On the 17^th and 18^th of October 2011 the Viridis Africa conference is to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa.  The event is dedicated to the introduction of clean technologies and associated business/investment opportunities.

The intention of Viridis Africa is to bring together investors and entrepreneurs from Africa and rest of the world, to jointly explore commercial initiatives in green technologies.

 The program includes presentation of specific projects or business initiatives, ranging in size and scope and encompassing most of the priority areas such as bioenergy, hydro, wind power, green chemistry, recycling, water treatment, desalination, amongst others.

 According to conference organiser, Suza Adam, managing member of Spindle Communications, “principals who would present their business opportunities at this event would have the audience of numerous local and foreign investors. Investors would include venture capital, private equity, project and corporate finance outfits and others dedicated to the clean tech sector. Also included are major companies who seek strategic alliance and acquisitions.”

Among the projects being presented is a bioethanol and a biomass production project in Mozambique, a biogas project in Kwa-Zulu Natal, 15 MW hydro projects in Kenya, a biofuel project in Malawi and RD Congo, and a plastic recycling operation in Nigeria.

 Other projects to be confirmed in the program line-up include solar, energy projects, waste management and water treatment innovative solutions.

 New technologies currently being developed by academic and research institutions will also have their opportunity so as to introduce potential business opportunities through the commercialization of the above.

 The event will have amongst its presenters leading financial institutions including the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, Investec Limited, Nedbank, Threelawscapital, Lereko Metier, Inspired Evolution, as well as leading utilities in energy (Eskom) and water.

 “Additional business proposals are invited from clean tech sub-sectors including clean energy generation (wind, solar, hydro, biofuels, geothermal, clean coal technologies), storage (fuel cells, advanced batteries, hybrid systems), efficiency (smart grids, waste heat recovery), water & waste water (water treatment, water conservation, waste water treatment, desalination) and recycling and waste (recycling, waste treatment, organic matter, plastics) etc.” says Adam.

 The event will also introduce parties with complimentary technologies and business models to one another in order to explore mutually beneficial opportunities.

 “In the main the conference and its exhibition will endeavour to bring about a vibrant market trading place for entrepreneurs and corporates to propose and conclude investment deals with funders”, concludes Adam.

 Although the event is to be held once a year, it is designed to give the participants long term continuity vis a vis  the provision of web-based interaction platforms, inducing social networks.

 For more information about the conference: please visit us at www.viridisafrica.com.

Upgrade your existing High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting system with a Digital HID (DHID) ballast retrofit solution today; the initial buying cost is low, the energy savings are instant, and you can re-use your existing high bay fixture or outdoor luminaire.

The GloGreen DHID retrofit ballast solution and accompanying fixture and lamp products help you realize your project’s optimal Return On Investment (ROI) time, and with very little impact had on the environment.

Below is an example of the typical economic and environmental ROI on the upgrade of an existing 400W magnetic (core and coil) based fixture with the GloGreen 250W DHID solution. The installation is simple, you only need purchase and install a GloGreen 250W DHID ballast and matching 250W Pulse Start MH or 250W HPS lamp. Your existing fixture is upgraded and performs much better in terms of lighting output, energy efficiency, lamp life performance and sustained lumens, which means lamps stay bright over their entire life (eliminating 2-3 or more lamp changes for years and years of low cost operation).

Downloadable file:
Accendo-ROI--DHID-Retrofit-Solution--Old-400W-HID-retrofitted-to-GloGreen-250W-Digital-HID

In this example, the Net Total Payback is only 1.08 years. That is a RETURN ON INVESTMENT of 970.8%! Economically the customer is able to realize a PROFIT; environmentally the Elimination of Harmful Emissions as a result is invaluable.

The DHID ballast retrofit solution offers your project the perfect balance of buying cost, energy efficiency, lamp performance, and environmental regard. Re-use, revive and reduce the energy consumption of your HID lighting system today, please download the following one page DHID Retrofit Benefit sheets for more details:

• Accendo-DHID-Lighting-Simply-RE-USE-Your-Existing-High-Bay-HID-Fixture-Benefits-Sheet
• Accendo-DHID-Lighting-Simply-RE-USE-Your-Existing-Outdoor-Street-Light-HID-Fixture-Benefits-Sheet

Please do not hesitate to contact us today to discuss your solution, or please submit the Risk Free Trial Unit Form for more information.

