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July
22, 2010
Milan,
Italy: SunPower Partners with Solar Ventures to Build 11 MW of
PV Systems in Italy
SunPower
Corporation and Solar Ventures S.r.l., a developer of solar parks
in Italy, France and the Mediterranean area, have signed a contract
to design and build three solar power plants in the Piedmont region
of Italy. Totaling 11.1 megawatts over 30 hectares, the development
represents one of the largest solar power developments in the
region. Construction on the plants will start this month and is
expected to be completed by the end of the year.
"We
are delighted to partner with Solar Ventures to deliver reliable,
emission-free solar power to the community and continue the rapid
expansion of the Italian solar market," said Mario Riello, EMEA
Sales Director for SunPower Utility and Power Plants division.
"This project reinforces SunPower's impressive track record in
Italy where both development partners and financing institutions
praise our bankability, high performance technology, and project
execution."
On
fixed-tilt, ground-mounted systems, SunPower will mount standard-efficiency
solar panels, including SunPower Serengeti panels, which offer
the same high quality, reliable energy delivery and 25-year warranty
as SunPower's high-efficiency panel offerings.
"Solar
Ventures built its first photovoltaic plant in Piedmont in 2007,
where we have experienced excellent community and administration
support for solar park development, as well as good irradiance
levels," said Michele Appendino, CEO and chairman of Solar Ventures.
"We have therefore decided to focus our development efforts in
this region, where we have other similar clusters of plants under
construction this year. We are happy to work with SunPower, whose
technology will deliver clean and renewable solar power for many
years to come."
Worldwide,
SunPower has more than 550 megawatts of solar power systems installed
or under contract, including more than 200 megawatts of operational
power plants in Europe.
Further details about: SunPower
Corporation
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