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Bonn. SolarWorld AG is committing itself as a sponsor to the broadcast of the 'Live Earth' concerts on German television on the 7th July, 2007. 'The concert initiated by the former US Vice President Al Gore is an excellent opportunity to raise worldwide attention for the need of global climate protection.', says Dipl.-Ing. Frank H. Asbeck, Chairman and CEO of SolarWorld AG. 'With our sponsoring we want to make a contribution to enabling German television viewers to watch this so far biggest public event in support of the protection of the climate.' The charity concerts in which 100 artists and groups will participate without a fee in major cities around the world on Saturday will be shown on German television by ProSieben (starting at 5.00 p.m.) and N 24 (starting at 5.00 a.m.).
A whole host of ethical engagements
'From our point of view working for the effective protection of the climate is part and parcel of entrepreneurial responsibility.', explains Frank Asbeck the corporate philosophy of SolarWorld AG. 'Our sponsoring for 'Live Earth' is part of this engagement which also includes activities like our support for the planned international rainforest exhibition in Bonn’s Museum Koenig. Our objective is the preservation of creation.' Under the brand name Solar2World the SolarWorld Group also makes a contribution to spreading solar technology by way of ethically motivated projects in developing countries in order to give people in those countries access to clean electrical energy for the first time. SolarWorld CEO Frank Asbeck: 'Economic development and climate protection go hand in hand with renewable energy.'
About SolarWorld Group: The SolarWorld Group 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. In addition, sales offices operate in South Africa and Singapore, completing the international alignment of the group. The responsibilities of these offices include the sale of rural solar power solutions that can make an important contribution to the fair and sustainable economic development of the southern hemisphere.
In the trading business SolarWorld AG offers a broad and diverse range of products from modules for on-grid and off-grid power generation all the way to complete solar power systems for decentralized and centralized electricity generation. After the IPO at the end of 1999, the company developed within a few years to a fully integrated solar technology group, increasing its workforce to more than 1,725 employees by the end of the first quarter of 2007. SolarWorld AG is listed at the stock exchange in the technology index TecDAX, in the Eco-DAX, in the Dow Jones STOXX 600 as well as the international MSCI Index and the sustainability index DAXglobal Alternative Energy and NAI.
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