The document summarizes a presentation on solar energy given to the New Mexico Association of Facilities Managers. It discusses trends in global energy demand and supply, the advantages of solar power technologies like photovoltaics, and provides an overview of Advent Solar, a startup company that established a pilot solar cell production line in New Mexico.

1. Chet Boortz
VP Business Development
Here Comes Fred Norton
the Sun . . . 2007 Director of Facilities and
Safety
New Mexico Association of Facilities Managers January Meeting

2. Energy is Hot . . . Again !
Drivers in energy market:
• Economics . . . supply & demand
• Environment . . . health & climate change
• Geo-politics . . . energy independence

3. Electricity Demand is booming !
• World electricity demand doubles by 2030
• Share of coal in fuel mix increases
• World CO2 emissions from power plants
increases by two-thirds
• Cumulative investment is $11.3 trillion
• Falling power capacity reserve margins and
aging infrastructure
• 1.6 billion people w/o electricity in 2005;
by 2030, still 1.4 billion w/o electricity

4. World Dependence on Coal (40%+)

5. Sunset in Shenzhen

6. World Electricity Consumption

7. World CO2 Emissions

8. Environmental & Global Warming

9. Geo-Politics . . . Peak Oil

10. Energy Independence ??

11. A Portfolio Solution (U.S. 2005)
Other Renewables:
• Solar
• Wind
• Biomass
• Geothermal
• Hydrogen
Electric power
generation by fuel type

12. Solar Energy Resources
Technologies that take advantage of solar
energy:
• Concentrating solar
• Passive solar
• Photovoltaics
• Solar hot water
• Solar process heat

13. Photovoltaic Effect
• Sunlight is composed
of photons (energy)
• Light absorbed by cell
• Positive and negative
layers
• Light causes electron
to move from p to n
• Current serves load

14. Advent Solar EWT Technology
• Light is absorbed on
front surface; electrons
are excited
• Laser-drilled holes
facilitate movement of
electrons to back
surface
• Positive & Negative
gridlines are on back
surface

15. Advent Solar EWT Advantages
Advent Advantages:
• Higher efficiency
• Lower costs
• Thinner wafers
• Advanced assembly
• Superior aesthetics

16. PV Industry Value Chain

17. PV Production 1996-2005

18. 2005 PV Market applications

19. Solar Radiation . . . !

20. What Distinguishes PV Solar?
• Distributive
• Scalable
• Mobile
• No moving parts
• No fuel (just light)
• No maintenance

21. Social Benefits of PV Use
• PV power is produced on-site during peak
power periods
• Reduces strain on transmission and
distribution systems
• Healthier environment
• Less greenhouse gas emissions
• Job creation
• Water conservation

27. Global Economy
• Press
• EU approves subsidies for development of Conergy PV plant in
Frankfurt an der Oder
• 20 December 2006The European Commission today authorised EU
money for Hamburg-based Conergy AG to develop the world’s most
modern PV production facility. The plant in Frankfurt an der Oder will
generate more than 1,000 jobs in the medium term and from mid-2007
will manufacture state-of-the-art PV modules with the “Made in
Germany“ label. European funds have been approved for Conergy’s
overall investment plans in the Frankfurt-Oder region, including a
possible second development phase. Due to the high total investment,
the EU’s approval of EUR 76 million in funding was a prerequisite for
progress-related disbursement of funding by the State of Brandenburg.

28. World’s Top 15 PV Manufacturers
Rank Company Country
1 Sharp Japan
2 Q-Cells Germany
3 Suntech China
4 Kyocera Japan
5 BP Solar UK
6 Nanjing CEEG PV-Tech China
7 Sanyo Japan
8 Mitsubishi Electric Japan
9 Schott Solar Germany
10 Deutsche Solar Germany
11 Motech Taiwan
12 E-Ton Taiwan
13 Sunpower USA
14 Ersol Germany
15 Photowatt Canada

29. Solar Revolution
• PV inevitable shift
• No technical hurdles;
only scale
• 30% - 40% annual
growth for decades
• 1.8% electric supply
by 2020
• > 37% by 2040

30. The Building

31. And by the way
Hunter Greene
told me the Lobos were going to
win tonight!!

32. You’ve never
been here right?

33. Advent Solar Inc.
• Advent Solar obtained financing for a pilot line
house at the UNM science and technology center
• James Gee and Rusty Schmit were cofounders
• James Gee invented the emitter wrap through
technology consisting of laser drilled holes
• Demonstrated technology at the pilot line
• Obtained $30 million in Series C financing
allowing the Mesa del Sol project to commence
• State and UNM have some minor investment
• Received excellent political support from NM

35. WHAT A NICE PLACE FOR A SOLAR FACTORY!

36. Vision Starts it Off!

37. The Design Team – Ray Smith, Scott Leonard, Kevin Yearout
Rick Higgins, Bill Herbst, Sam Wasson, Fred Norton
See the two guys on each end, they’re squeezing the guys in the middle

