juwi acquires 5,4 MW of Solar Modules from Abound Solar / Germany PV Project is the Largest Abound Solar Implementation to Date; Thin-Film Solar Power Plant to Offset the Energy of 1,400 Homes

Loveland, Colo. & Munich, Germany (ots) - Abound Solar, a leading
manufacturer of next-generation thin-film photovoltaic modules today
announced that juwi solar GmbH, a general contractor in charge of
planning, logistics, and construction management with extensive
experience in the development of large-scale solar projects
constructed two projects in Jatzke, Germany totaling 5.4MW with
Abound Solar's AB1-series modules. The combined installation, which
was completed and connected to the grid in December 2010, will
produce 5.500.000kWh/year which is enough energy to offset the annual
requirements of approximately 1,400 households. The free-field plants
were constructed using mounting systems from Schletter, an Abound
Solar Alliance member and non-recourse financed with local banks.

The project in Jatzke, located in northern Germany, benefited from
the use of thin-film photovoltaics due to the enhanced performance in
low-light conditions. The Jatzke, Germany plant was just the latest
example of Juwi incorporating Abound Solar modules into one of its
projects. Abound Solar was also deployed as part of a solar plant
designed and integrated by juwi in Texas during 2010.

"As one of Abound Solar's first and largest customers, it seems
appropriate that juwi solar has built the largest installation to
date of Abound modules." said Lars Falck, CEO of juwi solar.

"After the successful completion of a project with Abound Solar in
Texas, the Jatzke decision was an easy one." added Carolin Schenuit,
PV product manager for juwi solar.

The completion and connection of the largest Abound Solar
installation to date is just the most recent in a string of
milestones for the company. In March, Abound Solar announced a
partnership with Solarsis which will help the company enter India's
fast-growing PV market. In December, the company announced a $400
million loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy and a $110
million round of equity investment to expand manufacturing capacity.
The company announced plans to construct the largest thin-film module
manufacturing plant in the US in the state of Indiana.

"Projects like these demonstrate the continued partnership between
Abound Solar and juwi solar to develop large-scale solar photovoltaic
installations" said Tom Tiller, president and CEO of Abound Solar.
"We are proud to be working with such established developers like
juwi to prove the performance and reliability of Abound Solar
modules."

About Abound Solar

Abound Solar is a leading manufacturer of next-generation, cadmium
telluride thin-film photovoltaic modules. Built upon 15 years of
development at Colorado State University and with support from the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Abound Solar is producing solar
modules that significantly reduce the cost of generating solar
electricity using a robust, commercial-scale, continuous
manufacturing process. For additional information, visit
http://www.abound.com .

About juwi

juwi is one of the world's leading specialists for renewable
energy. The company was founded in 1996 by Matthias Willenbacher and
Fred Jung. The CEOs have developed juwi from a two-man office to a
company acting worldwide with more than 1,200 employees and a revenue
of approx. 800 million Euros (2010). In the solar sector juwi has
constructed more than 1,500 solar power plants with a total output of
more than 700 MW. http://www.juwi.com

Media Contacts:
Mark Chen
Abound Solar
+1 970.619.5369
mchen@abound.com

Martin Gleissner
Schwartz Communications AB
+46 (0)8 599 085 00
aboundsolar@schwartzcomm.com