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Up on the roof
Phoenix Solar completes a 400 kWp photovoltaic project on the company building of Applied Materials in Singapore
Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of TecDAX listed Phoenix Solar AG, Germany, has completed Singapore’s largest photovoltaic plant built with thin-film modules with a peak output of 380 kilowatts (kWp) on the new company building of Applied Materials Inc. in Singapore. The thin-film modules used in construction are the world’s largest, with a surface area of 5.7 square metres. In addition to the 380 kWp large-scale tandem modules, the Phoenix team also used 4.8 kWp of semi-transparent thin-film modules along with 14.4 kWp multi-crystalline modules, which brings the plant’s peak output to around 400 kilowatts in total. Phoenix Solar completes a 400 kWp photovoltaic project on the company building of Applied Materials in Singapore. Applied Materials’ 32,000 square metre operations centre serves as a hub for the company’s activities throughout Asia. The building has been rated Green Mark Platinum by Singapore’s Building & Construction Authority and will be inaugurated, 13 April 2010. The photovoltaic modules were manufactured in Germany and China using the so-called “SunFab Thin Film Line”, a production line developed by Applied Materials. This fully integrated thin-film production line is suitable for either single junction or tandem junction thin-film modules and, with modules measuring 2.2 m x 2.6 metres, can produce the worlds largest and most powerful mass-produced thin film solar modules. These large modules lower the installation costs as assembly is swifter and save on mounting materials. “At approximately 105 kg and yet only 8 mm thick, handling and installing these modules on the roof was a challenge. We are extremely proud of the entire project team for their innovative engineering solutions”, said Christophe Inglin, Managing Director of Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd. “The new photovoltaic system on our roof is an excellent showcase for our SunFab technology - and is accessible to anyone who visits our new Singapore Operations Centre”, commented Russel Tham, President of Applied Materials South East Asia. “Phoenix Solar installed the system in a matter of weeks and with the highest level of professionalism. We are very pleased with the result.”
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Sputnik expands to Lyon
Swiss company expands French operations
The French subsidiary of the Swiss manufacturer of inverters for photovoltaic systems Sputnik Engineering AG is moving from Paris to Saint Priest near Lyon . “In the south-east of France there are the largest number of solar plants, especially in the Rhone-Alpes region. Lyon has also become a magnet for the solar industry. Roughly half of all French PV installation companies have their headquarters in this region”, says Didier Jeannelle, head of Sputnik’s French subsidiary. The managing director plans to continue to expand the sales and service of SolarMax products in France, improve responsiveness to customer needs, and expand the training program. The company’s new building, already equipped with a heat pump, which will soon have a solar system as well, is located only 20 minutes from central Lyon and the Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry Lyon. Jeannelle plans to increase his staff in the short-term to six. He is currently already supported by the key account managers Denis Ferra and Jocelyn Rogron, who work from Grenoble and Nantes , and two sales representatives based at the new location in Saint Priest. “The expansion of our French subsidiary and the move to Lyon comes at exactly the right time,” says Jeannelle. “The French solar market is booming and we can expect stable growth at least until 2012. Future growth depends on future legislation. In the market for systems operated by home-owners Sputnik is already No. 2 in France. In future we will also increase our share of the central inverter market for medium-sized and large-scale plants.” To achieve this goal, Didier Jeannelle is planning to expand the company’s partner network to cover the market for medium-sized and large-scale plants and sales in French overseas territories.
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