International Advisory Board to Support Industry Initiative Dii

MUNICH, Germany, July 8, 2010 - Internationally renowned experts from science, politics and business life
are forming an advisory board for Dii, the industry initiative that aims at
creating the framework for generating sustainable and climate-friendly power
in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, supplying carbon-free
energy to the producer nations and to Europe. The Dii advisory board will be
chaired by Professor Hans Müller-Steinhagen, Director of the Institute of
Technical Thermodynamics at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The other
members of the advisory board are as follows:

    - Mr. Abdelkrim Benghanem (Algeria), former CEO of Algerian state-utility
      Sonelgaz

    - Mr. Driss Benhima (Morocco), CEO of Royal Air Maroc and former CEO of
      Moroccan state-utility ONE

    - Professor Louis Lemkow (Spain), Director of the Institute for
      Environmental Science and Technology, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

    - Philippe Lorec (France), Ministry of Ecology, Energy and Sustainable
      Development and representative for the Mediterranean Solar Plan (MSP)

    - Professor Elmar Wagner (Germany, General Secretary of the Dii advisory
      board), Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical
      Measurement (IPM).

Paul van Son, CEO of the Dii: "In the coming years, our initiative will
have to answer a variety of specific questions regarding the development of
renewable energies, the implementation of appropriate transmission grids or
the establishment of efficient energy markets. Therefore, it is of greatest
importance for us to be able to build upon the expertise of these high-level
capacities."

    Other recent developments:

    - Launched in 2009, Dii currently consists of 17 shareholders from seven
      countries. Further companies from North Africa and Southern Europe
      intend to join the industry initiative in the near future.

    - Additionally, 21 companies support Dii as Associated Partners. Audi,
      Bearing Point, Concentrix Solar, Conergy, Maurisolaire and TÜV Süd
      have recently joined the company network.

    - In recent months, Paul van Son and other Dii representatives had
      encouraging talks with a variety of ministers and government
      representatives from North Africa (including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
      and Egypt). Together they discussed the possibilities of renewable
      power generation for local demand as well as export to the European
      Union.

    - Later in July, Dii-CEO Paul van Son will accompany Mr. Dirk Niebel,
      German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, on
      his journey to Egypt.

    - Dii is looking forward to working together with Transgreen, an industry
      consortium launched this week with the aim of pursuing plans for a
      trans-mediterranean power grid. Dii-CEO Paul van Son: "The issue of
      power transmission from North Africa to the European markets is also
      one of the crucial elements for the success of our initiative. This is
      why we welcome the foundation of Transgreen."

About Dii (www.dii-eumena.com):

Dii is an international initiative which was launched as 'Desertec
Industrial Initiative' in July 2009. On 30 October 2009, Dii was legally
founded under German law as a GmbH (limited liability company). The company
is located in Munich. Our shareholders (as of May 2010):

ABB | Abengoa Solar | Cevital | DESERTEC Foundation | Deutsche Bank |
Enel Green Power | E.ON HSH Nordbank | MAN Solar Millennium | Munich Re | M+W
Group | NAREVA Holding Red Eléctrica de España | RWE |Saint-Gobain Solar |
SCHOTT Solar | Siemens

    Contact: Alexander Mohanty,
    Dii GmbH,
    E-Mail: mohanty@dii-eumena.com,
    Phone: +49-89-340-7705-20
    Web: www.dii-eumena.com

Contact: Alexander Mohanty, Dii GmbH, E-Mail: mohanty at dii-eumena.com,
Phone: +49-89-340-7705-20