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POWERTECH LABSTABLE OF CONTENTS
03 ABOUT POWERTECH
Expertise to Meet Industry Needs and Bring
Changes to the Market

THE POWERTECH ADVANTAGE
Cross-Disciplinary Analysis

07 INDUSTRIAL
TRANSPORTATION

08 UTILITIESOur Approach
Our Vision

04 COMPANY VALUES
05 BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Long-Term Relationships Across a Range ofIndustries

MARKET SECTORS

06 CLEAN TECHNOLOGIESELECTRICAL OEMS

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10 OTHER MARKETSINNOVATIONSCatalogue of “Firsts”

12 QUALITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS
Adhering to Highest Industry Standards

13 GLOBAL REACH
WHERE IS POWERTECH HEADED IN 5-10
YEARS

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ABOUT POWERTECH
Expertise to Meet Industry Needs and Bring Changes to the Marketplace.
Powertech Labs is one of the largest and most diverse testing and research labs in North America.
At Powertech, our people are the heart of the company. Our team consists of talented and experienced scientists,
technologists, professional engineers, researchers, and specialists who combine their efforts and expertise to meetthe needs of the future in a variety of market segments, including electric utilities (power generation, transmission anddistribution, substations, grid modernization, and power systems), original equipment manufacturers, industrial, clean
technologies, transportation, mining, oil and gas, telecom, and other industries.
Powertech offers expert technical consultation to assist customers with the most demanding needs in designing tests,
navigating international certification or regulatory requirements, interpreting test results, and conducting failure analyses.
These services provide value to our customers, measured in avoided costs, productivity gains, adoption of clean
technologies, extension of service life of assets, enhanced performance, optimized maintenance, and energy efficiency.
Powertech also develops advanced, innovative solutions that address emerging technical problems as they arise, extend
the boundaries of technology, and change the market landscape.

THE POWERTECH ADVANTAGE
Trusted and Multi-Disciplinary Knowledge
In-depth experience — more than 30 years’ experience, and deep knowledge of industries to meet the latest standards
and solve complex problems.
State-of-the-art facilities — 32 primary labs, with the latest test equipment and staff expertise in high voltage and power,
mechanical technology, applied chemistry and materials, high-pressure hydrogen and compressed natural gas, civilengineering, software technology, and power systems.
Cross-disciplinary analysis — close collaboration between technical disciplines enables across-the-board, end-to-end
testing of products, components, and materials.
Pioneering innovations — groundbreaking firsts that have been adopted by industries around the globe, and that havechanged the ways companies operate.
Global customer base — almost 1,000 clients on six continents, including some of the largest and most technologicallyadvanced utilities, grid operators, and electric equipment and automotive OEMs in the world.

Our Approach

VisionConduct our activities in a safe manner, in accordance withinternational accreditation standards, and with respect
toward our environment and communities.

Trusted provider of knowledge and innovative solutions
supporting the electric utility sector and other technologyoriented industries.

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COMPANY VALUES
Safety — Safety tops everything. We do our work safely or we don’t do it at all.
Diverse Team — We are strongest when we work together and capitalize on our varied attributes — together we are morethan the sum of our parts.
Excellence — Striving for excellence, acting with integrity, and having the highest standards in quality are core to what wedo.
Our Customers — Customers fuel this company and we constantly work with them to earn and retain their trust andloyalty. We expect that our customers hold us accountable to our commitments.
Challenges — We ready ourselves for the hardest challenges — through obtaining accreditations, developing industryleading innovative products & services, investing in our labs and hiring great people and making them better.

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Long-Term Relationships Across a Range of Industries
Powertech’s independent commercial testing and research facilities offer testing, R&D, and consulting expertise for abroad spectrum of industries under one roof.
We are among the few organizations that have a concentration of multidisciplinary expertise—including chemical,
mechanical, civil, materials, electrical, high–pressure, and instrumentation. We collaborate with utilities, vendors, andOEMs in test planning and execution, results interpretation, product development, interoperability testing, pre-deployment
validation, and failure analysis.
Our teams help ensure customers receive the most comprehensive and reliable results to support their businessdecisions. These services optimally design tests to meet customer needs at minimal costs and reduce the risk of bringing
advanced technologies to the industry.

MARKET SECTORS

Clean Technologies

Electrical OEMs

Industrial

Renewable Energy, Electrified
Transportation, Energy Storage, IPPs,
Non-Integrated Micro-Grids.

Equipment Manufacturers,
Component Vendors.

