Your Trusted Partner for

MW- and GW-Scale Factories

Solutions for Solar/PhotovoltaicHigh Volume Manufacturing

Deep Resources, Full Service SolutionsCH2M HILL’s full-service solutions bring solar/PV projects from initial planning and design to final operation and production. Our engineering services cover the entire value chain from raw material processing to high volume manufacturing and solar power generation projects.

With global-scale leadership we help our solar/PV clients meet today’s business objectives with the flexibility to capitalize on tomorrow’s growth. Our strength is the knowledge and experience of our employees, who have successfully delivered the world’s most complex and challenging solar/PV projects.

High Volume ManufacturingWe help our customers achieve sustainable success by enabling them to offer cutting edge products manufactured with best-in-class Cost / Wp performance, in a robust and safe mass manufacturing environment.

We Cover the EntireSolar PV Value Chain

Raw Material Processing

High Volume Manufacturing

Solar Power Generation

Renewable Energy – Solar/PV: The Time is NowAs the cost of electricity generated from photovoltaic modules approaches grid parity, the

solar/photovoltaic (PV) industry is poised for explosive growth. Companies aggressively seek to

establish market share through competitive technological and market advantages. In this dynamic

time, cost reductions are being achieved through:

•Improving conversion efficiency across different cell technologies•Increasing factory yield, uptime and throughput by optimizing manufacturing

equipment, integrated lines and facility systems•Reducing operational costs•Reducing capital factory costs for equipment and plant•Improving operational efficiencies through large-scale factories•Applying stringent site selection processes and global manufacturing strategies

Maximizing the Return on Your AssetsFrom economical building shells to major manufacturing complexes, CH2M HILL’s design-build approach helps solar/PV clients maximize the return on their assets. Our collaborative process recognizes each client’s unique needs and expectations, and identifies innovative solutions that deliver extraordinary value. Our integrated project delivery is structured to meet aggressive market-driven schedules, anywhere in the world.

PV Manufacturing Venture PlanningThe cornerstones for a successful PV manufacturing venture are thorough business and technology roadmap planning, combined with highest quality site selection processes. Our advanced planning and site selection experts have helped many solar/PV companies successfully expand their business into new markets, technologies and geographies. Together with our expertise in permitting, estimating, programming and conceptual design, our planning services support mission critical project funding decisions and provide certainty in moving forward with business plans.

Design for Seamless ExecutionMeticulous planning and pragmatic, constructible design allow a seamless transition to efficient field execution, with a focus on safety, economical operation, environmental protection, and future expansion.

Multidisciplinary CoordinationWe organize our greatest resource — our people — in dedicated team spaces for every project. Multidisciplinary environments, including architects, engineers, technologists and planners, encourage formal and informal dialogue among team members, spark innovative ideas, and provide a holistic approach to project challenges.

Construction ManagementCH2M HILL has provided construction management (CM) services on more than 1,500 projects during the past five years, effectively managing construction services and resources to complete projects on schedule and budget. Our CM approach provides a single point of contact, representing the owner’s interests first and foremost.

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Design and Construction of PVManufacturing Plants

Design-Bid-Build Design-Build (EPC)Design & ConstructionManagement (EPCM)

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Manufacturing Integration, Technology, and Productivity Solutions

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Master Design for Large-Scale Manufacturing ComplexesClients seeking to scale up production facilities face unique challenges. A large-scale manufacturing complex must be evaluated for viability and value, positioned for minimum risk, designed for optimum performance, and constructed in the right location.

CH2M HILL helps meet these challenges with comprehensive planning and design services that include:

• Feasibility, competitive, financial and risk analysis

• Conceptual programming

• Technology process consulting

• Site/location evaluation and selection

• Utility needs analysis

• Transportation logistics planning

• Environmental analysis

• Permitting and licensing

• Campus, site and facility master planning

Manufacturing Integration, Productivity and Technology SolutionsWith a thorough understanding of how material handling and tool layout support efficient operations and life cycle cost reduction, we lead the drive for cost efficiency in large-scale manufacturing complexes. The resulting facilities are “fit for purpose,” with reduced cost-per-watt, robust and compliant process systems, and flexibility for future improvements.

CH2M HILL designs value into solar/PV manufacturing facilities to sustain each client’s economic advantage.

Our dedicated industrial engineering group provides focused expertise and services that help improve the performance, output, and profit of solar/PV manufacturing operations, through:

• Lower operating costs and lower cost-per-watt from the beginning

• Optimized automation for greatest return on investment and best cycle time

• Shorter learning curve at factory start-up

• Faster “time to money” return on investment

We capture these beneftis for our clients by applying proven services such as:

• Static and dynamic layout modeling

• Material handling simulations and solutions

• Line automation and equipment integration

• Factory start-up, ramp-up and decommissioning

• MES solutions and design

• Tool install / process equipment hook-up

Solar/PV High Volume Manufacturing Experience — from MW to GWFor more than a decade, CH2M HILL has worked with developers of solar/PV products in all cell technologies. The majority of our customers require non-disclosure agreements; while we carefully guard proprietary information, we can say that our portfolio includes:

9 Solar/PV customers ranging from start-ups to companies in the top 20 list of manufacturers

9Extensive experience with all major technologies: c-Si, a-Si, CdTe, and CIGS

9Design-build, design-only, and front end consulting work in Asia, Europe, and North America

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9Polysilicon projects, ingot/wafer plants, cell manufacture, module, and thin-film projects

9Projects ranging from lab scale to MW production facilities and GW “super-sites”

9Greenfield and brownfield (retrofit) experience

We keep our customers on the leading edge with up-to-the-minute knowledge and best practices from across the spectrum of advanced technology. For example, we have incorporated aspects from semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing (gas handling, balancing utility requirements for tool support, hazardous material safety) and combined this with our experience in general manufacturing of commodity products to improve solar/PV commercial scale production.

