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BUSINESS PARTNERS CATALOGUE

2 3SOLAR ENERGY CLUSTER NORWAY BUSINESS PARTNERS CATALOGUE

Trine Kopstad Berentsen CEOTrine is the founder and CEO of the Solar Energy Cluster Norway. She structured and led the cluster strategy initiated already in 2013. The ARENA cluster status was awarded in 2016. Trine holds a Masters degree in Technology and Innovation from the University of Oslo. She has 8 years of experience with managing international INTERREG projects within cleantech and innovation.

Email: [email protected] Mobile: +47 930 14 801

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Ola RostadRnD ResponsibleOla has extensive experience with the establishment and operation of development projects, guidance of start-ups, applications for public co-financing and as general manager and board member. Ola is a forestry candidate from Ås and holds a Master of Innovation Management from Karlstad University. In the Solar Energy Team, Ola works with partner support and guidance, supporting innovation groups and development of the cluster’s innovation system.

The Solar Energy Cluster is a national cluster for the solar energy sector in Norway. Its activities are focused both on the Norwegian as well as the international energy markets. The objective is to strengthen the Norwegian partners’ innovation capacity and competitiveness, and to take a bigger share of the global energy market. The cluster consists of businesses, R&D, public and private partners.

This catalogue presents the business partners in the Solar Energy Cluster divided into 10 different categories. The aim is to provide an overview of the competence in the cluster.

Ragnhild Bjelland-HanleyRnD ResponsibleRagnhild holds a Bachelor degree in communication from Simon Fraser University in Canada and a Master’s degree in technology, innovation and knowledge from the University of Oslo. She worked as a communications advisor for several years before she started working in solar energy in 2016. In the Solar Energy Cluster, Ragnhild works as an R&D advisor. This entails discussing potential project ideas with companies, as well as providing guidance in finding relevant research environments and sources of funding.

Lill-Torunn KildeHead of Strategic Communications Lill-Torunn has been working with strategic communications and media relations within the fields of renewable energy and green tech since 2008. She also has a broad background as a journalist and editor both for television and radio. Lill-Torunn holds a Cand.mag. degree in Journalism and Political Science from University of Oslo, and PR and Strategic Communications from BI Norwegian Business School.

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Development and operation of international solar energy projects

Aega ASAAega ASA is a solar utility company that acquires and operates solar power plants. The company currently owns a portfolio of eight individual solar parks in the Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardia regions in Italy with a combined production capacity of 8MWp, and an initial annual electricity production of approximately 11GWh depending on the annual solar irradiation.

The company focuses on acquisitions of smaller existing solar parks (below 5MWp capacity), following strict investment criteria. The company is looking for further growth opportunities.

AEGA Solar has six employees in Norway and three in Italy. All with more than 10 years of experience in the solar market.

www.aega.no

Kube Energy ASKube Energy provides international organizations with off-grid solar energy solutions.

Our goal is to help these organizations transition from diesel generators to solar to reduce operating costs, improve aid effectiveness and reduce their environmental footprint and CO2 emissions.

Kube Energy finances, installs, owns and maintains the solar systems for a monthly fee, allowing our customers to transition to solar and start realizing cost savings from day one.

www.kubeenergy.com

Empower New Energy ASEmpower New Energy is a renewable impact investment company with a mandate to accelerate the clean energy revolution. The transition towards clean and renewable energy production is gaining momentum, but not fast enough and we believe that the accelerated deployment of decentralized renewable energy generation is the fastest and most cost-efficient way to bridge the north-south power gap, fight climate change and promote sustainable development.

Empower New Energy´s innovative portfolio financing model enables the deployment of essential financing for smaller/medium sized renewable projects, providing customers in Sub-Saharan Africa with reliable clean energy at affordable prices and promising our investors a healthy ROI.

Empower´s investments contribute effectively towards verifiable reductions in CO2 emissions, the creation of jobs and the growth of emerging economies.

www.empowernewenergy.com

Scatec Solar ASAScatec Solar is an integrated independent solar power producer, delivering affordable, rapidly deployable and sustainable source of clean energy worldwide.

A long term player, Scatec Solar develops, builds, owns, operates and maintains solar power plants, and already has an installation track record of close to 1000 MW.

Currently, the company is producing electricity from 322 MW of solar power plants in the Czech Republic, South Africa, Rwanda, Honduras and Jordan, and another 434 MW under construction.

With an established global presence, the company is growing briskly with a project backlog and pipeline of more than 1.5 GW under development in the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Scatec Solar is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

www.scatecsolar.com

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SunErgy ASSunErgy is a Norwegian company being active in off grid villages solar electrification in 92 villages with 116 000 families or 600 000 persons in the Southwest region of Cameroon according to agreement with the Republic of Cameroon.On the same grid SunErgy also offers cable TV and Internet, thus giving the villagers access to the outside world, enabling them to escape poverty, moving into a brighter and more prosperous future through economic growth and development

The company draws the electric line to the outside wall of the client`s home with the clients being responsible for the indoor wiring, which they may finance through micro credit offered by the company.

