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1 International Market Strategy Topics Austria New Production Line for Solar Collectors Opened Czech Republic CEZ Offers 1 Million for 37% Stake in Romanian CEZ SERVICII Denmark DANFOSS Sells Household Compressor Division to AURELIUS Europe VAILLANT GROUP Announces Organisation Change Germany SCHMACK BIOGAS to Build 6.7 MW Facility in Bavaria Russia Sales of Air Conditioners Grew by 18% Scotland BIB COCHRAN Rescued by New Foreign Investment United Kingdom BRITISH GAS to Install Free Solar Panels in Schools United Kingdom STIEBEL ELTRON Launched New Water Heater World Renewables Dominate New Power in Europe, US Monthly Special Europe & USA BRG CONSULT Heating Reports 2010: Now Available International strategic market research and consultancy on building product and related markets

2 Austria: New Production Line for Solar Collectors Opened The world's most modern and fastest solar collectors production line was opened in St. Veit/Glan, Carinthia. Companies GREENONE TEC and SONNENKRAFT invested a total of 4 million in the facility. The new line can make up to 450,000 collectors per year. The speed of the line was achieved thanks to using four robots and the fact that the production is fully automated. Seven workers per shift work at the facility. Source: APA - Austria Presse Agentur Czech Republic: CEZ Offers 1 Million for 37% Stake in Romanian CEZ SERVICII The Czech major energy company CEZ has offered 1 million (CZK 25.7 million) to Romanian stateowned power distribution company ELECTRICA for its 37% stake in CEZ SERVICII (CEZ Services).. However, the offer is likely to be rejected as the offered price is considered to be low. CEZ currently controls 63% of CEZ SERVICII. In October 2009, the company became full owner of Romanian subsidiaries CEZ DISTRIBUTIE and CEZ VANZARE as it bought 19% stakes in the two companies for million. As the end of September it controlled 81% in each of the two units as a result of the purchase of the 30% stakes in the two companies for million from the Romanian national property fund. The three companies were separated from ELECTRICA OLTENIA after CEZ bought a 51%-stake in it in CEZ has also agreed with the Romanian national property fund and ELECTRICA to pay 375 million for the remaining 49% stake in Romanian power distribution company ELECTRICA OLTENIA. Source: 2

3 Denmark: DANFOSS Sells Household Compressor Division to AURELIUS Danish industrial group DANFOSS has signed an agreement to sell its division DANFOSS HOUSEHOLD COMPRESSOR to German AURELIUS. The sale includes all units in Germany, China, Slovenia and Slovakia, and is conditional on approval from the competition authorities. It is expected to be completed in two to four months. DANFOSS HOUSEHOLD COMPRESSOR has an annual turnover of about DKK 3 billion ( million) and employs some 3,000 people. AURELIUS will continue to deliver to DANFOSS GROUP after the takeover. Source: Berlingske Tidende Europe: VAILLANT GROUP Announces Organisation Change VAILLANT GROUP is restructuring its sales and marketing organisation with the creation of three new sales regions - North, Central and East. The new sales region North will comprise the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark and accounts for 30% of VAILLANT GROUP's sales. Country director for the UK and Ireland business Jim Moore has been promoted to regional director for the new North region with responsibility for the business result of all countries within the region. He also retains his current direct UK and Ireland responsibilities. Source: 3

4 Germany: SCHMACK BIOGAS to Build 6.7 MW Facility in Bavaria German biogas plants maker SCHMACK BIOGAS received an order to build a 6.7 MW facilityin the German state of Bavaria. The firm has already started construction works on the power plant. Upon its completion, the biogas facility will produce approximately 5 million cubic metres (176.6millioncubic feet) of biogasper year, to be fedintothegrid of Germanenergyprovider N-ERGIE. Localfarmerswill provide corn, plantand grass silage as well as cover crop, needed for the production process. SCHMACK and N-ERGIE developed the project plan last year and did some preparatory works. One of the investors in the biogas plant is E.ON BAYERN, subsidiary of German utility E.on AG. Since January 2010, SCHMACK GmbH is part of German heating systems manufacturer VIESSMANN GROUP. Source: ADP News Renewable Energy Track Russia: Sales of Air Conditioners Grew by 18% Sales of air conditioners have increased by 18% in Russia since the beginning of Warranty, installation, noise level of equipment, ecological characteristics and design of air conditioners are important for consumers. The share of air conditioning producers operating in the elite segment (price for the device stands at more than ), PANASONIC, LG and TOSHIBA have 35% of the market. SAMSUNG, DAEWOO and DAIKIN are the main players in the segment for the economy class models. ARGO, DE LONGHI, CARRIER, MCQUAY, YORK ELEKTRA, TADIAN (price ranges from 630 to 1,000) are popular as well. The Russian companies ROLESEN, ENERGIYA and the Chinese producers have also entered the market. Source: Esmek 4

