SolarWorld AG (SWV.DE) announced the completion of its new fully automatic production line for mono-crystalline solar modules in Camarillo, California, with an output capacity of 100 megawatts (MW).
Frank H. Asbeck, Chairman and CEO of SolarWorld AG, said the facility’s output would be used to meet the growing demand for solar power in the United States, particularly in California.
About SolarWorld AG
The SolarWorld AG group of companies is a world leader in solar power technology. The company is involved at all levels of the solar value chain and combines all activities of the industry from silicon as the raw material to turn-key solar power system. The group is exclusively dedicated to its core business of photovoltaic power generation, operating production facilities in Germany and the USA. They in turn supply the SolarWorld AG sales offices in Germany, Spain, USA, South Africa and Singapore. In South Korea SolarWorld AG is currently building up a solar module production facility in order to be able to serve the growing demand in Asia. A central element of the business in addition to the sale of turn-key solar systems and solar modules to retailers is the distribution of solar silicon wafers to the international solar cell industry.