Overview of the United States Market

DOING CLEAN TECH BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES

9 November 2012

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Part I • Facts and Figures • Economic Overview • US – UK Economic Relationship • Overview of UKTI in the US Part II • Clean Technology in the USA • Clean Technology Sector Drivers in the USA • Clean Technology Sector – Clean Energy, Environmental Goods & Services • Clean Technology Sector – Business Opportunities in the USA • Clean Technology Sector – Activities in the USA

US MARKET OVERVIEW

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• Population • 314,700,000

• Land Area • 9,161,923 square km

• Coastline • 19,924 km

• Borders with Canada and Mexico • Contains 50 States and Washington, D.C.

• California alone would be the 8th largest global economy based on its GDP - $1.9 trillion

• Continental US contains three separate time zones and requires 5 hours to fly from the East Coast to the West Coast

US FACTS AND FIGURES

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• New York City, NY 19,015,900 • Los Angeles, CA 12,944,801 • Chicago, IL 9,504,753 • Dallas, TX 6,526,548 • Houston, TX 6,086,538 • Philadelphia, PA 5,992,414 • Washington DC 5,703,948 • Miami, FL 5,670,125 • Atlanta, GA 5,359,205 • Boston, MA 4,591,112

LARGEST US CITIES – Metropolitan Area Population (2011 estimates)

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• The world’s largest economy - $15 trillion

• GDP growth gained 1.5% for Q2 2012

• Estimate GDP growth is 2.0% for Q3 2012

• Unemployment at 7.9%

• Interest rates are expected to continue at low levels

• Housing sector stronger than expected

US ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

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• Current Exchange Rate: £1 GBP = ~ $1.60 USD (November 2012)

• UK is the largest foreign investor in US – $454 billion representing 20% of the $2.3 trillion of FDI

• US/UK bilateral trade represents $107 billion for all goods and services annually • UK exports $51.2 billion to the US annually • US exports $55.8 billion to the UK annually

• 1,000,000 Americans go to work every day for British companies in the US

• 1,000,000 Britons go to work every day for American companies in the UK

US – UK ECONOMIC OVERVIEW BY THE NUMBERS

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• The US is Britain’s largest single export market • The UK is the sixth biggest exporter to the US, following Canada, Mexico, China, Japan and Germany

• The US is the leading overseas destination for British investment. • Major UK companies operating in the USA Clean Technology Sector

• BP • RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS (RES) GROUP • GL GARRAD HASSAN • FOSTER + PARTNERS • ATKINS • ARUP • BALFOUR BEATTY

US – UK ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP

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Specifics • Housed in the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. and 7 Consulates General around the country

• Headquartered in New York • 125 staff members Approach • Provide a range of services designed to meet specific needs of businesses to maximize international success

• Assist overseas businesses in bringing high quality investment to the UK economy • Utilize localized expertise in a variety of targeted business sectors throughout the US market

OVERVIEW OF UKTI US NETWORK

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OVERVIEW OF UKTI US NETWORK

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• Clean Technology - Clean Energy - Environmental Goods & Services - Green Building/Sustainable Infrastructure - Electric Vehicles/EV Infrastructure • Energy (Oil, Gas & Nuclear; some crossover with renewables) • Financial Services/Business Services • Life Sciences • Information Communications Technologies • Creative Industries • Advanced Engineering/Aerospace • Defense

KEY SECTORS

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Clean Energy Technologies • Renewables – Wind, Solar, Wave & Tidal, Geothermal, Biomass, Biofuels • New Energy Networks – Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Energy Storage • Nuclear Power Water & Environmental Technologies • Water & Wastewater • Waste Management – Recycling • Nuclear Decommissioning • Waste-to-Energy/Energy-from-Waste Green Building/Sustainable Infrastructure Electric Vehicles & Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR IN THE USA

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Federal Regulations • Clean Water Act • GHG Emission Controls (transportation, utilities, industry) State Regulations • Renewable Portfolio Standards (33 states plus District of Columbia) • CO2 Controls – Legislation: AB 32 in California (Cap & Trade) Politics • Production Tax Credit (exp. 2012)/Investment Tax Credits for Solar (exp. 2016) • Energy Supply & Security vs. Climate Change & Global Warming Economics • Oil (~$87.00 bbl/~$108 bbl Brent Crude) & Natural Gas Prices (~$3.64/1k cf)

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR DRIVERS IN THE USA

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WIND POWER • US wind sector totals 51,630 MWs of cumulative wind power capacity – all onshore wind • Wind accounts for 35% of all new electricity generating capacity added in the USA • US wind capacity represents more than 20% of the world’s installed wind power • Offshore wind beginning to emerge along the Atlantic Coast (Northeast & mid-Atlantic) as well as Great Lakes and Texas Coast. California & Pacific Northwest may follow CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER • Southwest – California, Arizona, Texas & New Mexico GEOTHERMAL POWER • California MARINE WAVE & TIDAL POWER • Pacific Northwest – Oregon (wave power); Washington (tidal power) • Northeast/New England – Maine (tidal power)

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR - Clean Energy

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US ENVIRONMENTAL & WATER GOODS AND SERVICES SECTOR - $312 bn/yr. Water/Wastewater Technologies & Services - $136.3 billion market •  Water & Wastewater Infrastructure needs projected to be $330 billion over next 20 years -

water scarcity, contamination, infrastructure rehabilitation/replacement (capital programs)

Waste Management Technologies & Services - $50 billion market •  Waste recycling/reuse, landfill management, waste-to-energy

Air Pollution Control Technologies & Services - $40 billion market •  Monitors, sensors, analysis; scrubbers; pollution control and abatement

Environmental Consultancy/Engineering - $20.7 billion market Environmental Remediation/Cleanup Carbon Capture & Storage Green Building, Energy Efficiency, Smart Grids, Energy Storage

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR - Environmental & Water Goods and Services

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR UK COMPANIES •  Project Development & Management •  Project Finance •  Project Consultancy, Engineering, Delivery •  Specialized Manufacturing & Services (particularly in emerging offshore wind)

UK KNOW HOW CAMPAIGN IN LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES •  Global Initiative Focused on China, India, Brazil & North America •  Promoting UK Low Carbon capabilities across all sectors in order to transition to a clean

technology, sustainable economy •  Identifying business opportunities for British companies to provide low carbon technologies

and services to customers in North America •  Using APCO Worldwide to publicize and promote UK Know How in North America

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR - BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES/UK KNOW HOW

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Green Building • GreenBuild 2012 – November 2012, San Francisco Clean Energy • PowerGen International/Renewable Energy World – December 2012, Orlando, FL • Marine Wave & Tidal Mission to Pacific Northwest – Spring 2013, Portland & Seattle

• AWEA Windpower 2013 – May 2013, Chicago Environmental Technologies • Low-Carbon - Clean Tech Trade Mission to the USA - January/February 2013 (EUEC Phoenix, Arizona & Clean Tech Denver, Colorado) Waste Management • WasteExpo 2013 – May 2013, New Orleans

Water/Wastewater • WEFTEC 2013 – October 2013, Chicago

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR ACTIVITIES IN THE USA

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THANK YOU

Mike Rosenfeld Vice Consul – Senior Director USA Clean Technology Sector

British Consulate-General 11766 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1200 Los Angeles, California 90025 USA

Tel: 001 310 481 2986 Email: Mike.Rosenfeld@fco.gov.uk