Grow your business via Västerbotten

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1 Grow your business via Västerbotten Wind Power opportunities in Västerbotten

2 Advantage Västerbotten market potential Sweden Västerbotten has the best potential for wind power in Sweden * Västerbotten 16 % of total land area Gävleborg 10 % Norrbotten 7 % Jämtland 5 % Estimated potential for turbines in Västerbotten alone. *) According to the Swedish Energy Agency s investigation 2008

3 Market potential areas of national interest Offshore, Source Swedish Energy Agency s investigation 2008

4 Potential on-shore wind power Criteria Wind speed Minimum 7 m/s at 70 meters height Access to power-grid and roads Land owners and leasing Maximum 5 per area Conflict avoidance Environment protection Untouched mountain area Natura 2000 Other national interests for areas less than 10 km 2 Distance to nearest housing Minimum 1 km Source Swedish Wind Energy Association Total 58 TWh 15.1 TWh 5.1 TWh 8 TWh 4.3 TWh 16.2 TWh 7.8 TWh 1 TWh

5 Market potential Norway and Finland 70 % of Norway s potential for onshore wind is in the northern province of Finnmark, ** which is easily reached from Skellefteå by European highways or train/road. Total potential estimated to 7 8 Twh. Biggest potential in Finland along the Bothnian coast and Finnish Lapland. Conclusion; the biggest expansion of wind power will be in the northern areas of Scandinavia and Finland. **) Recharge magazine no. 31, 2009

6 Västerbotten in the Opportunity Circle Västerbotten is well suited to serve as the hub for the development of wind power in Norway, Finland and Sweden

7 Education and research The region hosts two universities with comprehensive research and education within areas related to the competence required for wind power development. Approximately 600 civil engineers graduate each year. Skellefteå has prominent research within the field of electric power, There is also a local engineering program adapted to regional demand for engineers. Luleå University of Technology offers post graduate programs in relevant areas, and is Sweden s leading research centre for all aspects of cold climate engineering.

8 Research at Luleå Technical University Areas of competence Arctic Ice Shelf / Ice Island Arctic Oceanography and Meteorology Changing Ice Conditions Frozen Soil Icebreaking Technology Ice Forces on Marine Structures Maintenance under Arctic Conditions Numerical Simulation of Ice Loads Operations in the Arctic Sea Ice Properties Shipping in Ice covered Waters Snow and Ice Constructions Storage of Cold Testing in Cold Climate Wind Power in Cold Environment

9 Swerea/SICOMP - Sweden s leading research centre in composites Located nearby Piteå with a well equipped laboratory with full scale production and testing equipment. Both chemical and mechanical testing is available. Main focus on structural composites with emphasis on development of materials, design methods and processes. Competence areas: Design and calculations Material development and characterisation Fracture mechanics Process development and simulation of both thermoplastic and thermo set-based fibre reinforced composites Prototype manufacturing Testing Life cycle assessment and recycling

10 Swerea/SICOMP- Areas of Excellence Skilled and experienced personnel and over 40% of the staff have a PhD-degree. Processing science: Process modelling and simulation (flow simulation, residual stresses, shape distortions etc) Processability (methodology for characterisation of processing properties) Manufacturing technology Design and service life predictions: Design, stress analysis etc. Thermomechanics and ageing Damage mechanics Service life predictions

11 Swerea/SICOMP - Services Fundamental research Applied research and development (EU-projects, national projects) Various forms of collaboration for the short and long term with one or several companies Product development Testing and consultation In-house and open courses Offers analysis, evaluation and modified materials for a variety of applications. Testing and Consultation Scientific credibility in composite materials and their production technologies. Offers analysis, evaluation and modified composites and plastics for different applications. Covers all aspects in product development. Equipped to: Determine physical and mechanical properties of composite materials. Characterise structural changes in composite materials exposed to different chemical and physical environments. Conduct life cycle analysis of composite materials. Characterise ageing behaviour of composite materials. Develop suitable methods for the production of fibre reinforced composites. Guarantees reliability, safety and quality for designers, manufacturers, product developers and consumers.

12 General facts about Västerbotten * Population Västerbotten Umeå Skellefteå Education Västerbotten Sweden Umeå Skellefteå University level 22,5 % 21,3 % 44,2 % 25,2 % Post-graduate/research 1,7 % 1,1 % 1,8 % 1,8 % Manufacturing see attached document for supply chain opportunities Source: Statistics Sweden

13 Economic growth Västerbotten had the highest growth-rate in Sweden between Growth rate Swedish provinces Västerbotten 41% Norrbotten 40% Upps ala 29% Södermanland 27% Västa Götaland 26% National average 26% Skåne 24% Stockholm 23% Source: Statistics Sweden, % 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

14 International companies in Västerbotten A few of the international companies present in Västerbotten Mining Anglo American, Blackstone Nickel, Dragon Mining, EVE Ventures, GoldOre Resources, Horizon Blue, Labtium, Metso Minerals, Norrland Resources/Mitchell River Group, Outotec, Orex Minerals, SRK, Tertiary Minerals Wood Byggma, Consultec, CSCE/Mitek, Finndomo Life Science GE Healthcare, Merck Sequant, Vygon Cleantech Clean Air Group/Plymovent, Inpipe, Kuusakoski, Midroc Environmental, Fred Olsen Renewables Manufacturing Aslean International Tires, Danica, Element Six, Fazer, Franke, Geda, Isringhausen, Komatsu, PSI Group ASA, Saint-Gobain, Solifer Group, Soucy, Wipro Engineering ICT Ascom, Protegrity, Tieto Enator, Nomura, NUITEQ, Real India Real Estate Cordea Savills, Nordvestor, Cloudberry Village

15 Contact information Västerbotten Investment Agency Anders Wangby Assistentgatan 23 Building E SE Skellefteå, Sweden Phone /Mobile: Fax