1. PIEMONTE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

2. Environment & Energy: international trends In the world:  New global investment in clean energy reached $243 billion in 2010, up from $186.5 billion in 2009  R&D spending on clean energy technologies by companies and governments grew to a record level in 2010. Within this, the main constituent was government R&D incentives ( source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2011 ) In Italy:  In 2 years the sector’s total turnover (hydro and geothermal energy not included) rose at more than double from 5 billion in 2008 to over 13 billion in 2010  Between 2009 and 2010 the sector has created over 20,000 jobs. Currently, the renewable industry has 120,000 employees between direct and induced. It is estimated that in 2020 the workforce could rise up to 250,000 units ( source: Nomisma energia ) 10 oct 2011Piemonte Energy & Environment

3. Thanks to his strong industrial culture and to a deep know-how of the production systems, Piemonte has managed to develop a huge and deep expertise in the environmental technology Environment Sector in Piemonte Piemonte can therefore offer solutions to various issues regarding environmental matters such as production, consumption and distribution of goods and services about 1,300 enterprises are involved in the environmental sector the “green” enterprises cover almost all the available skills and technologies 10 oct 2011Piemonte Energy & Environment *All data and information are not definitive since they are part of a work-in-progress survey on energy and environmental sectors in Piemonte. Number of companies analyzed: 2,600; number of companies selected: 1,300

4. About half of enterprises are strictly connected to the renewable energies markets. Solar energy (thermal and photovoltaic) are the most important sectors Eco-enterprises skills *All data and information are not definitive since they are part of a work-in- progress survey on energy and environmental sectors in Piemonte. Companies analyzed n.°2,600/companies selected n.°1,300 10 oct 2011Piemonte Energy & Environment Source: Piemonte Agency Database, Torino Chamber of Commerce’s “Ulisse” Database

5. Environmental enterprises are located all over the region: Eco-enterprises location Sub-sectors distribution by province 10 oct 2011Piemonte Energy & Environment *All data and information are not definitive since they are part of a work-in- progress survey on energy and environmental sectors in Piemonte. Companies analyzed n.°2,600/companies selected n.°1,300 Source: Piemonte Agency Database, Torino Chamber of Commerce’s “Ulisse” Database

6. prominence of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy is confirmed:  73% of enterprises less than 10 employees  21% of enterprises: between 11-50 employees  6% of enterprises more than 50 employees Eco-enterprises workforce On a sample of about 600 companies 10 oct 2011Piemonte Energy & Environment Source: Piemonte Agency Database, Torino Chamber of Commerce’s “Ulisse” Database *All data and information are not definitive since they are part of a work-in- progress survey on energy and environmental sectors in Piemonte. Companies analyzed n.°2,600/companies selected n.°1,300

7. Four Innovations hubs on energy themes POLIGHT is the R&D cluster operating in the fields of Sustainable Building and Hydrogen technologies. Based in Torino, the cluster is coordinated by Environment Park, Science and Technology Park POLIBRE is the R&D cluster operating in the fields of Photovoltaic and Biofuels. The cluster is based in Tortona (Alessandria) and is coordinated by PST Tortona Spa, Science and Technology Park POLO INNOVAZIONE LAGO MAGGIORE is the R&D cluster operating in the fields of Renewable energy machinery, systems and components Based in Verbania, the cluster is coordinated by Tecnoparco del Lago Maggiore, Science and Technology Park ENERMHY is the R&D cluster operating in the fields of Renewable energy and mini- hydro. Based in Vercelli, the cluster is coordinated by Gesin srl, the Vercelli Valsesia Confindustria services company