Best regards,

Anthony Borges
Accendo Electronics Ltd.
www.AccendoElectronics.com
www.AccendoElectronics.WordPress.com
aborges@accendoelectronics.com

Houston, TX – July 30August 13, 2010 – marcus evans, a conference producing company, will host the 3^rd Annual Risk Management in Energy Trading Conference, October 21-22, 2010 in Houston, TX. More than 18 leading experts will provide insights on best practices for risk management in energy trading, including managing liquidity risk, optimizing stress testing programs and complying with new CFTC regulatory reforms.

 

“As energy and financial markets have become more efficient and interwoven, it has become increasingly important for everyone involved with managing the risks associated with energy transactions to learn as much about the topic as possible,” said Michael Carter, Director—Credit Risk, at EDF Trading. “Recent history is littered with stories of those who failed.”

 

Carter, who has 25 years of experience in the energy industry, will share his knowledge on practical aspects of risk management with this year’s conference attendees. 

 

With a one-track focus, the 3^rd Annual Risk Management in Energy Trading Conference is a highly intensive, content-driven event that includes case studies, presentations and panel discussions over two full days. This conference targets industry leaders in risk management roles in order to provide an intimate atmosphere for both the delegates and speakers.

 

Due to the historic passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, this event will provide a comprehensive look at impending regulatory reforms affecting the energy trading industry. Commissioner Jill E. Sommers from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will deliver the conference’s keynote address to provide a firsthand perspective on pressing regulatory issues. Other regulatory reform speakers include Jim Allison, Regional Risk Manager, Gas and Power NA, at ConocoPhillips, and Lisa Epifani from law firm Van Ness Feldman.

 

“The energy trading and risk management landscape is continuously evolving,” said Darilyn Jones, SVP Risk Control at Sequent Energy Management, and this year’s conference chairperson. “It is a dynamic landscape where the impact of key drivers is sometimes difficult to predict and constantly changing. Understanding the current market and regulatory environment is very important.”

 

marcus evans invites risk management professionals to join in this cutting-edge, peer-to-peer conference that examines best practices in the energy trading industry. In addition to two days of conference sessions, attendees will have extensive networking opportunities with their peers.

 

Says Carter, “I have been fortunate enough to experience a marcus evans conference as both an attendee and as a presenter.  Regardless of which side of the podium I was on, I was pleased with the knowledge I gained from the program and the interaction with other participants.”

 

For more information on this conference or to get a complete list of speakers, sessions or past attendees, visit http://www.marcusevansch.com/RMET or email Michele Westergaard, Michelew@marcusevansch.com

 

About marcus evans

marcus evans conferences annually produce over 2,000 high quality events designed to provide key strategic business information, best practice and networking opportunities for senior industry decision-makers. Our global reach is utilized to attract over 30,000 speakers annually, ensuring niche focused subject matter presented directly by practitioners and a diversity of information to assist our clients in adopting best practice in all business disciplines.

 

Contact

Michele Westergaard

312-540-3000 ext. 6625

Michelew@marcusevansch.com

marcus evans, will host the 2^nd Annual Substation Management and Reliability Conference from September 30-October 1, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. The annual conference will target Heads, Vice Presidents, Director and Managers from Electric Utilities Companies with responsibilities in Substation Engineering and Automation.

 

By attending this premier conference, delegates will learn how to align substation operations with NERC regulations and will be provided with updates regarding environmental initiatives. Attendees will also gain end user perspectives from companies leveraging the latest Smart Grid technologies to increase efficiency, improve operations and cut costs.

 

Current speakers include leading experts such as Don Angell, Director of Substation Engineering Services at National Grid, Mark Bruckner, Manager of Transmission Standards & Technology at Entergy Corporation and Ginger Whitaker, Manager of Transmission Substation and Protection at E.ON US.

