EANS-News: Sunways solar cells for the largest transparent photovoltaic roof in the USA
17.10.2012 – 14:32
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information/Marketing Subtitle: - Transparent design solar cells for multifunctional energy roof - Biggest order for building-integrated photovoltaics to date Konstanz/Germany (euro adhoc) - 17 October 2012 - Sunways AG (SWW:GR, SWWG.DE, ISIN DE0007332207), has received its largest individual order for building-integrated photovoltaics to date: the Konstanz-based photovoltaics specialist is supplying semitransparent design solar cells for the new US head office of pharmaceutical company Novartis. The new construction in East Hanover, New Jersey, will see the installation of the largest transparent photovoltaic roof in the USA. Renowned architectural firm Rafael Viñoly from New York designed an open and transparent office building for the company's oncology division. The innovative energy roof underlines the modern architecture of the completely glazed office complex and will be implemented by Onyx Solar/New York. What is so special about it: A special process provides the semitransparent solar cells with square cut-out openings. This leads to transparency levels of around 10 percent. The staggered arrangement of the solar cells in individually manufactured solar glass modules leads to additional transparency for daylight. The result is an aesthetic solar roof as a multifunctional solution: it not only protects against environmental influences but also uses existing surfaces for the production of renewable energy while rendering natural lighting and shading possible. Sunways is supplying over 161,000 monocrystalline, semitransparent design solar cells (5 x 5 inch / 125 x 125 mm) for the project in East Hanover. They will be installed in 820 bespoke glass modules. The end product will be a roof area of around 2,547 square metres with a rated output of 295 kilowatts. As well as solar cells for transparent roof and facade solutions, Sunways also has a range of coloured solar cells for design-oriented, aesthetic solutions in building-integrated photovoltaics. Find out more at http://www.sunways.eu/en/products/design-solutions/. About Novartis Novartis AG is a major pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Basel/Switzerland. The company has a global workforce of approximately 126,000 and generated turnover totalling almost $ 60 billion in 2011. Novartis was ranked 6th in 2010 and 34th in 2011 out of the 500 largest companies worldwide in Newsweek's "Green Rankings". Find out more at http://www.novartis.com. About Rafael Viñoly Born in 1944 in Uruguay, Rafael Viñoly is an internationally renowned architect. He founded an architectural firm in New York/USA in 1983 and today it also has offices in Los Angeles, London, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. Rafael Viñoly Architects PC was one of the finalists in the competition for the reconstruction of the World Trade Center in New York. Find out more at http://www.vinoly.com. About Onyx Solar The Onyx Solar Group LLC develops and implements solutions for the replacement of conventional building materials in the construction of energy-efficient buildings. The company is based in New York/USA and has offices in Spain and Columbia. Find out more at http://www.onyxsolar.com. This press release is also available on http://www.sunways.eu/en and http://www.presseportal.de/pm/57666/sunways_ag. About Sunways Sunways AG, Konstanz/Germany, stands for consistent use of solar energy to secure long-term energy supply of man in an efficient and sustainable manner. Sunways offers technological competence, performance and highest quality - from single components to complete solar systems. Since its foundation in 1993, Sunways AG evolved into a technology leader in the photovoltaics industry serving international markets. With silicon-based solar cells, inverters, solar modules and solar systems, the company offers all components required for high-yield photovoltaic power generation. With photovoltaic solutions tailored to customers' needs (transparent and coloured solar cells, building- integrated photovoltaic installations), Sunways turns exceptional ideas into reality. Sunways Production GmbH in Arnstadt/Germany is a subsidiary of Sunways AG; in addition, the group has own branch offices in Barcelone/Spain and Bologna/Italy. In 2011, Sunways AG with about 330 employees realised sales of around EUR 115 million. The shares of Sunways AG are listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (SWW:GR, SWWG.DE, ISIN DE0007332207). For further information, please visit http://www.sunways.eu/en. Further inquiry note: Dr. Harald F. Schäfer Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Tel.: +49 (0)7531 996 77-415 E-Mail: communications@sunways.de end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Sunways AG Macairestr. 3 - 5 D-78467 Konstanz phone: +49 (0)7531 99677 0 FAX: +49 (0)7531 99677 10 mail: info@sunways.de WWW: http://www.sunways.eu/de sector: Alternative energy ISIN: DE0007332207 indexes: CDAX, Technology All Share, General All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/general standard: Frankfurt language: English