M+W Group Surpassed the Ten-Gigawatt Record Mark for Design and Construction of Photovoltaic Plants

Stuttgart (ots) -

- Global market leadership with 40 PV-plants designed and built
- Exhibition booth in Hall A5.390 at InterSolar in Munich

The international engineering and construction company, M+W Group
has reported a new record in the photovoltaic sector. The company
with headquarters in Stuttgart/Germany has passed the 10-gigawatt
mark for engineering and construction of photovoltaic plants with a
new contract for a solar cell plant in Asia with a total annual
capacity of more than one gigawatt. By exceeding the 10-gigawatt
record, M+W Group is further strengthening its position of
international market leadership as an engineering and construction
company for photovoltaic plants. This applies to thin-film as well as
silicon-based cells and modules.

M+W Group received the first order for design and construction of
a photovoltaic plant in 2000 and has been a pioneer in this emerging
sector since. Over the years the economies of scale linked to the
gradual expansion of production capacity have resulted in significant
cost reductions. Whereas the first plants achieved annual capacities
of 25 MWp (megawatt/peak) with a single production line, today's
plants achieve annual performances of one gigawatt/peak and more with
multiple production lines.

Since 2000 M+W Group has planned and built a total of 40
photovoltaic plants, initially in Germany, though today predominantly
in Asia and the Americas. In 2010 the company was awarded the Solar
Industry Award as 'Turnkey Company of the Year 2010' for its
successes.

Exhibition Booth at InterSolar Europe: 'From Sand to Solar Power
Plants'

During the InterSolar Europe in Munich (June 8 - 10, 2011) M+W
Group will present its unique solar related portfolio in hall 5,
booth 390. The scope ranges from factories for the production of Poly
Silicon, PV-ingots, wafers, cells and modules to PV power plants and
Concentrated Solar power plants. M+W Solar, a company of the M+W
Group, will present its turnkey and cost-effective solutions for
developing, designing and building photovoltaic power plants.

Expert Lecture at the 7th Advanced PV Forum about Further
Cost-Savings

There is further potential today to reduce operating costs,
particularly through improved energy efficiency and by recycling
water, gases and other key raw materials. An expert from M+W Group
will present details at the '7th Advanced PV Manufacturing Forum for
Crystalline Silicone Technology', the associated congress to the
InterSolar exhibition at 2.30 p.m. on June 7, 2011 in the
International Congress Center in Munich.

About M+W Group (www.mwgroup.net): M+W Group is the leading global
engineering, construction and project management company in the
fields of Advanced Technology Facilities, Life Science & Chemicals,
Energy & Environment Technologies and High-Tech Infrastructure. From
concept development to turnkey services the company manages projects
of all sizes ensuring rapid realization, high quality standards and
cost-effective completion. With its competence to link process and
automation technologies and complex facilities to integrated
solutions M+W Group primarily focuses on leading companies in the
fields of electronics, photovoltaics, life science, chemicals,
energy, automotive, security and communication, as well as research
institutes and universities. M+W Group GmbH is the holding company
with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2010 M+W Group generated
an order intake of 2.1 billion euros and revenues of nearly 1.8
billion euros with a workforce of approximately 6,000 employees. M+W
Group is owned by the Austrian Stumpf Group that is globally
successful in the areas of High-Tech Engineering, Smart & Renewable
Energy, Real Estate and Technology Investments.

Press contact:
Michael Gemeinhardt
Phone +49 711 8804-1420
mailto:michael.gemeinhardt@mwgroup.net