SunErgy cooperates and has excellent support from the governments of Norway and Cameroon as well as world recognized and leading equipment suppliers.

www.sunergypower.org

Norsk Solar ASNorsk Solar is a Norwegian developer of solar power plants with a long-term Build-Own-Operate strategy.

The company is a subsidiary of the largest private developer of wind parks in Norway, with a proven track record, expertise, network and established partners.

Norsk Solar is a part of the NV group, owned by Norsk Vind (NV), established in 1996. NV is Norway´s largest private wind power producer, and an important contributor of renewable energy. The NV group has several technology and energy companies in the portfolio, maintaining a disciplined focus on creating sustainable, ethical and clean energy for the future.

www.norsksolar.com

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Asplan Viak ASAsplan Viak AS is one of the most experienced companies regarding solar energy in Norway, and has extensive experience with building integrated solar systems. We have participated in various building projects with solar energy in all phases form conceptual to follow up after construction, including the tendering process. We are also regarded as nationally leading on Life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental analysis. We are experts in integrating solar energy into the concept of a building to achieve optimal solutions. We are also tenants in Powerhouse, www.powerhouse.no, and have first-hand experience with the daily operation and use of an energy positive building with solar cells.

www.asplanviak.no

COWI ASCOWI is a leading consulting group that creates value for customers, people and society through our unique 360° approach. Based on our world-class competencies within engineering, economics and environmental science, we tackle challenges from many vantage points to create coherent solutions for our customer.

With offices all over the world, we combine global presence with local knowledge to take on projects anywhere in the world – no matter how large or small. At any given moment, we are involved in more than 14,000 projects.

We have more than 85 years of experience in the business, and COWI is a leader within its field because our more than 6,600 employees are leaders within theirs. Together with our customers, we create coherence in tomorrow’s sustainable societies.

www.cowi.com

Engineering consultancy and project management

ETA Energi ASETA Energi is an independent engineering consulting company in the fields of renewable energy, environment, heat, ventilation, air condition (HVAC).

Our clients are typically from the industry, architects, entrepreneurs, public, marine and offshore sector, power, energy and waste companies, and building owners and property developers.

We offer specialist advice and services such as energy certification of buildings, designing energy efficient HVAC-systems, thermal imaging and building energy simulations, applications/ reports to Enova and other funding schemes, mapping of systems’ and buildings’ improvement potential energy management and web-based monitoring via Green Tracker, concept studies, investment analysis, design and project management.

We help our clients to achieve smarter, greener energy use. ETA Energi is sertified according to “Miljøfyrtårn” – similar to environmental standards such as EMAS and ISO14001.

www.eta.no

ECT ASECT AS is a major consultancy company within electrical engineering. We focus on energy, construction, industry and transport.

Our clients are both public and private, and we work in cooperation with architects and consultants, all the way from from the sketch board to the complete construction.

Our projects vary from the food industry to tunnels and universities. One of our specialities is lighting design.

www.ect.no

Enøkplan ASEnøkplan AS is a consulting firm specialized in energy saving and improvement of structural energy efficiency. We develop energy concepts and programs for upgrading and rehabilitatation of buildings. We care about integral and sustainable solutions, also in an environmental perspective. The company is registered in Trondheim municipality in Norway.

www.enokplan.no

InPartner ASOur vision is to change the world based on sustainability and predictability. We aim at establishing cooperation with other companies and start-up ideas in Norway and abroad.

Together we set up goals, strategies and activities leading to business relations in Norway or abroad. We make things happen, based on ethical and sustainable leadership, providing business developement within environmental and renewable energy in particular.

At present we are cooperating with C3C Engineering AB and Leadinglight AB. Leadinglight produce and sell smart luminaries for smart cities in the Scandinavian countries, and produce and sell solar cell powered lightning systems.

Co-founder and investor in an ongoing invention/patent within light trapping of solar panels.

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Kjeller Vindteknikk AS Kjeller Vindteknikk is a consultancy company working with wind measurement and analysis since 1998. The company was started as a spin-off from Institute for Energy Technvlogical analysis for planning infrastructure, as well as prognoses of weather and energy.

Kjeller Vindteknikk participates in Solar Energy Cluster Norway based on our expectations of solar energy to be established on a broader scale in Norway. With vast experience in meteorological measurements and scientific modelling we can also offer services in measuring and calculating solar resource- and energy production from planned solar energy power plants.

www.vindteknikk.no

Multiconsult AS Multiconsult is one of the leading firms of consulting engineers and designers in Norway and Scandinavia, with 2,850 permanent staff and expertise spanning a wide range of disciplines.

Multiconsult has the biggest and most qualified group of solar energy experts in Norway. Our experienced solar professionals work on national and international projects for a range of different clients (industry, utilities, EPCs, project developers, investors, IPPs, financing groups and governmental bodies) and of various sizes: from home systems and off-grid installations to multi MW-scale grid-connected power plants (ground-mounted, floating or on rooftops). We provide advisory services in all phases of solar projects, from early strategic guidance to feasibility assessments and detailed design, construction supervision, commissioning and monitoring.

www.multiconsultgroup.com

Norconsult ASNorconsult is Norways largest multidisciplinary consultancy firm, and one of the leading ones in the Nordic region. With innovative and targeted advice, we help customers achieve economic growth and success – for a sustainable and healthy society.

