Astronergy Launches First 10 MW Phase of 100 MW Solar Power Station in China’s Ningxia Autonomous Region

HANGZHOU, China, June 23 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Today, Astronergy ( Chint
Solar) and its partners formally launched the first 10 MW phase of a planned
100 MW photovoltaic power station in central China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous
Region. Initially covering two square kilometers in Shizuishan City in the
arid Gobi Desert region, which receives on average 1,600 hours of sunlight per
year, the project is expected to be completed within three years.

In response to ongoing local and regional government calls for the
development of new energy resources, in light of Ningxia’s unique combination
of geography and meteorology, Astronergy teamed up with a number of investment
and technology partners to prepare proposals. After several rounds of
consultations, demonstration initiatives, and inspections, Astronergy’s power
station won strong support from across the board.

Half of the first phase of the project will use Astronergy’s conventional
crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV modules. The other half will use Astronergy’s
revolutionary new amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon tandem junction
thin film technology (a-Si/uc-Si) — one of the first photovoltaic
installations in the world to do so.

At full buildout, the power station will generate 100 MW of clean and
renewable electricity. Considering an average daily consumption of 2 kWh per
family per day, the Astronergy station will provide adequate power for over
50,000 families.

“We are very pleased to be a part of this effort,” said Dr. Liyou Yang,
CEO of Astronergy. “This is an unprecedented opportunity to showcase
Astronergy’s revolutionary new thin film technology. At the same time, the
location of this project in Shizuishan City in the Ningxia Autonomous Region
will bring renewed investment and resources to that region of China.”

About Astronergy

Founded in 2006, is based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The company is one of the
first in the world, and the first Chinese company, to bring mass production of
second-generation amorphous silicon / microcrystalline silicon tandem junction
thin film technology (a-Si/uc-Si) to market. Astronergy is led by a global
management team with a half-century of experience in thin film research &
development. In June 2009, it inaugurated its first 30 MW a-Si/uc-Si mass
production line, and expects to reach 1 GW production capacity by 2012. For
more info, please go to our website http://www.astronergy.com

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     Astronergy
     Tel:   +86-571-5603-2382
     Email: sales-solar@chint.com

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