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Baker Solar

Baker Solar. Winter 2009. Baker Solar is Focusing on Delivering Advanced Technologies to Wafer, Cell, and Thin-film Production . Source: IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Program. Baker Solar Focus Areas.

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Baker Solar

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  1. Baker Solar Winter 2009

  2. Baker Solar is Focusing on Delivering Advanced Technologies to Wafer, Cell, and Thin-film Production Source: IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Program Baker Solar Focus Areas

  3. Market Map: All Traditional Solar Cell Companies Need Baker’s High-Speed Wet-Process Equipment to Grow & Compete Source: IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Program

  4. Market Map: Large Rewards Are Attracting Capital For Fast-growing PV Wafer & Cell producers Baker Solar Focus Areas Source: IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Program, Company Reports

  5. Baker’s Technologies & Know-how Are Well Positioned For These Markets • Batch Systems • Existing technology re-used for solar • First solar batch-system orders have been accepted and are in-process • Continuous-Flow Silicon-Wafer Wet-Process Systems • Take our leading edge PCB-processing technology to solar applications • Use innovative designs to increase solar cell manufacturing productivity • Disruptive technology for manufacturers currently using batch processes • Significant productivity and overall operating costs improvements for leading-edge producers, 4X Production for 160% of traditional equipment costs • Thin-film Solar Manufacturing Systems • World-leader in flexible substrate metallization • High-volume production equipment for PCB can be adapted to Thin-film-on-glass production for minimal costs • Advanced Metallization Technologies • Eliminate slow process and expensive materials from solar cell production • Game-changing technology improvement sought by leading solar producers • Baker’s deep plating and metallization experiences in a diversity of industries gives us the ability to innovate and win solar applications

  6. Baker Has Deep Design Storehouse To Apply To Solar Batch Applications • Silicon Wafers & Ingot Production • Baker has a long history of designing & building automated batch processing systems for difficult chemistries and environments • Baker’s systems offer many benefits • Modular • Flexible • Automated control • Easy to use Man-Machine-Interface with PC-based graphics • Accepted $400,000 order for prototype silicon etching for large, emerging solar company. Quoting larger line for new, state-of-the-art, 80MW solar cell production plant

  7. Baker’s Silicon Wafer Processing Technologies Address A Pressing Industry Need • High-speed, high-yield continuous-flow, conveyorized wet process systems • Decreased handling increases yields; uses less chemicals when compared to batch processing • Baker is one of three suppliers worldwide with the know-how to deliver these systems • Process chemistry • Handling of fragile materials • Management of difficult chemicals • Baker is developing patentable improvements • Improved guide systems to significantly decrease broken wafers • High speed systems capable of much-higher throughput • Lower maintenance and chemistry consumption • Currently in discussions with three major solar companies for near-term projects

  8. Baker Has Unique Technologies for Thin-film PV • Unique roll-to-roll plating and metallizing systems • High-volume systems for creating precision metal coatings and finishing on flexible backings • Supplied equipment for all facilities of a Fortune 100 company producing very-high-volume inkjet printer cartridge flex-circuits • Currently is discussions with two solar companies for roll-to-roll thin-film PV metallizing lines

  9. Baker Is Uniquely Positioned To Advance Metallization State-of-the-Art For Solar Cell Production • High-volume, high-efficiency systems are needed to replace current silver-paste or batch metallization systems • Metallization currently largest bottleneck in silicon-wafer solar cell production • Silver-paste based systems also consume expensive silver paste which can be replaced with lower-cost metals like copper • Silver paste also has poor conductivity, requiring large traces which shadow more silicon than advanced metals, reducing efficiencies • Baker is a world leader in continuous-flow metallization systems for PCB applications • Orders won based on quality of plating and system throughput • Deep experiences in diverse applications creates store-house of techniques to solve yield and throughput challenges • Baker has strong ties to industry leading chemistry suppliers like MacDermid and Rohm & Haas

  10. Baker Solar Offers Advantages To Solar Factories • Low cost of ownership • High grade of standardization • Low/no adjustments needed during preventive maintenance • Low chemical consumption • Flexible modular designs • Quickly & efficiently built to customer’s chemistries • High-speed systems improve throughput • Patentable guide system improvements • “fish-scale” horizontal guides • “touchless” vertical control in flood zones

  11. Baker Team Has U.S. and International Experience • Stephen Roiter: President, M.E. Baker Company • 20+ Years as President of M.E. Baker • BSEE Tufts, MBA University of Chicago • National Board Member, Metal Finishing Suppliers’ Association • Past President & Board of Governors, Longwood Cricket Club, Brookline, MA • Eric Roiter: Vice President, M.E. Baker Company • BA with Honors, Economics Williams College • Board of Directors, IPC Suppliers’ Council (Chicago, IL) 2007 – present • Negotiated and closed exclusive distribution arrangement with WKK International for representation in Asia, 2006 • Negotiated and closed two M.E. Baker acquisitions, 2002 – 2006 • Michael Chilson: General Manager, M.E. Baker Company • BSBA Eastern Nazarene College, MBA Franklin Pierce College • Engineering & Operations management experience includes senior positions at Wang Laboratories, Parlex Corp., Unitrode Inc., Gould Inc. • Product, Business Development and General Manager at MacDermid Equipment • Colonel, Field Artillery Massachusetts Army National Guard (30 years – retired reserve) • Gerold Mueller-Ensslin: Director of Technology, Baker Solar • Dipl. Ing., University of Cologne • Established Höllmüller Planungsbüro GmbH (MD, Owner) • Established Schmid Vertriebs GmbH, Freudenstadt (MD, Part owner) • Buckbee Mears Europe GmbH, Manager R&D and Manufacturing Engineering • Peter d’Entremont: Director of Corporate Development, Baker Solar • BSME UVA, MBA with Highest Distinction from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth • Senior Associate at Watermill Advisors, responsible for market research, strategy development, management and execution for Watermill’s Advisory mandates, 2003 – 2008 • Held operational and strategic roles in private equity backed companies for more than 12 years, 1991 – 2003 • Significant operational experience implementing operational and strategic plans

  12. Baker Solar Has Secured Experienced PV-Solar Representation • GME, GmbH • Led by Gerold Mueller-Ensslin • Independent Manufacturer’s Representative • Formerly represented Höllmüller, Schmid • Based in Germany • Worldwide contacts at most solar cell manufacturers • Contacts include contracted sales representatives • Actively engaged based on future commissions

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