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The Vallis Solaris Project

FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE

Prof. Volker Wittwer Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE MedSpring Training Event Marrakech, 11-13 June, 2014 www.ise.fraunhofer.de

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Fraunhofer ISE Performing Research for the Energy Transformation

Director: Prof. Eicke R. Weber Staff: 1300 Budget 2013: € 86.7 million

Established: 1981

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•  Distinguished prize winner: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

•  The Zayed Future Energy Prize is endowed with $1.5 million

Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber accepts the award from His Highness General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi. 20 January 2014

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"Electricity from Photovoltaic Power Plants without Feed in Tariff"

Project Vallis Solaris "In the Region … for the Region"

Integrated PV Modules Production in Croatia

(Solar silicon/Solar Glass/Ingots/Wafers/Cells/Modules/Inverters)

MedSpring Training Event / Marrakech, 11-13 June, 2014

R & D / System Engineering Leadership

FRAUNHOFER ISE

SOLAR GLASS PRODUCTION

SOLAR SILICON PRODUCTION

(Mg-Si / Umg-Si 4N)

INGOTS / WAFFER / CELLS /

MODULES

PRODUCTION

INVERTER PRODUCTION

PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS

STORAGE CAPACITY

VALLIS SOLARIS Initial Capital, Project Development,

Financial Structuring, Market

*) Full Integrated "Eco-industrial Cluster" for Development, Production and Application of PV-Power

ELECTRICITY QUARTZ SAND

Electricity from Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants without Feed in Tariff

PROJECT VALLIS SOLARIS* - FROM SAND TO ELECTRICTY:

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Why Umg-Silicon (Upgraded metallurgical silicon)? Calisolar Si Purification Process vs. Conventional Siemens

Source: Calisolar Company Overview / January 28, 2011

High Quality, with significant cost advantage

Item Umg-Si (Calisolar)

Conventional-Si (Siemens)

Improvement Factor

Module Reliability/Quality 25 years / 80% Passes all standards

25 Years / 80% =

Cell Performance 16.5% 16.5% =

Environmental Impact Benign, low temp Hazardous Must be remote

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Energy Requirements < 25kWh/kg 110kWh/kg 1/4th

Construction Time 11 months 2 .5 – 3.5 years 1/4th

Construction Costs $20 million $120 million 1/6th

Plant footprint per 1000MT/yr 5000m2 49,300m2 1/10th

Energie-PayBack <1.0 Jahre 1.5 Jahre 2/3

Advantages are especially relevant when PV market enters next phase: o  2012: 30 GW Market (with overcapacity) o  Medium term: 100 GW Market (capacity utilization)

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Silicon Wafers Solar Cells Modules Systems

Sun Sand Electricity

Ingots

UPGRADED METALLURGICAL SILICON (UMG-Si): Activities at Fraunhofer ISE / Cooperation with Vallis Solaris Company

Since the last 5 years, the institute ISE with support of the Fraunhofer Society and of the Federal Ministry for Environment and Nuclear Security BMU has invested over € 20mio into the realisation of new and unique PV-technologies and production research in the domain of "UMG-Si”.

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Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE)**:

Confidential

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Through further project development the data will be subject to change. Source: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Project "Vallis Solaris" – Indicative Business Assessment (500 MW Integrated Ingot/Wafer/Cell/Module Factory in Croatia), 03.09.2013

*) German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (2012), Langfristszenarien und Strategien für den Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien in Deutschland bei Berücksichtigung der Entwicklung in Europa und global, J. Nitsch et al., 2012.

**) The cost of electricity (typically cents/kWh, Euro/kWh, Euro or $/MWh) generated by different sources is a calculation of the cost of generating electricity at the point of connection to a load or electricity grid. It includes the initial capital, discount rate, as well as the costs of continuous operation, fuel, and maintenance. This type of calculation assists policy makers, researchers and others to guide discussions and decision making.

