Madrid, February 25, 2008 – SCHOTT Solar will be participating in Genera '08, the energy and environment international trade fair being held in Madrid from February 26 through February 28. The company will be presenting a variety of advanced photovoltaic and solar thermal products, developments and plans on Stand A 03 in Pavilion 12.
Madrid, 25 de febrero de 2008: SCHOTT Solar participará en Genera '08, la feria internacional de energía y medio ambiente que se celebrará en Madrid del 26 al 28 de febrero. La compañía presentará una variedad de productos, desarrollos y planes de energía fotovoltaica y solar térmica, en el Pabellón 12, Stand A 03.
SCHOTT AG of Mainz and Governor Bill Richardson’s (D – NM) office today announced that the company will construct a new solar energy technology production facility in the Mesa del Sol region of Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Initially, the production site will manufacture receivers for concentrated solar thermal power plants (CSP) and 64 Megawatts of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The facility is expected to begin production in 2009 and immediately create 350 jobs. The initial investment in New Mexico by SCHOTT Solar will be on the order of $100 million.