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Solar2World initiative: 80 solar aid projects in five years
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Corporate News SolarWorld AG
(Securities Code No.: WKN 510 840)
(International Securities Identification Number: ISIN DE0005108401)
Solar2World initiative:
80 solar aid projects in five years
In many rural areas of the world, there is no electricity - which also
means there is no clean drinking water, no access to information, education
or modern forms of communication. For five years exactly now, SolarWorld AG
has been trying to remedy this situation, in a few cases at least, with its
Solar2World initiative. The positive outcome: It was possible to implement
more than 80 solar projects, together with partners from development aid
organizations in many countries of Africa and South America.
In total, SolarWorld supplied off-grid solar power systems with an overall
capacity of around 450 kilowatts to aid projects in emerging and developing
countries. Together with associations, church groups and development
organizations, SolarWorld AG provided solar panels and complete systems for
hospitals, wells and water treatment plants, schools, streetlighting,
training centers as well as nature reserves.
The program focuses on Africa. 'Africa is the poorest continent with the
lowest electrification rate. The Solar2World program creates solar beacons
which show how great the benefits are for development, health and quality
of life of supplying off-grid areas with solar power,' says Dr.-Ing. E. h.
Frank Asbeck, CEO of SolarWorld AG.
With every project, locals are trained in the use and maintenance of solar
power systems in order to achieve a transfer of knowledge and to secure the
sustainability of the project. Vocational schools in Kenya, South Africa,
Senegal, Niger, Benin, Ethiopia and Rwanda, where solar technicians are
urgently needed, were equipped with the systems.
An excellent example of this is the program in Fissel, Senegal: Lack of
water in a community of over 35,000 inhabitants living in 28 villages poses
a real threat to survival. SolarWorld is supporting a project initiated by
Rotary International, which simultaneously seeks to tackle water shortage,
malnutrition and poverty. 70 SolarWorld panels operate a water pump, which
provides clean drinking water and water for the cultivation of vegetables,
run as a cooperative, all year round. People's diets have improved
significantly with the homegrown vegetables. At the same time, this
provides an additional source of income for around 500 people, since the
women can sell the vegetables on the market.
SolarWorld AG has supplied Haiti, which is prone to earthquakes and
underdevelopment, with solar power systems with a total capacity of 100
kilowatts for hospitals and drinking water supply. Next year, the number of
Solar2World projects is going to exceed the 100 mark. Twenty Solar2World
projects are being implemented, with a further 20 planned. The first
project to be launched in December 2007, in South Africa, was the
installation of a solar-powered water pump. Today, it is still in operation
in the Komsberg Wilderness Nature Reserve.
Image material is available at www.solarworld.de/presse or on request from
Laura Przybilla, laura.przybilla@solarworld.de.
About SolarWorld AG: SolarWorld AG produces solar power systems and in
doing so contributes to cleaner energy supply worldwide. The group located
in Bonn employs approximately 3,000 people and carries out production in
Freiberg, Germany and Hillsboro, USA. From raw material silicon to the
solar power module, the company combines all stages of production -
including their own research and development. Through an international
distribution network, SolarWorld supplies customers all over the world with
solar power modules and complete systems. The company maintains high social
standards at all locations across the globe and has committed itself to
resource and energy efficient production. It has been on the stock market
since 1999 and is quoted in the technology index TecDax. SolarWorld
achieved sales of about one billion euros for the fiscal year 2011. More
information is available at www.solarworld.de/en.
Contact:
SolarWorld AG
Martin-Luther-King-Str. 24
53175 Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 228/55920-409
Email: presse@solarworld.de
www.solarworld.de/en
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Language: English
Company: SolarWorld AG
Martin-Luther-King-StraÃe 24
53175 Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 470
Fax: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 9470
E-mail: placement@solarworld.de
Internet: www.solarworld.de
ISIN: DE0005108401
WKN: 510840
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX
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