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Press Kit | HOEHNER Research & Consulting Group

Bonn, May 2009

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1. About EuPD Research & 360|Consult..........................................................................4 2. Company Facts HOEHNER Research & Consulting Group ........................................5 3. EuPD Research & 360|Consult at Conferences & Exhibitions ...................................6 4. Media Attention ..........................................................................................................8 Imprint...............................................................................................................................41

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1. About EuPD Research & 360|Consult

EuPD Research is an international B2B market research company that provides sustainable research for

sustainable companies.

360Consult is a strategy & marketing consultancy that provides sustainable consulting for sustainable compa-

nies based on primary and secondary data.

EuPD Research and 360|Consult are brands of HOEHNER Research & Consulting Group GmbH.

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Multi-ClientServices

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EuPD Products

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EuPD Exclusive Services

Consulting Services

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Data & News

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Ad-hoc Research Services

Strategy & Marketing Consulting

Integrated Business Solution – Flexible Retainer Service

Integrated Business Solution – Project Service

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2. Company Facts | HOEHNER Research & Consulting Group

Principal Office Bonn (NRW/Germany)

CEO Markus A.W. Hoehner

Founded 11/24/2000

Legal Status HOEHNER RESEARCH & CONSULTING GROUP GmbH

Employees 55 permanent employees/ 30 freelancers

% of Graduates 90% (50% social scientists, 35% economists, 15% others)

Interviewer Center 60 employees

Core Areas Energy & Utilities, Pharmacy & HealthCare, Economics & Financial Research,

Management & Controlling

Special Fields Renewable energies, automotive sector, emissions trading, innovation management,

health management

Membership EuPD Research is a member of ESOMAR World Research

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3. EuPD Research & 360|Consult at Conferences & Exhibitions

EuPD Research and 360|Consult has been present at the most important conferences and exhibitions in the

field of renewable energies for the last few years. Photovoltaics are clearly in the focus. Employees of both

companies are continuously consulted as market experts on different topics. Please find a selection of presen-

tations below. You will find more presentations and information on our website: http://www.eupd-

research.com/intsolar/.

Event Presentation/ Moderation Ms./ Mr. Date Location

Photovoltaics

Summit Europe

2009

pre-conference workshop: Intro-

duction to Smart Grids – how

renewable energy will integrate

with the European power grid

Daniela Schreiber June 30-July 2, 2009 Rome | Italy

Photovoltaics

Summit Europe

2009

Understanding obstacles to the

development of photovoltaic

markets – bureaucracy and its

impacts in Italy, Greece and the

Czech Republic

Daniela Schreiber June 30-July 2, 2009 Rome | Italy

Solar Economics

Forum

Thin Film PV Markus A.W.

Hoehner

June 16-18, 2009 London | UK

Photovoltaics

Summit 2009

European PV markets: Challenges

ahead

Daniela Schreiber June 1-3, 2009 San Francisco | USA

Photovoltaics

Summit 2009

pre-conference workshop: PV

Markets and Supply Chains: A

Global Outlook

Daniela Schreiber June 1-3, 2009 San Francisco | USA

Intersolar 2009 German PV Market Executive

Workshop Q2/09 (together with

BSW, Solarpraxis AG)

Markus A.W.

Hoehner

May 27-29, 2009 Munich | Germany

Intersolar 2009 French PV Market Briefing Hannah Jaeschke May 27-29, 2009 Munich | Germany

Thin Film Solar

Summit Europe

Market Segmentation for Thin Film

PV in Europe

Daniela Schreiber May 19-20, 2009 Berlin | Germany

Thin Film Solar

Summit Europe

Key Emerging Market Opportuni-

ties for Thin Film PV in Europe and

Beyond

Markus A.W.