CH2M HILL clients also benefit from our long-standing relationships with major equipment suppliers, helping optimize information exchange, tool installation, and compliance with design requirements.

Global Reach and Replication StrategiesWith offices worldwide and partnerships with many international design and construction professionals, CH2M HILL has program management capabilities to manage multiple projects in locations around the globe. We help clients achieve more consistent, less expensive, faster replication of factories.

Long term manufacturer relationships

Source inspections

Logistics

Network of suppliers

Technology selection

Resource evaluation

Plant layout

Energy estimates/ forecasting

Permitting

Environmental assessments

Community outreach

Electrical

Transmission and interconnection planning

Site civil and geotechnical

Structural

* Additional Services

* CH2M HILL provides all engineering disciplines as required by individual project needs.

Labor-union and merit shop

Safety procedures to prepare for energization

Materials management

Warranty coordination

Operator training

Scada reporting frequency

Panel cleaning breakeven analysis

Meteorology and output forecasting

Spare parts inventory, management and obsolescence planning

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Procurement

Construction

Operations and Maintenance

Sustainable and Lean Design for Solar/PV FactoriesCH2M HILL builds sustainability and Lean design into a project from the beginning, considering full life-cycle value. With an in-depth understanding of PV business and technology, we consider an array of sustainable approaches to optimize cost and benefits over the lifetime of a factory, including LEED® design principles, factory life cycle analysis and carbon footprint assessments.

Engineering Services for Solar Power GenerationTo supplement our High Volume Manufacturing services, CH2M HILL provides a full value chain offering for solar power generation projects — all the services our clients need from a single source, aligned with the scope and the needs of the project.

Evolving Technologies For 30 years, CH2M HILL has helped high technology clients scale up, commercialize, rapidly deploy and maintain their competitive advantage as leaders in evolving technology.

Energy Solutions In the past decade, the pace of reform and change in the electricity sector has rapidly increased. CH2M HILL offers expertise in power generation, renewable energies, solar farms, oil and gas, and energy services and operations.

Advanced Services CH2M HILL offers specialized resources and capabilities including industrial engineering, front end planning, manufacturing integration, facilities management, and operations.

Understanding the Solar Value Chain CH2M HILL is active along the full solar value chain, from raw material processing to high volume manufacturing and solar power generation.

Meeting the Challenges of a Market in Growth & TransformationWe tailor solar/PV solutions to meet the demanding requirements of a dynamic and fast-changing market.

Meeting Demand With deep resources and a broad range of services, we can mobilize a team to rapidly build facilities. We support the need for speed-to-market to gain market share.

“Best in Class” on Cost/Wp Our experience in site selection and our innovative approach to design, project execution and industrial engineering improve efficiencies throughout the manufacturing plant and reduce the cost of support systems and buildings.

Environmental Stewardship As a world leader in environmental engineering, CH2M HILL offers comprehensive expertise in environment protection, sustainability, cleanup, and reuse.

About CH2M HILLHeadquartered near Denver, Colorado, employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in full-service engineering, procurement, construction, and operations for public and private clients. With $6.3 billion in revenue and more than 23,000 employees worldwide, CH2M HILL delivers innovative, practical, sustainable solutions—helping clients develop and manage infrastructure and facilities that improve efficiency, safety, and quality of life. The firm has long been recognized as a most-admired company and leading employer, including being named by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For (2009).

CH2M HILL operates out of more than 200 offices worldwide. For a complete list of office locations in your area, please visit us at ch2mhill.com.

GlobalHeadquarters9191 South Jamaica StreetEnglewood, CO 80112USAToll-free: 888.CH2M.HILLTel: +1 303.771.0900Fax: +1 720.286.9250

EuropeOptima Building, Level 1 North58 Robertson StreetGlasgow, G2 8DUScotland, U.K.Tel: +44 (0) 141.204.2333Fax: +44 (0) 141.204.2033

MiddleEast/NorthAfricaStar Holding BuildingGround Floor #2Dubai Internet CityPO Box 500554Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTel: +971 4.427.7600Fax: +971 4.427.7601

NorthAmerica2020 SW 4th AvenueThird FloorPortland, OR 97201USATel: +1 503.235.5000Fax: +1 503.736.2000

MexicoAV. Xola 535Piso 23 Col. del ValleDel. Benito JuarezMexico City, 03100MexicoTel: +52 55 5999 0400Fax: +52 55 5999 0410

BrazilVila OlimpiaRua do Rocio, 351 - conj.Suite 11, 12, 21, 22, 52, 61 e 62Sao Paulo, 04552-000BrazilTel: +55-11 3040 0800Fax +55-11 3040 0802

ArgentinaAzara 841, 1 FloorCiudad Autonoma deBuenos Aires, 1267ArgentinaTel: +54 114 309 0201Fax +54 114 303 3954

NorthAsia22nd Floor, Tower B City Center100 Zun Yi RoadShanghai, 200051People’s Republic of ChinaTel: +86 21.6057.3000Fax: +86 21.6057.3299

SouthAsia150 Beach Road, 34th FloorGateway WestSingapore, 189720Republic of SingaporeTel: +65 6391.0350Fax: +65 6299.4379

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