 

With a one-track focus, the 2^nd Annual Substation Management and Reliability Conference is a highly intensive, content driven event of case studies and panel discussions over two full days. This conference targets leaders of substation management functions in order to provide an intimate atmosphere for both delegates and speakers.

 

Previous conference attendees provided us with the following feedback:

"It was good to hear from speakers who have hands-on experience", - Toronto Hydro

“One of the best conferences I have attended in the past five years", - First Energy

 

Attending this Premiere Conference Will Enable Attendees to Hear Valuable Insights From:

• BC Transmission on conducting a maintenance assessment to maximize existing assets
• Seattle City Light on further automating substation processes for increased reliability
• Northeast Utilities on navigating the requirements and benefits of IEC 61850
• National Grid on determining a proactive plan for maintenance initiatives
• Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative on enhancing communication systems for the collective of real-time data impact substations down the line

 

For more information on this conference or to get a complete list of speakers, sessions or past attendees, visit http://www.marcusevansch.com/substationmanagement or email Michele Westergaard, Michelew@marcusevansch.com

 

About marcus evans

marcus evans conferences annually produce over 2,000 high quality events designed to provide key strategic business information, best practice and networking opportunities for senior industry decision-makers. Our global reach is utilized to attract over 30,000 speakers annually, ensuring niche focused subject matter presented directly by practitioners and a diversity of information to assist our clients in adopting best practice in all business disciplines.

 

Contact:

Michele Westergaard

312-540-3000 ext. 6625

Michelew@marcusevansch.com

www.marcusevans.com

July 30th, 2010, 2010 New York, NY – Novo Energies Corporation (OTCBB: NVNC) (“Novo” or the “Company”), an alternative energy company, announced today that it has entered into a Technology Collaboration Agreement (“Agreement”) with Colorado based Precision Pipe and Vessel, LLC (“Precision”).
Novo Energies has been granted a worldwide exclusive license to use Precision’s proprietary gasification technology to convert plastic and tire waste into energy products including electricity, synthesis gases and other valuable commodities such as recovered steel. Novo and Precision have agreed to collaborate to enhance and augment Precision’s existing operating pilot plant in Colorado, at which time Novo will seek multiple facilities in the United States and oversee the development of energy projects outside of North America through its partner, Novo Energies International, Ltd.

Antonio Treminio, CEO and Chairman of Novo Energies stated, “This is a major milestone for Novo Energies, its team, and our shareholders. In our search for the most efficient and economical methods to convert plastic and used tires into valuable energy products, we have spent the last 12 months evaluating several technologies, including pyrolysis, gasification and microwave based systems. As a result of such efforts, we have selected Precision’s gasification technology based on the following:
• Allows efficient conversion of tires and plastic feedstock to energy
• Environmentally friendly – the process produces zero toxic emissions,
making it a green energy technology
• The preliminary synthesis gas resulting from conversion of tires and plastic meets strict standards on quality and consistency
• Has the highest carbon conversion of any known gasification system on the
market
• Self sufficient by using the produced syngas to power the process
• Low cost of production

We are extremely confident that this collaboration between Novo Energies and Precision will allow us to develop the first commercially and economically viable tire to energy facility in North America.”

“Precision Pipe has successfully developed and operated the only known facility of this kind in the World. Our plant is capable of efficiently and effectively converting tire and plastic feedstock into high quality syngas. In addition, we are able to reliably accomplish this on a consistent basis with no process emissions. Based upon our many years of experience in designing, building, and operating other gasification technologies and gas production facilities, we recognize that we have invented a truly disruptive, clean, and renewable energy technology. We look forward to collaborating with Novo to develop the first commercial tire to energy plant in North America,” stated Ken Klepper, President of Precision.

Novo plans to demonstrate the pilot facility in Denver, Colorado as a showcase unit for government officials, institutions, utility companies, and the investment community, as well as augment it’s output to reach fully commercial quantities. “The showcase of the presently operating technology in Colorado is an important step towards our goals for commercialization. We aim to present a unique solution to government officials and the investment community by simultaneously solving
their waste issues and creating a new class of energy sources, previously
unavailable. As we will confront these issues on a truly local level, we will be able to control costs, allow scalability and reduce time to market. By offering a cost effective solution for a regional socio-economic issue, the Company has defined its goal as the replication of these plants world-wide, thereby successfully reducing waste while producing an alternative source of energy”, sated Mr. Faisal Butt, VP Corporation Communications & Finance.

