Day4 Energy Inc. Company Overview
Overview
Overview of Day4 Energy Company Overview Established in 2001 to commercialize revolutionary PV cell & module technology Day4 Electrode is 2006 PVSEC Dresden technology award winner Sales channels cover 8 countries and 30+ channel partners Solid manufacturing partner base in Asia, Europe and North America Best in class product performance with as much as 16% greater kwh/kw yield Clear technology path to >25% higher Wp efficiency than industry standard
Day4 Around the World Day4 Germany: EU market sales EU PV project development Day4 (Jabil) Poland: Outsourced PV module manufacturing for EU market in partnership with Jabil Day4 Canada: Company headquarters R&D facility North American Sales Pilot production line Commercial manufacturing line for North American market Day4 Italy: EU market sales EU PV project development
The Day4 Team & Partners Channel Partners Sales & Marketing Management From 32 employees in 2006 to 150 employees in 2009
Public Relations Awards 2009 Sustainable Congress Award, Sustainable Innovation 2008 Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40 BC Export 2008 Export of the Year & Advancing Technologies Burnaby Board of Trade Business Excellence Award, Business Innovation BCTIA Technology Impact Emerging Company of the Year & Person of the Year, Dr. John MacDonald 2006 Canadian Institute of Energy Research & Development Award PVSEC technology award Fundamental, Novel devices and Materials
Day4 36 & 48MC Certifications & Program Listings 9 US General Services Administration 9 California Solar Initiative 9 Florida Solar Energy Center
Sales and Marketing
The Day4 Market Countries y German y y Italy y Canada y USA y Mexico y Japan y Korea y Australia Customers (30+) Market Segments Power Projects Commercial Residential
Sales & Marketing Strategy PV module Sales to channel partners in residential and commercial markets Turn Key PV Power Solutions Power Projects Commercial Residential
Day4 Commercial Market Alder Solar Pacific Habilitation Center Portland, OR, USA 870 kilowatts 4,830 Day4 48MC Modules Completed October 2008
Day4 Residential Market Habitat for Humanity Jimmy Carter Work Project San Pedro, CA, USA 33.2 kilowatts 192 Day4 48MC Modules Completed November 2007
Day4 Power Project Market EnBW Utility Stuttgart, Germany One Megawatt 6,210 Day4 48MC Modules Completed October 2007
The Day4 Brand 2008 Brand Investment: Brand facilitates delivery of promise a strong brand drives audience experience in an intentional, manageable and consistent way. Tag Line: More Than Power Brand Promise: Opening the Way to Energy Freedom Key attributes: Catalyst, Leading edge, Accessible Global reach in various languages A variety of audiences: Solar installers Electrical contractors Builders Homeowners
Marketing Materials
Website Continual upgrade and improvement Languages English and German Adding Spanish and Italian Link to partner sites Customer portals
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Technology and R&D
Conventional PV Module Technology PV cells define cost and power characteristics of PV modules PV cells must be interconnected together Tempered glass Encapsulating material Connected cells Encapsulating material Back sheet Aluminum frame
Conventional PV Module Technology (cont'd) Over the course of the last 4 decades... PV Cell thickness decreased by more than 3 times PV Cell surface area increased by more than 2 times PV Cell power output increased by more than 3.5 times PV module technology has not changed and is now failing to keep up with the advancements in PV cell technology
Conventional PV Module Technology Limitations Centralized power collection & high parasitic losses Increases PV cell production costs printing pastes are the 2 nd largest cost of making PV cells High thermal and mechanical stress breakage Reduces PV cell performance and restricts design possibilities Conventional solder based module technology has become a bottleneck to the next generation of PV cell concepts
Research and Development Day4 Electrode technology: Day4 Electrode cross section Replaces soldering as a core part of the module assembly process Transparent polymer film with specially coated solid conductor wires Provides for distributed highly efficient power collection Reduces the amount of thermal and mechanical stress on the cells Enables new PV cell designs
Research and Development Generation I ( Gen I ) MORSE Industrial scale up of Day4 Electrode manufacturing process No modification to the standard PV cell production line required Standard PV cell production process optimized for maximum product efficiency Day4 Electrode process is integrated within PV cell production line Generation II ( Gen II ) Next generation PV cell technology enabled by the Day4 Electrode module assembly process Technology requires a dedicated PV cell production line
Research and Development Gen I Technology >40% less Ag + 1 less production step during PV cell manufacturing Up to 0.6% absolute power increase at the PV cell level Instantly applicable to existing PV cell manufacturing MORSE or Interrupted Finger Technology >70% less Ag + 1 less production step during PV cell manufacturing Up to 0.8% absolute power increase at the PV cell level Day4 Electrode process integrated within PV cell production Gen II Shallow and Selective Emitter Technology Potential efficiency increase to >19% Huge cost reduction potential for both PV cells and modules Enabled by the Day4 Electrode technology
What to Expect in the Field Day4 products produce more power in the field than standard PV modules Day4 customers generate superior returns on their investment kwh/kwp 950 ROIC gain16% 1,100 expected achieved
Efficiency Advantage in the Field..What is truly important though is this product s field performance, demonstrating some of the strongest results among a great variety of products that we have tested. Professor Franz Josef Kuhn, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University
Day4 Electrode R&D Development multi-crystalline silicon a-si CIGS Day4 Electrode The next generation material agnostic platform technology for PV module manufacturing mono-crystalline silicon ribbon silicon Hetero-junction PV cells
Manufacturing
Focus on Core Competencies Business Focus: ¾ Development and commercialization of proprietary technologies that define cost / performance for future PV generation solutions ¾ Manufacturing partnership with the industry s leading producers ¾ Maximizing market for Day4 and its manufacturing partners through diversified product distribution and strong brand value ¾ Additional value development through non core and synergistic technology licensing 32
Leveraging Infrastructure Investments Day4 s technology is designed to leverage existing industry infrastructure and knowledge Prepare glass sheets Prepare encapsulation materials Day4 Specific Steps Produce Day4 Electrode Apply Day4 Electrode on PV cells Position PV cells on glass encapsulate sandwich Apply additional encapsulation material and back-sheet Conventional PV Module Assembly Lamination Framing and electrical leads assembly Solar simulator and high potential current leakage testing