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KACO new energy

Welcome to KACO new energy

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KACO new energy

We turn passion into power

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Contents 1 Presentation of KACO new energy

2 Our Products

3 Our Academy

4 Reasons for solar

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Ownership structure

KACO new energy is a familiy-owned company.

Ralf Hofmann is the majority shareholder.

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KACO new energy makes history

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2011 Startup of new production sites in Neckarsulm and in the USA.

2010 Opening of the new production site in Canada.

2009 KACO Gerätetechnik GmbH changes its name to "KACO new energy GmbH“ and enters new business fields, amongst others in the mobility sector.

2007 Setting up of a new research and development team for central inverters in South Korea.

2006 KACO new energy establishes its new production site 3 in Neckarsulm.

2005 Opening of the new logistics center in Erlenbach and startup of a new research and development center in Kassel.

2003 KACO Gerätetechnik GmbH moves to its new facilities in Neckarsulm.

1998 The expanding KACO GERÄTETECHNIK profit centre reforms as an independent company (with 10 employees) under the name of KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH.

Since 1946 Equipment technology has been a business division within the KACO Group

1914 KACO (Kupfer Asbest Company) Copper & Asbestos Company founded by Gustav Bach

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On-grid inverters

Off-grid inverters

Monitoring

Our business fields

Energy Systems Technology Division Photovoltaics

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One of the largest manufacturers of photovoltaic inverters worldwide

Sales and production sites in Europe, Asia and North America

Over 700 employees worldwide, 500 of them work in Germany

In 2010 we delivered 1.5GW inverter power

KACO new energy, today

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Development in numbers

In 2010 KACO recorded a total consolidated revenue of over € 400 million and celebrated its most successful year so far.

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Production capacity increases

Up to 2010

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Production Capacity The scalable production of the new site 5, the new production capacities in North America and South Korea will increase the annual production capacity to 10 GW worldwide.

2 GW

10 GW

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Also at our sites in Germany

Site 1 + 4/ Headquarters

Site 5

Site 2 in Erlenbach

Site 3 in Neckarsulm

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KACO new energy is represented worldwide

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Canada

USA

France Germany Greece Israel Italy Spain

China South-Korea

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Our Powador inverters are in use worlwide too

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Main Markets

Germany Italy France Poland USA Canada China

New Markets

Australia India Portugal

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We turn passion into power In order to be successful, we are clear with one

another - we are fair, respectful and open with each other

and with our customers. We assume responsibility – for people in the workplace and in society. We think outside the box –

we develop new ideas and create progress by continuous improvements.

We don‘t make compromises – neither in quality, nor in environmental protection.

Our corporate philosophy

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by means of a sophisticated quality management system (ISO 9001:2008) Production is in accordance with the

RAL GZ 966 " Solarenergieanlagen " quality seal.

We ensure quality

And we know that we produce quality because we grant up to 7 years warranty on our inverters

and, this warranty may be extended up to 25 years.

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We produce:

100 % CO2-neutrally

100 % free of nuclear power

We produce electrical power - the capacity of company–owned PV-power plants is more than 1.000,000 kWh electrical power per year.

We use electric vehicles for inter-site traffic.

We support the initiative "my climate" to compensate environmental damage resulting from business trips and CO2-emissions.

We take responsibility for the environment

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Produkte

Our Products - Photovoltaics -

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The appropriate inverter for everyone From one-family houses to solar-parks

KACO is one of a few manufacturers with the complete range of Inverters.

With our product range we cover systems from residential homes to megawatt solar farms.

The Powador inverter family can be used internationally, as all country-settings are pre-configured.

Our Products

Powador 2002

2 kW

Powador 10.0 TL3

10 kW

Powador 30.0 TL3

30 kW

Powador XP100-HV

100 kW

Powador XP350-HV TL

350 kW

Powador XP500-HV TL

500 kW

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Flexible individualists Powador inverters for systems up to 10 kW

Our broad base in the Powador range: compact and reliable inverters for residential

systems. Available as transformerless or isolated versions. Maximum efficiency.

