Vista Newsletter, June 27, 2007

The headlines are as follows (click headline for detailed story):

·        Vista Inflow Forecast Ready to go Operational at Southern California Edison

Inflow forecasting study completed for SCE, and real-time operational forecasting will be initiated in July.

·        Acceptance Testing Underway for RT Vista at Mighty River Power

The Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) for Mighty River Power of New Zealand was successfully completed in February, 2007 for the real time dispatch module (RT Vista) and site tests are ongoing.

·       BPA Contracts Synexus Global® to Implement Real-Time Simulator

Synexus Global® has developed a special high-speed simulator to enable the Duty Scheduler (dispatcher) to rapidly fine-tune the schedule provided by ST Columbia Vista.

·        Vista Users Prominent at Utility Wind Interest Group (UWIG) Conference

At the UWIG Conference on 21-22 March, 2007, five presentations were made that involved the use of Vista to quantify hydro-wind integration cost.

·        Waterpower XV Notice

Interesting Vista-related papers to be presented at Waterpower XV this summer…

The following two papers will be presented by Synexus Global staff as associated clients:

Drive for Efficiency: Impacts of Real-Time Station Optimisation Software within Mighty River Power

Optimizing Ancillary Services in an Independent System Operator (ISO) environment

·        Synexus CDM Methodology Wins UN Approval

Synexus Global®, has received the approval of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Clean Development Mechanism, for a Synexus-authored methodology on “Increased Electricity Generation from Existing Hydropower Stations through Decision Support System Optimization.”

·        Lower Churchill River Studies

Synexus Global® will be providing a fully configured installation of AUTO Vista to Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (NLH), as part of the Lower Churchill River studies.