Solar Park is financed by 100 % Equity, Corporate Tax Rate: 20 %

PROJECT VALLIS SOLARIS: Full integrated - Photovoltaic Industrial Cluster

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INVESTMENT OVERVIEW

PHASE 1 (2014 / 15, 16*)

PHASE 2 (2017 / 18*)

PHASE 3 (2019 / 20*)

TOTAL

1. PV (Ingots/Wafers/Cells/Modules) Production: a)  Investment b)  Working places

125 MW 123,363,141 €

371

125 MW 125,005,140 €

345

250 MW 207,085,412 €

579

500 MW 455,453,693 €

1,295

2. Solar Glass (Processing/Coating/Production): a)  Investment b)  Working places

10,100,000 €

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15,800,000

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40,500,000 €***

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66,400,000 €

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3. Inverter Production: a)  Investment b)  Working places

125 MW 5,000,000 €

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225 MW 15,000,000 €

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350 MW 20,000,000 €

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4. PV Power Plants: a)  Initial Investment for Development b)  Investment – PV Power Plants c)  Working places (Control center / maintenance)

113.9 MW 5,000,000 €

119,055,797 € 15

384.2 MW

358,126,166 € 25

663.8 MW**

580,963,559 € 10

1,161.9 MW

1,058,145,522 € 50

5. Research and Development: a)  Investment b)  Working places

10,000,000 €

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10,000,000 €

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10,000,000 €

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30,000,000 €

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6. Mg-Sillicon / Umg-Sillicon (4-5 N) Production: a)  Investment b)  Working places

130,000,000 €***

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130,000,000 €

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TOTAL IMVESTMENT 272,518,938 € 523,831,306 € 968,548,971 € 1,764,899,215 €

TOTAL WORKING PLACES 456 453 951 1,860

Through further project development the data will be subject to change.

*) First production year; **) PV Electricity export (100 MW installed capacity); ***) Start depending on market development

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Job Creation from PV Manufacturing & PV Power Plant Installation

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Source: ISE Fraunhofer, Solar Summit , Freiburg, 23. October 2013

Learning-curve based predictions of the LCOE of renewable energy technologies and conventional power plants in Germany by 2030 versus Vallis Solaris concept in Croatia

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Through further project development the data will be subject to change. Source: Fraunhofer ISE

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*) Joint Venture Company (Vallis Solaris and Local Utilities)

1. Initial Capital and Project development (building and operating permit); 2. Land

3. Power Purchase Agreement with Local Utilities; 4. Sales on Pension Funds, …

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP – BOOT Model (build-own-operate-transfer)

VALLIS SOLARIS Ltd.* (PV Power Plants - Development)

Republic of Croatia, Municipalities

Local Utilities

PHOTOVOLTIAC – POWER PLANTS (SPV 1, 2, 3, …)

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PV POWER PLANTS IN CROATIA: Development Structure Draft

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Pension Funds, Local Utilities, Other Investors

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Vallis Solaris PV Power Plants Installations 2016 – 2025: Average PV Power Sales Price

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7,07 6,71

6,45 6,30 6,19 6,15 6,15 6,15 6,15 6,15 6,15 6,15 6,15

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5,63

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4,28 3,86

3,63 3,34

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Average PV Power Sales Price

Through further project development the data will be subject to change. Source: Fraunhofer ISE, Indicative Business Assessment, Vallis Solaris PV Power Plants in Croatia, June 2014

Ø Electricity Price p.a. (2016-2055)

€ct/kWh 5.22

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Vallis Solaris PV Power Plant of 2016: Power Production Costs over a PV Power Plant‘s Life (30 years)

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Through further project development the data will be subject to change. Source: Fraunhofer ISE, Indicative Business Assessment, Vallis Solaris PV Power Plants in Croatia, June 2014

5,66 5,57

4,52 4,43 4,34 4,36 4,53 4,55

1,88 1,90 1,92 1,94 1,96

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PV power production costs of Vallis Solaris PV power plants' life time Interest Reserves for Deconstruction All risk insurance Mainentance Oper./Admin./Monitoring expenses Rent/Lease of Land Contribution to Municipality Depreciation Sum

Vallis Solaris PV Power Plants Installations 2016 – 2025: Annual Energy Production

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Through further project development the data will be subject to change. Source: Fraunhofer ISE, Indicative Business Assessment, Vallis Solaris PV Power Plants in Croatia, June 2014

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Energy Production of Vallis Solaris PV Power Plants (for Installations from 2016 - 2025)

Energy Production (AC)

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Monthly production of solar and wind energy in Germany / Year 2012:

Monatliche Produktion Solar und Wind

Jahr 2012

Januar Februar März April Mai Juni Juli August Sept. Oktober Nov. Dez.

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Legende: Wind Solar

Source: Prof. B. Burger, Fraunhofer ISE, Daten: Leipziger Strombörse EEX

Sun and wind complement each other ideally!