We find effective and renewable energy solutions to be important. Solar energy is becoming a natural integrated part of these solutions, either as solar PV or thermal energy, or both.

We provide assistance the entire way from possibility studies, project development, technical design, creation of tender papers, aqquisition and take-over.

On the international market, Norconsult operates mainly in Africa.

NB Solar Africa is a joint venture company that will develop solar PV /hybrid power plants and offers comprehensive service to investors and large consumers of power and IPPs.

www.norconsult.no

Obos Prosjekt ASOBOS Prosjekt AS is one of the largest project- and construction management firms in Norway, and the company is fully owned by OBOS.

We deliver project- and construction management to both construction and rehabilitation of all types of housing projects.

Our offices are situated in Oslo, Tønsberg, Hamar, Stavanger, Trondheim, and Fredrikstad (Østfold Prosjekt).

As part of the OBOS Group strategy, we will strive to take part in making our business and our customers climate neutral, through profitable implementation of renewable energy.

www.obosprosjekt.no

PQA ASPQA is a small troubleshooting and consultancy firm that specialises in power quality.

We do measurement and analysis of power quality (PQ), advice utilities, industry partners and other consultancy firms on PQ-related issues, and troubleshoot various PQ-problems for the same companies.

After PQA was founded in 2017, we have had different types of projects from utilities and companies all over Norway, related to solar, microgrids, electric ferries, harmonic emission from industry sites, flickering issues at customer locations, LED-technology, quarries with motor disconnection problems, etc.

We recently started a research project about new types of EMC-issues, in collaboration with five utilities, four interest organisations (The Solar Energy Cluster is a partner), and the Norwegian Energy Regulator, founded by the Norwegian Research Councils ENERGIX program.

www.pqa.no

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Ressurs & Miljø ASResources & Environment (Ressurs & Miljø) was established in January 2010 by experienced specialists within water, energy and environment. Our advisors have a vast and wide knowledge and competence which enables us to provide overall services.

Resources & Environment has clients within water, energy and environment. Advising both in Norway and abroad. We work as advisors and dialogue collaborators for industrial companies, commercial buildings, housing markets and public authorities.

We have a vast knowledge within renewable energy, with main focus on solar energy. Resources & Environment designs, supplies and install photovoltaic and solar thermal systems on all types of roofs and facades, including BIPV.

www.ressursogmiljo.no

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Sweco Sweco plans and designs the communities and cities of the future. The results of our work are sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure and access to clean water. With 14,500 employees in Northern Europe, we offer our customers the right expertise for every project. We carry out projects in 70 countries annually throughout the world. Sweco is Europe’s leading architecture and engineering consultancy, with sales of approximately SEK 16.9 billion (EUR 1.8 billion). The company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB.

www.sweco.no

Trade Wind ASTrade Wind AS works towards a fossil free future. We develop and sell wind and solar technology. Primarily to large commercial buildings and private homes. Every PV system is customized for the client. People choose us because our prices and guarantees are some of the best on the Norwegian market. Additionally we offer one of the greenest solar panels in the world. Made with Norwegian hydro power.

Besides sale Trade Wind collaborates with REC and local environmental organisations to educate people about solar energy. We have courses all through the year and frequently talk at schools about the possibilities of solar energy.

www.tradewind.no

ÅF Engineering ASÅF is an engineering and design company within the fields of energy, industry and infrastructure. We create sustainable solutions for the next generation through talented people and technology. We are based in Europe and our business and clients are found all over the world.

ÅF Engineering was established in 2016, and is a fully owned company in the ÅF Group.

ÅF Engineering has 400 employees in six cities in Norway; Oslo, Trondheim, Lillestrom, Sandefjord, Bergen and Tromsø.

www.afconsult.com

Aventa ASAventa is a Norwegian solar heat company that has developed innovative solar thermal energy solutions for structural integration. The STE-concept gives economically competitive solar energy in the form of roof and/or facade coverage. In addition, we deliver self-circulating (thermal syphon) solar heat systems that are especially viable for creating hot tapwater in refugee camps.

The activity encompasses nearly the entire value chain, from product development to installation and follow-up on solar thermal energy systems. The main goal is concept-development and production.

We offer complete solutions containing solar thermal energy systems, heat storages, and electronic management systems. In addition, Aventa is in a strong position in research communities, and we are active partners of FoU in large national and international collaboration projects.

www.aventa.no

BRIGHT Products ASBRIGHT is a Norwegian solar product company catering to anyone who needs to be less dependent on the electrical grid, whether by choice or by living in off-grid or bad-grid communities.

We believe that by spreading knowledge about the benefits of clean solar energy and by innovating products, distribution and financing of efficient small-scale solar products, we can solve the lighting and charging needs of millions of individuals.

Children use BRIGHT solar lamps to do homework at night. Women illuminate their paths for safety. Families power their homes. Travelers light up the dark. Entrepreneurs run their businesses and charge their phones.