Hoehner

May 19-20, 2009 Berlin | Germany

Solarexpo & Italian

PV Summit

The Italian PV market: segmenta-

tion, trends, investor attractiveness

Daniela Schreiber May 6-9, 2009 Verona | Italy

Thin Film Solar An Examination of Per Watt Pric-

ing, Grid Parity and Future Outlook

Daniela Schreiber April 28-29, 2009 San Francisco | USA

Organic Photovol-

taics 2009

Pre-Conference Seminar: Global

PV Market Development

Daniela Schreiber April 27-29, 2009 Philadelphia | USA

Thin Film Industry

Forum

Overview of German thin-film

companies in production

Stephan Franz April 22-24, 2009 Berlin | Germany

Hong Kong Elec-

tronic Fairs

Global Market (EU & US) on PV Daniela Schreiber April 13-16, 2009 Hong Kong

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3rd International

Conference on

Solar Photovoltaics

Investments

Trends in the segmentation of

main PV market

Markus Wacker-

beck

April 7-8, 2009 Frankfurt a.M. |

Germany

1st German

American Energy

Conference 2009

Exploring the Potential of the US

PV

Markus A.W.

Hoehner

March 30-April 2, 2009 Berlin | Germany

Green Lighting

Event

Global PV Market Outlook Daniela Schreiber March 24-26, 2009 Frankfurt a.M. |

Germany

24. Symposium

Photvoltaische

Solarenergie

Globale Märkte der Off-Grid PV Markus Wacker-

beck

March 3-6, 2009 Bad Staffelstein |

Germany

Solar Power Gen-

eration 2009

Concentrated Photovoltaics Daniela Schreiber February 23-24, 2009 Barcelona | Spain

CIS-IT 2009 Hot Issues in the PV Market Markus A.W.

Hoehner

February 5-6, 2009 Rome | Italy

Fifth User Forum:

Thin-Film Photo-

voltaics

PV Thin-Film – Will the demand

grow like the supply?

Stephan Franz January 26-28, 2009 Würzburg | Ger-

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Thin Film Solar

Summit 2008

Challenges, Opportunities and

Market Development of the Global

Thin Film Industry

Daniela Schreiber December 2-3, 2008 San Francisco | USA

Enertech 2008 Prospects for the Greek PV Market Florian Schmidt November 20-23, 2008 Athens | Greece

9th Forum Solar-

praxis

Top European PV Markets –

Changes Ahead

Markus A.W.

Hoehner

November 20-21, 2008 Berlin | Germany

9th Forum Solar-

praxis

Thin Film PV – Market, Margins,

Main Players

Markus Wacker-

beck

November 20-21, 2008 Berlin | Germany

CIS-ES 2008 Industry Investment for a Solar

Future

Markus A.W.

Hoehner

October 23-24, 2008 Madrid | Spain

Saienergia 2008 The Italian Photovoltaic Market

2008 – Overcoming Obstacles

Sarah Endres October 15-18, 2008 Bologna | Italy

Solar Power 2008 Transaction Costs in Germany Daniela Schreiber October 13-16, 2008 San Diego | USA

23rd EUPVSEC PV Markets Daniela Schreiber September 1-5, 2008 Valencia | Spain

Intersolar North

America

Evaluation of the Feed-in Tariff – A

Role Model Instrument to Foster

Photovoltaic Development in

Europe

Daniela Schreiber July 15-17, 2008 San Francisco, USA

Photovoltaics

Summit 2008

Top 6 European Photovoltaic

Markets

Daniela Schreiber June 18-20, 2008 San Diego | USA

Intersolar 2008 PV Markets Outlook Markus A.W.

Hoehner

June 12-14, 2008 Munich | Germany

SMET Solar Materials, Equipment and

Technology Conference

Markus Wacker-

beck

June 12-14, 2008 Munich | Germany

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4. Media Attention

Please find a selection of articles of several German newspapers where EuPD Research and 360|Consult were

named below.

Photon, 05/01/2009

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Photon Profi, 04/01/2009

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SBZ, 03/17/2009

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spiegel.de, 03/13/2009

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innovations-report.de, 03/13/2009

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Photovoltaics International, 03/01/2009

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pv magazine, 02/01/2009

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Photovoltaik, 11/01/2008

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QualEnergia.it, 10/22/2008

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Sun & Wind Energy, 08/14/2008

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Handelsblatt.com, 06/02/2008

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Focus Money, 06/25/2008

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FAZ, 03/19/2008

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Die Welt, 03/15/2008

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Die Wirtschaftswoche, 11/26/2007

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