Grow your business via Västerbotten

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1 Grow your business via Västerbotten Solar Power opportunities in Västerbotten

2 Why Sweden One of the world s most globalized and competitive nations Meeting-point for Scandinavia and Northern Europe The world s second largest per capita investor in R&D Low corporate taxes Leading development of eco-friendly energy and sustainable technologies Among the quickest to adopt new applications and services, i.e. very short time to market

3 No 1 general business climate Overall ranking Country Sweden US Canada Finland Denmark Switzerland Singapore Norway Netherlands Germany Sub-Indices Global Competitiveness Index World Competitiveness Scoreboard Inward FDI Potential Index Business Competitiveness Index Ease of Doing Business Index Global Summary Innovation Index Knowledge Economy Index Opacity Index Human Development Index Source: ISA compilation, 2008; World Economic Forum, 2008; Institute for Management Development (IMD), 2008; UNCTAD, 2007; World Bank, 2008; TrendChart, 2007; Milken Institute, 2008; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2008

4 Strong industry in Västerbotten New high-tech industries and creative companies Access to world-class R&D High-productivity manufacturing and processing sector Active development of eco-friendly power and heating solutions Hosts most of the country s energy resources Collaborative spirit with networks, consortiums, business incubators and cross border R&D Leading region in mining, forestry and pulp and paper

5 Highest growth rate in Sweden Growth rate Swedish provinces Västerbotten 41% Norrbotten 40% Uppsala 29% Söderm anland 27% Västa Götaland 26% National average 26% Skåne 24% Stockholm 23% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

6 Amongst the lowest power prices in Europe Energy tax in Västerbotten is only 66% of the normal Swedish rate per kwh electricity Consumption: MWh/year 1 Estonia 0, Latvia 0, Sweden 0, Bulgaria 0, France 0, Malta 0, Lithuania 0,069 8 Finland 0, Greece 0, Poland 0, Spain 0, Czech Republic 0, Portugal 0, Slovenia 0, Netherlands 0, Romania 0, United Kingdom 0, Austria 0, Belgium 0, Hungary 0, Luxembourg 0, Slovakia 0, Denmark 0, Germany 0, Cyprus 0, Ireland 0, Italy 0,1401 Source:

7 Västerbotten - the location

8 Solar energy in Sweden Swedish target for renewable energy 49% by 2020 Nuclear power approximately 50% Hydro Power approximately % Wind Approximately 1 %. Current total production 1.6 TWh. Target for 2020, 30 TWh Solar energy Total installed Solar/Thermal approximately 30 MWh Solar cells approximately 7 MW

9 Solar thermal glassed panels Source: Swedish Solar Energy & SP

10 Solar cells Source: Ångström Laboratory

11 Total installed solar capacity m2 solar/thermal installed m2 pool solar/thermal m2 solar cells Estimates expects doubling numbers by 2013 Source: Swedish solar energy association

12 Installed PV Power by application

13 Radiation map

14 Solar energy in Västerbotten Sweden s biggest cluster of solar related companies Development of one of the world s most efficient solar panels Solar research at Luleå University of Technology Excellent test bed for difficult/rough conditions Attractive government support programs for PV investments by households and industry

15 Companies in Sweden Eco Supplies/Gällivare Photovoltaic (GPV) Arctic Solar (Alfasolar) Latitude Solar Suncore Texsun Arctic Sun Global Sun Engineering Absolicon PV Enterprise Solibro Midsummer Scanmodule/REC

16 Research and Development Annual government research funding for PV approx. 2-2,5 MEUR Participates in IEA PVPS and PV-ERA-NET Research centers Angstrom Laboratory/ Uppsala University Luleå University of Technology Lund University Building Design Chalmers University of Technology /Environmental Systems Analysis Swerea IVF Center of molecular devices

17 Market Total number of recreational homes Total number of private homes

18 Government support scheme Grid connected systems can get 60% of investment as grant. For big companies 55%. Solar/thermal systems 2,5 SEK / KWh Maximum SEK For industries Maximum SEK Indirect through energy consumption reduction investments Maximum SEK :-

19 Contact information Västerbotten Investment Agency Assistentgatan 23 Building E Anders Wangby SE Skellefteå, Sweden Director Phone anders.wangby@viavasterbotten.se Fax info@viavasterbotten.se