Four years after launch more than 2 million BRIGHT lamps are solving everyday problems for more than 8 million people.

www.bright-products.com

Dynatec Engineering ASDynatec Engineering is working within the fields of science, development and commercialization of the Dynatec centrifuge reactor.

Our patented solution is to produce polysilicon from decomposing silane gas in a centrifuge chamber. By utilizing a centrifuge reactor is it possible to avoid cooled surfaces within the reactor and increase the linear growth rate drastically to over 9 mm per hour and reduce the power consumption to below 3 kwh/kg in the decomposition reactor.

Dynatec Engineering is the only supplier in the world delivering the patented and leading Dynatec reactor combining high quality with low cost.

The possibilities in centrifuge chemical vapor deposition are vast and we want to explore them in collaboration with partners across the world.

www.dynatecengineering.no

Technology development and production



Eltek ASEltek is a world leading manufacturer of modular power conversion solutions. The larger portion of Eltek’s revenue is within power solutions for telecom infrastructure, including solar and solar-hybrid solutions.

Eltek also offers a wide range of modular solutions for rural electrification and solar micro grids. With modular solutions the systems can easily be adapted to various energy and power requirements from below 1 kW to well above 100kW, for poor grid or off grid applications.

Through our parent company, Delta Electronics, Eltek do also have access to a full range of grid tied solar inverters.

With offices in 40 countries and business in more than 100 countries, Eltek is in a position to provide complete turn key solutions.

www.eltek.com

Green Energy ASIn Green Energy we wish to provide robust and optimal energy solutions for a more sustianable society. We work in renewable energy on several levels.

CIGS solar panel technology from the world leadier Solar Frontier is sold through our distribution network in Norway, and our automatic fireswitches and ADU-solutions in Norway are delivered by the market leader Santon.

We are a Scandinavian distributor of iKube, autonomous solar panel- and battery-solutions, we sell and distribute our internally developed and patent pending Power Trailer system, for mobile and renewable energy globally.

Green Energy also provide advice for energy solutions and for development of system solutions in renewable energy, in Norway as well as abroad.

www.abgreenenergy.no

Greenventive Development ASGreenventive development is developing new business applications in the renewable energy and energy storage sector. We represent cutting edge product manufacturers in energy production, like Solargaps and energy storage like Cirius batteries, among other products.

The storage technology we provide is the worlds first Non-Chemical Battery based on super capacitors, and will represent world leading solutions for Utility grades storage, Industry applications, Maritime-offshore-Subsea applications, Smart-cities & Smart-buildings, Mobility & charging reservoirs.

Our Cirius graphene batteries have a projected cell cycle life of 1,000,000 cycles at 100% DOD, flat discharge curve so suitable for storage applications, fast charge/discharge capability with no effect on cycle life or capacity, and operate at temperatures ranging from -30ºC to 85ºC. They are safe, non-toxic, non-flammable and mobile and have a lower cost of ownership when compared to chemical batteries.

Greenventive Development ASwww.energimagi.no

Ocean Sun ASThe market for floating solar on freshwater reservoirs represents a TW-scale opportunity.

Ocean Sun has since April 2017 successfully tested an offshore floating solar installation near Bergen, Norway.

The new technology will enable large scale solar developments on oceans, lakes and reservoirs. At present there is no commercial solution for large scale offshore solar available.

Offshore solar will give access to vast new areas for renewable energy development. Half the world’s population live in coastal areas, and more than three quarters of the worlds megacities are located by the sea.

Ocean Sun can make a significant impact to the conversion from fossil to renewable energy.

www.oceansun.no

Innos ASThe solar energy systems delivered by Innos have two functions: the systems produce climate friendly solar energy and they address the heavy snow loads on roofs by smelting the snow to water.

Innos WeightWatcher and solar panels is a unique technology developed in Scandinavia for challenging snow environments. The technology has been tested on a large scale project in Oslo during harsh winter conditions.

The Innos solar systems contributes to energy self-sufficient buildings with a prolonged life time.

www.innos.no

Home Control ASHome Control is establishing itself as a leading smart-house distributor to the Nordic market. With Gateway as the heart of our system and an APP, you can control smart power-sockets, lights via bulbs or dimmers/switches, heat via thermostats, and control optimal use of solar energy and more.

Home Control holds a rapidly increasing selection of products providing these functions. Home Control also targets the consumer market with a large amount of do-it-yourself products. These are available in selected Elkjøp-stores in the entire Nordic region.

Further, Home Control starter kits are available through power suppliers like Ustekveikja. Home Control will also soon be available for the professional market, where elements that require electricians and plumbers will be included.

www.homecontrol.no



Protan ASProtan AS is a Norwegian industrial company and a world leader in membrane technology. Our main office is in Drammen, with 725 employees.

Protan manufactures and delivers complete solutions and systems for roofs, both exposed and protected. We have developed special solutions for design roofs, ‘cool roofs’, green roofs and blue roofs.

Protan Entreprenør AS is a roofing contractor for new buildings and renovations, and provides installation of solar energy systems for roofs with roofing membranes.

Protan and Protan Entreprenør are major industrial companies with competence in development, product solutions, project management, HSE, QA, and documentation.

