Phönix SonnenStrom AG erects the largest green field solar electricity plant with thin film modules

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Megawatt plant of gp solarpark in Buttenwiesen is opened

Sulzemoos/Buttenwiesen, 03.11.2004 / With one megawatt, the currently largest green field solar electricity plant constructed with thin film modules was opened ceremonially last Friday at Buttenwiesen, district of Dillingen a. d. Donau, Bavaria. The Managing Directors of gp solarpark II GmbH & Co. KG, the farmers Heinrich Gärtner and Ove Petersen, proudly presented the solar electricity plant constructed by Phönix SonnenStrom AG as the general contractor.

At the ceremony with over 100 guests, Gärtner and Petersen thanked all participants and accepted the congratulations of District Magistrate Leo Schrell, Mayor Norbert Beutmüller, Franz Vielhuber from the Bavarian Agricultural Society and Martin Oefele from the Savings Bank of Augsburg. The banking representative brought a present of “liquid sustenance” and a walnut tree, together with his best wishes for long-term profits.

Phönix SonnenStrom AG constructed the solar farm in Buttenwiesen on a former agricultural area of 4.5 hectares. The 10,050 thin film modules type MA 100 from the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) consist of amorphous silicon and have a peak power of 100 watts per module. They have an energy recovery period of only three years, i.e. the modules produce the amount of energy expended for their manufacture within three years.

Heinrich Gärtner and Ove Petersen had considered their decision to use thin film modules from MHI well. They had installed test plants with different modules on their own agricultural land in Buttenwiesen and in Cecilienkoog in northern Germany. Their final decision for the MHI modules particularly pleased Manfred Bächler, Chief Technology Officer of Phönix SonnenStrom AG. In thin film modules, he sees a technology with a great cost reduction potential. “And the fact that the plant could go online in August, earlier then planned, demonstrates the advantages offered by our optimised assembly frame” said Bächler.

About Phönix SonnenStrom AG
Phönix SonnenStrom AG, based in Sulzemoos near Munich, is a leading photovoltaic systems supplier. In the financial year 2006, the Phönix SonnenStrom Group generated sales of EUR 119 million (preliminary figure) in Germany and abroad. Phönix SonnenStrom AG designs, builds and operates large-scale photovoltaic power plants and is a wholesaler of complete solar electricity systems, solar modules and components. The Group is a market leader in photovoltaic systems technology. The focus of activities is on the consistent reduction of system costs. With a sales network covering the whole of Germany, and subsidiaries in Spain and Singapore, as well as a minority partner in Italy, the Group currently has over 100 employees. The shares of Phönix SonnenStrom AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93) are listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) on the Frankfurt stock exchange.

About GP Solarpark II GmbH & Co. KG
GP Solarpark II GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 2003. The objectives of the company are project development, financing, operation and sale of solar projects. The company headquarters are in Buttenwiesen, in the district of Dillingen a. d. Donau.

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Phönix SonnenStrom AG		GP Solarpark II GmbH & Co. KG
Hirschbergstraße 8
D-85254 Sulzemoos

Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit		Ove Petersen
Andrea Zepf		Heinrich Gärtner
Tel.	+49 (0)8135 938 - 313	Tel.	+49 (0)170 800 80 82
Fax	+49 (0)8135 938 - 399
Zepf@SonnenStromAG.de		info@gp-solarpark.de
www.SonnenStromAG.de		www.gp-solarpark.de