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In July they announced the signing of joint contract with its partners and local developers in emerging markets, for a pipeline of over 3 GW of high quality projects, in different stages of development.

We have been working on these 3 GW of pipeline projects for over 18 months of intensive searching, screening and

negotiations with partners. We are committed to helping the renewable energy sector to optimise its costs, to reduce LCOE and to increase the returns of investment.

Putting together different partners and knowledgeable professionals, understanding and auditing geographical markets and specific projects in the

renewable markets, has made it possible to reach this milestone of high quality projects with high expectations on IRR.

With AlterPower’s local partners, the company follows the complete project development process from scratch, starting with securing the necessary permits, the land and after careful fulfilment of legal compliance, assuring the connection point

The importance of emerging markets

AlterPower AG is a consultancy and development company in the renewable energy sector. The team consists of professionals with over 15 years’ expertise in the solar/PV industry from investment to implementation.

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to the grid and completing the different steps to ensure it’s a valuable and competitive project once it is built.

The procurement team acquires the most competitive and high level products, from tier one companies, with the highest standards of quality, performance and bankability.

Products include solar PV modules, solar Inverters and trackers, in fact the balance of system needed to complete the whole project. The company always works with recognised tier one suppliers, such as Jinko, Trina, Canadian or ET Solar, for example.

AlterPower has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Power

Electronics, for centralised inverters which is one of the leaders in emerging markets, as well as the USA and UK. Power Electronics has 6 GW of annual capacity and annual sales of over 5 GW.

The company secures financing either from American, Swiss or Chinese investment funds for equity, construction bridging and debt from local and international banks.

They are in also in the process of establishing a joint Cleantech fund with Ventusolar in Luxembourg and attracting professional and institutional investors. Only well recognised, investment partners are being selected and approved.

Ventusolar is on the AlterPower board.

The fund acquires projects which are RTB (Ready to Build) and already in commercial operation COD, earliest deal closing at NTP, but also in early Greenfield projects.

‘Our mission is to turn solar PV and wind projects into value for institutional and private investors and suitable partners,’ says Sven J. Matten, CEO and co-founder of Ventusolar.

In order to achieve the most competitive and optimised projects, AlterPower has entered into a strategic investment in HSTSolar, a Software used to analyse, design and optimise solar projects, from conception to end of project. This combines hundreds of technologies such as PV Modules, PV Inverters and Trackers

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Arturo Herrero

Arturo Herrero is the founder and Managing Director of AlterPower Ag, after a successful long experience in the Solar market, including 17 years leading two IPO’s and global expansion as Global VP in Trina Solar and CMO/CSO in Jinko Solar, with AlterPower Ag constitution, has focused in securing over 3 GW pipeline of projects after 18 months of intensive search, screening and negotiations with partners.

AlterPower AG

Established in Zug (Switzerland) with offices in Los Angeles, Shanghai and Barcelona, AlterPower focuses on providing consultancy services for investors, developers and EPC companies helping to secure the correct and most competitive products for renewable energy projects.

Working in a diversified global environment, raising capital and working for companies helping them grow their business and profits.

AlterPower Development provides system design and solutions covering: engineering, procurement and construction with local partners, carefully chosen through our professional audits, inspections and full due diligence.

VENTUSOLAR Inc.

Ventusolar Inc. started in Ontario, Canada in February 2012. Sven J. Matten is a co-founder offering investors a wide range of investment opportunities in the renewable energy sector, with 1 GW of handled projects experience.

The company has a history of successful partnerships and an international presence, with offices in Munich, Germany and Burlington Canada, with previous projects in Canada, USA, UK, CEE, Scandinavia.

Ventusolar is active throught the USA, Canada and Europe, with recognised partners such as German Banks, prestigious Legal Buffett and Due Diligence companies, such as Avana Invest, Kaisserwetter, Rodl & Partner, Donner & Reuschel.

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CorayPower

CorayPower has developed and built over 200 MW throughout China.

Main target: installations in residential and commercial roofs.

It has also started its operations in Thailand, Vietnam and Africa.

www.CorayPower.com

HSTSolar

HSTSolar is based in Los Angeles to provide consultancy services in the renewable energy sector. After researching the needs in the market HSTSolar developed a powerful software based on Artificial Intelligence with the goal of reducing timing and cost in the development process and optimisation of the project.

HST’s clients include leading global developers such as NRG Energy, SkyPower, Total, Phoenix Solar, NextEra.

www.hstsolar.com

Fazilita

Fazilita, founded by Monica Lupianez, started in Spain during the PV Solar boom between 2009 - 2010, following on in South America, first in Brazil and later from its headquarters in Panama in 2014, as a developer working with top leaders such as Gestamp, Sunedison, Solar Direct or Enel.

Expanded from 2015 Colombia, Peru and México on large scale projects and PPA negotiations.

500 MW in solar and wind have been developed.

Currently they have professionals in engineering, development and purchasing and with qualified partners they are active in maintenance and EPC.

www.fazilita.com

PowerElectronics

PowerElectronics has over 6 GW installed and 5 GW in Production Capacity

Manufacturing in Valencia (Spain) making air-cooling system Inverters, modular and redundant.

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and millions of iterations, with different optimisations regarding tilt, DC/AC ratio, Azimuth, or total possible MW in a defined boundary to reach the highest IRR or lowest LCOE.

‘HST Solar is becoming the leading provider of software-based development for the utility-scale solar industry, with over 30 GW of projects analysed expected by end of 2017 and over 3 GW selected and in operation or in construction,’ explained Sean Santanov, Chairman of HSTSolar.

‘We have seen with HSTSoftware over 2 million USD savings in a 200 MW project by only running the optimization process,’ added Rudy Roy, President and co-founder of HST Solar.

AlterPower is especially active in Latin America and Asia Pacific with local partners and active collaboration with Fazilita and CorayPower.

Fazilita is the company’s strategic investment and development partner in Latin America, with headquarters in Panama.

CorayPower is an investment partner, based in Shanghai, China. They not only identify investment in opportunities in China and Asia Pacific, but provide competitive BOS technology and materials.

The project portfolios in Kazhastan, Iran and Honduras are the most profitable projects with secured PPA, giving a have higher return on investment.

There are also profitable wind projects in Bangladesh of 100 MW with PPA and a 60 MW Solar PV project in Egypt on process to reach PPA and in lower risk countries such as Mexico for the coming auctions or in Chile where their focus on PMGD, below 9 MW.

‘All in all, at AlterPower we are confident that by understanding the different renewable energy markets, identifying the right opportunities, auditing and carefully screening them, with the right carefully selected partners and with the right tools, we can offer investors, EPC and developers high value business with lower uncertainties, controlled risks and high returns,’ added Arturo Herrero

‘Thanks to the current competitive costs of total development due to a more affordable technologies and more efficient processes, we believe in a bright future when more and more regions will be adopting solutions based on renewable energies competing with conventional sources of energy,’ ended Arturo Herrero.

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