Protan provides solutions according to the needs of the customers, and cooperates closely with leading contractors and architects in the Nordic countries, Europe and Russia.

www.protan.no

Solar Village ASSolar Village is a Norwegian company on a mission to improve African smallholder farmers’ yields and standard of living. We develop, manufacture, distribute and finance smart solar energy solutions tailored to the needs and aspirations of smallholder farmers in Africa.

Our main product is the Battery Stick™. The stick powers two herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide sprayers of Micron, a leading manufacturer of specialist sprayers and weed control equipment. These sprayers have been developed specifically for the African smallholder user and are safe and highly labour and water saving. At home, the Battery Stick™ is a power source for a range of desirable household appliances (e.g. lamps, TV and fan).

Solar Village is currently active in Zambia, working among others with two large agribusinesses, Alliance Ginneries and Parrogate.

www.solarvillage.no

Pixii ASPixii develops and provides power electronics and products for battery based energy storage for various applications. The power capacity for each system is in the range of 3-120kW. Pixii can provide complete energy storage systems and the power conversion units to system integrators.

www.pixii.com

Tarpon Solar ASTarpon Solar specializes in flexible thin film solar cells reinforced by membrane technology for commercial, public and private use. Our solar membranes combine the advantages of capturing renewable solar energy with providing protection against the sun, wind and rain.

We can customize the membranes to suit the requirements of every application. Our products are light, strong and long lasting solar membranes with the most suitable solar cell technologies for each project. We are developing an automated and cost-effective production method that enables supply of large and small quantities of products of all shapes, sizes and colors.

The flexible solar membranes can be used as stand-alone structures, on a tent framework, awnings on a building and many other applications where traditional solar panels are not suitable.

www.tarponsolar.no

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REC Solar Norway ASFounded in Norway in 1996, REC is a leading vertically integrated solar energy company.

Through integrated manufacturing from silicon to wafers, cells, high-quality panels and extending to solar solutions with low carbon footprint.

REC provides the world with a reliable source of clean energy. REC’s renowned product quality is supported by the lowest warranty claims rate in the industry.

REC is a Bluestar Elkem company with headquarters in Norway and operational headquarters in Singapore. REC employs more than 2,000 employees worldwide, producing 1.5 GW solar panels annually.

www.recgroup.com

Silicon production

Akershus Energi Varme ASAkershus Energi Varme AS (AEV) is an energy trader delivering renewable heat and cooling. In Akershus Energy Park we have established a large-scale solar heat facility that produces around 4 GWh yearly. The total production is 180 GWh, and our goal is considerable growth. We aim at taking an active role in city- and urban planning concerning energy. Here, solar will be a natural part of our systems for heating and cooling.

AEV is owned by the energy enterprise Akershus Energi (66%) and the Swedish investment-firm Infranode (33%)

Akershus Energi produces, along with district heating, a hydroelectric power output of 2,4TWh. Akershus Energi is owned by the Akershus county authority.

www.akershusenergi.no/no/fjernvarme

Eidsiva Energi Marked ASEidsiva Energi is an energy enterprise owning and operating hydroelectric, bioenergy, district heating, wind energy, and solar energy installations. We have broad experience in energy and 150 000 end users.

Eidsiva is a distributor of ready-to-use solar cell systems to private homes, as well as to agricultural and commercial real estate. We take care of the entire process from a customer being interested to the facility operating fully, and a deal for power delivery to the grid is in place.

www.eidsivaenergi.no

Fortum Markets ASFortum Oyj is a Finnish energy company with activity in the Nordic and Baltic areas. Fortum produces and sells electricity and heat, as well as hosting and maintaining powerplants.

Our main products are power, heat and steam.

Fortums activity in Norway is organized in Fortum Markets AS and Fortum Charge & Drive. Both companies are located in Grålum, Sarpsborg.

The activity of Fortum Markets AS is comprised of procurement and sales of power to households, counties, as well as public and private sector businesses. Forum Markets AS also sells solar panels for private homes.

Fortum Charge & Drive maintain fast-chargers and flexible fast-chargers around the country, and is Norway´s biggest operator of charging-infrastructure for electrical cars.

www.fortum.com

Energy utility

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LOS Energi ASThe core activity of LOS Energy is to reduce energy costs by selling, managing, and identifying energy solutions accommodating the needs of the customer. The company is one of the leading energy suppliers in the Nordic countries, holding a customer portfolio of over 20 TWh (yearly consumption of about 1.3 million households).

Our company has been topping the EPSI Rating Norways independent customer satisfaction survey for the last three years.

LOS Energy offices are situated in Oslo, Stockholm, Gøteborg, Kristiansand, and Arendal, and is a fully owned subsidiary company of Agder Energi.

www.los.no

NTE Marked ASNTE Marked AS is a separate business area of NTE AS (Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk As).

We focus on electric power sales, solar energy, smart-home services, broadband services, and electronic products.