About Novo Energies Corporation:
Novo Energies Corporation (“Novo”) is an alternative energy company publicly trading on the OTC Bulletin Board market (OTC BB: NVNC). Based upon proprietary technology, Novo intends to own and operate recycling plants that will efficiently, economically, environmentally and profitably recycle scrap tires and plastics into energy and other commodities. The core of Novo’s technology to recycle tires and plastics into energy is a Multi Stage Hybrid Gasification System, which undertakes the conversion of carbonaceous feedstock to a clean synthesis gas (“syngas”) with an upgraded heating value in an environmentally friendly manner. Such process which does not involve combustion or other reagents and pollutants. As an interim step, Novo will transform scrap tires and plastics into syngas, which will be used as a fuel for engines and turbines to produce electricity and heat in a cogeneration facility. The syngas may also be converted into transportation fuel or other fuel additives through the use of a standard catalystbased process such as Fischer-Tropsch.

About Precision Pipe & Vessel, LLC
Precision Pipe & Vessel, LLC, a Denver based fully qualified ASME welding and vessel fabricator is a family owned and operated business. Precision Pipe has extensive experience in natural gas and oil. In addition, Precision Pipe has thirty years experience developing and fabricating other process equipment, including heat exchangers, boilers, and pressure vessels that serve in many fields of application, such as: pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food services, distillation, breweries, clean-tech, , textiles, ink, renewable energy, bio-fuels, and many others. Precision Pipe’s Multi-Stage Hybrid Gasifier requires no external fuel sources and it creates zero green house gas emissions.

Forward-Looking Statements: Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding the development, use and marketability of products. Such forward-looking statements are based on present circumstances and on Novo’s predictions with respect to events that have not occurred, that may not occur, or that may occur with different consequences and timing than those now assumed or anticipated. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include general economic and business conditions, the ability to successfully develop and market products, consumer and business consumption habits, the ability to fund operations and other factors over which Novo has little or no control. Such forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this release, and Novo assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in
Novo’s Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, and other documents filed from time to time by Novo with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information, please contact:

Novo Energies Corporation
Mr. Antonio Treminio, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, NVNC.
New York Tel: +1-212-315-9705
Montreal: +1-514-840-3697
Email: atreminio@novoenergies.com

Precision Pipe & Vessel, LLC.
Mr. Kenneth Klepper, President
Tel: +1-303-287-5138

Today Petrobras and BIOeCON announced their partnership in the joint development of a novel process for enhanced conversion of biomass, as found in agricultural wastes such as sugarcane bagasse, into chemicals that can be used to produce green plastics, or further transformed in next generation advanced biofuels.

The new technology, called BiCHEM (Biomass Chemical Conversion), was developed by BIOeCON together with a team of top class scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and the Universidad Politecnica of Valencia in Spain. It represents a significant opportunity of having a lower cost, high conversion, selective, completely chemical process.

Petrobras and BIOeCON will work together to further develop this technology and establish proof of concept on pilot and demonstration scales. The first part of this work, including the pilot phase, will be performed in The Netherlands, while the demonstration plant is envisioned to be constructed in Brazil. A joint venture will be established to license the technology once it matures.

According to Carlos Tadeu da Costa Fraga, executive manager of Petrobras Research Center (Cenpes), the participation in technology based companies, such as BIOeCON, is part of the company’s strategy for innovation that involves a strong internal infrastructure for R&D and several technology partners in Brazil and abroad, including universities and research centers, suppliers and even other energy companies. Recently, this strategy has lead Petrobras to be the number one of Petroleum Industry in the attribute “Innovativeness”, in Fortune’s ranking of World’s Most Admired Companies. “We seek innovation where ever it is, for solutions that fit our business. In this case, we foresee the use of the chemicals obtained through BICHEM process to produce advanced biofuels such as diesel components of high cetane, higher than ethanol energy density and zero smoke emission. Such technology has the potential to be to diesel what ethanol is nowadays to gasoline.”

