1. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 1 25 years measurement and testing Technology trends for tomorrow World of Photovoltaics Conference Hong-Kong, 2009 /10/15 Pasan SA - Pierre-René Beljean, CTO.

2. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 2 For the 25 years anniversary of Pasan company

3. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 3 Pioneers in PV test equipments from 1981 : Small history : 1981First Pasan electronic load for modules testing 1982First Pasan Cell Tester, first full Pasan module tester including flash 1983Founding of Belval SA (Belval Ltd). 1996First 3-quadrants Pasan dynamic load 2000First Pasan concentration Cell Tester 2002First Pasan module flasher with real-time intensity control 2006First Pasan CPV module tester 2007First interferential filters for spectral control 2007-07Belval SA joins 3S Swiss Solar Systems (Becomes later 3S Industries). 2008-02Belval SA changes its name to Pasan and moves to Neuchâtel

4. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 4 Some steps in images 1/4 Sun Simulator II - 1981Sun Simulator IIa - 1982

5. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 5 Some steps in images 2/4 Cell Tester I - 1982

6. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 6 Some steps in images 3/4 Location 1981-1984; 1988 – 2007 « Sous la Roche » Location 1984-1988 « L’Ancienne Poste »

7. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 7 Some steps in images 4/4 Actual location in Neuchâtel :

8. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 8 Issues  PV context  A bit of technics …  … and a bit of aesthetics

9. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 9 PV competitivity  Prices evaluation over years for PV and general utility grid (other sources)  « Volume effect » or «learning curve» evaluated at 18% to 20% for every doubling of installed capacity.  Incentives are necessary up to grid parity in each country.  Grid parity is not the full story, but an important milestone for PV industry. Source: EPIA (www.epia.org)

10. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 10 Forecast of annual PV production 2008 Source: EPIA (www.epia.org)

11. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 11 PV technologies Mono and polysilicon Thin film (~µm) (a-Si, CIGS, CdTe,…) Others: - III-V cells - Dye cells - Organic cells - etc. Concentration PV

12. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 12 Pasan positionning inside production chain 3S Industries AG Key products Electrical connecting Crystalline solar cell Encapsulati on Testing Electrical connecting Thinfilm substrat Encapsulati on Testing Laminator Soldering machines Tester InstallationOperation InstallationOperation c-si Thinfilm BIPV products

13. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 13 Products portfolio High LIGHT module testers (I/V) Spot LIGHT cell testers (I/V) Continuous LIGHT continuous light (I/V) Device INSPECT PV measurement and control (non I/V)

14. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 14 A module production line from 3S Industries

15. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 15 Pasan : Challenges for a bright future Quick grow :  Keep full control on quality  Master the delivery time  Focalize on customers needs  Keep care of competitors

16. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 16 Pasan : Challenges for a bright future For production lines :  Ruggedized equipments  Speed and reliability improvements  Keep care of customers through efficient after-sales service.

17. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 17 Pasan : Challenges for a bright future International marketing :  Presence all around the world  Participation to 3-S Industries strategy of commercial and service centres.  Ensures efficient technical support for customers in their languages, with local presence.

18. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 18 As promised, a bit of aesthetics !

19. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 19 Thanks People who contributed to actual Pasan company : -Mr Maurice Juillerat, visionary of PV industry in Switzerland. -Mr Michel Villoz, our first contact with the PV industry, -Ms Anne-Marie Bonjour †, for her indefectible support to our company during the first years. -Mr Lluis Duran, for financing the first company Belval SA and his confidence during more than 20 years. Institutions and authorities : -Neuchatel Bank and County economic promotion for their help. And a specific thanks to : - Mr Dick Wong, owner of company Star Power, our first customer in the Hong-Kong area.

20. PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company www.pasan.ch Page 20 So, my speech is closed … Thanks for your attention !