1.  SHORT TERM GOALS: •  Integrated PV Modules Production

(Ingots / Wafers / Cells / Modules) for Local Markets and Export

•  PV-Power Plants (Electricity for Local Market)

•  REEE - Technology Center

(Transfer of knowledge, capacity building and initial development of Green Industry, the energy system transformation, flexibilization of production and use of electricity & heat , stationary batteries, optimization of the Croatian future energy system based on hourly modeling, …)

2.  MIDDLE TERM GOALS: •  Storage capacity (Pumped Storage Hydro Plants, Power-to-Gas, …)

•  Physical infrastructures / Grids

•  PV-Electricity Export

•  Technology Export

PROJECT GOALS:

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•  Through further development of technology the PV electricity costs will be less than from standard fossil power station in the coming years

•  Vallis Solaris as favor company for using of Fraunhofer ISE / UMG-Si technology

development (Fraunhofer has already invested €20.0mio in this technology and is Co-Owner of Vallis Solaris)

•  REEE - Technology Center Split (the planning phase of the center is financed by

Fraunhofer Society and the County of Split starting in December 2012 with 100.000 € from each side

•  in combination solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy and biomass can deliver 100%

of the needed energy of Croatia. This would save a large amount of money, which is used nowadays for importing fossil fuels and electricity

•  Vallis Solaris as possibly Pilot Project of Mediterranean Solar Plan-MSP, great

acceptance by the Secretariat of Union for Mediterranean / letters from 13.12.2012 and 01.10.2013

PROJECT VALLIS SOLARIS: Facts - Summary

MEDITERRANEAN SOLAR PLAN: Summary

Ø  Developing renewable energies and improving the energy efficiency in the UfM* member states: Build 20 GW of extra production capacities of RE between now and 2020

Ø  20-20-20 The objectives of the European Energy-Climate package for 2020: -  reduction of 20-30 % of the CO2 emissions -  reaching 20 % of RE (specific mandatory objectives for every member state).

Ø  Renewable energy as an industrial catalyst

Ø  Transfer of knowledge and capacity building

Ø  Physical infrastructures: Grids

Ø  Indicative criterias: regional impact, reproducibility, know-how transfer, demonstration effects, scaling up of potentials, positive impact on host country economy and employment;

Ø  UfM label: a political support from 43 UfM countries closely connected to major financial institutions.

*) UfM Member States: Austria , Algeria , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Belgium , Bulgaria, Croatia ,Cyprus , The Czech Republic , Denmark, Egypt , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany , Greece, Hungary , Italy , Israel , Jordan; Latvia , Lebanon; Lithuania , Luxemburg; Malta , Mauritania , Monaco , Montenegro, Morocco , The Palestinian Authority , The Netherlands , Poland, Portugal , Republic of Ireland , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Syria , Sweden , Tunisia , The United Kingdom ,Turkey

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Vallis Solaris – Mediterranean Solar Plan: Increasing of Productivity through Cooperation / Structure Draft

Vallis Solaris Productions (Croatia, Morocco, Turkey, …)

Vallis Solaris Services (location / to be defined)

Full Integrated Production:

§  Umg-Si §  Solar Glass §  Ingots §  Wafers §  Modules §  Inverters §  Systems

§  Central Purchasing §  Development of New

Technologies (IP) with Industry and Research Institutes

§  International Project Development

VALLIS SOLARIS HOLDING

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SYNERGIE

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

PHOTOVOLTAIC

MARKET

PV INGOTS / WAFERS CELLS / MODULES

PRODUCTION

SOLAR GLASS PRODUCTION

SUPPLIERS -

INDUSTRY

SYSTEM ENGINEERING

●  Creation and securing of IP and high-tech working places in all supporting countries .

●  Regional supply of cost-effective PV modules for solar power generation / electricity from renewables.

●  Additional source of income for towns and communities on the basis of the PPP models (PV Roof Installations and Solar Power Plants).

●  New Financial Product for Regional Stock-Exchanges (Solar Power Plants- suitable for Institutional Investors / Pension Funds, Local Utilities, …)

●  Mutually beneficial partnerships between businesses and R&D institutions from all Vallis Solaris supporting countries.

PROJECT VALLIS SOLARIS: SYNERGIES FOR ALL PROJECT PARTNERS

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