Rogerio Mattos, executive manager Petrobras New Business Development points out that “this technological-business association with top scientists and renowned foreign technical institutions aiming to accelerate the R&D for the commercial production of renewable fuels is a landmark for Petrobras as it opens new frontiers for the biggest investor in R&D in Brazil”.

As stated by João Norberto Noschang Neto, Technology Manager of Petrobras Biofuel “this is an important partnership to accelerate the research and development of second generation fuels, which will have a positive impact in increasing the productivity with better usage of agricultural wastes.”

The BICHEM Technology - "One of the key technical problems in the conversion of cellulosic biomass is how to open up the inaccessible solid fibrous 'woody' material, so that it can be effectively transformed. Most of the existing processes to unlock those structures are quite costly and intensive of energy or chemicals," says Paul O'Connor, founder and president of BIOeCON.

BICHEM technology uses a recyclable inexpensive solvent to dissolve a significant part of biomass. In such homogeneous phase, cellulose and hemicellulose are quickly converted to its simplest, sugar constituents. Those sugars are further hydrogenated and then finally converted to the chemicals of interest, which can be easily separated from the recyclable solvent. The approach allows to use the biomass to its fullest by converting all the carbon available in cellulose and hemicellulose to products and using much less energy.

Jacob Moulijn, Emeritus Professor of TU-Delft and Director of Science and Technology of the joint development effort, teaches that “the combination of biomass dissolution and the use of a hydrogenation step in the process allows to attain maximum conversion, high selectivity without undesired side-products.”

PETROBRAS S.A - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Petrobras is a major integrated oil, gas, and energy company operating in the following segments of the industry: exploration and production; downstream, marketing, transportation and petrochemicals; distribution; natural gas, energy and biofuels. Established in 1953 as Brazil’s National Oil Company, Petrobras today is a publicly traded company whose principal operations are still in Brazil, but where it now competes under an open and competitive regulatory framework. Recognized by its massive resource base and its global leadership in deep and ultra-deep water exploration, Petrobras is now one of the world’s ten largest companies by market capitalization. The company operates in all five continents and in 29 countries. The company has also activities in renewable energies, especially in biofuels, for which Petrobras established a subsidiary company, Petrobras Biofuel.

BIOeCON International Holding NV - Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
BIOeCON is a privately funded company formed in 2006 with the vision to develop breakthrough technology for the production of economical and ecological friendly second generation biofuels and chemicals from non-edible biomass. BIOeCON’s research utilizes a creative network of international experienced scientists and universities from amongst others The Netherlands, Spain, U.K and the USA. The BiCHEM process is the second breakthrough technology originating from this creative network. In 2007 BIOeCON and Khosla Ventures launched a joint venture (KiOR) to commercialize Biomass Catalytic Cracking a biomass conversion process based on the well-known Catalytic Cracking process used for many years in Oil refineries.

If Jobboards like Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com start Cleantech job channels we know something is going on.
As Greentech is more and more interesting in this financial environment, there will be created more energy jobs and Green Energy jobs within this decade. Obama and Al Gore already pointed out that Climate Change is one of the most critical challenges we face in these days. I just came back from a conference at the UNEP ( United Nations Environment Programme ) Green New Deal they where responsible for the and the paper from March 2009. In this paper they also outlined the job creation opportunities that are possible with eco tourism, construction and energy effiency. I am sure that more and more jobs wil be created oin this sector. Solar, Wind, Water and many other areas. And one is for sure, today´s talent is looking at Clean Tech Career paths.

At the request of a top municipality, Cleantech Approach (CTA) has published its first research report on energy efficient lighting. The report was requested to assess the economics of retrofitting facilities and infrastructure in order to reduce their energy consumption, and to guide policies and economic incentives to hasten the adoption of more energy efficient products by landlords, developers and citizens.

