SolarWorld to Showcase High-Capacity Technologies at Solar Power International
World leader and pioneer in solar power will exhibit at event, and take part on panel to debate "so-called" silicon shortage
San Diego, Calif., October 13, 2008 – SolarWorld, a world leader in high quality solar power technology, today announced it will exhibit at this year's Solar Power International event – the United States' largest and most prestigious solar conference and exhibition. SolarWorld is located in booth #1613 and will be sharing information on its expansions in production, green jobs and safe investments in solar installations here in the Americas.
The show takes place in San Diego, California October 13 – 16, 2008.
SolarWorld Chief Operating Officer Boris Klebensberger will take part in a panel titled "The Great Crystalline Silicon Debate" on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. PT in Room 20A. The panelists will share their perspectives on the dynamics of crystalline silicon module costs and near-term developments. The panel will spend a significant amount of time talking about the impact of what some consider the silicon shortage.
SolarWorld will wrap up the week up with the Grand Opening of its Hillsboro, Oregon facility, which will be North America's largest solar cell manufacturing plant. The Grand Opening will take place Friday, October 17, 2008.
"Solar Power International gives us an opportunity to share our cutting-edge manufacturing process for developing solar cells for today's burgeoning global market," said Boris Klebensberger, Chief Operating Officer at SolarWorld. "By focusing in on economies of scale with investments in high capacity facilities, we can help bring down the cost of solar and meet the promise of real energy alternatives."
Solar power is increasingly considered the most promising energy alternative because of advances in technology and high-production manufacturing. Facilities like the one SolarWorld is pioneering in Hillsboro, Oregon will reduce the costs of solar power, accelerating commercial and residential installations of solar panels.
About the SolarWorld group
The SolarWorld group (ISIN: DE0005108401) is a worldwide leader in offering brand-name, high-quality, crystalline solar-power technology. Its strength is its fully integrated solar production. From silicon as the raw material through wafers, cells and modules all the way to turn-key solar systems, including recycling, the group combines all stages of the solar value chain. The central business activity is selling quality modules into the installation and distribution trades and crystalline wafers to the international solar cell industry. Group headquarters are located in Bonn, Germany. Production sites are to be found in Germany, the United States and South Korea. The group’s largest production facilities operate in Freiberg, Germany and Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon. Sustainability is the basis of the group strategy. Under the name Solar2World, the group supports care projects using off-grid solar-power solutions in emerging economies and developing countries, exemplifying sustainable economic development. Worldwide, SolarWorld employs more than 2,700 people. SolarWorld AG has been quoted on the stock exchange since 1999 and today is listed on, among others, the TecDAX, ÖkoDAX, Dow Jones STOXX 600 as well as in the sustainability indices DAXglobal Alternative Energy and NAI.
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