NTE Marked offers electric power to private households, businesses, and to the public sector all over the country. We also offer modern broadband solutions to all customer groups. This encompasses, among other things, fiber-broadband with a possibility for TV and home phone-lines, as well as cellphone, mobile broadband and other broadband solutions.

https://nte.no/index.php/no/virksomheter/marked

Smart Energi ASAs one of the largest suppliers of solar PV to the Norwegian private market since 2015, we have continuously focused on sustainable and smart energy solutions.

Smart Energi has been one of the most important driving forces for solar panels on the Norwegian market and is especially known through Smart Energi Hvaler.

Smart Energi has been awarded the “Local climate effort of the year 2015” by the Zero Emission Resource Organisation, and the Enova prize 2017 for our contribution to the green shift.

With solar panels you can produce your own power for your own consumption, or for smart neighbourhoods. Smart Energi delivers solar panel systems for both the private and public markets.

www.smartenergi.com

eSmart Systems ASeSmart Systems develops digital intelligence for the energy industry and smart communities. The company is based on more than 20 years of international experience in establishing and operating knowledge based, leading IT and energy related companies targeting global markets.

We provide software solutions to the energy industry, service providers and smart cities.

Our platform is designed to handle and exploit the Internet of Things, Big Data and Analytics in real time. It has broad application possibilities that give grid operators insight into their distribution network, make energy trade between local market prosumers possible, and monitoring city air quality easy.

www.esmartsystems.com

Software development and smart solutions

Eyasys ASEyasys provides complete solutions in the crossroads of safety, security, software and if required customized hardware.

The founders and management team of Eyasys have a broad experience from the system engineering, IT security and software development for government sector, oil and gas industry and telecom. We have background from leading global corporations and delivering solutions to demanding customers on all continents.

In Eyasys we focus on providing innovative solutions with high quality. We especially focus on long-term mutually beneficial customer relationships.

www.eyasys.no

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Catch Solar ASCatch Solar AS was established in 2016 to deliver integrated solar thermal systems that can replace conventional building material such as roofs and facades, or as a supplement to other systems delivered by our partners.

Catch Solar AS has designed and developed a solar thermal system, focusing on the design element and Norwegian construcion practices. Our flexible panels make it possible to adjust to all roof/facade shapes and replace some conventional building material with a functional design element.

Our aim is to grow significantly and make thermal solar systems a part of building material

www.catchsolar.com

Supply and installation of solar panels

GETEK ASGETEK is offering both grid connected PV-solar systems and off grid solar hybrid systems.

With our 30 years of experience we have proven to be a long-term solution for renewable energy.

We have done projects in Antarctica, at the Bouvet Island, Uganda, Kuwait, Norway, among other countries.

With our unique container-based APS (Autonomously Power System), for off grid and micro grid power supply, we offer electrical power wherever it is needed.

GETEK is a full-service provider, as we are certified both to design and to install PV systems.

It is important for us to have a solid knowledge about our products, and by testing, installation and maintenance we are ensuring quality in every step of the way.

www.getek.no

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Integrate Renewables ASIntegrate Renwables AS is based in Stavanger and is among the largest solar energy installers in the region of South West of Norway. We install renewable energy solutions for homes, cabins and commercial buildings.

Over the last few years we have developed hands-on expertise in project planning and installation of solar systems.

In combination with professional distributers from the top brands in Europe we offer high quality service and products.

www.irenewables.no

Norsk Solenergi ASNorsk Solenergi delivers turnkey installations for both PV and solar heating, residential and commercial.

Furthermore, we specialise in off-grid installation with combinations of solar and wind power, and we trade relevant products for grid connected and off-grid installations.

Our product portfolio includes world leading Lithium batteries and solar heating components. As an add-on, we perform technical support and project plans for other industry players.

www.norsk-solenergi.no

Norsk Solstrøm ASNorsk Solstrøm AS is a newly formed company focusing on delivery of turn-key PV solutions for industrial applications. Our ambition is to provide sustainable, cost competitive projects with attractive CO2 footprints. We offer our customers tailored technical and commercial models for realizing their projects. We want our customers to experience economical and operational benefits. Our track record includes concept development and project management of several roof top installations on public and commercial sites. The Company is formed by entrepreneurs with proven track record within industrial, energy and financial sectors.

Otovo ASOtovo is a venture-backed startup simplifying the transition from energy-draining, unintelligent, individual homes to solar powered, smarter and interacting communities.

We sell rooftop solar systems online in a few simple clicks, based on a software we have built that can price individually and instantly.

Otovo is Norway’s number one company for residential solar PV, and is currently building up its operations in other European countries.

Holding power trade licenses in Norway and Sweden, Otovo also operates a fully fledged power trading company catering to rooftop PV owners and their neighboors.

www.otovo.no



Solar Technologies Scandinavia ASSolar Technologies Scandinavia AS was established in 2015 to help the Norwegian solar panel market professionalize. Through a widespread global network and a thorough understanding of the Norwegian professional market STS will make mounting a solar panel system an everyday-job for professionals. At the same time, we will assist consultants, architects, builders and entrepreneurs in finding the best solution for their project.

STS is focused on becoming the leading technical distributor for the Norwegian solar-power market.

www.solarts.no

Solbes ASSolbes offers concultancy, solar panel systems to public and private sector, and solar system components to R&D.

