1. 30/04/2015 SOLAR POWER: DRIVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY James Watson EPIA, Chief Executive Officer

2. EPIA – PAVING THE WAY FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION Page 2 WHO WE ARE Our members include: …and many more

3. 30 April 2015 PREPARING TOMORROW Page 3 GIVAR III IEA PVPS Task 14

4. 30 January 2015 01 Status and outlook for solar power “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers” Attributed to Thomas Watson – CEO of IBM in 1953 Page 4

5. 30 April 2015 SOLAR POWER IS GOING MAINSTREAM GLOBALLY Page 5 TOP 3 MARKETS IN 2014 CHINA JAPAN USA +38 GW STATUS AND OUTLOOK

6. 30 April 2015 SOLAR POWER IN EUROPE Page 6 90 GW Installed 3,5 MILLION SOLAR SYSTEMS 3,3% Electricity STATUS AND OUTLOOK

7. 30 April 2015 SOLAR POWER OUTLOOK IN EUROPE Page 7 STATUS AND OUTLOOK THE EU MARKET IS STABILISING AROUND 7 GW, THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE Ground mounted ≈ 34 % OF THE MARKET

8. 30 April 2015 SOLAR POWER: A TECHNOLOGY SHAPING THE FUTURE Page 8 Source: EPIA Global Market Outlook 2014-2018, IEA 2014, McKinsey and ECF Roadmap 2050 2000 129 MW 800 €/MWh 2014 90,000 MW 120 €/MWh 2030 <80 €/MWh 450,000 MW STATUS AND OUTLOOK

9. 30 January 2015 02 Challenges and solutions " For every solution, there’s a problem " Lee Hazlewood – Singer Page 9

10. 30 April 2015 DEVELOPING SOLAR POWER IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD Page 10 CLASSICAL STRATEGY X2 CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS CLASSICAL STRATEGIES ARE CURRENTLY THE BENCHMARK FOR SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT

11. 30 April 2015 SOLAR IS A SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY Page 11 SOLAR SYSTEMS: THE SECOND MOST DEPLOYED “SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY” AFTER SMART METERS CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

12. 30 April 2015 SOLAR POWER: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES Page 12 CLASSICAL STRATEGY STRATEGIES USING PV 50% USING SOLAR SYSTEMS CREATES VALUE REDUCING COSTS AND ENABLING NEW SERVICES CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

13. 30 April 2015 FROM DEMONSTRATION TO REALITY Page 13 TRYING TO SOLVE A REGULATORTY ISSUE WITH A TECHNICAL SOLUTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

14. 30 January 2015 03 We need smart(er) regulations "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got” Albert Einstein Page 14

15. 30 April 2015 A VISION OF FUTURE POWER SYSTEMS Page 15 WE NEED SMART(er) REGULATIONS 1 Photovoltaic Power Plant 2 Wind Farm 3 Hydro Electric Power Plant 4 Energy Self-sufficient Family Home 5 Communal Storage 6 Pumped Storage Hydro Power 7 Central Electrolysis/Methanation Station 8 Hydrogen Filling Station 9 Gas-fired Power Station 10 Energy Self-sufficient Telecom Station 11 Green Intralogistics Source: Fronius 2014

16. 30 April 2015 BRIDGING THE VISION, NOT PATCHING THE PRESENT Page 16 SOLAR UPTAKE IS A FACT NEW SOLUTIONS, NEW CHALLENGES OLD APPROACHES WILL NOT DELIVER NEED FOR “SMART(er)” REGULATIONS TO: ENABLE PROSUMERS UNLOCK NEW BUSINESSES WE NEED SMART(er) REGULATIONS

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