The report was conducted on a non-exclusive basis and has been well received by municipalities; real estate developers and owners; institutions (i.e., universities); lighting designers, manufacturers, reps and distributors; and investors who are utilizing it in their sustainability efforts. We will also be sharing the report with utilities who are interested in energy efficient products for their customers and incentive programs. The report can be downloaded on our site at http://bit.ly/qvIG2.

In the next few months, we will be working on two additional reports on "smart grid/electricity monitoring and control solutions" and another on "distributed generation in urban environments." We are currently looking to connect with municipalities, global development organizations, investors and companies who have an active interest in these sectors. Please feel free to share the link to our report and let us know if there is anyone that we should be connecting with in these sectors.

Romahlo Wilson
Founder
Cleantech Approach
romahlo@cleantechapproach.com

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2009-- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it reduced its manufacturing cost for solar modules in the fourth quarter to 98 cents per watt, breaking the $1 per watt price barrier.

“This achievement marks a milestone in the solar industry’s evolution toward providing truly sustainable energy solutions,” said Mike Ahearn, First Solar chief executive officer. “First Solar is proud to be leading the way toward clean, affordable solar electricity as a viable alternative to fossil fuels.”

First Solar began full commercial operation of its initial manufacturing line in late 2004. From 2004 through today, manufacturing capacity has grown 2,500 percent to more than 500 megawatts in 2008. First Solar’s annual production capacity will double in 2009 to more than 1 gigawatt, the equivalent of an average-sized nuclear power plant. These escalating volumes have been accompanied by a rapid reduction in manufacturing costs. From 2004 through today, First Solar’s manufacturing costs have declined two-thirds from over $3 per watt to less than $1 per watt. First Solar is confident that further significant cost reductions are possible based on the yet untapped potential of its technology and manufacturing process.

First Solar is not only committed to making solar power affordable but also to making it environmentally sustainable. The Company takes responsibility for its products throughout their life cycle, ensuring that First Solar modules have the smallest carbon footprint of any current photovoltaic (PV) technology. First Solar is proud to have the industry’s first and only comprehensive pre-funded, end-of-life module collection and recycling program, recycling more than 90 percent of each collected module into new products.

Ahearn expressed thanks to governments in Germany and other countries for making today’s milestone possible. “Without forward-looking government programs supporting solar electricity, we would not have been able to invest in the capacity expansion which gives us the scale to bring costs down,” he said. “First Solar’s ongoing focus on cost reduction enables continued growth even as subsidies decline. In the meantime, those initial investments are paying off in a cleaner environment and in the creation of thousands of jobs with a clear future.”

“This represents a major milestone for the solar industry,” said Ken Zweibel, an industry veteran currently serving as Director of the Institute for the Analysis of Solar Energy at The George Washington University and former Program Leader for the Thin Film Partnership Program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. “In order to address climate change in a meaningful way, we need energy technologies that are affordable, scalable and have a low environmental impact on a life-cycle basis. With this announcement, First Solar continues to demonstrate the ability of thin film PV technology to provide an alternative to traditional fossil fuels and for solar power to provide a meaningful contribution in addressing climate change."

About First Solar

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) manufactures solar modules with an advanced semiconductor technology and provides comprehensive PV solutions that significantly reduce solar electricity costs. By enabling clean, renewable electricity at competitive prices, First Solar provides an economic and environmentally responsible alternative to existing peaking fossil-fuel electric generation. First Solar PV power plants operate with no water, air emissions or waste stream. First Solar set the benchmark for environmentally responsible product life cycle management by introducing the industry's first comprehensive collection and recycling program for solar modules. From raw material sourcing through end-of-life collection and recycling, First Solar is focused on creating cost-effective renewable energy solutions that protect and enhance the environment. For more information about First Solar, please visit www.firstsolar.com, or www.firstsolar.com/media to download photos.

For First Solar Investors

This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the company's business involving the company's products, their development and distribution, economic and competitive factors and the company's key strategic relationships and other risks detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. First Solar assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.

Source: First Solar, Inc.

First Solar, Inc.
United States:
Lisa Morse
+1-602-414-9361
media@firstsolar.com
Europe:
Brandon Mitchener
+49-6131-1443-399
media@firstsolar.com