ENN Solar Energy: Market launch in Germany with new thin film modules

Langfang/Munich (ots) - The subsidiary of China's biggest private
energy provider to enter the market / Silicon thin film PV modules
with Tandem Junction technology / Production on SunFab Line by
Applied Materials

At Intersolar 2009 ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd. will launch new
silicon thin film solar modules in the German market. The subsidiary
of China's biggest private energy provider, ENN Group, produces thin
film solar modules with the innovative Tandem Junction technology.
The modules are produced on the SunFab Line of Applied Materials. For
more cost benefits, the modules are up to 5.7 m² in size. The company
currently employs 250 people, 30 of them in Research & Development.
Following Germany and Europe, ENN Solar will be launching in North
America in July.

The solar company was founded in November 2007 in Langfang (near
Beijing). It managed the ramp-up in a record-breaking 5 months. ENN
Solar plans to begin mass production of its PV modules by the end of
June, in order to reach 60 MW production capacity by the end of the
year.

"The company plans to expand the capacity to 500 MW by 2011 based
upon the market development to become the technology and cost leader
in silicon Tandem Junction thin film module manufacturing", explains
Dr. Rick Wan, General Manager of ENN Solar Energy. "We are constantly
working on improving the efficiency of the modules as well as
reducing the production cost. It is our goal to increase the
performance of the solar modules over the next three years. We are
working on efficiencies of more than 10 percent. At the same time, we
will be able to cut the cost of the solar modules by at least 30
percent compared to the current price levels." ENN Solar's R&D team
consists of several highly qualified experts from the US, who were
also involved in the development of the production line.

The modules can be used for a variety of applications: from
classic rooftop installations to integrated roof or facade solutions
to entire ground mounted solar parks. For distribution of the PV
modules in Germany, ENN Solar was able to win well-established German
partners.

High performance modules with innovative Tandem Junction
technology

ENN Solar produces its solar modules with sizes up to 5.7m² using
the new Tandem Junction technology. With this technology, two layers
of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon are applied to the glass
substrate.

The layer of amorphous silicon absorbs short-wave light, the other
layer absorbs long-wave light. So, the PV cells are able to
efficiently convert solar energy into electricity even in less than
perfect conditions, such as low or diffuse sunlight. This means that
the power output per installed Watt is much higher than that of
conventional PV cells. This effect is not adequately represented by
the current conversion efficiency of more than 8 percent of the ENN
Solar panels, because the efficiency only accounts for energy output
under ideal conditions.

Even at the production stage, ENN Solar makes environmental
protection a priority: The production process of the solar modules
made by ENN Solar is eco-friendly. No toxic materials are used in the
modules. The energy payback time of ENN Solar modules sets standards
for the industry: with an average of one year, it is significantly
lower than that of conventional PV modules.

International know-how

ENN Solar gathers international know-how: The Company's
photovoltaic modules are produced on the SunFab production line of
Applied Materials, Inc., a US company. It is China's first integrated
production line for silicon thin film PV modules with a surface of
5.7 m². The SunFab line is setting a new standard for the industry:
The production line offers very low production costs per Watt.
Modules made with SunFab are compliant with the strict requirements
of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the TÜV
certification has already been obtained. Apart from SunFab, ENN Solar
bases its production on the best international know-how available.
KUKA robots from Germany, glass substrates from Japan, and connector
boxes from Switzerland.

ENN Solar as part of ENN Group

ENN Solar is a subsidiary of the ENN Group, China's biggest
private energy provider. The ENN Group, based in Langfang, was
founded in 1989, currently employs about 26,000 people and has more
than 40 million customers. The Group has adopted a long-term "green
strategy" and focuses increasingly on green energy production. In
2007, the company introduced the first pilot method for an
emission-free process for converting coal into gas. ENN Solar is yet
another building block in the ENN Group's green strategy.

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