Aerospace/Defense, Airports/Ports,
Mining, Oil & Gas, Building Products,
Chemical, Forestry.

Transportation

Electric Utilities

Other Markets

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
Components and Systems, Hydrogen
Fueling Infrastructure, EV Charging
Infrastructure Deployment, Batteries,
High Pressure Components andSystems and Stations, High-Pressure
Gas Components and Systems,
Electric Vehicles.

Power Generation, Transmission &Distribution Services, Substation
Services, Grid Modernization, Power
System Services.

Collaborative Research
Organizations, Municipalities &Government Agencies, University &Research Institutions.

5CLEAN TECHNOLOGIESPowertech has a long history of developing new clean technologies that assist the global utility industry to avoid
environmental impacts, increase energy efficiency, and support the use of renewable energy. Technologies include:• Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) leak detection from power transformers and other electrical equipment• Destruction and removal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)• Software for grid optimization and integration of intermittent renewable resources• Communication systems to enable implementation of micro-grids and control automation• Energy storage devices• Energy management and demand-side management solutions• Development of fueling technologies for hydrogen vehicles and evaluation and installation of charger technologies forbattery electric vehicles• Testing of transformer rectifier units and other power equipment for use in electric transport applications

ELECTRICAL OEMS
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to the electric power industry need to ensure their products operate reliably,safely, and according to design specifications and government and industry standards.
Powertech engineers provide a wide range of electrical, mechanical, chemical, and material testing to satisfy the needs of
OEMs:• Cross-disciplinary testing and analysis are supported by detailed documentation for each test performed.
• In addition to standard industry compliance and type tests for equipment, assemblies, and components, we offer
customized testing and evaluation procedures that minimize the costs of prototype development by identifying thecritical performance tests to ensure products successfully pass compliance requirements.
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Powertech LabsINDUSTRIAL
Powertech has 30+ years of industrial experience and the in-house capability to conduct structural safety and reliability
analysis to quantify probability of failure of a structure or component. We also offer a full range of mechanical testing
services, including vibration and shock, environmental, and tensile testing.
Powertech specialists serve the industrial sector by designing, specifying, and engineering products and components tooptimize their performance.
Powertech’s independent experts can assist with:• Designing to prevent failure• Aging and life prediction (accelerated environmental testing)• Failure diagnosis and resolution• Expert witness• Product testing to international standards• Material testing and chemical analysis

TRANSPORTATIONPowertech supports technology to decarbonize transportation vehicles, including hydrogen fuel cell electric, battery
electric, and compressed natural gas.
• The company has designed and constructed hydrogen fueling stations across North America, and has installed morethan 100 direct-current fast charging electric vehicle stations throughout British Columbia.
• Powertech is also a global leader in testing high-pressure components used in alternate fuel vehicles, and is
responsible for innovations, including the world’s first 700 bar hydrogen fast fill station, one of the first retail-styledispensers, and the first high-speed test device for hydrogen refueling stations.

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UTILITIESSEGMENTS

EXAMPLES Generator condition assessment
 Hydroelectric asset life extension
 Generator grid compliance, model validation, and AVR/PSS tuning

Power Generation Services

 Failure analysis and repair & prevention strategies
 Embankment dam material testing Advanced non-destructive testing Corrosion assessment, protective coating specification and inspection
 Electrical and mechanical type/qualification testing of T&D components,
equipment, and hardware
 Overhead conductor type/qualification testing Underground cable type/qualification testing On-site field inspections and testing

Transmission & Distribution
Services Asset lifecycle management services
 Condition assessment of components and equipment
 Structural integrity and reliability assessment of towers and poles Coatings and corrosion assessment and design
 Failure investigation and root cause analysis
 Cable inspection service including maintenance hole condition assessment
 Wildfire characterization, mitigation, and failure analysis
 Engineering application studies of electromagnetic transients, inductions,point-on-wave, arc-flash, grounding induction, harmonics, and shortcircuits
 Failure investigation and root cause analysis

Substation Services

 Transformer health assessment, risk mitigation
 Transformer oil purification and analysis
 Equipment transients and disturbance analysis
 Distribution automation and congestion management Smart metering

Grid Modernization

 Distributed energy resources (DER) for residential, commercial, andindustrial applications
 Renewables energy storage

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SEGMENTS

EXAMPLES Demand response and electric vehicle grid impact management
 Electric vehicle deployment and fleet electrification

