Shareholders

AIG Investments

AIG Investments is a global leader in asset management with extensive expertise in shares, bonds, hedge funds, private equity and real estate investments. Member companies of AIG Investments manage more than US $750 billion in assets and employ more than 2,500 professionals in 46 offices around the world (as of 31 March 2008).

The Sustainable Investment Group within AIG Investments invests in companies in the renewable energy and clean technology sectors. The focus is on companies whose products and services not only generate strong financial returns but also have a real and positive impact both socially and ecologically. AIG Investments is the asset management arm of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG).

Further information: www.aiginvestments.com

Berliner Energie- und Umweltfonds



The Berlin Energy and Environmental Fund was established by Gaz de France (now GdF Suez) and Bewag on acquiring the Berliner Gaswerke AG (GASAG) and is used for supporting innovative projects in Berlin by providing equity. Through GdF Suez, France’s leading energy supply company, Soltecture has excellent links to the French energy market.

Climate Change Private Equity (CPE)

CPE manages a EUR 200M clean tech private equity fund, which is one of the world’s largest private equity funds dedicated to clean tech. CPE invests expansion capital into later stage companies and finances management buy-outs. CPE’s goal is to back high growth clean tech companies that contribute to a lower carbon economy and a more sustainable environment and generate attractive returns for its investors. CPE is part of Climate Change Capital, a leading investment banking group specialising in the investment opportunities created by the low carbon economy that manages ca. US $1.5 billion of commitments.

Further information: www.climatechangecapital.com/private-equity.aspx

Conetwork Erneuerbare Energien Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA (CEE)

CEE is a holding company based in Hamburg, specialised in renewable energies and clean technologies, with an administrated equity capital of €100m. The company is involved in Private Equity, Venture Capital and Mezzanine investments both in clean technology companies and in power plant projects primarily in the field of photovoltaic, biogas, biomass power plants and wind parks. Under the few shareholders that are based in Germany are long term orientated institutional investors and family offices. CEE is run by Bankhaus Lampe KG who in turn are owned by Lampe Corporate Finance GmbH who have more than ten years experience in the financing of renewable energies.

Further information: www.cee-holding.de

Demeter Partners

Demeter Partners is a leading European private equity company that invests exclusively in the Clean Tech Sector. With the funds Demeter 1 and Demeter 2 Demeter-Partners administers currently 308 Million Euros. Investments are concentrate on small and medium sized companies, especially from France, Germany and Spain that are active in the Eco industries (water, waste, air and ground treatment) and Eco energy (renewable energies, energy efficiency, mobility).

Investors in Demeter Partners are well known banks, insurances, pension funds and family offices, for example the sponsors CDC (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations), IFPEN (Institut Français du Pétrole Énergies Nouvelles) as well as EIF (European Investment Fund), CARDIF and CIC (Crédit Industriel et Commercial).

As of 31.03.2011 the Portfolio consisted of 27 companies in various phases of growth from start up to 300 million dollar companies. The team from Demeter Partners comprises of 14 investment professionals with offices in Paris, Berlin, and Madrid.

Further information: www.demeter-partners.com/en

Engelbert Giesen

Engelbert Giesen is a Managing Partner of PROWIB Projektmanagement und Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH Berlin, which also owns several other companies operating in the decentralised energy supply field. Mr. Giesen specialises in developing, producing and operating decentralised energy supply systems.

Mr. Giesen is also founder member of the German Combined Heat and Power Association (BKWK).

GDF SUEZ

GdF Suez is a major player in the world energy Market. It is the 1st Company in the “utilities” sector worldwide. The Group produces, transports, distributes and sells gas, electricity and services over the 5 continents. In 2009 the Group’s turnover was 79,9 Billion € with a workforce of 200 000 employees. GdF Suez’s share is listed on the Euronext Paris & Brussels Stock Exchange.