5 Scotland: BIB COCHRAN Rescued by New Foreign Investment A long-established boiler manufacturer in Scotland is set to expand after being bought out of administration. BIB COCHRAN, based in Annan in Dumfrieshire, had been forced to call in administrator BAKER TILLY after Malaysian parent company MECHMAR said it could no longer provide necessary investment capital. The company was sold Kong. to boiler maker SHANGHAI HUANUAN BOILER VESSEL based in Hong During the administration period the jobs of the 170 staff at the plant had been in doubt, but now the new management has indicated that the future is secure. New investor plan is to invest in new technologies while maintaining the manufacturing expertise in Scotland. The intention is to maintain manufacturing capacity in Annan. SHBV sees Annan as being the headquarters of further development of combustion, heat recovery, biomass and other boiler technologies. The UK business will manage all aspects of interface with our worldwide network of agents, distributors and customers. A newly formed company, COCHRAN, has acquired the business and its assets following our appointment, with 170 employees being transferred to it. Source: 5

6 United Kingdom: BRITISH GAS to Install Free Solar Panels in Schools BRITISH GAS will donate and install solar panels worth between Å20,000 and Å40,000 per school - in up to 750 schools. Each school will be able to generate its own free, green electricity, cutting as much as 20% off its annual electricity bill. The energy produced by the panels is anticipated to create around Å1.3 million per year for the next 25 years. This will be reinvested in installing solar panels on yet more schools. This means that, in the next five years alone, BRITISH GAS could install free solar panels on a total of 1,100 schools. The panels will also help the selected schools to meet their carbon reduction targets, reducing emissions by up to 1,400 tons per year, equivalent to taking almost 400 cars off the road. The schools receiving solar panels will receive a smart meter, offering real time information so pupils can see the difference their solar panels are making. Source: Datamonitor NewsWire United Kingdom: STIEBEL ELTRON Launched New Water Heater STIEBEL ELTRON launched a range of WRAS and BEAB-approved electric water heaters. The SN range offers a mixed water quantity of 5 to 15 litres. The SHELCTRONIC series of wallmounted cylinders offer units from 30 to 150 litres, and can be installed as an open system for a single draw-off point or sealed system for multiple draw-off points. Features include a continuously variable temperature setting, LED user interface and electronic heat content display. Source: 6

7 World: Renewables Dominate New Power in Europe, US More than half of all new electricity capacity added in the United States and Europe last year was from renewable power such as wind and solar. European leaders signed up in March 2007 to a binding EU-wide target to source 20% of their energy needs from renewables, including biomass, hydro, wind and solar power, by To meet this objective, EU leaders agreed a new directive on promoting renewable energies, which set individual targets for each member state. Last year was also a record year for the amount of new green power added to the grid, partly a result of shifting deployment and manufacturing from flagging developed countries to emerging economies including Brazil, India and China. In 2009, China produced 40% of the world's solar PV supply, 30% of the world's wind turbines, up from 10% in 2007, REN21, or the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century. REN21, launched in 2005, is supported by the International Energy Agency (IEA) - which advises 28 industrialised countries - and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Of an extra 80 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable power capacity added Worldwide, China added 37 GW, more than any other country, said the study, titled 'Renewables 2010: Global Status Report'. Despite the impact of the financial crisis and lower oil prices, renewablecapacitygrew at ratesclose to those in previous years, including solar photovoltaic (PV) power at 53% and wind power at 32%. Grid-connected solar PV power had grown by an average of 60% every year for the past decade, increasing 100-fold since Germany was the top market for solar PV, with 3.8 GW added, or more than half the global market. Spain, the world leader in 2008, saw installations plunge to a low level in 2009 after a policy cap was exceeded. For wind power, China was the top market, with 13.8 GW added, representing more than a third of the world market. The United States was second, with 10 GW added. In Sweden, biomass accounted for a larger share of energy supply than oil for the first time. That boom has been largely on the back of support in European countries, where a recent pullback following recession has raised investor jitters. But the wind and solar sectors were still poised for a record year in 2010, operators and investors say. While China is making great strides in renewable energy deployment, its carbon emissions also accelerated in 2009 placing it further ahead as the world's top emitter of the main greenhouse gas blamed for climate change. Source: 7

8 Monthly Special: BRG CONSULT Heating Reports 2010: Now Available BRG CONSULT is pleased to announce the completion of its annual reports on 30 European (plus the USA and Canada) markets for heating products. The studies have been published at the end of July 2010 and feature up-to-date market information on 2009 base year and forecasts to BRG CONSULT's offering within the heating sector has evolved in line with the changing pace of the current and likely future market situation and covers selected renewable technologies in addition to traditional/conventional products. Therefore, the full detailed coverage of BRG CONSULT's 2010 programme includes 30 country coverage of the European markets for: - boilers & burners - radiators - water heaters - heat pumps - solar thermal systems - solid fuel/biomass boilers. For more detailed information on BRG CONSULT's heating studies, please contact Mr. David Harrop (dharrop@brgconsult.com) or alternatively call +44 (0) A detailed proposal is available upon request. Source: BRG CONSULT 8