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Sol, Inc.


The trusted world leader in Solar Outdoor 
Lighting Since 1990 with over 35,000 
systems on 6 continents and 60 countries.
Highlights
• RELIABLE – GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
    • Sol’s ultra‐reliable solar LED lighting systems are easy to install and 
      require no maintenance for 5+ years 
    • No electricity grid required: Sol installations are immune to power 
      outages and resistant to sabotage proven by 35,000+ installations in 60 
      countries over 19 years
    • Environmentally responsible: reduces your carbon footprint and providing 
      perhaps the most visible statement of “green”

• REMARKABLE
    • Solar‐powered Lighting makes sense:  provides citizens with safety and
      security for meeting, reading, and socializing, promotes commerce 
      (extended hours), shows a commitment to provide environmental 
      solutions to help improve quality of life for all
    • Proven reliability and successful track record: 70% growth in 2008 with 
      projected similar growth in 2009

 © 2009 Sol. Inc.               www.solarlighting.com
Sol – World Leader
• Hallmark Successes:
    • Guinea – 3,000 streetlights in Conakry
    • Nigeria – 5,000 streetlights across the country
    • Iraq & Afghanistan – lighting streets and 
      roadways improving peace and reducing crime
    • Chad, Rwanda, and Cameroon – hundreds of 
      installations


• Why?
    • Light increases literacy
    • Extends hours of commerce
    • Provides safety 



 © 2009 Sol. Inc.               www.solarlighting.com
Global Installations




© 2009 Sol. Inc.    www.solarlighting.com
Sol – USA Leader
• Hallmark Successes:
    •   Fort Hood – Largest Solar Light installation in the USA
    •   NASA – Cape Canaveral Lighting
    •   Hurricane‐Rates Street Lights – Hurricane Andrew Tested
    •   Mass Transit Systems – Lynx, DART, San Bernardino
    •   1996 Atlanta Olympics – parking lot lighting


• Solar Light Philanthropy
    •   Katrina Relief
    •   Peru Earthquake Relief
    •   Port St. Lucie Bus Stops
    •   Extreme Home Makeover (2 episodes)



 © 2009 Sol. Inc.               www.solarlighting.com
USA Installations




© 2009 Sol. Inc.     www.solarlighting.com
3,000 Lights – Estimated Ship Schedule
  Action                                              Global Ship
                                                         Day
  Cash Delivery – Assumes by April 15th                   1
  Sol Shipment ‐ 300 Units                                30
  Sol Shipment ‐ 700 Units                                45
  Sol Shipment ‐ 1,000 Units                              60
  Sol Shipment ‐ 1,000 Units                              75




                      Total: 3,000 Systems
 *This schedule assumes shipment from Sol’s global factories
© 2009 Sol. Inc.                  www.solarlighting.com             7
Sol, Inc. Roadway Solutions
 Sol’s LED technology is rated for 100,000 hours




© 2009 Sol. Inc.         www.solarlighting.com

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Africa Introduction 2009

  • 2. Highlights • RELIABLE – GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE • Sol’s ultra‐reliable solar LED lighting systems are easy to install and  require no maintenance for 5+ years  • No electricity grid required: Sol installations are immune to power  outages and resistant to sabotage proven by 35,000+ installations in 60  countries over 19 years • Environmentally responsible: reduces your carbon footprint and providing  perhaps the most visible statement of “green” • REMARKABLE • Solar‐powered Lighting makes sense:  provides citizens with safety and security for meeting, reading, and socializing, promotes commerce  (extended hours), shows a commitment to provide environmental  solutions to help improve quality of life for all • Proven reliability and successful track record: 70% growth in 2008 with  projected similar growth in 2009 © 2009 Sol. Inc. www.solarlighting.com
  • 3. Sol – World Leader • Hallmark Successes: • Guinea – 3,000 streetlights in Conakry • Nigeria – 5,000 streetlights across the country • Iraq & Afghanistan – lighting streets and  roadways improving peace and reducing crime • Chad, Rwanda, and Cameroon – hundreds of  installations • Why? • Light increases literacy • Extends hours of commerce • Provides safety  © 2009 Sol. Inc. www.solarlighting.com
  • 5. Sol – USA Leader • Hallmark Successes: • Fort Hood – Largest Solar Light installation in the USA • NASA – Cape Canaveral Lighting • Hurricane‐Rates Street Lights – Hurricane Andrew Tested • Mass Transit Systems – Lynx, DART, San Bernardino • 1996 Atlanta Olympics – parking lot lighting • Solar Light Philanthropy • Katrina Relief • Peru Earthquake Relief • Port St. Lucie Bus Stops • Extreme Home Makeover (2 episodes) © 2009 Sol. Inc. www.solarlighting.com
  • 7. 3,000 Lights – Estimated Ship Schedule Action Global Ship Day Cash Delivery – Assumes by April 15th 1 Sol Shipment ‐ 300 Units 30 Sol Shipment ‐ 700 Units 45 Sol Shipment ‐ 1,000 Units 60 Sol Shipment ‐ 1,000 Units 75 Total: 3,000 Systems *This schedule assumes shipment from Sol’s global factories © 2009 Sol. Inc. www.solarlighting.com 7