Powador 10.0TL3

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Roof system Power: 9.4 kW Inverter: Powador 10.0TL3

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Powerful all-rounder Powador inverters for systems up to 30 kW

High performance inverter for commercial use. Complete range of three-phase transformerless

devices. For optimal grid management.

Powador 30.0 TL3

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Roof system Power: 29.64 kW Inverter: Powador 30000xi

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Reliable power packs Powador inverters for systems up to 100 kW or more

Powador XP100-HV

High-efficiency inverter technology for optimal yields.

Highest performance, reliability and efficiency through redundant security technology.

Our Products

Field system Power: 289 kW Inverter: Powador XP100-HV

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High Profitable Grandmaster Powador inverter for solar power plants in the megawatt class

Optimal output in the megawatt range. Latest signal processing technology offers

maximum performance, reliability and efficiency.

Powador XP350-HV TL

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Field system Power: 1 MW Inverter: Powador Megawatt Station

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Produkte

Our Products - Energy SystemsTechnology Division -

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Our Products

Powador-gridsave Micro-Grid

Increases ability to use self-generated electricity

Independence

Emergency Power Supply

Electrification of villages which are not connected to grid

Replaces diesel generators

Emergency Power Supply when used as grid-connected application

Add-on (Storage) Components

for Powador Inverters ″Off-grid″ System Technology

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Our Academy

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KACO new energy shares knowledge Photovoltaics in theory and practice

We do not only sell inverters, we share our knowledge with you.

We regularly offers seminars for beginners and professionals.

We provide extensive know-how:

from basic functioning to the optimum design of a PV system.

Our expert speakers are professionals with years of experience in the PV industry.

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Why are we in the business field of Photovoltaics ?

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Electrical supply with renewable energy

Electrical supply with renewable energy

There is plenty of solar energy available:

On the scale of human beings, solar energy is practically limitlessly available.

Sun´s life-cycle Today Temperature increase

Red Giant Planetary fog

White dwarves

Billions of years Not to scale Birth

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The electrical supply of the future

The world’s primary energy needs of today are: 500 EJ

500EJ = 500.000.000.000.000.000.000 Joules

Can this extremely high annual energy requirement be supplied by the sun?

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The electrical supply of the future

Electrical supply with renewable energy

Assumption: The Earth’s radius: 6.367 km = 6,3·106 m

Solar constant: 1,367 W/m²

8760 Hours per year

Energy irradiated to Earth per annum:

π · (6.3 · 106 m)2 · 1,367 Wm-2 · 8,760 · 3,600 s =

π · 40.5 · 1012 · 1.3 · 103 · 31.5 · 106 J =

5484· 1012+3+6 J = 5.5 · 1024 J = 11000 · 500 EJ

The availability of energy from the sun is ten thousand fold possible.

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World’s energy needs

Just a solar surface of 400 x 400 km

in the Sahara would be enough to cover the world’s

energy needs (107.000 TWh).

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Germany 357 148 km²

Settlement and Transportation

areas 46 800 km² (13 %)

Photovoltaic surface area for 200 GW

1400 km² (0,4 %)

Surface area needed for 200 GW of photovoltaic

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Electricity Production: Mai 2011

Graphic: Fraunhofer ISE; Data: Leipzig Electricity Exchange EEX, http://www.transparency.eex.com/de/

Solar: max. 13,2 GW; 2,6 TWh

Wind: max. 14,5 GW; 3,0 TWh

Conventional: max. 47,2 GW; 27,0 TWh

Legende: Konventionell Wind Solar

Tatsächliche Produktion

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Mo09

Mo16

Mo23

Mo30

Di03

Di10

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Anzeigemonat: Mai 2011

Actual Production

Month Shown: MAY 2011

KEY: Conventional

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What questions can I answer for you?

Discussion

Discussion

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Contact:

KACO new energy Headquarter Carl-Zeiss-Straße 1 D-74172 Neckarsulm Phon: 07132 3818 0 Fax: 07132 3818 703 info@kaco-newenergy.de www.kaco-newenergy.de

Thank you for your attention

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