Solbes has a broad experience from a wide range of projects within the solar energy industry. We also have several employees with higher education in solar energy. This combination of experience and knowledge gives us a unique competence, and will ensure the optimal combination of quality and price.

Solbes cooperate closely with the solar laboratory of the Northern Research Institute, as solar energy systems on northern latitudes have other professional, mechanical and electrical challenges compared to systems in the south.

We make sure to cooperate closely with your local electrical entrepreneur to give you the best combination of professional competence and local connections.

www.solbes.no

Solbære ASSolbære AS, a Norwegian solar technology company based in Bergen on the West Coast of Norway. Solbære AS develops and delivers high quality photovoltaic - PV solutions to businesses and from a wide range of projects within the solar energy industry. By collaborating closely with our customers, we deliver and commission the right PV solution based on their needs, requirements and local conditions. We work closely with our local partners by sharing experience and implement best practice to provide high quality PV system.

www.solbaere.no

Solcellesystemer ASSolcellesystemer AS offers complete solar PV solutions based on what is currently available on the market. We have a distributing deal with Solarwatt in Germany, with their solar panels, transformers, and batteries.

We aim to deliver to both the private-, public-, and commercial sector.

Solcellesystemer has a good advantage combining the quality products delivered by Solarwatt and the competence of our sister company Tegna AS. And we are proud to present our combination of solid experience from construction works and the power plant segment, which gives us a great foundation for delivering quality in every aspect.

www.solcellesystemer.no

SolcellespesialistenThe company is a distributor and turnkey provider of solar systems.

Customers range from power companies, local counties, public agencies, businesses and private consumers. Solcellespesialisten delivers wide range of systems to market leading prices. The company also has a department that is specialized in off-grid solutions, in addition to a large engineering department.

In 2018 the company will import and install about 10MWp+, and we have 5 local offices nationwide.

www.solcellespesialisten.no

Solel ASSolel contributes to fulfilling solar energy needs in Norway. Our deliveries are complete installations matching energy goals with solar panels on roofs, walls, BIPV or as “green roofs” combining with sedum. We are technology independant but keep an interest on overall energy opportunities and challenges including environmental footprint. Solel focuses on good quality and design when developing new solar projects.

www.solel.no



Sol-Energi ASSOL-Energi AS is a company in the AF-group.

We deliver complete solar systems to medium and large sized businesses in the greater Oslo area.

We have the best solutions on the market, which has given our customers 30 years of reliability and economic growth. Our products primarily come from international “Tier 1” producers.

Sol-Energi offers turnkey solutions and designing of solar energy systems,, based on the best products and solutions available on the market. We ensure professional project design and project management via modern tools from our collaboration partners.

Sol-Energi is made up of an interdisciplinary team of 100 employees. When needed we also aquire specialized technical skills and resources from competent suppliers and partners.

www.sol-energi.no

Solenergi Fusen AS FUSen is the largest supplier of complete PV systems for roof and facade in Norway.

Based on our customers’ needs, FUSen delivers durable solutions with high quality to produce long-term clean solar energy.

Sun power is the first choice for all those who take the climate challenge seriously and want to be part of the solution.

Our market focus is PV installations on commercial buildings and combining PV with storage solutions and energy load management.

www.fusen.no

Solpluss ASSOLPLUSS AS is an environmentally conscious company that strives to participate in energy-saving solutions. We want to make saving the environment simple and profitable.

We deliver to both private households and businesses, and are proud to say we have delivered a series of prestige systems. We install 40-50 solar PV systems a month for private customers.

SOLPLUSS creates conscious and competent customers. We want our customers to engage in discussions about the environment and environmental solutions, beyond the purchased product, and become ambassadors of solar energy. This leads to customer satisfaction, and make people more aware of the products and their benefits.

SOLPLUSS is an approved responsible designer and contractor, with experience and competence on solar PV since 2008.

www.solpluss.no

Wen Energy ASWEN Energy aims at presenting a new choice for the consumer and to provide a safer and more reliable renewable energy solution. We also work to make the power grid more stable.

Since the start in 2010 we have installed pilots for testing- and demonstration purposes, and these installations help us introduce new products to the Norwegian market.

The company consists of a strong team of both electrical power engineers and mechanical engineers, as well as skilled business developers.

WEN Energy has chosen to work with brands like SolarEdge, ABB, SoliTek, S:flex, Ernest Schweitzer, Tesla, VARTA and Sonnen as providers of both solar- and energy storage solutions.

WEN Energy is an ESP (Energy Systems Provider) company, and also

www.wen.no wensolar.no

Sun-Net ASTo make it easy for our customers we offer a ”one stop shop” solution for solar PV. We do the entire job – project management, installation, and electrical work. For private use we have two solutions – solar panel roof tiles, and integration plates. Sun- Net is the only company in Scandinavia offering parallel-circuit solar roof tiles that can be supplemented with normal roof tiles.

