Thursday, February 17, 2011

U.N. big money for Chinese Firms: - Suntech Power wins USD80 mln PV contract from UN

CLICK HERE FOR STORY ON logo

BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2011 (Xinhua News Agency) -- China's Suntech Power Holdings (STP.NYSE), the world's largest producer of silicon solar modules, said on Wednesday that the company is to supply a solar energy generation system for the United Nations (UN) in the coming three years.

Teaming up with Peak International Trade (Tianjin), Suntech Power has just won the bidding for the 80 million US-dollar photovoltaic (PV) system program from the UN, Shi Zhengrong, Suntech's Chairman and CEO, announced.

Shi revealed that Suntech has developed a type of small-scale hybrid PV system which integrates diesel generators to ensure dependable power supply for environmentally-vulnerable areas.

The hybrid PV system will mainly serve the UN's peacekeeping forces and their subordinate bodies.

Founded in 2001, Suntech Power is the world's leading solar panel and PV modules manufacturer. The company's production capacity of silicon solar cell and modules reached 1.8 GW in 2010, with 1.5 GW of module shipments. (Edited by Wang Li, wangle1@xinhua.org)

(Source: )
(Source: Quotemedia)

No comments: