1. SOLARFOCUS Ltd PHILOSOPHY HISTORY MANAGEMENT BUSINESS FIELDS MARKET RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT...

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1 Company Information

2 Content 1. SOLARFOCUS Ltd PHILOSOPHY HISTORY MANAGEMENT BUSINESS FIELDS MARKET RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AWARDS FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTACT

3 1. SOLARFOCUS Ltd. Adress: Werkstrasse 1, 4451 St. Ulrich/Steyr, Austria Phone / Fax: , Fax: / Website: office@solarfocus.at / CEOs: Ing. Johann Großauer, Johann Hinterplattner, Johann Kalkgruber Foundation: 1993 Employees: 155 (by the end of February 2013) Company area: ca m² Operating programme: SOLARFOCUS develops, manufactures and supplies cutting edge technology solutions for sustainable building heat management solutions for domestic to medium scale projects ( kw). With its many years experience in the combination of solar and biomass heating technologies for space heating, pool heating and hot water preparation, the company has set new standards in terms of efficiency, technology and functional product design. Export rate: With our highly trained distribution and service partners we reach export quotas of 70%. The main export countries are Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, France, Spain, Romania and Ireland Research & Development: Due to the SOLARFOCUS inhouse R&D department we help creating a more unpolluted future. Patents: The numerous patents for our boilers, our stratified charging tank, and in particular for the SOLARFOCUS CPC collector represent the power of innovation of the company. 3

4 2. PHILOSOPHY Outstanding Quality: Our products are designed to guarantee a long term and highly efficient utilisation of solar and biomass energy. Conscious Sustainability: We are shaping the future with products that serve mankind and protect the environment. Motivated Employees: Our employees are the backbone of the company. Each employee of our team contributes to the success of SOLARFOCUS. Strong Partners: Only together we are strong. Cooperative synergies allow the realisation of our goals, safety, and growth. 3. HISTORY 1981 Lambda sensor technology and downfiring combustion technology is patented Foundation of the company Kalkgruber in Steyr, CPC collector is patented Transformation of the individual company into public limited company Kalkgruber Solar- und Umwelttechnik GmbH Acquisition and modification of the property in Aschach/Steyr SOLARFOCUS takes over PRÜLLER, a company that produces biomass boilers Expansion of the fabrication with a new finishing and more office area Foundation of new company headquater in St. Ulrich/Steyr. Company area of m². New pellet boilers pellet plus and pellet top 2006 Change of name into SOLARFOCUS GmbH New solar thermal collector Sunny line New generation of biomass boilers: thermi nator II 2009 SOLARFOCUS enters the US market thanks to the cooperation with Woodmaster 2010 New pellets boiler octo plus with coloured touch screen control Automation of the collector manufacturing 2011 Market launch of pellets boiler pellet top with new design and innovative touchscreen control 2012 Market launch of pellets boiler pellet top 35 kw, 49 kw and 70 kw with the possibility of cascading up to 420 kw Foundation of a new company site in Lorsch, Germany Extension of the company premises in St. Ulrich / Steyr Relaunch of the boiler series thermi nator II: new Design, new and innovative control technology with touchscreen display 4

5 4. MANAGEMENT (Johann Kalkgruber, Johann Hinterplattner and Ing. Johann Großauer) The Management of the company SOLARFOCUS consists of the Chief Executive Officers Ing. Johann Grossauer, Johann Hinterplattner and Johann Kalkgruber. 5. BUSINESS FIELDS SOLARFOCUS is committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and selling environmental technology, and supplies complete systems for private, commercial and industrial use. The SOLARFOCUS product range: Solar thermal collectors: e.g. SOLARFOCUS CPC collector (concentrating collector with maintained long term efficiency, consistently high output, maintenance free) and highest quality flat plate collectors Biomass technology: Biomass boilers with intuitive controls for complete building heat management, downfiring combustion for highest efficiencies and lowest emissions, patented automatic heat exchanger cleaning: Pellet ( kw), wood chip ( kw), logs ( kw) and combined biomass boilers ( kw), cascades and clusters up to 420 kw Storage technology: : thermal stores, solar stratification tanks, stratified charging units, DHW cylinders Fresh water technology 5

6 6. MARKET SOLARFOCUS is drawn to the following market segments: wholesalers installers architects, planers, technical offices trade and industry businesses public customers cooperations with suppliers of prefabricated houses 7. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Solar and biomass technology are relatively young but at the same time highly competitive fields in the energy generation sector. The breathtaking speed of technological development today requires concerted effort to ensure that SOLARFOCUS remains where it has been for so many years: at the head of its field! Examples out of R&D at SOLARFOCUS: 1998 Development of an automatic biomass combustion plant 1998/1999 Decisive involvement in the development of a high-temperature collector for the generation of process heat/solar cooling for the desalination of seawater and other industrial applications Development of a CPC lightweight collector Development of the pellet plus, a biomass burner in combination with a solar stratified tank for fuel saving of up to 30 % 2001/2002 Development of pellet top probably the smallest pellet-fired boiler in the world 2005 Further development of the tested combination device for log wood and pellets, the thermi nator II, and participation in SoCold, an international solar cooling research project 2009 National reseach project for the development of the new high-temperature CPC collector. 6

7 2010 Development of the new octo plus, the first dual-concept boiler (pellets and solar energy) 2011 Further development of the pellets boiler pellet top 35 kw, 49 kw and 70 kw with the possibility of cascading up to 420 kw Development of the Fresh Water Module FWM autarcic which does not need any additional electrical power to operate 2013 Development of the automatic diverter for suction heads for pellet stores 8. AWARDS Young Entrepreneur s Award Austrian Innovation Award 1995 Golden Pegasus Business Award Nomination for National Award for Innovation Voted Leading Upper Austrian Company for Brilliant Business Ideas Upper Austrian Environmental Protection Award Energy Genie Innovation Award 2003 Haustechnik Award HVAC Award 2004 Energy Genie Innovation Award 2011 FORLENER Italian Innovation Award for energy-saving and ecofriendly technologies 2011 Italian Klimahouse Trend Award 2012 Polish Innovation Award Złoty Medal 2012 for the pellet boiler octo plus Polish Innovation Award Złoty Medal 2013 for the CPC collector 9. FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTACT DI (FH) Marlene Pfeiffer, International Marketing Phone.: +43 (0)7252 / , m.pfeiffer@solarfocus.at 7