M+W Zander receives planning order for new solar cell factory from ErSol in Arnstadt

M+W Zander order for project realization Stuttgart/Dresden, 4 September 2006 the M+W Zander FE GmbH was assigned expected shortly by the ErSol solarly Energy AG the planning of a new factory for multi and monocrystalline silicon solar cells. This gave M+W Zander on in this week the 21 taking place in Dresden. European Photovoltaik conference and exhibition admits. The new ErSol cell work is to develop in the Thuringian Arnstadt and to have a nominal capacity from first annually 120 megawatts (Spitzenleistung/MWp). In the neighbouring Erfurt M+W Zander for ErSol at present already builds a work for the production of thin section solar modules. "for us it is a large confidence proof, if ErSol said us assigned the planning of a further work", M+W Zander FE managing director Robert Gattereder on the Photovoltaik Kongressin Dresden.Gattereder further: "we count also to receive the order for project realization. So we can convert the already together won technical increase in value from the project engineering of the factory in Erfurt optimally into substantial cost advantages for the factory in Arnstadt." The ErSol chairman of the board Dr. Claus Beneking supplemented: "the ErSol made already first good experiences with M+W Zander as a general contractor for the thin section module manufacturing. Therefore we can introduce ourselves well to realize with M+W Zander also the building of the Arnstaedter cell factory." M+W Zander (www.mw zander.com) ranks among the market leaders when planning and building of ready for occupancy erstellter Photovoltaik manufacturing plants. The customers come from Europe and Asia. Altogether the M+W Zander group converted 1.5 billion euro in the past year with world-wide approximately 7000 coworkers about. The ErSol company (www.ersol.de) produces and drives Photovoltaikprodukte out.ErSol is active in the emphasis in the creation of value stages Ingot and wafer production and solar cell manufacturing. Besides the group engages itself also in the range of silicon-saving thin section module production and acts with modules. With the development of the cell manufacturing capacities ErSol considers to industry growth still prognosticated.