38. AND YOU WANT IT WHEN, and SAY AGAIN….
HOW MUCH?
Design and Construction Team Members

39. ADVENT FLOOR PLAN FEBRUARY 2006

40. HOPING FOR THE DALLAS COWBOY COLORS

45. MODE OF THINKING EXAMPLE ONE

46. MODE OF THINKING EXAMPLE TWO

47. BREAKTHROUGH THINKING

49. Photo by Pa

51. Photo by Patrick Coulie

52. Photo by Patrick Coulie

53. Achievements and Milestones
• Mike Daly and Rusty Meet
• Fred Norton Hired 08/22/05
• Review of CTS, Environ 09/05
• State Benchmarking 09/15/05
• First Design Team Meeting 09/22/05
• First tool layout 09/22/05
• First internal programming 09/27/05
• Preliminary Tool utilities mactirx

54. Achievements and Milestones
• Foundation permit 01/03/06
• Groundbreaking 01/14
• Perimeter Concrete Pour 02/09
• Long lead items ordered 03/17
• Utility matrix for detailed design 04/10
• Interior Slab Pour 05/10
• Makeup Air Handler 09/11
• First tool installed 09/25
• Office Move 09/27
• Board Meeting 09/28
• 95% tools installed 11/08
• First silicon 11/16

55. Lessons Learned
• Flexibility costs
• Capacity is never too much
• It’s difficult to negotiate during a project
• Expect costs to go up, not down
• Make sure all the facilities flow through you
• Ensure your design team has the expertise to handle your
specific nuances
• Be prepared to make concessions
• We didn’t get good tool hookup info from suppliers
• Conflict is a given, perfection is not, move on after you
have offered your words

66. What did you say our production goal was today?

67. AdFab 1 Facilities Design Capability
Electrical
System/Parameter Description Design goal Design Capability Comment
Building service 2300 kVA/3000 amps (2) 3000 no remaining 2nd transformer bought
at 480/277 volts amp capacity and on pad, but value
services, engineered/deleted
one fully from scope
installed
Cell Tool 380/220 volts for cell 32 % capacity
Distribution tools, has 1200 kVA remaining
downstream via 4 transformers
R&D 480/277 switchboard 50% capacity
serving 208/120 panel remaining
boards through (2)
75kVA step down
transformers
Module line 480/277 switchboard 80% capacity
serving 208/120 panel remaining
boards through (3)
75kVA step down
transformers

68. AdFab 1 Facilities Design Capability
Wastewater
System/Para Description Design Utility Matrix Comment
meter Capability
HF Filter press 800 ppm F- 2620 liters (700 Last design review
and for every gallons) per discussions promoted
flocculation/ other day hour, 6 gpm getting next size larger rack
neutralization press, vs. given as input to for additional press
system 1600 daily Wastech capability
AWN (acid Three stage 12 gpm Approx 6gpm Toughest system to spec
wastewater) system with continuous from cell (1200 out made because of
electronic with potential liters/hr KOH changing processes/info
archival to expand to given as input to during system scoping and
capability 24 gpm with Wastech for cell new information
lower line) in
retention April/May
Latest utility
matrix is 3400
liters per hour
(15 gpm)

69. AdFab 1 Facilities Design Capability
Electrical
System/Parameter Description Design Capability Comment
UPS 240 kVA, serves selected No remaining capacity Purchased by FN for
tools (Deposition, some $500 from Philips
controls on other tools),
process CW pumps
Lighting 75 foot candles (ftc) in
manufacturing, 50 ftc office,
30-50 ftc in support spaces
Access control card readers at exercise Future wiring at north
room, west employee door by breakroom
entrance, east exit passage
way door at dock,
Fire Alarm pull stations at exits, duct monitors sprinklers,
smoke detectors in all annunciation devices
HVAC units over 2000 cfm throughout facility).

70. AdFab 1 Facilities Design Capability
HVAC/Makeup Air Handler
System/Para Description Design Design Capability Utility Comment
meter Goal Matrix
Roof top unit Office: 10/68 tons 6 future RTU’s Originally Cell line RTUS
RTUS, Direct Mfg: 8/204 tons shown (for R&D 600 or have HEPAS
expansion ref Support: 7/46 tons and future more tons
Temperature •75+/-5 75 +/-3 F potential •Per value
attainment engineering
agreement/Feb
Humidity 20 to 40% majority Future coils could Reqm’t No active
of time be added driven by humidity
printers control
Particles 99.95% efficiency Somewhere NONE Cleanliness will
@0.3 microns/MUA between class depend on
10,000 and 100.000 protocol
Makeup Air Dual supply fans on 60,000 cfm Meet 49,000 actual
emergency pwr utility and use
code