Signet Solar and BSC-Solar are jointly developing a solar power plant in the Czech Republic

(03/11/2009)

Signet Solar and BSC-Solar have announced that they are jointly developing a 1.8 MW solar power plant in the Czech Republic, located in the Blížkovice region, South Moravia near the Austrian border. Signet Solar will supply single junction silicon thin film solar photovoltaic modules totaling 1.8 MW for the entire project.

BSC-Solar will construct the solar photovoltaic farm on five hectares of land using an estimated 20,000 single junction silicon thin film modules. The solar farm will be completed and connected to the grid by the end of the year 2009, and will generate approximately 2.4 million kilowatt hours (Kwh) of electricity annually.

“This order is a testament to the growing acceptance of Signet Solar’s thin film photovoltaic modules in the European market,” said Gunter Ziegenbalg, Managing Director of Signet Solar GmbH. “In the future, solar energy in the Czech Republic will play an increasingly important role. We are pleased by this supply agreement with the BSC Solar Group, one of the leading solar photovoltaic project developers in the Czech market, and it will further strengthen and expand our market position in the Czech Republic.”

“BSC-Solar, had a single most important criteria for cooperation with Signet Solar,” said Dieter Schäfer and Dalibor Kopp, Managing Directors of BSC-Solar. “No two locations are the same and each solar farm requires a customized approach to development. Signet Solar’s system level application support and project management expertise delivers an optimal installation experience. This strong customer commitment, coupled with the high quality of Signet Solar single junction silicon thin film modules, convinced us that we had made the right decision in partnering with Signet Solar.”

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