Grow your business via Västerbotten Solar Power opportunities in Västerbotten
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
No 1 general business climate Overall ranking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 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
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
Highest growth rate in Sweden Growth rate Swedish provinces 2000-2006 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%
Amongst the lowest power prices in Europe Energy tax in Västerbotten is only 66% of the normal Swedish rate per kwh electricity Consumption: 24000 MWh/year 1 Estonia 0,0488 2 Latvia 0,0567 3 Sweden 0,0604 4 Bulgaria 0,0642 5 France 0,0663 6 Malta 0,0674 7 Lithuania 0,069 8 Finland 0,0703 9 Greece 0,0725 10 Poland 0,0751 11 Spain 0,0761 12 Czech Republic 0,0866 13 Portugal 0,088 14 Slovenia 0,0888 15 Netherlands 0,0918 16 Romania 0,0976 17 United Kingdom 0,099 18 Austria 0,1023 19 Belgium 0,1026 20 Hungary 0,1105 21 Luxembourg 0,1109 22 Slovakia 0,115 23 Denmark 0,1248 24 Germany 0,1273 25 Cyprus 0,132 26 Ireland 0,1339 27 Italy 0,1401 Source:http://www.energy.eu/#industrial
Västerbotten - the location
Solar energy in Sweden Swedish target for renewable energy 49% by 2020 Nuclear power approximately 50% Hydro Power approximately 40 45 % 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
Solar thermal glassed panels Source: Swedish Solar Energy & SP
Solar cells Source: Ångström Laboratory
Total installed solar capacity 375 000 m2 solar/thermal installed 120 000 m2 pool solar/thermal 65 000 m2 solar cells Estimates expects doubling numbers by 2013 Source: Swedish solar energy association
Installed PV Power by application
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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
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
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
Market Total number of recreational homes 558 455 Total number of private homes 2 042 136
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 7.500. For industries Maximum SEK 3.000.000 Indirect through energy consumption reduction investments Maximum SEK 50 000:-
Contact information Västerbotten Investment Agency Assistentgatan 23 Building E Anders Wangby SE- 931 62 Skellefteå, Sweden Director Phone +46 910 71 26 80 anders.wangby@viavasterbotten.se Fax +46 910 59 54 99 +46 910 71 26 81 info@viavasterbotten.se www.viavasterbotten.se