For further information please visit www.gdfsuez.com

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB), formerly known as the Hahn-Meitner-Institut (HMI)

The Helmholz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (HZB), formerly known as the Hahn-Meitner Institute (HMI), is a scientific research institution specialising in investigating new materials and complex material systems, particularly in the field of solar technology. The centre forms part of the Helmholtz Association, Germany’s largest scientific research organisation, and resulted from the fusion in 2009 between the HMI and BESSY - the Berliner Elektronenspeicherring - Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung. The Helmholtz Centre Berlin has around 800 members of staff. Its Technology (SE3) department has been engaged in researching CIS solar cells for around 15 years. The HZB supported the founding of Soltecture and is linked to Soltecture through a Licence and Co-operation Agreement and as a shareholder.

Further information: www.helmholtz-berlin.de

IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (VC Fonds Berlin)

The IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (www.ibb-bet.de) manages the VC Fonds Berlin since November 2004 and the VC Fonds Technologie Berlin as well as the VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin since December 2007. The three VC Fonds are the result of a joint initiative of the Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) and the state of Berlin and are indirectly partly financed by resources of the European Regional Development Found (ERDF). Since 1997 the IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, in consortia with partners, has placed over EUR 720M at the disposal of technology firms in Berlin. Of this, an amount of EUR 92 M was invested by the IBB as lead, co-lead or co-investor.

Further information: www.ibb-bet.de

Intel Capital

Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$9.8 billion in over 1,100 companies in 48 countries. In that timeframe, 189 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 258 were acquired or participated in a merger. In 2010, Intel Capital invested US$327 million in 119 investments with approximately 44 percent of funds invested outside the U.S. and Canada.

Further information: www.intelcapital.com

Masdar Clean Tech Fund

The Masdar Clean Tech Fund L.P. is a private equity fund designed to generate superior long-term returns through investments in clean technology and renewable energy companies. The founding investors of the fund include Credit Suisse, a leading global financial services provider with specialist expertise in the energy and cleantech sectors, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, a joint stock company wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi through the Mubadala Development Company and the Consensus Business Group from the UK.

The unified resources and skills of these partners provide unique synergies that are utilised to source, develop and successfully manage the investments. The fund focuses on the development and commercialisation of new technologies in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, carbon management and trading sectors as well as in the water utilisation and desalination fields, whereby investments are made in companies whose technologies are potentially suitable for commercialisation in the United Arab Emirates.

Further information: www.masdarctf.com

NES Partners

NES Partners is an experienced fund manager specialised in driving value in unlisted New-Energy-Solutions companies through active ownership to the benefit of our Investors and Stakeholders. Being amongst the pioneers in the New-Energy space, NES Partners has since 2002 invested in and contributed to the successful growth of 24 companies within Tidal Power, Solar Power, Biofuels, Fuel cells, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Smart Grid, Clean Water and Advanced Materials. NES Partners has offices in Copenhagen and Los Angeles and was previously known as BankInvest New Energy Solutions. Please contact nesnespartners.dk or find more information at www.nespartners.com

Vattenfall Europe Innovation GmbH

Vattenfall Europe is Germany‘s third largest energy group and forms part of Sweden‘s Vattenfall Group, which is Europe‘s fifth largest energy company. Vattenfall Europe generates, distributes and sells electricity and heat. Through its subsidiary Vattenfall Europe Venture GmbH, the group invests in young technology companies in the field of renewable energies.

Further information: www.vattenfall.de

Ventegis Capital AG

As a listed venture capital company, Ventegis Capital AG invests in high-growth companies throughout Germany from their early stages to their expansion phases. Its investments focus on information and communication technology (ICT), industrial technologies and life sciences. Ventegis Capital also provides advisory services in the corporate finance sector. With 94.3 per cent, the main shareholder in Ventegis is Berliner Effektengesellschaft AG, which is listed on the official market.

Further information: www.ventegis-capital.de

Zouk Ventures

Zouk ventures is a London-based private equity fund manager that has been active in the clean technology sector since 1999. zouk’s investment strategy is one of active fund management in expansion-stage companies. Zouk currently manages two technology funds focused on clean technology companies in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and infrastructure sectors and one fund for solar project development.

Further information: www.zouk.com

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