www.nexans.com supply contract with Nexans to provide 112 PES WIND

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TALKING POINT How utilities can combat diverse threats to decentralised grids Words: Richard Weiss, European Regional Manager, IQGeo Energy generation and storage is rapidly being moved from the centre to the edges of the network, with far-reaching consequences for grid management and oversight. Across the world, the policy direction is increasingly towards distributed generation with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the EU Framework 2030, European Green Deal, and an EU Directive all championing self-sufficient energy communities. UK community energy organisations have already delivered over 30MW of renewable power with community groups funding 175 new renewable energy schemes ranging from solar to hydroelectric, while the EU predicts that energy cooperatives could own 17% of its installed wind capacity within a decade. 114 PES WIND

TALKING POINT Pioneering projects include Germany’s centralised and decentralised power to manage. Distributed generation can blur Energy Cooperative Heilbronn-Franken, the remain flexible and resilient. In theory, a visibility over all the subtle dependencies Orkney Community Windfarm Project, the diverse and decentralised array of local and between a network’s local assets and the Bright Tucson Community Solar Program in central power sources will improve potential for many systemic vulnerabilities to the US, and UK initiatives to exploit resilience by enabling grids to adapt to natural hazards. ground-source heat pumps in hundreds of sudden local fluctuations in wind, sunshine, urban parks. or consumer demand. This also creates Learning the lessons of Winter Storm Uri growing interdependence between local in Texas ‘Interconnection’, which allows small-scale power sources and regional or even renewable energy projects to connect to national grids. This comes at a time when studies show the electric grid, will mean that national extreme weather events are increasing in grids increasingly draw on these local, A little-known consequence of the frequency and 83% of utility companies community-run power sources. Home decentralisation of energy is the consequent expect high-impact extreme weather energy storage and vehicle-to-grid fragmentation of the geospatial network events to affect future grid stability. The technology are similarly decentralising data traditionally used to capture, monitor, potential effect of extreme weather on energy storage, transforming homes and and protect electric grids. With generation diverse and decentralised grids was cars into batteries that share power with and storage capacity splintered among far recently illustrated by events in the United the grid. Experts predict that renewable more people and places, vulnerabilities will States. Texas prides itself on a diverse electric grids will have to draw on a mix of be more widely dispersed and difficult to mixed energy grid that includes abundant solar power and the country’s largest wind WWW.PESWIND.COM 115

TALKING POINT central offices and are thus not fit for purpose in a world of diverse and energy production capacity. Yet Storm Uri decentralised grids that rely on widely exposed a ‘single point of failure’ across dispersed power sources. There is a gap these interconnected power sources with between network maps and the reality on the ice simultaneously freezing wind turbines ground and this gap is growing as grids are and affecting other power sources from expanded through new local renewable solar to nuclear and natural gas, costing energy generators and interconnection with $130 billion and leaving 4 million people in community renewable projects. the cold and dark. The move away from centralised generating capacity towards Complex network assets are often still local power sources means that what represented in non-interactive ways, which happens in one place increasingly matters means they are neither timely nor accurate everywhere else. An ice storm affecting a and do not respond efficiently to the needs community solar project and a of mobile field teams that need to see and neighbouring wind farm are no longer capture real-time information on local merely local problems when those projects hazards. This compromises the ability to are connected to the electric grid. manage our increasingly dispersed and One of the possible failings behind the Texas fragmented networks and exacerbates field energy crisis pinpointed by investigators was update backlogs that can already take the failure to institutionalise insights from weeks or months to capture important field previous severe weather events which had as-built data. We have worked with utility already exposed its vulnerability to extreme companies where as many as 50% of their cold. Decentralised grids need to learn what happens in each location and cross-pollinate that knowledge across the grid to avert similar future hazards so that the entire grid grows collectively stronger from each failure. Yet energy operators struggle to collect vital insights from decentralised assets because they often still use centralised Geographic Information Systems (GIS), paper-based network maps, and Excel spreadsheets. These are relics of centralised fossil fuel grids and cannot easily incorporate new information from the abundant array of local sources in the field. The risk from grid data fragmentation Despite the fact grids increasingly generate power at the edge of the grid, they are not collecting information from the edges effectively. This means they lack an integrated overview of local vulnerabilities, defects, or hazards from local field technicians or communities running local power sources. These maps can only be amended by specialist GIS cartographers in 116 PES WIND

