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Doing Business in Germany

Acquisition of a German Solar PV Manufacturing and R&D Plant

Sun + Lite & Power Sdn Bhd

Sun + Lite & Power Sdn Bhd (810449-A) Sun + Lite & Power GmbH

Malaysia’s ¡First ¡Full-Fledged Solar PV Manufacturing Plant (Location: Brandenburg, Germany)

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N o w 1 0 0 % o w n e d b y S u n + L i t e & P o w e r S d n B h d . ( a c q u i s i t i o n c o m p l e t e d )

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C a p a c i t y : 3 0 M W p e r y e a r

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Te c h n o l o g y : T h i n - F i l m a m o r p h o u s s i l i c o n , t a n d e m j u n c t i o n L a n d A r e a : 7 . 5 a c r e s F a c t o r y : 1 . 5 a c r e O f f i c e / W a r e h o u s e : 0 . 5 a c r e

Sun + Lite & Power GmbH

 L o c a t i o n : S e n f t e n b e r g ,

B r a n d e n b u r g , D e u t s c h l a n d ( 1 3 7 k m s o u t h o f B e r l i n , 5 5 k m f r o m D r e s d e n )

 EPV Solar Inc. (formerly Energy Photovoltaics Inc.) was founded in 1991 in Lawrenceville NJ, USA as a supplier for a-Si turn key equipment.  EPV and its predecessor companies have designed, built, installed and commissioned a-Si factories around the world for more than 20 years.  One of the First Companies to commercialize Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Technology.  EPV Solar, Inc. became a module manufacturer in 2007 as a result of a strategy change mainly driven by strong demand for solar modules due to the introduction of the German feed in tariff.  Rapid Global Manufacturing Capacity Expansion Strategy: 20MW/yr factory in New Jersey and a 30 MW/yr factory in Senftenberg, Germany, built in 2008. Started first Germany plant production in Nov 2008.  EPV had the misfortune of ramping its production just as the world-wide credit market crisis erupted in the fall of 2008. Last Production in Jan 2011. Last Operation in Feb 2012.

BACKGROUND

Market Info

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Source : NPD Solarbuzz 2013

Geographic Breakdown of Global Solar PV Demand in 2013

31GW Demand in 2013 (29GW in 2012)

TECHNOLOGIES OF SOLAR CELLS

• Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

– sc-Si (Mono/Single Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells) – mc-Si (Poly/Multi Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells)

a-Si Cd-Te Mono c-Si Poly c-Si

• Thin Film Solar Cells

– a-Si (Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells) – Cd-Te (Cadmium Telluride) – CIS (Copper Indium Diselenide) – CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide)

WHY THIN FILM?

AMORPHOUS SILICON THIN FILM MODULES

a-Si Thin Film Modules’ Benefits:

• Lower cost per watt
• Non-carcinogenic materials
• Better temperature coefficients and so can generate

much more power at higher ambient temperatures.

• Generate higher energy yield under low-light and

diffuse light conditions (cloudy days).

• Shorter Energy Pay-Back Time (EPT) ¡when compared

to c-Si PV Modules. (EPT is one of the most important factors when evaluating ecological benefits of PV systems).

WHY THIN FILM

AMORPHOUS SILICON THIN FILM MODULES

Sun + Lite & Power Sdn Bhd

 Architectural aesthetic  Semi-transparent option  Frameless  Power production in low light condition  Power production in high temperature  Low cost & readily available  More reliable under partial shading conditions

Why Thin Film for BIPV

Sun + Lite & Power Sdn Bhd

2012/2013 GTAI REPORT

Similar technology as ours

PROCESS FLOW

Way Forward

SLP Contribution to Malaysia

• Human Capital Development in High Technology

space

• Technology development and knowledge

transfer

• Establish Malaysia as a brand name in the

development and sales of products and technology

• Offer Malaysian universities and Research

Institutes with internship, training, R&D, job attachment, competency development, etc

Our small effort to support Government initiatives

APPENDICES

FACTORY’S ¡ ¡EMPTY ¡ ¡LAND ¡ FACTORY’S ¡ ¡BACKYARD ¡ FACTORY’S ¡ ¡BACKYARD ¡

RAW MATERIAL FOR 5000 MODULES OR 250KWp COMPUTERS KEPT SECURELY 100KWp FINISHED GOODS PACKED OR READY FOR PACKING

WORK-IN-PROGRESS

MODULES READY FOR PACKING

THANK YOU

Sun + Lite & Power Sdn Bhd

Sun + Lite & Power Sdn Bhd