Grid Modernization

 North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure
Protection (NERC CIP) assessment and sustainment services
 Grid Modernization roadmap development
 Smartgrid product validation and certification
 Sensor technologies for wild-fire mitigation and risk characterization
 Development of Dynamic Security Assessment Tools (DSAToolsTM) software
suite and specialized modules
 World leading provider of On-line DSA solutions
 Power system planning and operation studies
 Power system data/model management and database development
 Comprehensive stability assessment for transient, small-signal, voltage,
and frequency
 Evaluation of transfer capability and security limits

Power System Services

 TSA/EMT model development and validation for renewables
 White (open-box) and black (closed-box) user-defined model development
for OEM products, or support for internal model development
 Provider of hybrid simulation platforms to perform TSA-EMT hybrid studies
with TSAT & PSCAD™ or TSAT & RTDS™
 Customized technical training courses
 Generation and load interconnection studies
 Development and assessment of remedial action scheme (RAS) Electromagnetic transient switching studies
 Hardware-in-loop (HIL) testing

OTHER MARKETSPowertech conducts product testing, advanced R&D, and consulting services for nonprofit organizations, municipalities
and government agencies, and university and research institutions.
We meet the specific needs of these markets through equipment testing, condition assessment, failure analysis, andadvanced chemical analysis.

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INNOVATIONSCatalogue of “Firsts”

HyStEP—Hydrogen Station Equipment PerformanceFirst 70 MPa Hydrogen Fueling Station

First test device of its kind in North America that ensuressafety and performance of new hydrogen fueling stations,
reducing commissioning time from an average of several
months to a couple weeks.

World’s first 70 MPa hydrogen fueling station capableof fast-filling vehicles, offering range up to 500 km (300
miles) with under 4 minutes fueling time.

AeroMACS

Testing of Self-Lubricating Bearings

Only AeroMACS Designated Certification Laboratory inworld, capable of testing and certifying equipment using
new digital airport communications system— Aeronautical
Mobile Airport Communications System.

Only lab in world to conduct life testing of self-lubricating
bearings for hydroelectric plants operated by U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.

10Powertech LabsPCB Online Decontamination

Equipment Health Rating (EHR) of Transformers

One of a kind system for online extraction of PCB
compounds from transformer oil.

Unique software to diagnose and assess condition and life
stage of power transformers.

On-line Dynamic Security Assessment (DSA)

TSAT - RTDS™ Interface (TRI)

Pioneering technologies for on-line DSA, including tools
for voltage and transient security assessment and small
signal analysis.

Cutting-edge platform allowing analysis of large
interconnected power systems through synchronizedreal-time cosimulations of electromechanical andelectromagnetic transients.

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QUALITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS
Adhering to the Highest Industry Standards
Powertech is accredited according to international standards for quality management, environmental management andtechnical competence of testing laboratories.
The foundation of our success is delivering quality-focused services and products that exceed our customers’
expectations. Considering stakeholder feedback and listening to the voice of customers through customer satisfaction
surveys ensure we constantly improve business practices for those we serve.
Quality management underpins our ability to maintain our business financially, socially, and environmentally, and provides
a consistent framework towards a sustainable path. We maintain our competitive advantage in the market by expansion of
new services, year over year, often in accordance with nationally recognized standards under our ISO quality registration/accreditation.
Occupational Healthand Safety

Quality
Management

Environmental
Management

ISO 45001 Occupational
Health and Safety
management system.

ISO 9001 Quality
management systems,
since 1997.

ISO 14001
Environmental
management systems,
since 2002.

ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation
General requirements for the competency of testing and calibration laboratories. Accredited by theStandards Council of Canada (SCC).
UL TPTDP
An active participant in Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Third Party Test Data Program (TPTDP). This participation allows
Powertech to perform testing for UL without UL staff having to witness. Our accreditation in this program complements
our ISO/IEC17025 accreditation with the SCC.

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GLOBAL REACH
Powertech Labs serves almost 1,000 clients in ten regions, encompassing and some of the largest and mosttechnologically advanced companies in the world.

North
America

CentralAmericaSouth
America

EuropeAfricaMiddle Central Southeast
Australasia
East
Asia
Asia

East
Asia

THE FUTURE OF POWERTECH
Powertech evaluates market needs on a regular basis and adds new services to align with these needs. In the future, ourfocus will be on advancing innovation in support of electric utilities, expanding the company’s global presence, conducting
leading-edge research and development, investing in state-of-the-art technology, and growing without compromising ourquality, environment and safety performance or vision.

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