TALKING POINT for field technicians and construction teams to find unfamiliar locations and identify facility characteristics. This helps target resources efficiently and effectively and incorporates valuable insights from damage to one asset that could inform risk management strategies to protect other assets. Companies can use this kind of integrated, updated network data to model the impact of future extreme weather events or other worst-case scenarios and implement strategies such as weatherising grids, having reserve margins, or making generators weather-resistant. Accessible and integrated geospatial data enables field crews to continuously correct or update the network overview for all other users creating a virtuous circle where grids become progressively more disaster resilient from each incident. Ultimately, geospatial network data can be integrated with other datasets such as local hazard or weather trend data to create proactive and ‘predictive’ grids continually anticipating and averting hazards before they arise. The decentralisation and digitalisation of utility grids means that utilities now face a more complex, distributed, diverse array of threats and vulnerabilities. They must respond by creating an equally distributed and diverse overview of their network’s assets, dependencies, and vulnerabilities. www.iqgeo.com/about-us as-builts are wrong and we have spoken to ‘smarter’ over time. Richard Weiss another with 50,000 updates stuck in their as-built queue. Records of damage, Applying the lessons from Typhoon Faxai Richard is European Regional Manager degradation, or repairs are similarly out of in Japan for IQGeo. Rich is a geospatial industry date. This is a major potential threat when veteran with more than 25 years’ modern mixed grids must monitor damage Some countries with long experience of experience with geospatial software or hazards across a much more widely extreme weather events are providing technology in the utility and telecoms distributed web of power sources both local valuable lessons on how to develop industry. He joins IQGeo from 3-GIS and central, large and small. geospatial strategies and systems that make where he was EMEA Managing Director distributed grids more disaster resilient. responsible for establishing and building Outdated, inaccurate and inaccessible Japanese power giant TEPCO recently sales and support operations network data can hinder disaster resilience responded to damage from storms and throughout this region. Prior to that he and response both in the office and the field. typhoons by decentralising its network data also worked for Esri and other leading They delay vital repairs and upgrades as so that information on hazards, damage or geospatial companies. technicians on the ground cannot quickly degradation can be seen and sent by access accurate data on the position and everyone, from operations centre staff to condition of nearby assets or their proximity local field engineers or local producers. to hazards. They made their network data more Another key failing in Texas is that it took user-friendly, open, and accessible to every several days to get their grid back online due mobile device or web browser so it can be to delays restoring affected generators, rapidly updated by workers in the field to something that is often exacerbated if create a comprehensive and current network data is not easily accessible or up overview of utility grid damage and hazards. to date. Field workers can quickly record recent new builds, repairs, or upgrades as well as Even worse, the central office cannot get the damage, degradation, or risks. comprehensive, current overview needed to proactively identify and pre-empt critical When Typhoon Faxai damaged their vulnerabilities or risks to grid stability. network, the system was used to allow both Crucially, this impedes the ability of central managers and field crews to rapidly operators to learn lessons from damage or view and update critical network disruption in one part of the network and information, blackout locations, and incorporate these into best practice across damage in any location. Their system is the grid. It means that grids fail to get integrated with Google Maps to make it easy WWW.PESWIND.COM 117

2021OmUeTdiNaOdWata WIND Lanthan Safe Sky Associated British Ports TÜV SÜD Conference call POWER NOT HOT Discussing aircraft The latest on the UK’s drive Lifetime extension: PES looks back on a AIR detection lighting toward net zero making full use of real and virtual show: systems (ADLS) installed capacity a true hybrid WIND We are delighted to bring you the very latest product innovation & developments from across the global wind industry, along with looking into some of the major policy developments across the sector. We are excited to bring you some of the thoughts & views from several of the industry’s key players & leading names. PLUS, enjoy our latest helping of incisive insight, opinion & analysis POWER AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS • ISSUE 1, 2021 ROBOTICS: THE FUTURE? © Messe München WIND ENERGY’S ESSENTIAL Trelleborg Natural Power SupAirVision Conference Call Trelleborg Natural Power SupAirVision Conference Call MEDIA DESTINATION We hear from Richard Beesley, Iain Dinwoodie explains about Developments & PES looks forward to We hear from Richard Beesley, Iain Dinwoodie explains about Developments & PES looks forward to 18,000+ READERS Innovation and Business wind asset management innovations in the UAV some of the leading and Innovation and Business wind asset management innovations in the UAV some of the leading and Development Director market to meet the needs most eagerly anticipated Development Director market to meet the needs most eagerly anticipated EXTENSIVE ONLINE AND MOBILE REACH of the wind sector events of the year of the wind sector events of the year BIG NAME INTERVIEWS WIND WIND NEWS, VIEWS AND ANALYSIS Once again, we are excited to present you the latest Once again, we are excited to present you the latest product & technology innovations, as well as project product & technology innovations, as well as project UNMISSABLE FEATURES AND developments and advances from a number of key developments and advances from a number of key AGENDA-SETTING COMMENT movers and shakers in the global wind market. We movers and shakers in the global wind market. We have the pleasure of hearing from several of the have the pleasure of hearing from several of the industry’s leading names, and front runners. industry’s leading names, and front runners. PLUS, our regular helping of opinion, industry insight PLUS, our regular helping of opinion, industry insight & analysis & analysis POWER AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS • ISSUE 3, 2020 POWER AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS • ISSUE 2, 2020 SMARTER DIGITALISATION SAFER IS INTEGRAL FASTER TO THE WIND INDUSTRY email [email protected] today www.peswind.com



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