SolarWorld AG strengthens international business
28 June 2007
Source: SolarWorld AG press release
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/12294326/
SolarWorld AG has further strengthened both its national and international business at the world’s largest solar fair Intersolar. ‘The response to the presentation of our new products was enormous’, says Dipl.-Wirtschaftsingenieur Frank Henn, VP Sales (COO) of SolarWorld AG, looking back on the exhibition. ‘We have had intensive talks and closed business deals with many of our international clients. Particularly gratifying was the successful communication with new customers in strategically important growth markets.’
Master contracts for North Africa
Thus, SolarWorld AG entered into a master contract for the supply of SolarWorld modules to a customer in the Maghreb in 2007 in the order of magnitude of 500 Kilowatt (kW). The high quality modules are employed in public solar power projects in North Africa for power supply purposes away from the national grid (off-grid). ‘After we were awarded the solar electrification of a telecommunications project in Egypt in the first quarter we are now expanding our position in this region with potentially high growth rates with this master contract in a target-oriented fashion,’ continues Head of Sales Frank Henn.
New rack technology successfully presented
The new telescope systems of SolarWorld AG were met with positive feedback by the exhibition visitors. This new assembly technology makes it possible to install solar power systems at the ideal angle to the radiation of the sun even on flat or slightly inclined roofs. The flexible rack technology allows the solar power plant to be installed at any desired gradient from 15 to 35 degrees even though the roof itself only has an inclination of between 0 and 20 degrees. Also positively received were the new ‘Sunmodule Plus’ modules of SolarWorld AG. In addition to the plus sorting in which every module achieves a Performance upwards of the rated output the new high quality modules are characterized by two other features. On the one hand they meet higher demands in terms of load bearing capacity, for example in the event of increased snow loads. And on the other hand they meet the most important international standards UL and IEC and can therefore be employed worldwide. ‘With our Sunmodules Plus(TM) we are making for the largest possible degree of reliability at the customer’s site’, describes Frank Henn one of the major aspects of the SolarWorld customer philosophy.
About SolarWorld AG:
The SolarWorld Group (ISIN: DE0005108401) is among the top trio of the solar power industry worldwide. The group is dedicated exclusively to the core business of solar energy, combining all stages of the solar value chain, from the raw material silicon to turn-key solar power plants. The company operates production facilities in Germany, Sweden and the USA. In Freiberg in Saxony the group operates one of the world’s most advanced integrated solar production facilities. Among the currently most important sales markets are Germany, the United States and in the rest of Europe especially Spain.