EANS-News: Sunways solar cells for the largest transparent photovoltaic roof in the USA

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Subtitle: - Transparent design solar cells for multifunctional energy
roof - Biggest order for building-integrated photovoltaics to date

Konstanz/Germany (euro adhoc) - 17 October 2012 - Sunways AG (SWW:GR,
SWWG.DE, ISIN DE0007332207), has received its largest individual
order for building-integrated photovoltaics to date: the
Konstanz-based photovoltaics specialist is supplying semitransparent
design solar cells for the new US head office of pharmaceutical
company Novartis. The new construction in East Hanover, New Jersey,
will see the installation of the largest transparent photovoltaic
roof in the USA. Renowned architectural firm Rafael Viñoly from New
York designed an open and transparent office building for the
company's oncology division.

The innovative energy roof underlines the modern architecture of the
completely glazed office complex and will be implemented by Onyx
Solar/New York. What is so special about it: A special process
provides the semitransparent solar cells with square cut-out
openings. This leads to transparency levels of around 10 percent. The
staggered arrangement of the solar cells in individually manufactured
solar glass modules leads to additional transparency for daylight.
The result is an aesthetic solar roof as a multifunctional solution:
it not only protects against environmental influences but also uses
existing surfaces for the production of renewable energy while
rendering natural lighting and shading possible.

Sunways is supplying over 161,000 monocrystalline, semitransparent
design solar cells (5 x 5 inch / 125 x 125 mm) for the project in
East Hanover. They will be installed in 820 bespoke glass modules.
The end product will be a roof area of around 2,547 square metres
with a rated output of 295 kilowatts.

As well as solar cells for transparent roof and facade solutions,
Sunways also has a range of coloured solar cells for design-oriented,
aesthetic solutions in building-integrated photovoltaics. Find out
more at http://www.sunways.eu/en/products/design-solutions/.

About Novartis Novartis AG is a major pharmaceutical company with
headquarters in Basel/Switzerland. The company has a global workforce
of approximately 126,000 and generated turnover totalling almost $ 60
billion in 2011. Novartis was ranked 6th in 2010 and 34th in 2011 out
of the 500 largest companies worldwide in Newsweek's "Green
Rankings". Find out more at http://www.novartis.com.

About Rafael Viñoly Born in 1944 in Uruguay, Rafael Viñoly is an
internationally renowned architect. He founded an architectural firm
in New York/USA in 1983 and today it also has offices in Los Angeles,
London, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. Rafael Viñoly Architects PC was one of
the finalists in the competition for the reconstruction of the World
Trade Center in New York. Find out more at http://www.vinoly.com.

About Onyx Solar The Onyx Solar Group LLC develops and implements
solutions for the replacement of conventional building materials in
the construction of energy-efficient buildings. The company is based
in New York/USA and has offices in Spain and Columbia. Find out more
at http://www.onyxsolar.com.

This press release is also available on http://www.sunways.eu/en and
http://www.presseportal.de/pm/57666/sunways_ag.

About Sunways Sunways AG, Konstanz/Germany, stands for consistent use
of solar energy to secure long-term energy supply of man in an
efficient and sustainable manner. Sunways offers technological
competence, performance and highest quality - from single components
to complete solar systems. Since its foundation in 1993, Sunways AG
evolved into a technology leader in the photovoltaics industry
serving international markets. With silicon-based solar cells,
inverters, solar modules and solar systems, the company offers all
components required for high-yield photovoltaic power generation.
With photovoltaic solutions tailored to customers' needs (transparent
and coloured solar cells, building- integrated photovoltaic
installations), Sunways turns exceptional ideas into reality. Sunways
Production GmbH in Arnstadt/Germany is a subsidiary of Sunways AG; in
addition, the group has own branch offices in Barcelone/Spain and
Bologna/Italy. In 2011, Sunways AG with about 330 employees realised
sales of around EUR 115 million. The shares of Sunways AG are listed
at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (SWW:GR, SWWG.DE, ISIN DE0007332207).
For further information, please visit http://www.sunways.eu/en.

Further inquiry note:
Dr. Harald F. Schäfer
Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)7531 996 77-415
E-Mail: communications@sunways.de

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