The integrated system works the same way, using solar panels and ordinary plates mounted against each other. On larger buildings with flat roofs, we offer ordinary solar panel systems. Here we use well known panels and systems with long lifespans and excellent energy effeciency. We can also offer a network of cooperating electricians nationwide.

www.sun-net.no

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Innovation and investments

Herøya Industripark ASHerøya Industripark is one of Norway’s largest industrial parks, located in Porsgrunn, Telemark region, 150km south of Oslo. With its strategic location by the coast in southern Norway, Herøya Industripark is the best choice for export-businesses and other businesses needing fast and effective connections with Europe and the rest of the world.

Around 80 operations are established in Herøya Industripark. They represent a diversity of sizes and fields – from industry- and maintenance-businesses with several hundred employees, to smaller start-ups with few employees.

About 55 of the businesses are located within the park’s industrial core area, and are tenants of Herøya Industripark AS. The remaining 25 are tenants of the real estate firm Herøya Næringspark AS and of Hydrovegen Eiendom AS.

www.heroya-industripark.no

Differ ASDiffer is a provider of distributed energy solutions in Africa and Asia.

Through a combination of venture capital investments and own ventures, Differ has developed a portfolio of companies providing the full range of products and services required to cover the energy needs of communities “beyond the grid”. Differ delivers solar systems and clean cooking solutions to households, SMEs, schools, health clinics and multi-purpose centres.

Differ Community Power is an initiative focusing on humanitarian markets, working with both organizations within the UN and NGOs. Differ also has considerable advisory activity, predominantly within rural electrification, results-based-financing schemes and climate finance.

Differ was founded in 2010 by entrepreneurs that previously have founded successful companies like Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) and Point Carbon.

www.differgroup.com

Glava Energy Center Glava Energy Center is an arena where different operators cooperate to create new opportunities for innovation, learning, development and testing in the field of renewable energy. The aim is to contribute to sustainable energy solutions and a more efficient use of transboundary energy.

Since 2009 we have continuous test series and monitoring data from solar energy production, and from 2012 even from solar irradiance.

Many of our projects have Swedish and Norwegian teams, and we are proud to say we have a very strong Scandinavian sun energy network.

Today we have 30 innovation graduation works in collaboration with students from Karstad University, University College of Dalarna, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Chalmers University, KTH, University of Uppsala, University College of Mälardalen and ERASMUS/Germany.

www.glavaenergycenter.se

Umoe ASUmoe AS is an industrial investment company specializing in the green energy and the services sector. Umoe has a well-seated position in solar energy through ownership in REC Silicon (25%) and Sol Voltaics (30%).

REC Silicon produces silicon for the solar- and electronics industry with a capacity of 30.000MT, which amounts to about 8% of the global production (www.recsilicon.com).

Sol Voltaics is a pioneer business at Lund University (Sweden), which developes technology to increase the efficiency of energy yield and production in solar panels by using nanomaterials (www.solvoltaics.com).

www.umoe.no

TechBridge Invest ASTechBridge Invest builds and invests in scalable, sustainable businesses in East Africa. We create value through training, investments and active ownership. Our flagship company is SUNami Solar Ltd, where the vision is to bring electricity to every home in Africa. It is made affordable by offering pay-as-you-go leasing services as well as installation and mainantence on site. SUNami also offers job creation packages to generate income to the households.

www.techbridgeinvest.com

Scatec AS Scatec is a catalyst for new business ideas and an incubator for high-tech companies with renewable energy and advanced materials. Our strength lies within the development phase; to identify and efficiently develop and industrialize promising new technologies. A small organization has all the competences needed to establish a company, including technology insight, business development, finance, and administrative support.

This allows Scatec to provide our start-ups with a complete management team from the onset, carrying out the organizational and practical elements involved in the creation and operation of a new business, injecting power and structure into new ideas.

Scatec manages and finances early phase development on its own, seeking other investors and industrial partners in the industrialization and commercialization phase.

www.scatec.no

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X2 Innovasjonssenter ASX2 Innovation Center & X2 Labs run accelerator programs and corporate innovation programs in clean energy, solar energy, smart city, smart mobility and digital energy revolution. Since 2016, X2 has run numerous programs for both corporates and startups, including Lyse’s solar energy bootcamp and EV-charging bootcamp.

www.x2innovationcenter.com

Legal advisors

SANDSSANDS is one of the largest and most well-known business law firms in Norway, with a team of over 160 lawyers. We are a full service business law firm with offices in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger, Ålesund, Tromsø, and Tønsberg.

SANDS has lawyers with considerable international experience, and legal or management experience from industry. Our organization is seemless, and provides a wide range of competence regardless of location.

SANDS has a special interest in the energy sector, and renewable energy in particular. We provide assistance to several companies and consider solar energy the most relevant in the field of renewables in the years to come.

www.sands.no

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Experis ASMore than ever, gaining competitive advantage and generating success depend on having the best experience and expertise in place in your organization. That’s what Experis delivers. Going further than a typical professional services company, we connect you to both highly-skilled professionals and best-practice project solutions to address your challenges, accelerate your initiatives and help you seize opportunity. It’s a powerful combination creating endless possibilities.

Experis is Norway’s largest consultancy and recruitment agency. We have over 500 consultants with expertise within Engineering, Finance and IT and we conduct over 400 permanent recruitments each year.

www.experis.no

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