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| − | <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-fareast-font-family: arial"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1)<span style="font: 7pt 'times new roman'"> </span></span></span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb">Relevant market: </span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb">The demand of the relevant market should match the minimum size of one production unit. Important: <o:p></o:p></span> | + | <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-fareast-font-family: arial"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1)<span style="font: 7pt 'times new roman'"> </span></span></span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb">Relevant market: </span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb">The demand of the relevant market should match the minimum size of one production unit. If a specific '''niche''' is big enough, the probability of success is higher. In Indonesia the niche was turbines for mini- and micro-hydro power, which has a high national demand and is not the core business of incumbents like Voith, Ossberger etc.<o:p></o:p></span> |
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| − | <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="font: 7pt 'times new roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Manufacturers rather rely on “traditional” products on which they already have sufficient experience, than trying a new technology. This is a mental problem that has to be overcome by '''showing successful applications''' of the new technology.<o:p></o:p></span>
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| − | <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Since access to investment capital to buy new manufacturing equipment (e.g. drilling and milling machine, lathe etc.) is limited, turbine manufacturers temporarily had to subcontract part of their production process to other specialised local workshops. Some parts like e.g. laser-cut side disks for the runner even had to be imported to ensure proper quality. Since 2003, the same quality of side disks is produced in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Subcontracting of certain parts to other local workshops was also necessary in order to keep delivery periods. Once sales of improved turbines allowed for sufficient additional profit, the risk of investing in new modern machines and even engaging additional staff was taken, in order to optimise the production process. As shown in </span><span style="mso-field-code: ' ref _ref225414576 h * mergeformat '">''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb">Table <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2</span></span>''</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB">the turbine price of the T14 was only slightly higher (compared to T12 and T13) and compared to the total investment for an <st1:stockticker w:st="on">MHP</st1:stockticker> project was not decisive. Therefore, the manufacturer who was the first to start production of higher quality turbines could easily promote his standard and consequently increase his sales because the customers were ready to pay slightly higher prices for significantly higher quality.<o:p></o:p></span></span>
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| − | <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Requests from abroad even motivated one of the manufacturers to introduce sand blasting and pressure tests of his equipment which again illustrates how manufacturers react on market requests. The difference is that in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place> the standards first had to be introduced to create a market for high quality turbines whereas these standards (and also stronger competition) already exist on the international market</span>[[#_ftn1|<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-fareast-font-family: 'ms mincho'; mso-fareast-language: ja; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa">[1]</span></span></span></span></span>]]<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">. Summarising it can be stated that even with the limitation of simple production methods it is possible to build very reliable and long lasting T14/T15 crossflow turbines with competitive high efficiency. </span><span style="mso-field-code: ' ref _ref229366312 h * mergeformat '"><span class="BeschriftungZchn">''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">'''Annex '''</span>''</span><span class="BeschriftungZchn">''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">5</span>''</span></span><span class="BeschriftungZchn">''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">''' '''</span>''</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'times new roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-gb; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">gives an overview on the three mostly used types of turbines and their specific features as well as the comparative advantages of the T14/T15.<o:p></o:p></span>
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