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Tim Oliver, CFO, MEMC Electronic Materials
November 12, 2010
MEMC Headquarters in St. Peters
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What Does MEMC Do?
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Wafers become Semiconductors…which become the electronics we use every day.
Wafers also become solar cells…which generate the clean power of today and tomorrow.
We make the wafers.
The Solar Opportunity
Non-Renewable Energy Source (All remaining on planet)
Renewable Energy Source (1 Year)
Wind
Coal
Ocean Thermal
UraniumPetroleumNat. Gas Tar Sands
Bio Fuel Hydro GeothermalTidal
More Energy Hits the Earth From the Sun in 15 hours Than Can be Generated From All of the Oil Remaining in the World!
Solar
Solar Energy Availability vs. Other Energy Sources
Source: NREL
World Energy Needs
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More Solar Energy Can be Generated in Some StatesHours of Solar Energy Potential Per 1KW Installed Capacity
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Solar Cells and Wafers
• Thin wafers of silicon• Similar to computer chips, bigger and cheaper
• Light carries energy into cell
• Cells convert sunlight energy into electric current- they do not store energy
• Sunlight is the “fuel”
Solar Wafer
Solar Cell
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Solar Power
Cells
Modules
ArrayStrings
Inverter
Sun – Energy Source
PV Modules – Convert Sunlight into electric current.
Inverter – Changes electricity from DC to AC for use in home or building.
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Our Solar Power Plants
Alamosa, Colorado
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Rifle, Colorado
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San Diego (Otay Mesa Water Treatment Facility)
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Laguna Nigel, California (Kohl’s Store)
Kohl’s - 409 KW - Laguna Nigel, CA Crystalline panels, fixed tilt,
roof mount.
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Rovigo, Italy
72 MW - Rovigo, Italy. Crystalline panels, fixed tilt, ground mount.
Largest being built in Europe.
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Killingly, Connecticut (Staples Store)
Staples - 486 KW - Killingly, CT Thin film panels, fixed tilt,
roof mount.
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Gresham, Oregon
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San Diego, California
City of San Diego - 1.1 MW - San Diego, CA Crystalline panels, fixed tilt, ground-mount on
steel.
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California State University Ironwood Prison, California
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Cotton Grove, NC
Duke Energy- 3.9 MW – Cotton Grove, NCCrystalline panels, one axis,
ground mount.
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Workers Install Solar Power Plants
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Remotely Monitor Power Plants
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MICDS
Tim Oliver, CFO, MEMC Electronic Materials
November 12, 2010